Red-legs Greaves has been a slave, a pirate, and a rich sugar planter. Now he's a prisoner. And next morning, he'll be dead - hanged by the neck for piracy! His only friend is a slave girl called Lou.
Grace O'Malley is the greatest pirate that ever lived, the terror of the Irish Sea. Her gang of cut-throats rule the waves ... until Grace is captured! But instead of being hanged, she is sent to Lond
An excellent new series of photocopiable activities specifically written for lower ability children in secondary mainstream classrooms who need 'additional' help. The books provide practice of a large
430 BC. Darius, orphaned by the plague in Athens, joins his Uncle Alcmaeon, a Spartan army general. The ruthless Spartans think him worthless until his uncle falls sick and only Darius can find a cure
Captain Cutlass is short-sighted and without his glasses he can't see a thing. His parrot keeps telling him to put them on, but he refuses - pirates don't wear glasses and if his crew find out they'll
Daedalus is proud of his beautiful and sometimes wayward son, Icarus, and cares deeply for him. Seeing how much Icarus longs to escape from the island prison, he uses his inventing skills to come up w
Following his star turn in I am a Tree Tim is back for more fun. He's spending half term cleaning cars and screaming toddlers have taken over his home. Luckily, friend Flora is on hand to help and hav
Captain Cutlass is short-sighted and without his glasses he can't see a thing. His parrot keeps telling him to put them on, but he refuses - pirates don't wear glasses and if his crew find out they'll
A historical tale set during World War I. It's Christmas 1914 and in No Man's Land a unique game of football is being played - between British and German troops.
Scruff is no ordinary cat. He believes he's the greatest singer in the world. It's a pity his owners don't feel the same. But when Scruff sets out to look for someone who will enjoy hearing him sing,
Tony Bradman's masterful retelling of the classic Greek legend. Hercules was famous throughout Greece for his strength and courage, which made the Goddess Hera cross. Why should a human enjoy such fam
The King of Denmark is in trouble. His people are living in a terror of a monster that no one can kill. So the brave warrior Beowulf takes up the challenge. He slays the monster in a bloody battle, bu
Arthur is a better fighter than his foster brother, Kay, but he's not the one training to be a knight. When the king dies Arthur gets the chance to carry out his first big challenge. There's a sword s
Alice, our favourite anteater, discovers that Cornelius the crocodile is lonely and she decides to find a friend for him. She confidently sets off downriver on her raft. But Alice soon finds out just
