Velvet’ll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it … I never seen such a creature on a horse.
Fourteen year old Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle she knows he’s something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps and he’ll do anything for Velvet. Soon she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England. But can a girl win the Grand National?
Perfect for horse and ponly lovers from nine to ninety nine years old. The book that inspired the classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor National Velvet is a true classic of print and screen. Alongside Black Beauty and My Friend Flicka it is one of the great horse books for children.
‘My childhood dreams were based on this book – it was the only place I’d ever seen them come true’ Clare Balding
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Thursday the Mouse fell from a balloon having just escaped from the Home for Waif-Mice and Stray-Mice. The Peck family of church mice adopt him and give him his name – Thursday – because the day he arrived was a Thursday to remember. Thursday joins the Pecks in their organ-loft home at the church of St Mary's in the Valley.
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My naughty little sister is stubborn and greedy and full of mischief. She tries to cut off the cat’s tail and eats all the trifle at Harry’s party! How much bother can one little sister be?
Dorothy Edwards’ classic story about one naughty but very entertaining little sister.
My Naughty Little Sister has charmed generations of adults and children alike thanks to Dorothy Edwards’ playful stories and Shirley Hughes’ beautiful illustrations. These best-selling books are perfect for little girls with siblings of their own. A great book for early readers aged 6 and up. Fans of Milly Molly Mandy and Mrs Pepperpot will love My Naughty Little Sister.
Praise for My Naughty Little Sister:
‘Edwards was one of the best children’s writers of the 20th century and her collaboration with illustrator Shirley Hughes was pure magic: the stories are cheeky touching and funny’ – the Sunday Express.
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Imagine living in the heart of Africa. Imagine living in a place where the sun rises every morning over blue mountains.
Akimbo and his parents live on the edge of an African game reserve. It's his father's task to protect the thousands of amazing animals who make it their home and wildlife-loving Akimbo dreams of helping him. In these three adventures Akimbo protects elephants from poachers saves a lion cub from a trap and rescues a man from a crocodile!
This 3-in-1 collection contains Akimbo and the Elephants Akimbo and the Lions and Akimbo and the Crocodile Man.
Fans of The Jungle Book and the Just So Stories will love these stories of wild animals and thrilling adventures.
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Michael never knew his father an RAF pilot lost in the war. And his French mother heartbroken and passionate doesn’t like to talk about her husband. But then Auntie Snowdrop gives Michael a medal followed by a photograph which begin to reveal a hidden history.
A story of love and loss. A story that will change everything – and reveal to Michael who he really is . . .
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With King Richard gone and the tyrannical Sheriff of Nottingham ruling in his place the people need a hero – or a whole motley crew of them. Robin Hood and the Outlaws outsmart the usurpers again and again but as in any battle no side escapes without casualties.
Meanwhile centuries later more lives on than just Robin Hood’s legend. For there is a grave with a silver arrow and a boy destined to discover them in the woods …
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Turned away by his own son Cessie’s long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most – a nursing home called Shangri-La. Only Cessie loves him and is determined to help him escape and unravel the truth of his past. A past that comes to him only in glimpses – a lifeboat a tin of condensed milk a terrifying night on the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II …
Former Children’s Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse Michael Morpurgo demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with this tale of strife and loss in World War II.
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Having fled war-torn Afghanistan in a boat now sure to sink refugee Omar prepares to be lost to the waves. But then he wakes up on a beach surrounded by people each no bigger than his baby finger.
As it turns out these little people need saving just as much as he does. Can this giant bring peace? And will he ever find his way back to his mum?
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A cat's nine lives are full of adventure and excitement and none more so than Montezuma the farmyard cat. From a young kitten to a grand old cat he is cunning and proud while establishing his kingdom but to Matthew he's always loving and adorable. A great read that kids aged 9+ will love.
Michael Morpurgo again demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with this collection of stories. Famed for animal stories such as Little Foxes Shadow The Butterfly Lion and An Eagle in the Snow The Nine Lives of Montezuma is every bit as enthralling. Michael Morpurgo has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award the Smarties Award the Circle of Gold Award the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
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Francis and Pieter are brothers. As the shadow of one war lingers and the rumbles of another approach the brothers argue. Francis is a fierce pacifist while Pieter signs up to fight. What happens next will change the course of Francis’s life forever … and throw him into the mouth of the wolf.
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