Ten readers will each win a copy of How to Tame Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell, soon to be a Dreamworks movie.Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
The Undrowned Child
Check out our exclusive QA with Michelle Lovric, author of The Undrowned Child...a tale of monsters...
Check out our exclusive QA with Michelle Lovric, author of The Undrowned Child...a tale of monsters...
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Elephant Joe is a Spaceman - David Wojtowycz
3... 2... 1... BLAST OFF! Elephant Joe is ready for his second adventure - and this time he's a spaceman! It's a short hop to the moon in his rocket. But look! A stripy alien (his friend, Zebra) is being chased by a flying saucer (the lampshade). Lucky Elephant Joe brought his ray gun...
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Purple Class and the Half-Eaten Sweater - Sean Taylor
Purple Class are back with four more entertaining stories that highlight the funny side of primary school life. There is never a dull moment when Jamal, Shea, Leon, Yasmin, Jodie and the others are involved, and the exasperated Mr Wellington is in charge...
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How to Train Your Dragon - Cressida Cowell
Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter, a dragon-whisperer and the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasnt always like that. In fact, in the beginning, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was the most put-upon Viking youd ever seen...
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Garden of the Purple Dragon - Carole Wilkinson
Ancient China, Han Dynasty. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of the Tai Shan mountains. Here she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping's enemies find her. It is Kai they want...
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The 13 Treasures - Michelle Harrison
While visiting her grandmother's house, an old photograph leads Tanya to an unsolved mystery. Fifty years ago a girl vanished in the woods nearby - a girl Tanya's grandmother will not speak of. Fabian, the caretaker's son, is tormented by the girl's disappearance...
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The Red Necklace - Sally Gardner
The story of a remarkable boy called Yann Margoza; Tetu the dwarf, his friend and mentor; Sido, unloved daughter of a foolish Marquis; and Count Kalliovski, Grand Master of a secret society, who has half the aristocracy in thrall to him, and wants Yann dead...
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Saving Pandas - Carla Litchfield
This new series takes a look at those creatures who are mostunder threat and what is being done to help them. Cute, cuddly and completely misunderstood. Introducing Pandas...
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Blueback - Tim Winton
Abel Jackson loves to dive. He's a natural in the water. He can't remember a time when he couldn't use a mask and snorkel to glide down into the clear deep. Life is tough out at Longboat Bay. Every day the boy helps his mother earn their living from the sea and the land...
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The Boy in the Dress - David Walliams
Dennis was different.Why was he different, you ask?Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book...Charming, surprising and hilarious - The Boy in the Dress is everything you would expect from the co-creator of Little Britain. David Walliamss beautiful first novel will touch the hearts (and funny bones) of children and adults alike...
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Alice in Wonderland - Carroll Lewis
For more than a century, Alice in Wonderland has been one of the most celebrated children's books, loved by both young and old. In this exquisite edition, award-winning illustrator Lisbeth Zwerger brings this story back to life and enchants readers all over again with her captivating illustrations...
In The Tomorrow Book, Jackie French, with the help of illustrator Sue deGennaro, shows how, with a little bit of imagination and determination, tomorrow can be exciting, and that if you think about your problems with creativity and help from your friends, they dont seem so bad.
In fact, the solution might even be better than what weve got now! Jackie lives in the bush, surrounded by wild anim...
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