Bear was friendly Bear was sweet The nicest bear you'd ever meet! With little paws & little feet & a very BIG bear bottom! Poor Bear! His bottom is causing chaos... Bump! Crash! Splat! Soon Bear is in great big trouble! Can he ever make it up to his friends? A hilarious story of bottoms bears & animal friends that will have children giggling at Bear's bottom-based mishaps. From children's favourite Steve Smallman author of Smelly Peter the Great Pea Eater & The Monkey with A Bright Blue Bottom. ...

' Inspired' 'enthralling' & 'stylish' are just some of the words used to describe the first edition of Bearback. Now in paperback Pat Garrod's remarkable story is set to be discovered by even more travellers. Imagine jacking it all in packing your life into a 41-litre pannier & riding into the sunset. Bearback is the story of two GPs who did just that downing stethoscopes to take off on their motorcycle The Bear to see the world. Across the deserts of Africa over the mountains of the Andes deep into the jungles of Indochina & beyond the Arctic Circle; 100 000 miles through six continents & 64 countries. A circumnavigation of epic proportion & entirely unsupported it was to become one of the longest journeys ever undertaken by a couple on one motorcycle a journey destined to change their lives forever. ...

R. D. & Patricia Bartlett
- widely respected experts on reptiles & amphibians
- instruct readers on the animals anatomies &

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Five hundred years have passed since the devastating demon-led war that almost exterminated humankind. Those who escaped the carnage were led to sanctuary by the boy saviour known as Hawk: the gypsy morph. But now the unimaginable has come to pass: the cocoon of protective magic surrounding the valley has vanished. When Sider Ament last surviving Knight of the Word detects unknown predators stalking the valley & Trackers from the human village of Glensk Wood find two of their own gruesomely killed there can be no doubt: the once safe haven of generations has been laid bare. Together the young Trackers the aging Knight & a daring Elf princess race to spread word of the encroaching danger. But suspicion & hostility among their countrymen threaten to doom their efforts from within while beyond the breached borders a ruthless Troll army masses for invasion. Standing firm between the two the last wielder of the black staff & its awesome magic must find a successor to carry on the fight against the cresting new wave of evil. ...

In the depths of a reservoir lives a monstrous creature. Its existence is unknown to anyone except the teenage boy who feeds it. Six years ago it was a vicious little baby. Now it has grown huge & its rusting cage cant hold it much longer... Stephen is a boy with many secrets & the Beast is the biggest. His life in foster care always bad is getting worse & he in trouble with the police. All the odds are against him finding a decent place in the world but his efforts to free himself o the Beast make him a hero that readers will never forget. I really love this book... Beast" should be a monster hit
- Amanda Craig " The Time". " Beast" has a tension that never lets up. Ally Kennen is a remarkably assured writer
- " Independent". This title is shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal."

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Bo Novikov
- part polar bear part lion & pure alpha male
- cant leave Blayne Thorpe alone. Hes determined to protect her from

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Follow Tom the bravest boy in Avantia in this exciting three book collection. Only he can fight the ferocious Beasts & do battle with evil wizards but you can join him on three fantastical adventures: 1. Raksha The Mirror Demon 2. Nixa The Death-Bringer 3. Torgor The Minotaur If you want to be a hero join the Beast Quest! " " ...

A fun-packed binder rammed with new facts & information about Tom & his companions & all the Beasts from the first Beast Quest series. All the art is full colour. There are loads of puzzles & quizzes to do & lots of stickers & a poster. ...

Be the hero in this exciting adventure! Join Tom & his companions on a brand new Beast Quest where your decisions determine the outcome. Meet old favourites Ferno & Sepron & do battle with two new & terrifying Beasts: Aldroim
- a huge shape-shifting Beast & Cornix
- a crow-like skeletal Beast who lures victims to their deaths!

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Evil wizard Malvel has stolen a magical dagger & seeks to control the peaceful land of Gorgonia. Can YOU defeat the two terrifying Beasts that guard the dagger Marlik the Drowning Terror & Klaxa the Armoured Enemy? Tom & Elenna will be by your side but beware
- by choosing the wrong path your Quest will fail & you may not survive...
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