From the award-winning author of The Wolf Riders, Rooftoppers and The Explorer comes another incredible and stellar adventure story: The Good Thieves. Katherine Rundell’s latest novel is a riveting caper set against the magnificent backdrop of New York City. The Good Thieves is packed full of exciting elements, including acrobats, animal charmers, pickpockets, dodgy criminals and much, much more, to make the reader dive straight into the heart of the story.
Amazing Transport is a big book of incredible history and fantastic facts about the different kinds of vehicles that have been invented to help people move. From more common vehicles like cars, trains and aeroplanes to less common ones like balloons, tanks and submarines, the book explores the different journeys each vehicle went through to get to their current incarnations.
Ravi is the smallest one in the whole family – even the dog is bigger than him! And being little means that he keeps missing out on things and it begins to make him mad. He gets so angry that he transforms into a tiger and roars! Being a tiger is a lot of fun, but he turns rude and selfish, and no one wants to play with him anymore. The magic words ‘I’m sorry’ transform him into a boy once more.
James Campbell has visited hundreds of schools, telling children stories and encouraging them to write their own, as well as performing stand-up comedy for kids. So it feels very appropriate that he has written a book exploring the funny life of teachers. He also examines other aspects of school life, including getting to school, school subjects and things they don’t teach you in school.
There is so much to recommend in this account of how a beekeeper and a former yak herder became the first people to stand on the roof of the world. It is of course an excellent read for any child with a sense of adventure. But it is about much more than the race to conquer the world’s highest mountain. It takes readers through the childhoods of two very different men and follows their lives long after they became the first people to reach the top of Everest in May 1953.
This début novel is an uplifting tale narrated by ten-year-old Frank who lives with his parents and five-year-old brother Max. Frank’s lyrical words dance off the page from the opening and draw the reader into his heart-warming and heart-breaking story.
Meri Pebble loves being a mermaid spy but longs to be sent on an official mission. When a message is received saying that the Sushi Sisters are going to destroy the humans, she gets her chance. Meri knows she’s going to need help getting close to the Sushi Sisters, who are infamous for their pranks, so asks her friends Beattie, Mimi and Zelda to help.
Humans have lived on Earth for 200,000 years, but our planet has existed for nearly 4 billion. Track the history of planet Earth from our universe’s big bang beginnings to the days the first humans walked. In another brightly illustrated non-fiction from the award-winning writer and illustrator Fatti Burke, see how the Earth has changed from a planet of molten lava to the continents and seas we recognise today.
A slightly cautionary rhyming tale about what might happen if you hire a pirate as a babysitter.
As the two unnamed children’s parents leave for an evening out, babysitter, pirate and ship’s cook Long John McRon arrives. The children take one look at him and suspect they are doomed, which they are, but not for the reasons one might expect. The children’s suspicion and their comparative conservatism, set against the (mostly) adult pirates’ enthusiasm and energy, remain entertaining throughout.
‘Snow Ghost came shimmering out of the air, searching for somewhere to settle – but where?‘
Snow Ghost is looking for a place that feels like home. She travels over chilly hills, unwelcoming towns and dense forests until she finds a cosy country farm to settle in. The story of hope and a search for a happy home is timeless and will be enjoyed by all ages, especially during the winter months.
