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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Humour & jokes
A two-colour graphic novel about speaking-up and standing out when
you feel different. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier How do you
find your voice when everyone around you is telling you to be
quiet? Frankie is different, and so is her best-friend, Sam. So
when they both start secondary school, it's tough. Particularly
when there are so many rules to follow, like: No talking in class!
Be quiet in the hallways! Silence for assembly! Frankie doesn't
know how she'll manage, because constantly talking is how she
copes. So when she gets the chance to compete in a Battle of the
Bands contest, Frankie couldn't be more excited. Except, to have a
band, you need to have band members. And to have band members, you
need to be good at making friends... Can Frankie learn to find her
voice and stand out? A unique perspective on Autism, told with
humour and heart. Brought to life with glorious colour artwork in a
distinctive blue and orange palette. Perfect for fans of Raina
Telgemeier. Praise for FRANKIE'S WORLD: "I loved Frankie's story
and could really identify with her character. This is such an
amazing graphic novel that represents neurodiversity really
realistically." Libby Scott "Aoife Dooley captures Frankie's
autistic experience with great care, humour and love." Lizzie
Huxley-Jones "A fun and relatable read about awkwardness,
self-acceptance, family and friendship." Sarah McIntyre "Unique and
often funny ... I cheered Frankie on through her journey." Sue
Cheung "Frankie's World is funny, fresh and honest and I wish it
had be around to read when I was little." Holly Smale "Offers an
amusing and relatable story that celebrates neurodiversity through
its sensitive exploration of Frankie's alienation from her peers"
IRISH TIMES "A wonderfully charming, honest and funny look at
growing up... one of my favourite books of the year" IRISH EXAMINER
"Warm, funny and original" GUARDIAN "A great story about growing up
and learning who you are" BOOKTRUST
It's time to get festive with Dick and Dom, esteemed TV geniuses
and authors of the bestselling Dick and Dom's Big Fat and Very
Silly Joke Book - with Dick and Dom's Christmas Jokes, Nuts and
Stuffing! A fantastic compendium of Christmas jokes and activities,
crazy carols, completely true Christmas facts* and all-round
festive nuttiness - Dick and Dom's Christmas Jokes, Nuts and
Stuffing! is the perfect stocking filler for kids of all ages.
*This is a lie - we made them up because we're anarchists!
If you could go back in time and talk to famous villains from the
past, what would you ask? Brave animal interviewer and author Andy
Seed has adapted his incredible 'tranimalator' device into a time
machine, allowing him to go back and talk to all kinds of figures
from history! Get to know 10 famous villains who take a quick break
from dastardly deeds to answer all sorts of (very nosy) questions
about their actions and unique perspectives. Are they as wicked as
we've been led to believe? Will Andy make it out alive? Discover
the good, the bad, and the unexpected as each villain reveals the
truth about their lives - and attempts to find out about the
future! In this fun and fact-filled book, bite-sized text in a
question-and-answer format is paired with engaging illustrations,
perfect for reluctant readers and humour-seeking history fans.
Featuring interviews with Blackbeard, Ivan the Terrible, Nero and
more - plus bonus facts about the time period and its events.
Perfect for fans of the Horrible Histories books, this series
offers a fun, fresh take on history, featuring true stories from
historical figures from across the world.
Miles Morales is a new Spider-Man Super Hero with awesome super
powers and lots to learn. This sticker book contains more than 100
colorful, exciting stickers and facts about the heroes, villains,
allies and adventures of Marvel's latest Spider-Man from the new
movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. DK's book is packed with
bright stickers and fun and informative captions - a must-have book
for any Spider-Man fan or Super Hero in the making. Spider-Man:
Into the Spider-Verse was winner of Best Animated Motion Picture at
the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2019. (c) 2018 MARVEL (c) SPA
& CPII
This laugh-out-loud book is bursting with lists, facts, jokes and
funny true stories all about silly people, silly animals, silly
inventions, silly names and much more. Discover The Great Stink,
the man who ate a bike, a girl really called Lorna Mower and a sofa
that can do 101mph. Find out about famous pranks, crazy festivals,
nutty cats, gross foods, epic sports fails, ludicrously silly words
and really rubbish predictions. There are even lots of great silly
things to do. Unmissable!
Shortlisted for the Teach Primary Book Awards 2019!
A kid's life in ancient Egypt might sound like fun with all the
cool pyramids and glorious sunny weather, but actually it was
rather tough! In this hilarious book, written by award-winning
author Chae Strathie, children will learn exactly how difficult
life really was, from dodging Deathstalker scorpions and cleaning
up cow dung, to fetching water from the well, eating roast hedgehog
and being slammed in the stocks for being naughty at school!
Probably the first book about ancient Egypt that involves bubble
wrap and skateboards!
Do you know how long it would take you to drive to the sun? Or whether you'd like to go on a space vacation? Be truly amazed by these awesome facts about our planet, our solar system, and our universe!
Find out:
How long it would take you to drive to Pluto?
What the weather is like on Neptune?
How many tonnes of litter humans have left on the moon?
And did you know that next time you look up to the sky and see a shooting start it could actually be a pair of pants? On the ISS undies are ejected into space burning up in the Earth's atmosphere!
Find out hilarious, intriguing and ridiculous facts with this awesome book! Are you ready for another EPIC book from the winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2016 (Best Book with Facts)? Ready, set, BLAST OFF!
Treehouse is getting festive! With lots of Christmas laughs at
every level in The 156-Storey Treehouse, from the worldwide
bestselling Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.
They've added 13 new levels, including a wishing well, a
world-record breaking level, a T.V quiz show (hosted by Quizzy the
quizzical quizbot) and an amazing mind-reading sandwich-making
machine! It's the night before Christmas, but it's not going well
for Andy and Terry - they're at war with an angry snowman, Santa
has crashed his sleigh and fallen into the cloning machine, and Mr.
Big Nose wants a new book by tomorrow! Can they defeat the snowman,
save Christmas, and get their book written in time? Well, what are
you waiting for? Come on up!
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