Stranded on a desert island Josh & his dog Kip find a magic ring that might just help them get home... Part of the award-winning Usborne Very First Reading" series specially developed in consultation with literacy experts to help children learn to read. Designed for a child to read together with an adult allowing the child to gradually take a greater share of the story in each book to achieve confident independent reading. Features superb illustrations to accompany the rhyming story. Followed by fun puzzles to test comprehension & provide further practice.

Includes:: guidance notes for parents & teachers with further extensive support on the Usborne Quicklinks Website."

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Imagine sitting on the back of a snow-white unicorn. Imagine riding it high into the sky the wind in your hair. Imagine owning it loving & cherishing it forever. This dream comes true for Lauren Foster. By day she rides Twilight an ordinary little pony but as night draws in & Lauren recites a secret spell Twilight becomes a unicorn with magical powers! Only Lauren knows Twilight's secret. ...

Meet Tilly Redbrow who doesn't just love horses
- she lives breathes & dreams them too! When Tilly helps rescue neglected horse
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Perfect for the pony mad market this is the first in a brand new series from the eventing worlds number one rider Pippa Funnell. Tilly is an adopted child with a passion for ponies. The only clue to her past is a bracelet made from plaited horse hair. But when Tilly helps to rescue Magic Spirit a rescue horse who has been so badly treated by humans that he wont let anyone close everything changes. Shes invited to Silver Shoe Farm to help with Magic Spirits recovery & Tillys special affinity with horses is clear to everyone. Soon the stables become like a second home & thats when Tillys adventures really begin. For every girl who has ever longed for a pony of her own these delightful warm & engaging stories are packed with Pippas expert advice on everything you ever wanted to know about horses. ...

When magic strikes & Atlanta goes to pieces its a job for Kate Daniels! Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. & in Atlanta where magic comes & goes like the tide thats saying a lot. But when Kates werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games
- an invitation-only no-holds-barred ultimate preternatural fighting tournament
- she & Curran the Lord of the Beasts uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlantas shapeshifting community.. .

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Conn should have dropped dead the day he stole a wizards locus stone but miraculously he survives. Becoming the wizards apprentice Conn becomes embroiled in his masters plan to save the city whose magic is slowly dying. Meanwhile the Wizard Nevery is secretly beginning to question Conns past: Why did the thief survive in the Twilight & why is he immune to injury? But Conn is hiding a much darker secret.. . Sarah Prineas has imagined a richly detailed magical world like no other. Enter the world of The Magic Thief: -Beautiful illustrations maps & extra material -Use the runic code at the back of the book to discover hidden messages -Interactive website that ties in with maps & games ...

Sneaking out of prison isn't easy unless you are a thief or a wizard. Luckily Conn is both! Trouble is once he's out where does he go? His home is a pile of rubble since he blew it up doing magic. His master the wizard Nevery is furious. With a new order of exile this time with a death penalty Conn has never been in such a tight fix. But Wellmet is in danger from an evil predator coming to destroy the city. Now Conn must set off on a quest to find something that will help him fight back. After an explosive experiment he follows the call of his magic stone to a distant l&. When Conn is swept away in the mouth of a magnificent Dragon he is to face a power unlike any other...but is he a match for it & can he save his city & himself in time? INTERACTIVE WEBSITE Visit www.magicthief.co.uk for fun games lost diary entries & author interviews. ...

Conns quest to save his citys magic has become urgent: his power stone is lost & Shadowmen ruthless assassins are stalking the citys people. But when Conn blows up Wizard Neverys beloved home he is banished by his own master. Determined to return & save Wellmet he travels to Desh a glittering city in the desert home to the Shadowmen & run by a mysterious Sorcerer-King.. . Sarah Prineas has created a terrific adventure that crosses new magical lands. Conn meets new friends & enemies & his quest to discover the truth about magic takes on exciting twists. The second Magic Thief novel is as un-put-downable as the first. ...

This crazy world whirled around her men & women dwarfed by toys & puppets where even the birds are mechanical & the few human figures went masked... She was in the night once again & the doll was herself.' Melanie walks in the midnight garden wearing her mother's wedding dress; naked she climbs the apple tree in the black of the moon. Omens of disaster swiftly following transport Melanie from rural comfort to London to the Magic Toyshop. To the red-haired dancing Finn the gentle Francie dumb Aunt Margaret & Uncle Phillip. Francie plays curious night music Finn kisses fifteen-year-old Melanie in the mysterious ruins of the pleasure gardens. Brooding over all is Uncle Philip: Uncle Philip with blank eyes the colour of wet newspaper making puppets the size of men & clockwork roses. He loves his magic puppets but hates the love of man for woman boy for girl brother for sister... ...

Clickety clickety clack! Jump aboard with your magic ticket through the jungle outer space & underwater
- & meet plenty of colorful
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