Anything but a parrot! Captain Pepper wants a pet. He wants to be different.. .he wants to be famous.. .so a boring old parrot just wont do. The fiery captain sets his pirate crew to find the perfect pet. They try a hippopotamus a monkey & a leopard -- each with hilariously disastrous results. Finally they alight upon a python & Captain Pepper is delighted! But the last laugh is on him when his not so cuddly companion has him for dinner! At last his browbeaten crew can sail home in peace. The ideal blend of fun identifiable characters & strong storyline with a motley crew of pets & pirates make this perfect for beginner readers. ...

You have to be very quick & very lucky to see a dinosaur! Sally goes to visit her grandfather -- & finds a small red dinosaur in the garage. Her grandfather doesn't know about the dinosaur because he isn't quick enough or lucky enough to see him. The dinosaur gets up to all sorts of tricks like twirling round on the washing line or spinning on the garden sprinkler but he always manages to avoid being seen by Grandad.. .just! Young children will love the element of naughtiness in the dinosaur's antics & giggle along with Sally at his entertaining acrobatics. ...

No mouse is safe when Rickys Rat Gang is around! A load of sugar has been spilt in the supermarket storeroom which means a sticky feast for Mel Max & Molly Mouse. But their arch enemies Ricky & Ronnie Rat want in on the action. Complete with shades & macs & armed with water balloons the gangster brothers raid the store. But the mice arent going to give up without a fight! With a dastardly plan involving a trail of dog biscuits they cleverly lead the nightwatchmans dog to find the rats & chase them away. Its the mices first victory in their long-standing battle with the rats. After such a historic event the sugar mountain tastes all the sweeter! ...

Small Bad Wolf wants to grow up to be the BADDEST wolf around! He enjoys nothing more than chasing things & pouncing. When his dad says Lets hunt for dinner! Small Bad Wolf cant contain his excitement. They go after the coochie-woochie chickens the juicy little piggies & itty-bitty kidiwinks. But some things in a wolfs life dont turn out as planned & in the end Small Bad Wolf finds himself chasing & pouncing on something very unexpected indeed...a football! The I AM READING series provides just the right balance of challenge & support for newly independent readers. Large easy-to-read type satisfying stories by top writers & cheerful full-colour pictures help children make the transition from picture books to chapter books. Each book

Includes:: a bookmark flap tips for beginner readers & either short numbered chapters or two short stories.

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Lola is very excited because it's Sports Day at school. Lola practises the egg-&-spoon race again & again so she can get it absolutely extremely perfect. Charlie says ' You just have to concentrate Lola!'. But will Lola win the race on the big day? ...

Its the balls big day. Today he gets to play! Part of Goal! Level 2" "I am the Ball" is the story of a football match told by the ball. The text introduces the main graphemes & phonemes & builds basic consonant-vowel-consonant words. Some higher level football vocabulary is also featured." ...

Who is The Secret Footballer? His identity is jealously guarded by just a handful of people. But whoever he is
- & whoever he plays
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Charlie's little sister Lola is nearly big enough to go to school
- but Lola is not so sure. She thinks it probably would be useful
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Created by Jim Davis The Garfield" comic strip now appears in 2 570 journals worldwide & is read by some 263 million people around the globe making it...the worlds most widely syndicated comic strip in history as recorded by Guinness World Records. Here are the latest two new titles in this bestselling series which now boasts sales of almost 7 million copies. Each title contains over 120 daily strips...not yet seen in book format." ...

Anything Goes" gave you the story so far. "I Am What I Am" reveals more about the man behind the television sensation focusing on Johns unique approach to life & love. Written with Johns trademark style the book will be filled with juicy titbits from behind the scenes of " Doctor Who" & " Torchwood" alongside heart-warming family anecdotes & personal revelations including Johns perspective on fame & how it has affected him. Also containing exclusive details about & opinions on all the top-rating BBC talent shows such as " Id Do Anything" "I Am What I Am" will allow intimate access to the multi-talented man himself
- an unmissable treat for any fan."
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