Embark on a thrilling fourth adventure in the bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series - Danger in Dead Man's Pass, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, as Harrison Beck investigates an ancient family curse high in the German mountains. Illustrated in black-and-white throughout by Elisa Paganelli.
A mysterious letter from an old friend asks Hal and Uncle Nat to help investigate a spooky supernatural mystery. Legend has it the Kratzensteins, a family of rich and powerful railway tycoons, are cursed, but there is no such thing as a curse, is there . . .?
Hal and Nat take the night train to Berlin and go undercover. From a creaking old house at the foot of the Harz mountains, they take the Kratzenstein family's funeral train to the peak of the Brocken Mountain. Can Hal uncover the secrets of the Brocken railway and the family curse before disaster strikes?
Praise for the Series:
'A high-speed train journey worth catching . . .The best yet.' The Times on Murder on the Safari Star
'A thrilling and hugely entertaining adventure story' - David Walliams on The Highland Falcon Thief
'Like Murder on the Orient Express but better!' Frank Cottrell-Boyce on The Highland Falcon Thief
'A first class choo-choo-dunnit!' David Solomons on Kidnap on the California Comet
When the 'delightfully different, bright yellow and rather scruffy' Dandylion joins Miss Gardener's neat and tidy class, chaos and fun follow. But after one messy incident too many he's told to go home - he just doesn't fit in. It doesn't take long, however, for everyone to realise that too much neatness and order isn't always a good thing and everyone's desperate for Dandylion to return!
At last, Dandylion feels like a wildflower in the right place!
An empowering story about friendship, diversity and finding your place.
Aunt Cora is determined to turn two orphans, perky Hilary and sullen Rachel, into members of her dance troupe. But Rachel wants to keep Hilary from being one of Wintle’s Little Wonders—is it selfishness or something else? Misunderstandings and a spoiled cousin come together for a tale full of high drama. Originally published in 1957.
READ BY LOUISE RENNISON. Brilliantly funny, Louise Rennison's reads her fourth book 'Dancing in my nuddy pants'.
'Yeah... a snogging fest.'
'Sacré bleu!'
Jas looked like she was thinking which is a) unusual and b) scary.
I said, 'But then this weird thing happened. He had his hands on my waist, standing behind me.'
'Oo-er...'
'D-accord. Anyway, I turned round and he sort of leaped out of the way like two short leaping things.'
'Was he dancing?'
'No... I think he was frightened of being knocked out by my nunga-nungas...'
Then we both laughed like loons on loon tablets (i.e. A LOT).
Enjoy the vair hilarious exploits of Georgia and her pals in this special bumper 2-in-1 edition.
A gentle and deeply moving story of a young girl and her bear, told with great charm by a master storyteller.High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable, beloved by the whole village - safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear...
Highlights presents Dance of a Thousand Years by Judith Dickerman-Nelson. Young women in Lowell Massachusetts learn and perform the traditional dances of their Cambodian culture.
An Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book
Meet Danbi, the new girl at school!
Danbi is thrilled to start her new school in America. But a bit nervous too, for when she walks into the classroom, everything goes quiet. Everyone stares. Danbi wants to join in the dances and the games, but she doesn't know the rules and just can't get anything right. Luckily, she isn't one to give up. With a spark of imagination, she makes up a new game and leads her classmates on a parade to remember! Danbi Leads the School Parade introduces readers to an irresistible new character. In this first story, she learns to navigate her two cultures and realizes that when you open your world to others, their world opens up to you.
On a journey to Gold Ridge, the four young mages-in-training-Daja, Sandry, Tris and Briar-find their special magics overlapping, sometimes in frightening and destructive ways. One burst of this combined magic leads Daja to create an astonishing vine made of living metal. Her creation is worth a small fortune. But can Daja bargain with the Traders who cast her out without losing her soul? Once again Tamora Pierce, America's most popular writer of young adult fantasy, leads the Full Cast Family in a thrilling exploration of her intricately woven Circle of Magic
Book 1:Dragon Has As A Cold
Baby Dragon Has A Cold is a wonderful bedtime story for young children, in which they learn how even animals sometimes become ill and have to wait until they get better before they can have fun again. This rhyming story is accompanied by delightful color illustrations throughout the book that are sure to thrill young readers.
Book 2: Daisy Dragon Goes To School
Parents and teachers can also use Daisy Dragon Goes To School to teach children about how they can prepare to start their school experience, meet new people, learn wonderful new things, and forge long-term friendships.
Book 3: Daisy Dragon Learns To Fly
Daisy Dragon is learning how to fly. However, her wings are still small and she doubts if she’ll ever be able to fly like her brother. Children will identify with Daisy as she wonders if she’ll ever learn and sometimes wants to give up altogether. Parents and teachers can similarly use Daisy Dragon Learns To Fly to teach children about how they should persevere when learning new skills and how all the effort will be worth it in the end.
Book 4-Daisy Dragon Visits Her Grandparents
Many children will identify with Daisy’s adventures away from home as she and her bother enjoy spending time with their grandparents. Parents and teachers can also use Daisy Dragon Visits Her Grandparents to teach children about the benefits of spending time with all their family members, valuing their older relatives, and making the most of every day.
Eight-year-old Daisy May is the writer and star of her very own TV show, Daisy May’s Daydream Parade, which broadcasts live and exclusively in her imagination.
In the latest episode, Daisy May finds herself on a desert island where she discovers a map that leads to buried treasure, but what appears to be a simple quest to find riches soon turns into a roller-coaster ride as evil pirates, grumpy gorillas and a fire breathing dragon stand in her way. However, when travelling across polluted ocean waters and trash covered beaches, Daisy May soon realises that the hunt for treasure can wait — there’s a much bigger issue in need of urgent attention.
Written by Arran Francis, multiple series creator for BBC CBeebies Radio, Daisy May’s Daydream Parade audiobooks show how 8-year-old Daisy May confronts her real life problems in the stories she writes as she floats off into her daydream adventures.
