Everyone crowds into the market bus to go to market, but with the bus weighed down with so many people, animals, and objects it might not be able to get there.
Beatrice, a thirteen-year-old orphan who lives with her older brother in Kibera, a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, describes her life at home and at school, including the daily walk, the overcrowded classroom
Los pollitos dicenpio, pio, pio,cuando tienen hambre,cuando tienen frio.Uno Dos Tres is a journey that will take children from one adventure to another, and back home again, while learning Spanish! Fr
When Poppy discovers that her father Frank is in prison, she is angry and bewildered. Seeing her wonderful, heroic father in a London prison looking pale, subdued and in prison clothes, she suddenly h
One day, Dad comes home with a lion. “Brought you a dog,” says Dad. Mum and the children don't believe him, but they call it Dog, let it sleep in the dog basket, and keep quiet about their strange, no
Tom, Tom the Piper's sonStole a pig and away he run…Find out the real reason why Tom took the pig away from the farm, and see what really happened to the pig afterwards in this charming and funny subv
"Come with the pilgrimsas they set out on a journey,a journey of patienceto the city of Mecca."We are led on the journey of a lifetime to the city of Mecca — the pilgrimage known to Muslims as the Haj
Frank has no brother or sister to play with, so he decides to make one. He collects all kinds of junk and recycled materials and sets to work. The result is Stan, a friendly and helpful robot who soon
Khalid spends his days looking after his uncle's goats. One day he follows the goats higher up the mountain than he has ever been before, only to discover that one of the kids is missing. But he does
When Gregory wakes up on his first day in Tobago with his grandparents, his heart sinks. The food is strange and spicy, the sun too hot, his cousin Lennox is on another wave length, and there are none
"I can make things happen — good things — I know it!"Seren is so full of brilliant ideas — it's just that she always seems to put her foot in it! First there was the dance routine where she fell off t
Lilah May used to be angry. VERY angry. But not any more. She's got her temper — and her life — back under control. Or has she? Things with her best friend, Bindi, are going from bad to worse. The whe
Ramzi's dad is acting very strangely. He climbs trees in the middle of the night, and even goes into Ramzi's wardrobe looking for a hen. The trouble is, he's sleepwalking because he's homesick for his
Christophe's been given the job of looking after the new boy in his class. But Armel's surly attitude makes him very difficult to be friends with. And when he realizes that there is more to Armel's ho
Secrets, secrets, secrets, she thought.It’s just another word for lying.The discovery of a grandfather Niki thought had died years ago means a sudden move to London and the start of a whole new life.N
The Turtle and the Island tells the story of how the great sea turtle builds the island of Papua New Guinea. Wishing for a place to rest in the sun, he piles up the sand and rocks until they emerge fr
When Ty witnesses a stabbing, his own life is in danger from the criminals he’s named, and he and his mum have to go into police protection. Ty has a new name, a new look and a cool new image ? life a
Ruthless killers are hunting Ty so the police move him and his mum to a quiet seaside town. But a horrific attack and a bullet meant for Ty prove that he's not safe.On the road again, Ty's in hiding w
