Below the surface, in the mysterious inky depths of the sea, lie tales of treasure and tragedy. Not all of the stories are disasters, but all contain an air of mystery and adventure. Shipwreck tells the story of some of the world’s most famous sunken ships and their underwater discoveries.
Amelia Cheesehart and her friend Webster are back and going bananas in this delightful comic for young readers!
Webster, a banana-loving spider, is on a quest to collect packs of choco-nana sweets to win an exclusive T-shirt. However, the friends soon discover that the choco-nanas have been stolen along with all the chocolate in the museum. It’s now up to brave and bold Amelia to solve this mystery.
George and the Mini Dragon is a book that is simply bursting with fun about a boy who wishes for a pet dragon of his own.
At first contact with this book, you are met with Tang’s soulfully explosive illustrations of stars complemented by a gorgeous textured hardcover with embossed and debossed text and designs, inviting your hand to trail over the shapes. It only gets better from there, as each page reveals a smorgasbord of stories brought to life in full colour, with cut-out like human figures against the softness of galaxies and magical sweeps of mythological reconstructions.
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This quirky mystery story introduces young readers to a town full of monsters, werewolves, vampires, gnomes and other spooky inhabitants. Werelock and Scratch’s investigative skills are put to the test when the vampire mayor is murdered – temporarily, because he is undead – and Werelock’s Mum is framed for the crime. Fans of ghostly stories and mythical characters will love the city of Gothica, where these eerie creatures live.
This book is an invitation to celebrate the life of an incredible woman. Born enslaved in 1822, snatched from her mother five years later and hired out, Harriet Tubman faced illness, injury and hardship that could have erased her from the world. But with love, faith and hardship, facing immense adversity during one of the worst moments in US history, she emerged as a true force of nature. Her story is told here in poetry.
While some stories show fairies as magical, nice creatures who grant wishes, Unfairies wants to show you the truth; these fairies are sneaky, selfish and as magical as slugs! When the winter stores of Oakhold turn mouldy, one bored little fairy, Pip, strides forth to try and solve the problem through … bureaucracy? Along the way Pip gathers a strange group of friends – a pet midge, a new recruit to the Treeguard and a pernickety clerk.
Sixth-grade superhero Leon is using his super powers to put away school bullies. However, his mom (aka Ms Magnificent) and his school principal worry about his cavalier attitude towards taking the law into his own hands. Plus, his giant ego is starting to alienate his friends – especially his best friend, amateur cartoonist Carlos.
A compendium of fabulousness, this is a wonderful collaboration between prolific poet Bilson and illustrator Berger. Bilston’s trademark wit is to the fore here with a collection of funny and thought-provoking poems on such diverse topics as jet streams, farts and dinosaurs. He also explores important topics like if you can drink your own pee!
