Toby is just about the best pet ever, except for one small detail: Toby likes adventure! He always plans to come back home, but sometimes he gets in trouble. One day a door is left open a little too long, and off he runs just as fast as he can. Along the way he meets a nice couple who feed and bathe him, a cranky old man who tries to teach Toby a lesson about eating his cat’s food, and finally, a young boy who finds Toby and brings him home. Scared, lonely and missing his family, Toby knows that he must find and return to his own home and family. Come on this adventure with Toby and see what he learns and how he makes his way back home—the long way. Includes sound effects and music!
Zip, a little fox terrier, lives in the town of Maplewood in the house of his owner, Dr. Elsworth. Each day when Dr. Elsworth drives his carriage to visit his patients, Zip goes along with him so that he can keep the doctor company and, most importantly, visit with the other animals in the town. Zip likes to find out all the latest news so that he can tell it to his best friend, Tabby the cat, who also lives with Dr. Elsworth. However, he also finds himself getting into mischief, whether it's trying to solve a burglary, sneaking fried chicken from a picnic, getting stuck in a stovepipe or fighting with Peter-Kins the monkey. Zip is one dog who never has a dull day.
Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.
Featuring two exciting dramatised adventures in one!
Five Go Off to Camp
The Famous Five investigate spook trains in the dead of night. The trains seem to vanish into thin air, but where do they go? The Five discover an unusual underground tunnel system and a secret train-service. If they follow the tracks, will they solve the mystery?
Five Go to Billycock Hill
It's holiday time at Billycock Hill and the Famous Five make new friend - a real pilot! But when he disappears with top secret equipment, the Five begin to wonder if their new friend could be a spy, or worse, a traitor.
This audio CD edition features the text from the Classic edition. Both stories are abridged and dramatised with a full cast and make wonderful listening for all Famous Five fans. Each story is one hour.
(P) Hodder Children's Books 2008
Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series.
Five Fall Into Adventure
The Famous Five are really worried - George and her devoted Timmy have disappeared. Not only that, somebody has broken into Kirrin Cottage. Will the Five find George and Timmy and bring them home safe?
Five Get Into Trouble
The Five need to find their friend Dick who, mistaken for somebody else, has been kidnapped. But when the gang finally track him down to an abandoned house, they too are seized. Miles from home and help, how will the intrepid Five get themselves out of this mess?
Featuring two exciting dramatised adventures in one!
(P) Hodder Children's Books 2008
The insanely funny debut children's series from Emmy award-winning comedy writer and cartoonist Andy Riley, scriptwriter for BBC One's Gangsta Granny and The Boy in the Dress.
"Edwin isn't an ordinary boy. He is a king, with a throne, and his own suit of armour and a castle with secret passages and everything."
Every Friday, King Edwin spends all his money on chocolate for the peasants. But when the money runs out, Edwin finds himself in a fix. Cue the arrival of evil Emperor Nurbison, in his pointy-collared black cloak and accompanied by scary striding music. He has had his eye on Edwin's kingdom for a while and intends to use the peasants' unhappiness to his advantage!
When the emperor builds a fake dragon out of a cow, green crepe paper, furry monster novelty slippers and two birthday cake candles, to scare the peasants, Edwin knows it's time to come up with the first sneaky plan he's ever had in his life ...
Step into the magical world of Ali Baba, a young Persian boy who discovers a cave filled with gold and jewels, the hidden treasures of forty deadly thieves. Unfortunately, his greedy brother, Kassim, cannot wait to get his hands on the riches. Returning to the cave, he is captured by the thieves and killed, and now the evil men want revenge on Ali Baba as well.
'Twig versucht so unsichtbar wie möglich zu sein. Denn wenn einen niemand beachtet, stellt auch keiner schwierige Fragen. Dann fragt auch niemand nach dem Fluch, der seit zweihundert Jahren auf Twigs Familie lastet, oder nach dem geflügelten Ungeheuer, das sich in mondhellen Nächten über ihrem Haus in die Lüfte schwingt. Dass dieses Wesen niemand anders als ihr Bruder James ist, der mit schwarzen Flügeln auf dem Rücken geboren wurde, darf keiner wissen...'
Leah will nicht mehr träumen. Sie hat Angst, nicht in die Realität zurückkehren zu können. Ihr Zwillingsbruder Mika ist Profiträumer und verdiente mit seinen Träumen Geld. Geld, das sie dringend für ihren kranken Vater brauchen. Eines Tages erhält Mika die Chance auf 250.000 Dollar: Er soll bei einem geheimen Spiel mitmachen und gegen drei Jugendliche antreten. Das Problem: Mika leidet an Schlafstörungen. Die einzige Chance ist Leah. Die muss ihre Angst überwinden und in den Traum eines Unbekannten aufbrechen. In einen Traum, der zum Albtraum wird - und der etwas enthüllt, das die gesamte Menschheit erschüttern wird ...
From John Flanagan, author of the worldwide bestselling Ranger’s Apprentice, comes a brand-new chapter in the adventures of young Skandians who form a different kind of family–a brotherband.
When the Brotherband crew are caught in a massive storm at sea, they’re blown far off course and wash up on the shores of a land so far west that Hal can’t recognize it from any of his maps. Eerily, the locals are nowhere in sight, yet the Herons have a creeping feeling they are being watched.
Suddenly the silence is broken when a massive, marauding bear appears, advancing on two children. The crew springs into action and rescues the children from the bear’s clutches, which earns them the gratitude and friendship of the local Mawagansett tribe, who finally reveal themselves. But the peace is short-lived. The Ghostfaces, a ruthless, warlike tribe who shave their heads and paint their faces white, are on the warpath once more. It’s been ten years since they raided the Mawagansett village, but they’re coming back to pillage and reap destruction. As the enemy approaches, the Herons gear up to help their new friends repel an invasion.
In this sixth book in the action-packed Brotherband Chronicles, the Herons find themselves in unfamiliar lands and prepare for battle with a ruthless, unknown enemy.
Perfect for fans of The School for Good and Evil comes the eagerly anticipated follow-up to M. A. Larson's Pennyroyal Academy, hailed by the New York Times as a 'breathtakingly exciting novel' with a heroine who 'deserves a special place in a new pantheon of capable, feisty and, yes, admirable literary princesses.' A triumphant victory over the witches has proven that Princess Cadet Evie really does belong at Pennyroyal Academy. News of her heroism has traveled far and wide inspiring a kingdom of grateful citizens and, when the new term starts, a wave of fresh Academy recruits. While it's good to be returning to the Academy as a second-class Cadet, things are not as they should be. Evie witnesses the vicious attack of an innocent woman by a trio of princesses. Pennyroyal's Headmistress General, Princess Beatrice, is dubious about what Evie saw princesses are enforcers of truth and justice, not thugs. But Evie isn't so sure. Then, amidst piles of fan mail, she finds a letter with an ominous threat. A secret society has come out of the shadows with a wicked plan, putting the Academy in peril. It's up to Evie and her friends to unravel the devious plot and save Pennyroyal Academy. This sequel to the beloved, critically acclaimed Pennyroyal Academy promises middle-grade readers a tale full of adventure and suspense. From the Hardcover edition.
John David Anderson, author of Sidekicked and The Dungeoneers, returns with a funny, heartwarming, and heartbreaking contemporary story about three boys, one teacher, and a day none of them will ever forget.Everyone knows there are different kinds of teachers. The boring ones, the mean ones, the ones who try too hard, the ones who stopped trying long ago. The ones you'll never remember, and the ones you want to forget. Ms. Bixby is none of these. She's the sort of teacher who makes you feel like school is somehow worthwhile. Who recognizes something in you that sometimes you don't even see in yourself. Who you never want to disappoint. What Ms. Bixby is, is one of a kind.Topher, Brand, and Steve know this better than anyone. And so when Ms. Bixby unexpectedly announces that she won't be able to finish the school year, they come up with a risky planmore of a quest, reallyto give Ms. Bixby the last day she deserves. Through the three very different stories they tell, we begin to understand what Ms. Bixby means to each of themand what the three of them mean to each other.
It does not take much to convince Frank and Joe to be extras in the new zombie movie that's filming in Bayport. Not only do they get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the magic that goes into making horror movies, they also get to wear freakishly realistic zombie makeup that makes them look like the walking dead!
But the horror gets a little too real when disaster hits the scene. Equipment fails left and right;a set tumbles down, nearly killing the film's famous lead actress; and a terrifying explosion threatens the cast and crew. Worst of all, Frank and Joe are targeted as possible suspects. Time for the Hardys to step up and play the role they know all too well: detectives!
