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Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > Adventure stories
SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION with exclusive extra behind-the-scenes material from the author
It is 1939. In Nazi Germany, the country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier - and will become busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed forever when she picks up a single object, abandoned in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, and this is her first act of book thievery. So begins Liesel's love affair with books and words, and soon she is stealing from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library . . . wherever there are books to be found.
But these are dangerous times, and when Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, nothing will ever be the same again.
In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.
Now a major film from Twentieth-Century Fox starring Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson.
'A thrilling journey into a magical world packed with Rob’s
brilliant humour.' - David Walliams Superstar, author and
illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Twelve
Portals. This second title in the funny, exciting adventure series
for boys and girls of 8 to 12 fizzes with magic, danger, friendship
and art. It is fully illustrated throughout by Rob, the creative
genius behind #DrawWithRob. Some legends are born, some are drawn .
. . Famous works of art are disappearing from all over the world.
One moment they are there, the next, they have crumbled to dust.
Peanut Jones and her friends suspect it might have something to do
with the magical world of Chroma and the wicked Mr White's plot to
wipe out colour, art and creativity. It's time to head back to the
Illustrated City and help the resistance fight back. Praise for the
first title in the series Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City:
'Peanut Jones is AWESOME. I loved this book from start to finish -
the story is packed with twists and turns, and Rob’s
illustrations are full of wit and warmth . . . I need to know what
happens next!' – Nadia Shireen 'A wildly imaginative, big-hearted
celebration of creativity' – Anna James, bestselling author of
the Pages & Co series 'Look at this utter beauty . . . This
book is EPIC' – Laura Ellen Anderson, bestselling author of
Amelia Fang
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Oh, That Cat!
(Hardcover)
James R. Ford; Illustrated by Jill Maynard Davy
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R577
R532
Discovery Miles 5 320
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Vir twee dekades reeds swaai Lillie die heksie haar towerstaffie
oor kinderboekrakke dwarsoor die wereld. Met totale wereldwye
verkope van meer as 20 miljoen eksemplare en vertalings in 40 tale
is geen towerformule nodig om te voorspel dat sy ook Afrikaanse
harte gaan verower nie! Die selfleesboekies is gemik om agtjariges
en ouer. Lillie is uit haar vel uit van blydskap toe sy ’n
mikroskoop vir haar verjaarsdag kry. Sy wil dit al so lank he!
Wanneer sy ’n sneeuvlokkie onder die lens plaas, is sy stomgeslaan
oor die prag en wil noodgedwonge ’n land van sneeu en ys besoek.
Met die heksesprong beland sy in Wonderland. Maar iets is daar nie
pluis nie. Die koning het vermis geraak en Somer- en Lenteland word
stadig maar seker al hoe kouer. Winter neem oor. En gerugte van ’n
wrede vors doen die rondte. Lillie en Hektor, haar draakvriendjie,
gaan ondersoek instel.
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The Talking Ducks
(Hardcover)
Meagan Balgobin; Illustrated by Natalia Starikova
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R626
R565
Discovery Miles 5 650
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A bone-shaking new trilogy begins – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series
SIX YEARS AGO, THE UNIVERSE ENDED.
When it restarted, blinking back into existence, it brought with it a darkness that remains hidden from the mortal population.
A week ago – fuelled by unimaginable hatred and unstoppable rage – a masked sorcerer killed one of those mortals. Then he killed another. And another.
With their time running out, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain must work to solve the puzzles the killer leaves behind before more innocents die, embarking on a journey that will force them to deal with the apocalypse they failed to prevent the first time around.
AND MURDER. LOTS AND LOTS OF MURDER.
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Pepe the Frog
(Hardcover)
Alexandra San Miguel; Illustrated by Alexandra San Miguel
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R650
Discovery Miles 6 500
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