' Will you walk into my parlour ' said the Spider to the Fly..." is easily one of the most recognized "ed first lines in all of English verse. But do you have any idea how the age-old tale of the Spider & the Fly ends? This enduring verse from Mary Howitt dates back to the nineteenth century but its warning
- to beware the wiles of flattery
- remains today as relevant as ever. Now in its tenth year celebrated artist Tony Di Terlizzi drawing inspiration from his love of classic Hollywood horror movies of the 1920s & 1930s shines a cinematic spotlight on Mary Howitt's warning written to her own children about those who use sweet words to hide their not-so-sweet intentions. Featuring new jacket art & a commemorative poster this special 10th anniversary edition of the quintessential cautionary tale is a must have!"

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Dr Temperance Brennan spends her life working amongst the decomposed & the skeletal. So the newly-dead body she is called to examine holds little to surprise her. Until she discovers it is the body of an ex-soldier apparently killed in Vietnam in 1968. So who is buried in his grave? The case takes Tempe to the heart of the American military where she must examine the remains of anyone with a possible connection to the drowned man. Its a harrowing task but it pays off when she finds his dog tags amongst the bones of a long-dead soldier. As Tempe untangles the web of the soldiers lives & deaths she realises there are some who would rather the past stayed buried. & when she proves difficult to frighten their focus moves to the one person she would give her life to protect. ...

The third action-packed quest in an exciting new six book character-led series for 7+ girls who love fantasy adventure & high-kicking heroines! On her tenth birthday tomboy Sophie learns she is the Guardian of a magic gateway between our world & the Shadow Woods. She must keep the human world safe from mischievous goblins sprites & elves. It's the turn of the Spider Gnomes gruesome man-sized spiders who make their webs in the trees of the Shadow Woods to do battle with the Guardian. When the whole town becomes infested with spiders Sophie & Sam realise something is seriously wrong & the daring duo enter the Shadow Woods to investigate. During a terrifying encounter with these eight-legged Shadow Creatures Sam gets bitten & starts acting very strangely! It doesn't take long for the pair to realise that the Spider Gnomes' fangs carry a poison that turns their victims into spiders themselves! Can Sam find the antidote before it's too late & can Sophie figure out the strange clue before the spiders invade the town find the gem & deliver it into the horrid hands of King Ug? ...

This title is shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. It is longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize. The Spider Kings Daughter" is a modern-day Romeo & Juliet set against the backdrop of a changing Lagos a city torn between tradition & modernity corruption & truth love & family loyalty. Seventeen-year-old Abike Johnson is the favourite child of her wealthy father. She lives in a sprawling mansion in Lagos protected by armed guards & ferried everywhere in a huge black jeep. But being her fathers favourite comes with uncomfortable duties & she is often lonely behind the high walls of her house. A world away from Abikes mansion in the citys slums lives a seventeen-year-old hawker struggling to make sense of the world. His family lost everything after his fathers death & now he runs after cars on the roadside selling ice cream to support his mother & sister. When Abike buys ice cream from the hawker one day they strike up an unlikely & tentative romance defying the prejudices of Nigerian society. But as they grow closer revelations from the past threaten their relationship & both Abike & the hawker must decide where their loyalties lie." ...

The dangerous thing about spider light is that it hides things
- things you never knew existed. But once you have seen those things
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Skeletons are discovered in a wasteland behind Cockpit Lane a poor largely black area of inner south London & DCI David Brock & DS Kathy Kolla of Scotland Yard's Serious Crimes Branch are called in to investigate. The discovery that the victims died during the Brixton riots over twenty years before lead Brock & Kolla on a dark & dangerous journey in which past & present come together in an intricate web of deception & intrigue as Brock encounters a formidable old antagonist Spider Roach. In a desperate search to find a crucial piece of evidence Brock & Kolla unwittingly set in train a series of events that erupt in a shocking violent conclusion. Written with Maitland's characteristically vivid sense of character & place Spider Trap" is Maitland at his scrupulously plotted complex & compelling best." ...

A full-length novel by Charles Osborne adapted from Agatha Christies stage play in which a diplomats wife finds a body that mustnt be discovered! Following BLACK COFFEE & THE UNEXPECTED GUEST comes the final Agatha Christie play novelisation bringing her superb storytelling to a new legion of fans. Clarissa the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat is given to daydreaming. Supposing I were to come down one morning & find a dead body in the library what should I do? she muses. Clarissa has her chance to find out when she discovers a body in the drawing-room of her house in Kent. Desperate to dispose of the body before her husband comes home with an important foreign politician Clarissa persuades her three house guests to become accessories & accomplices. It seems that the murdered man was not unknown to certain members of the house party (but which ones?) & the search begins for the murderer & the motive while at the same time trying to persuade a police inspector that there has been no murder at all! ...

Spider Mc Drew gets the chance to play for the Parkfield school football team in the end-of-season cup draw. As usual though things are not plain sailing for Spider who lets his side down by giving away a crucial penalty kick. Poor Spider is a pitiful sight as he stands on the touchline all alone. Then he is asked to take one last corner kick. * Topaz/ Band 13 books offer longer & more demanding reads for children to investigate & evaluate. * Text type
- A humorous story with a familiar setting. * A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking & listening & scaffolding writing. * Curriculum links
- ICT: Combining text & graphics; PSHE: Developing good relationships. * This is the second Spider Mc Drew tale by Alan Durant & Philip Hopman.

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Go on an amazing sticker adventure with your favourite super hero Spider-Man. This Spider-Man Ultimate Sticker Book Amazing Adventures" means that you can make your own Spider-Man cartoon scenes from his Amazing Adventures as you stick stickers onto special full-colour backgrounds. Meet Spider-Mans friends & foes including Green Goblin Sandman & Rhino & read all about the key battles they have had. This super-sized sticker book is packed with more than 250 easy-peel stickers that can be used more than once & colourful images from Marvels " Spider-Man" comic series." ...

Discover the world of the web-slinging web-crawling super hero Spider-Man. This Spider-Man Ultimate Sticker Book World of the Web-slinger" means that you can make up your own Spider-Man cartoon scenes as you stick stickers onto special full-colour backgrounds. Find out fascinating facts about Spider-Mans life as a Peter Parker & as crime-fighter plus the characters he encounters along the way. This super-sized sticker book is packed with more than 250 easy-peel stickers that can be used more than once & colourful images from Marvels " Spider-Man" comic series." ...