Children's

Meet Ermine. She may be small but she's on a BIG journey around the world. Ermine the Determined is off to explore NEW YORK. She (read more)

Meet Ermine. She may be small but she's on a BIG journey around the world. Ermine the Determined is off to explore NEW YORK.

She can't wait to visit Central Park Zoo, ride in a yellow taxi, and zoooom to the top of the Rockefeller building! But when her suitcase is switched, Ermine finds some robbers are hot on her tail... Ermine: one fabulously funny and furry heroine who can't help but find adventure wherever she goes. First in a new series from best-selling and award-winning Jennifer Gray, with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations from Elisa Paganelli throughout. (hide)

How did the atom bomb help save the elephant? Have we found the secret to eternal youth? Could a parasite be manipulating you right (read more)

How did the atom bomb help save the elephant? Have we found the secret to eternal youth? Could a parasite be manipulating you right now?This dazzling collection of stories reveals the key recent breakthroughs in science, across all fields. Inside you will meet the killers lurking in Earth's ice, the super-coral that could save our seas and the neuroscientists hunting ghosts. You will travel beyond our galaxy to worlds where the sun sets twice, and beyond our time to a future where the Internet is unhackable and chickenosaurs roam the land.

Divided into sections covering physics, space, humanity, the brain, plants and animals, and linking stories from different fields, Unbelievable Science offers a boundless journey of discovery for anyone with a passion for the world around them. Prepare to be shocked and amazed on every page.
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**Stocked 23 October 2014 **Modern life can be complicated. As an older child or teenager you will experience lots of different social (read more)

**Stocked 23 October 2014 **Modern life can be complicated. As an older child or teenager you will experience lots of different social situations and encounter all kinds of people. In whatever form it takes, bullying is a very real issue and the pressure to become involved with a gang can also be tough to deal with.

How to Handle Bullying and Gangs is an essential guide, helping you to understand how and why you may be being bullied and and what you can do to improve things for yourself. It will also help you to work out issues around gangs and the dangers of becoming involved with criminal activity. Perhaps you are being bullied because of your looks, your sexual orientation, your race or religion or because you simply don't fit the mould.

This book will help you confront your issues and offers solid advice based on the experiences of real people. Part of a four book series aimed at children aged 10+, Under Pressure is an essential resource for children who are perhaps afraid or unsure of asking for help directly, or simply need some added reassurance or advice. (hide)

Claire Martinson still worries about her older sister Sophie, who battled a mysterious illness last year. But things are back to (read more)

Claire Martinson still worries about her older sister Sophie, who battled a mysterious illness last year. But things are back to normal as they move into Windermere Manor ... until the sisters climb a strange ladder in a fireplace and enter the magical land of Arden.

There, they find a world in turmoil. The four guilds of magic no longer trust each other. The beloved unicorns have disappeared, and terrible wraiths roam freely.
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Once upon a time there was a bear, a moose and a beaver who were the best of friends, though they often disagreed. The day they decided (read more)

Once upon a time there was a bear, a moose and a beaver who were the best of friends, though they often disagreed. The day they decided to go canoeing, it was one disagreement after another. The moose wanted to steer, but so did the bear and the beaver.

They all wanted to paddle portside. And they all had a different idea as to how to cross a beaver dam. So when the three friends veer into raging rapids and find themselves up the creek, how will they agree on a rescue plan?Starring a charming cast of characters, Nicholas Oldland's humorous contemporary fable highlights the importance of working together - and keeping friendships afloat!

Readership:Preschool (0-5) (hide)

When 17-year-old Rilla is busted for partying 24 hours into arriving in Yosemite National Park to live with her park ranger sister, (read more)

When 17-year-old Rilla is busted for partying 24 hours into arriving in Yosemite National Park to live with her park ranger sister, it's a come-to-Jesus moment. Determined to make up for her screw-up and create a stable new home for herself, Rilla charms her way into a tight-knit group of climbers. But Rilla can't help but be seduced by experiences she couldn't have imagined back home. (hide)

Follow the journey of some very special rabbits in this gorgeous gift storybook edition of the TV mini series of Watership Down. (read more)

Follow the journey of some very special rabbits in this gorgeous gift storybook edition of the TV mini series of Watership Down. First published in 1972, this classic animal story has been made into an animated television mini series by the BBC and Netflix. Beautifully re-imagined by script-writer Tom Bidwell (My Mad Fat Diary) as a four-part animated television event, and featuring stunning and evocative CG animation, this retelling of the classic story is perfect for a family audience. (hide)

A gripping and powerfully relevant thriller set in a future London where constant surveillance is the norm, We See Everything simmers (read more)

A gripping and powerfully relevant thriller set in a future London where constant surveillance is the norm, We See Everything simmers with tension and emotion. From internationally bestselling author William Sutcliffe, this is perfect for fans of Patrick Ness and Malorie Blackman. Lex lives on The Strip - the overcrowded, closed-off, bombed-out shell of London.

He's used to the watchful enemy drones that buzz in the air above him. Alan's talent as a gamer has landed him the job of his dreams. At a military base in a secret location, he is about to start work as a drone pilot. (hide)

A delightfully cheerful non-fiction picture book about how to care for your cat, from much-loved author Vivian French and award-winning (read more)

A delightfully cheerful non-fiction picture book about how to care for your cat, from much-loved author Vivian French and award-winning illustrator Salvatore Rubbino. A non-fiction picture book about a rescue cat, with a charmingly funny story by Vivian French and lively illustrations by Salvatore Rubbino. The story follows a family who have just moved into a mouse-infested flat.

Dad is terrified of mice and, after several sleepless nights, decides they should get a cat. They meet Kevin the cat in a rescue home - he's big and strong, and they're sure he'll catch all of the mice. But Kevin has other ideas... (hide)

Join Greg, a young boy with Asperger's syndrome (AS), as he tells us all about the world as he sees and experiences it. We learn (read more)

Join Greg, a young boy with Asperger's syndrome (AS), as he tells us all about the world as he sees and experiences it. We learn about all the things he loves, including his routine and numbers, as well as his special interest in batteries (he even has a rectangular one!). Greg also tells us about the things that he finds challenging, from a change in his beloved routine to reading facial expressions, and how these things can sometimes leave him upset and overwhelmed.

By explaining the way he feels and how best to calm him down when it all gets too much, Greg helps us to understand AS and how it affects the way he views the people and objects around him. (hide)