A delightfully told and illustrated story that interweaves the story of eels migrating across the ocean from a New Zealand river near an historic bridge commemorating the soldiers who lost their lives when they also travelled thousands of miles to fight in the Great War. The story is based loosely on the life of a young boy who grew up near the river and with the eels and then lost his life on the Western Front during the First World War.

Patricia Borlenghi brings a fresh take to familiar stories, making them ideal for children under five, while Eleanor Taylor adds humour, sweetness and a lot of refreshing detail with the images in this charming book. Each tale is the perfect length for a bedtime story, or a classroom read. This treasury will take pride of place on home, school and library bookshelves up and down the country.

An award-winning and fast-paced family comedy. In this, the third grand and gripping Gaskitts story, Gus and Gloria have a lot of running to do, Mrs Gaskitt hardly ever gets out of bed and something dreadful happens to Horace. A new edition with black and white illustrations.

There is a castle on the cliff above Thorne Bay on Auckland's North Shore. On the waterfront beneath the castle, is the so-called Giants Chair which was built for a Mr W Leaning. The chair has fascinated generations of children and is almost as old as the castle.

Rhyming text invites the reader to find hidden objects representing the letters from A to Z.

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LEGO® Hero Factory: Keeping the galaxy free from pests and villains! New and exciting LEGO® adventures for beginner readers. LEGO® Hero Factory is the newest addition to the DK Reader collection. In this all-new Level 2 reader, young children beginning to read alone will meet the LEGO® Hero Factory heroes and learn about the world of Makuhero City, a modern metropolis full of different neighborhoods and home to millions of living robots who need help from their local heroes!

Vulgar decides to carry out his own Viking raid: a voyage across the fishpond to plunder the bake-house. But as he and Knut sneak into the cellar to build their longship, they're caught by Freya, who demands to join the crew. Crammed into their makeshift vessel, along with Grunt the dog, the trio struggle across the pond and successfully make off with a haul of rock cakes. But when a squabble breaks out on the return journey, the trio end up in the pond, and Vulgar finds himself in very hot water.

This is a delightful new series for 5-7 year olds about magical teddies, talking toys and terrific adventure from Working Partners, the team who created the bestselling "Rainbow Magic", "Beast Quest" and "Animal Ark". It is fully illustrated throughout. "Treasure Island Trouble": Willow can't wait for the boat trip to Smuggler's Cove. But naughty Croc has secretly come too! Will they find treasure on the island, or will Croc cause mischief again?

Will Biscuit find a way to join in the ball game?

It's time for a pinkerrific slumber party at Pinkalicious's house! Pinkalicious has invited all her friends, including a dragon to protect the Princesses of Pink.

When Nancy is invited over to Bree's house for a special tea party, she has only one thing to say: "oui!" The girls enjoy a few charming cups of tea before a disaster occurs that sets the two at odds. Will Nancy and Bree be able to save their friendship?

This is an updated addition to "Usborne Young Reading Series 2", which is aimed at children whose reading ability is beginning to grow, and helps build confidence and ability. It is a lively and engaging look at the story of the Olympic Games, from its foundations in Ancient Greece to the global spectacles seen by modern audiences. It is humorously illustrated throughout by Paddy Mounter. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University.

See your favourite heroes as you never have before-in 3D! With 3D images on every spread, and a gigantic fold-out 3D panorama poster in the centre, the Marvel Heroes have never looked so real!

Ever since Bruce Banner was blasted with gamma radiation and transformed into the Incredible Hulk, the military has been hunting him. To them, the Hulk is dangerous. He is a living weapon that has to be contained. But chasing the Hulk makes him angry. Now on the run, Bruce must find a way to control his anger and control the beast within, even if that means destroying everything in his path!

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With simple sentences, limited vocabulary, word repetition, picture word strips and large type, this title helps children discover all about the survival tactics that animals learn in the wild. It features lively illustrations and engaging stories to encourage reading.

In a genius collaboration, acclaimed authors Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee - energized by the art of Tony Fucile - introduce two outrageously funny little girls! Meet Bink and Gollie : two precocious little girls - one tiny, one tall, and both irrepressibly funny. Setting out from their super-deluxe tree house and powered by plenty of peanut butter (for Bink) and pancakes (for Gollie), they share three comical adventures involving painfully bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvellous companion. ... read more

Join Little Witch and her friend Billy Wicked for three fun stories full of word plays, set in a magical land. Little Witch's favourite things are broom races with her best friend Billy Wicked and lemon-and-slime ice-cream with crunchy spider sprinkles. She would love to eat marshmallows for breakfast too, but she's stuck with toadflakes. Little Witch doesn't mean to get into mischief. Somehow though, she always does.