Leni LOVES birds. So when two feather-brained professors visit her island home on a mission to bring back the dodo, she jumps at the chance to help them. But the famous bird has been extinct for over 300 years - and Sugar King Benny Chouchou will stop at nothing to keep it that way. Can Leni and the squabbling professors achieve the impossible?
Chernobyl 1986. Those left behind must fight to survive. Growing up in the shadow of the ruined nuclear power plant, pups Misha and Bratan need to learn how to live wild - and fast. Creatures with sharp teeth, scythe-like claws and yellow eyes lurk in the overgrown woods. And theyre watching the brothersBut will the dogs survive without humans? And can humans live without them?
Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat; some of the ways that we've been told we can save the planet. But are individuals really to blame for the climate crisis? The fossil-fuel companies have taken no responsibility and have waged a campaign to blame individuals. Here we see the battle lines between the people and the polluters and a plan for forcing governments and corporations to make real change.
From Jericho 10,000 years ago to modern-day Tokyo, learn how 25 cities across history have shaped our world. With vibrant, detailed artwork and 25 maps taking in Rome, Venice, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Constantinople find out what it was really like to live there. Explore Athens at the birth of democracy, walk the streets of Benin in West Africa or discover Chinas long-lost capital city of Xianyang.
Life is calm and quiet in the Big Forest for best friends Armadillo and Hare. Until one day, all-singing, all-dancing Flamingo arrives and turns their peaceful lives upside down! With their friends Wombat, Tortoise, Invisible Stick Insect and Bear, they must navigate the trials and triumphs of life with a new neighbour. Perfect bedtime tales of friendship and finding joy in the ordinary.
Another entrancing childrens novel from award-winning author Philip Reeve. On accompanying her uncle as he explores the mysterious island of Summertide, our young protagonist is witness to strange happenings. As the deep magic of the woods awakens, so your heart will be stirred by this enchanting story of nature, magic and friendship.
Mal and the crew take receipt of a sealed crate which they are being paid to transport to Badger, no questions asked. Yet once their cargo is safely stowed aboard, River insists Mal should space it out of the airlock, for it contains, she insists, ghosts. The crew desperately need another pay day, but soon find themselves paralysed by hallucinations of their deepest hopes and desires, so vivid they cannot be distinguished from reality.
Rosie lived peacefully in Moscow and her mother told her fairy tales. One summer night, all that came abruptly to an end when her father and sister were gunned down. Now, Rosie's only inheritance from her reclusive mother is a notebook full of eerie, handwritten tales, but there is another story lurking between the lines.
The Eternal Return of Clara Hart tells the story of eighteen-year-old Spence who is trapped in a time-loop. He wakes up to the same Friday every morning, a day that always ends with the death of classmate Clara Hart. To save Clara and get time back on track, Spence will have to untangle the nights events, but first hell have to confront his own complicity in the tragic accident.
Living among the flowers of Kew Gardens, Katy has always dreamed of adventure. Unfortunately, her father says girls should be content to stay at home, not go off gallivanting around the world. So when news reaches London of a meteorite falling in the faraway land of Brazil and an expedition being put together to find it, Katy knows it's her chance to follow her dreams and prove her father wrong.
Clary Fray is seeing things: vampires in Brooklyn and werewolves in Manhattan. Irresistibly drawn towards a group of sexy demon hunters, Clary encounters the dark side of New York City - and the dangers of forbidden love. Graphic novel adaptation by Mike Raicht; penciller, Nicole Virella.
Ruth is taken off to the isolated Crow Farm when her mother is called to excavate a Roman treasure. But their arrival at the farm is rather strange. The farmer's son, Joe, is hostile, and nothing is quite as it seems... But before she can investigate, the treasure goes missing, and Joe's mother falls ill. Ruth must uncover who has stolen the treasure, and what secrets it holds...