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Itty Bitty Kitty is about to become the princess of Lollyland in
this first adorable book in the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter
book series! Perfect for readers aged 5+ and fans of Isadora Moon,
Claude and My Little Pony. Something exciting is happening in
Lollyland. Itty Bitty Kitty's eighth shooting star is about to
arrive and that means she's going to become a princess! Itty's
excited, but when she learns about all the things that are going to
change, she's also nervous. Between trying out new hairstyles and
hearing that she can't attend her regular school anymore, Itty
begins to feel like she might not be ready to be a princess. Will
Itty Bitty Kitty become Itty Bitty Princess Kitty after all? With
easy-to-read language and illustrations on every page, the Itty
Bitty Princess Kitty chapter books are perfect for emerging
readers.
Many years have passed since the tale of Arthur and the Golden
Rope, and Arthur is now a world-famous adventurer. If only his
daughter Marcy shared his enthusiasm for exploration... Determined
to bring out Marcy's adventurous side, Arthur sets off to Egypt to
bring back the legendary Book of Thoth. When Arthur doesn't return,
Marcy must follow in his footsteps. Can she overcome her fears and
rescue her father from the clutches of the great Sphinx?
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Code Name Foxtrot
(Paperback)
Anton Du Beke; Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
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R215
R168
Discovery Miles 1 680
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An unmissable, heartwarming adventure full of mystery, friendship, courage and dance – from Sunday Times bestselling author and ballroom star, Anton Du Beke!
With gorgeous illustrations by Elisa Paganelli, Code Name Foxtrot is perfect for fans of Ben Miller, Emma Carroll and Michael Morpurgo.
A MYSTERY TO SOLVE. A SPY TO CATCH. A SHOW TO SAVE.
Maybe by Christmas, the war will be over and we’ll be back with Mum and Dad . . .
London, 1940: the world is at war and 10-year-old twins Harry and Rosie are evacuated to live with their mysterious great uncle on the stormy Lancashire coast.
Missing home, they throw themselves into the local dance show – determined to do their bit and maybe even dance at the famous Blackpool Winter Gardens.
But when Harry sees strange lights out on the rocks one night, he and Rosie realize their new home is hiding some huge secrets. Racing to uncover the truth, the twins learn that bravery comes in many forms and even in the worst of times, the show must go on . . .
‘An exciting adventure with all the speed and style of Anton’s dancing’ Jacqueline Wilson
Set in a world where plants talk, friendship is hard-won and
adventure is around the bend of every river ... 'Townsend has
crafted an uncannily rich and tactile atmosphere, grounding the
reader in the setting so successfully that I could almost feel the
river mist settling in my hair.' SARAH DRIVER 'Just finished this
breathless marvel and there's so much to love about it. Wild and
imaginative storytelling, it introduces us to talking oaks,
poisonous rock and a central character with a lot to prove.' FLEUR
HITCHCOCK Orla has lived on her own since Ma died, with only her
beloved garden for company. When sickness comes and nature is
blamed, Orla knows she must find a cure. Armed with her mother's
book of plants and remedies, she steals away on a river boat with
two other stowaways, Idris and Ariana. Soon the trio must navigate
the rapids of the Inkwater to a poisonous place from which they may
never return ... The debut novel from an astonishingly talented new
writer A wild rapids-ride of a story, suffused at every turn with
authentic details of the natural world A gorgeous gifty book: a
flapped paperback with illustration by Marie-Alice Harel.
Sink or swim to survive Solway's black water... Down by the coast,
black water swirls and hides its secrets. Dumfries, 1792. Henry may
only be twelve, but he has already begun his training in the
Excise, combating smuggling like his father does. But when a large
smuggling schooner is stranded nearby, the stakes are high - even
with reinforcements, and the newly recruited officer, a poet called
Robert Burns. Musket fire, obstructive locals, quicksand and
cannonballs-it is a mission of survival. As it turns out: Henry has
a crucial part to play. A Scottish smuggling novella based on real
events.
See what new and unexpected perils await our beloved blue- haired adventurer in the sixth book from the widely praised series.
It sounded like a respectable and worthy enough death for an
explorer - tumbling from an ice bridge to be impaled upon a mammoth
tusk - but Stella really, really didn't want that to happen, just
the same.Join Stella Starflake Pearl and her three fellow explorers
as they trek across the snowy Icelands and come face-to-face with
frost fairies, snow queens, outlaw hideouts, unicorns, pygmy
dinosaurs and carnivorous cabbages . . . When Stella and three
other junior explorers get separated from their expedition can they
cross the frozen wilderness and live to tell the tale?
Die opvolgverhaal van Die Brief Vir Die Koning.
’n Jong ridder. ’n Betowerde woud. ’n Lewensgevaarlike soektog.
Een van die koning se ridders word vermis. Tiuri kry die gevaarlike opdrag om hom te gaan soek. Saam met sy vriend Piak vertrek hy na die Wilde Woud. Oor die Wilde Woud word vreemde stories vertel – van woeste rowers en bosgeeste, van ruïnes en kronkelpaaie wat doodloop, van geheimsinnige Manne met Groen Klere …
Die verhaal bevat al die bestanddele van ’n tydlose avontuur: ’n ware held, vriendskap, liefde, dapperheid, lojaliteit, ridderlikheid … en skelm skurke.
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Swamped!
(Hardcover)
Ken Wells, Hillary Wells
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R779
R658
Discovery Miles 6 580
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This is a beautifully illustrated 32-page picture storybook that
lets you relive the film Disney Pixar Cars 3. Lightning McQueen is
known as a racing champion across the world. But when a new
generation of blazing fast racers arrive, he is suddenly pushed out
of the sport he loves. With the help of old friends and new, can
Lightning make the comeback of his life? Enjoy a classic Disney
experience with this beautifully illustrated picture storybook,
Disney Pixar Cars 3 We Are Racers.
Wikus Lombaard is 'n nice ou. Hy is kaptein van die eerste
rugbyspan en met sy dodelike skopskoen het hy sy span al meermale
uit die verknorsing gered. En sy meisie, Marissa, is die mooiste in
die skool. En al sukkel Wikus nou so 'n bietjie met die wiskunde,
is dit ook nie die ergste nie. Met Marissa by hom en die rugby wat
voorle, is dinge doodreg – hy weet mos immers waaroor dit gaan in
die lewe, veral noudat hy in die vakansie met sy suster se vriendin
gevry het – behoorlik gevry. All-the-way. Maar in hierdie laaste
skooljaar van hom, kort voor sy deelname aan die Cravenweek, loop
dinge skeef. Lelik skeef. Vir die eerste keer ontdek Wikus dat die
lewe ook reels het. En dat dit nie net in rugby is dat 'n ou van
die veld afgejaag kan word nie.
The adventure continues... Read more thrilling stories in the the
epic series, Seven Wonders. "A high-octane mix of modern adventure
and ancient secrets... I can't wait to see what's next." Rick
Riordan THE SELECT Meet thirteen-year-old Burt Wenders, the first
documented carrier of the G7W gene, and follow his fated voyage to
the island that would eventually become the Karai Institute. Burt's
account reveals his heroic efforts to navigate serpent-infested
waters, save his father, and find a cure for the illness that
curses him. THE ORPHAN This is the story of Daria, a
twelve-year-old orphan abandoned among the Babylonians. It
chronicles her valiant battle to rescue her best friend from
certain death and to escape the only city she's ever called home.
Read the stories. Join the quest. The Seven Wonders await.
Age range 6 to 12Elise is lonely. Her mum is far away in Brazil
helping to finish the building of a suspension bridge and her dad
is busy trying to get by as a musician in the Danish city of
Copenhagen where they live. So when Elise asks for a dog to keep
her company, her dad finds it hard to refuse.
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