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Theo L Gardener; Illustrated by Mary Deaville
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R377
Discovery Miles 3 770
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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EXCITABLE - INQUISITIVE - FEARLESS - BIT OF A KNOW-IT-ALL ELEVEN
YEAR OLD MARROW GETS RUDELY PULLED THROUGH A SMALL KEYHOLE IN A
PAINTING. SHE THEN FINDS HERSELF IN AN ODDBALL FOREST WORLD OF
CREATURES AND THINGS SHE KNOWS ABOUT, AND A FEW SHE DOES NOT! SOME
OF THEM SEE HER AS A TASTY MEAL ON LEGS, AND OTHERS TRY TO HELP HER
FIND HER WAY BACK. AS SHE NAVIGATES HER WAY THROUGH THIS ENDLESS
LEARY WORLD OF WONDER, FUN, AND DANGER, SHE MUST USE HER
IMAGINATION, WITS, AND GIRL GUIDE KNOW-HOW TO GET OUT OF ENDLESS
SCRAPES AND ADVENTURES! T.L.G.
The second book in the absurdly funny Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody series by multi-award-winning author Patrick Ness. When Daniel arrives at the school bus stop sporting a salmon-coloured hat, Zeke is shocked. Don’t only birds wear hats? As if this isn’t strange enough, the school suddenly has a new student – a fish of all things – and a mysterious new Guidance Counsellor. Meanwhile, Zeke’s friends seem to have ditched him, and even his old nemesis won't give him the time of day. So when somebody melts his house with the Death Ray of Death – twice – Zeke has had enough. Just who is sabotaging his life – and why?
Dog Man and Petey face their biggest challenges yet in the tenth
Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and illustrator Dav
Pilkey - now available in paperback. Dog Man is down on his luck,
Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no
good. The world is spinning out of control as new villains spill
into town. Everything seems dark and full of despair. But hope is
not lost. Can the incredible power of love save the day? Dav
Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all
ages and explores universally positive themes, including: empathy
kindness persistence and the importance of doing good. Full colour
pages throughout. Love Dog Man? Check out Cat Kid Comic Club and
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey! Everyone Digs Dog Man!
"High-intensity, heartwarming, and, above all, hysterically funny."
- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Riotously funny and original." -
School Library Journal, starred review "An utter, unfettered
delight." - Booklist, starred review "Readers (of any age) will be
giggling from start to finish." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Action-oriented cartoons... Laffs aplenty." - Kirkus Reviews,
starred review
A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences…
Co-written with best-selling children’s author Steve Cole.
When Mr Dog meets a reckless young wildcat called Angus in the woods he soon makes an important discovery – a whole group of exotic animals are being held in captivity.
Mr Dog wants to help them – but will Angus charge in and turn a rescue into a kitten catastrophe?
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Pony Club Team
(Paperback)
Josephine Pullein-Thompson; Illustrated by Anne Bullen
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R427
Discovery Miles 4 270
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from a master
storyteller ‘One of those novels that you know from the start is
going to break your heart’ The Times A surprise trip to Indonesia
seems the perfect holiday for Will and his mum. That is, until the
elephant he is riding along the beach, Oona, spooks and begins
trumpeting at the sea. As Will sees a huge wave, a tsunami,
crashing in, Oona runs into the jungle with Will holding on for
dear life. With nothing but the clothes on his back and both
parents surely lost, Will wonders if there is much left for him in
the world. But with Oona beside him, the jungle might turn out not
to be so lonely . . .
The perfect Christmas present! A bumper collection featuring two
favourite festive stories about Peggy the pug - THE PUG WHO WANTED
TO BE A UNICORN and THE PUG WHO WANTED TO BE A REINDEER! In THE PUG
WHO WANTED TO BE A UNICORN, Peggy the pug is spending Christmas
with a foster family. Her new friend Chloe loves unicorns so much
that Peggy thinks she needs to become one too, in order to find her
forever home. In THE PUG WHO WANTED TO BE A REINDEER, Peggy's
family have lost their Christmas spirit. Can she help them get it
back again by becoming one of Santa's reindeer?
Join Albert and his family as they go on their first family
holiday. Will Albert be able to avoid any disasters this time? A
percentage of sales will be going to the Animal Health Trust Albert
and his brothers and sisters were born on 26th July 2015.
A flamboyantly fun tropical tale of love, fame, friendship from the
creators of the international bestseller The Lion Inside. Goldy
wants one thing, and one thing only - to be a STAR. On the sunny
island this gecko calls home, it's always THE GOLDY SHOW, morning
'til night. But when you're dazzled by the limelight, it's easy to
lose sight of the world around you. And when Goldy's performance
starts to go wrong, the little gecko discovers that friendship
means so much more than fame. Because when you treat the world with
love, then love will come echoing back. This funny and touching
rhyming story is perfect for sharing, reminding us all that
treating others with kindness makes the whole world a better and
happier place.
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