Al die geluide in die woud is vir Tier vreeslik opwindend. Saam met sy vriende (pronkende Pou, verstrooide Renoster en trompetterende Olifant) soek hy na 'n antwoord op die opwindendste vraag van almal: Wie is die koning van die woud?

Frog lives in a bucket, but suddenly, he has to find a new home! Can any of his friends in the garden take him in? Will he ever find somewhere else to live? Part of the QED Storytime series, this beautifully illustrated book introduces young children to the pleasures of reading and sharing stories, and includes supporting notes for parents and teachers.

At night while his village sleeps, Joseph hears a lion's roar across the African savanna. "Can I meet the lion?" Joseph asks. "No", says his father. "It's not time". But the next day, the lion suddenly charges at Joseph, and a special friendship begins. Every day at noontime. Joseph visits the lion's den. He naps beside the lion, meets the lioness, plays with the cubs.

Then one day traders come looking for lion cubs. Joseph sees his father near the den, and fears the worst. His father has betrayed the lion. But Joseph is mistaken. When his father was a boy, he too had spent his noontimes with the lion. And he had hidden the cubs to save them from the traders. "The time of the lion", he tells Joseph, "is more precious than gold".

Brilliantly capturing the rhythms and flavor of African life on the savanna, this lyrically written, beautifully illustrated book celebrates the magical time of childhood -- the time of the lion -- when fantasy mingles with reality and parents always turn out to be heroes.

One in a series of graphic novels for 9-12 year-olds, especially boys, there are integrated black and white illustrations on every page, using comic strip conventions and cinematic devices (panning shots, close-ups and flash-backs). Pacy well plotted texts are written by established authors.

'The Most Important Bus Stop at the Very Centre of The Universe' is where 'M's Beautiful Stranger waits to get on. Have you wondered yet what it feels like to be sixteen, with the world changing rapidly around you? How would you cope with your own changes? Where would you be without the strongest of friendships? Join 'M' and her circle of friends as they battle through Exams, Love and Chocolate Cake at full gallop on the school bus, and if they haven't found The Meaning of Life by the time they get there, it isn't for want of trying...

Shelley hears voices from the Mine... They are ancient, troubled and forgotten... She can't help but listen as they use her to make sense of their own past, but can she use their wisdom and experience to make sense of her own present and future? Only Time will tell. Or does the Mine hold another, deeper, darker secret..? As Shelley tries to unravel the mystery of her own past, will she ever truly understand where she belongs? 'It's not mine. Nothing is ' Shelley's 17th winter will change her life forever... Award-winning author Caroline Pitcher expertly explores the changing bonds of relationship between mothers and daughters in this intriguing, centuries- spanning novel. 'An unusual and moving story of a girl unwillingly tuned into voices from the past... remarkable', The Times Top Three Teen Books On my 'I Wish I'd Written' list, Berlie Doherty 'Vivid, beautifully written, couldn't put it down', Nicola Ho

A page-turning thriller from an acclaimed writer. Set in ancient Egypt, this is the story of a young boy, Varro, and his flight from danger as he is pursued along the River Nile by an opportunistic lord. He is believed to be carrying something very valuable - but has no idea what it could be. Full of authentic detail about ancient Egypt, rich imagery of the lush delta plains and the forbidding stone-carved monuments to gods, and exciting, nail-biting tension. The story culminates in an exciting face-to-face encounter with the legendary pharaoh. Acclaim for the series: '...a quartet of books with robust child appeal ...the brief is clearly to appeal to those recently emerging from reading schemes but requiring continuing support. But the stories have a fresh originality that will make them great favourites' - Lindsey Fraser, Guardian Education Book of the Week, 13/05/03.