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C. L. Polk arrives on the scene with Witchmark, a stunning, addictive fantasy that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance.In an original world reminiscent of Edwardian England in the shadow o

Full of amazing superheroes and dastardly supervillains• Familiar and fun illustration style from Jason Ford• Learn all about the villains' superlair and the heroes' superpowers with a fun and i

Why are the region's richest countries such as Malaysia riddled with corruption? Why do Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines harbour unresolved violent insurgencies? How do deepening religious divisi

Nikki Maxwell’s adventures continue in the twelfth instalment in the bestselling DORK DIARIES series! Now with over 30 million copies in print worldwide! In Nikki’s newest diary, it’s the countdown to

The Children in Our World picture book series helps children make sense of the larger issues and crises that dominate the news in a sensitive and appropriate manner. With relatable comparisons, carefu

Find out who is keeping little owl awake with their noisy habits and who is keeping very quiet.Wiggle the sliding tabs and giggle as the noisy animals come to life! With brilliantly bold, bright pictu

Goat wears a raincoat and cat wears a sunhat. But what will bear wear in the chilly snow?Wiggle the sliding tabs and giggle as the animals come to life! With brilliantly bold, bright pictures by the w

Be careful what you wish for in this magical comedy about the pitfalls of rebirth!When she turns ten years old, Adele von Ascham is hit with a horrible headache--and memories of her previous life as a

Sophia quickly learns her new pet comes with two giraffe-sized problems in this enterprising sequel to One Word from Sophia, which was named one of the best picture books of 2015 by Kirkus Reviews.Sop

Push-out-and-play jigsaw book.Visit Tiny Town with this giant-jigsaw storybook that's ideal for children age 3 and up. Each spread includes a big, easy-to-use jigsaw piece that pushes out to make a gi

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Awkward, and All's Faire in Middle School, this graphic novel follows a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary cardboard into fantastical homemade costumes as they explore conflicts with friends, family, and their own identity."There's room for everyone inside The Cardboard Kingdom, where friendship and imagination reign supreme." --Ingrid Law, New York Times bestselling author of SavvyWelcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their ordinary block into cardboard kingdom. This is the summer when sixteen kids encounter knights and rogues, robots and monsters--and their own inner demons--on one last quest before school starts again. In the Cardboard Kingdom, you can be anything you want to be--imagine that!The Cardboard Kingdom was created, organized, and drawn by Chad Sell with writing from ten other authors: Jay Fuller, David DeMeo, Katie Schenkel, Kris Moore, Molly Muldoon, Vid Alliger, Manuel B

Aliki’s salute to music! Award-winning author–illustrator Aliki fills forty-eight pages to the brim with her masterful introduction to all aspects of music. With the meticulous research, wit, and hum

Grr, growls Bear. Are these my ears A good quality board book with sweet illustrations and a simple story. It comes with its own soft ears for little ones to touch.

Durable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and an easy-fold format, Lonely Planet Athens City Map is your conveniently-sized passport to traveling with ease. Get more from your map and your trip wi

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Durable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and easy-fold format, Lonely Planet's Reykjavik City Map helps you navigate with ease. Get

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Durable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and easy-fold format, Lonely Planet's Copenhagen City Map helps you navigate with ease. Ge

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Durable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and easy-fold format, Lonely Planet's Stockholm City Map helps you navigate with ease. Get

A pocket sized collection of colourful Winnie and Wilbur stories!Winnie the Witch is an accident waiting to happen! So join her, if you dare, with her long-suffering cat Wilbur in eight exciting escap

This quirky, humorous picture book from French illustrator Julie Colombet is jam-packed with lemmings and sure to raise a laugh. When the lemmings encounter a bear, they are determined to help him be

Do you dream of running your own business? Are you bursting with creativity? Learn how to test your ideas, stand out from the competition, become a great manager and give back to the world through the activities in this book.

Duck and Bear are BACK – but where has Bear gone? And what will Duck do without him? Duck just wants to hang out with his best buddy, bear. But Bear’s gone fishing for a whole week. What will Duck do

Desmond and Andres battle beach bullies who also happen to be creepy monsters in the third book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter book series!Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky history and a collection of ghosts and spirits who are major mischief-makers. Most kids spend their days without ever seeing or dealing with a ghost, but some kids get stuck with a haunt. When that happens, they call Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol. There’s no job too spooky, icky, or risky for Desmond.I’m not like that at all. My name’s Andres Miedoso. I’m Desmond’s best friend and I’m afraid of everything.When you go to the beach with Desmond Cole, it isn’t all sand, surf, and sun. It’s more like, ghosts, ghouls, and gloom. And yes, being haunted while there’s sand in your swimsuit is annoying, but at least you can always count on one thing—beach life is never boring with Mersurfers around.With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter books ar

Ride with the tide! Deep beneath the waves, King Triton's powerful trident has passed through the magical barrier that surrounds the Isle of the Lost-keeping villains in and magic out. And when Mal'

Bob the bird loves to paint pictures with his best friend Bat. But one day Bat goes away and Bob is sad. He tries to paint, but everything he paints is blue! Can his friends help him to find his brigh

By the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in LiteratureMoving from revolutionary Zanzibar in the 1960s to restless London in the 1990s, Gravel Heart is a powerful story of exile, migration and betrayal, from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of ParadiseSalim has always believed that his father does not want him. Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets, he is a bookish child, a dreamer haunted by night terrors.It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing. Tourists arrive, the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict: longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bloody revolution. When his father moves out, retreating into dishevelled introspection, Salim is confused and ashamed. His mother explains neither this nor her absences with a strange man; silence is layered on silence.When glamorous Uncle Amir, now a senior diplomat, offers Salim an escape, the lonely teenager travels to London for college. But nothing h

On a bright sunny day Mouse and Minka celebrate summer with a picnic in the park in this beautiful Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book about summer!One sunny summer day, Mouse and Minka head outside to pla

Brightly hued secrets burst forth from a flock of black-and-white birds in this lift-the-flap look at colors.Birds with black-and-white plumage fill the pages of this interactive board book, but a closer look reveals splashes of color just waiting to be discovered. Each clever spread holds a vivid surprise, helping little ones learn their colors in style.

Following The Truth About Bears and The Truth About Hippos comes Maxwell Eaton III's The Truth About Dolphins, a lighthearted nonfiction book filled with useful facts about dolphins that will make you

Size is relative, but everything is worth seeing in this concept book from the illustrator of And Tango Makes Three—now available as a Classic Board Book.Beginning with a beautiful close-up of a “big”

Noseholes and elephants! A pet-eating monster interrupts a perfect playdate with Princess Sneezewort . . . but who is that new masked avenger?Princess Magnolia and Princess Sneezewort have plans . . .

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, an

Introducing the furmaids: the most fun, stylish creatures in the ocean! This unique touch-and-feel book is perfect for young children, with a funny rhyme all about the furmaids. Innovative two-way seq

Now a major Sky TV series starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Moving from Provence to New York to Gloucestershire, from the savageries of a childhood with a cruel father and an alcoholic mother to an adult

An exciting jungle story from the bestselling creator of Dear Zoo, with a pop-up surprise!Little Monkey lives at the top of the tallest tree in the jungle, and gets up to all sorts of mischief: droppi

Enjoy all the fun of summer in this entertaining sticker book, a perfect size for holidays and journeys. Decorate scenes including a beach, a picnic, a camping trip and a summer fair with stickers of

Book 5 contains two stories that build on the phonics learnt in previous books and focus on the sound and letter combinations: j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu. Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybi

Book 3 contains two stories that build on the phonics learnt in previous books and focus on the sound and letter combinations: m, d, g, o, c, k, ck. Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird's

Could you pass the test to join the Tickle Squad? One brave mouse is willing to give it a go. It's easy to tickle a giraffe and fun to tickle a bear. An octopus is trickier (underwater with all those

Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel discovers that her husband is in love with another woman. The fact that this woman has a 'neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb' is no consolatio

I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . . . Rod Campbell's classic story Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. Now you and your t