The Secrets of Vesuvius: (Roman Mysteries)

This is the first title in a mystery series set in ancient Rome.

The third in Caroline Lawrence's internationally bestselling Roman Mysteries series, re-issued with a fantastic new cover look.

Another romp through Elizabethan England, with the indomitable Grace at the fore. Grace can't help worrying about a series of accidents that have befallen the Queen. Was it just a coincidence that she fell off her horse in the same day that a statue tumbled in the garden and almost hit her?

Provides the core curriculum content that kids need to know for their Science SATS. This guide contains study notes on the topics for Science at KS3. Designed for higher ability kids working at levels 5-7, it is also suitable for home reference and revision.

Engineer Marcus Attilius Primus has taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the aqueduct which brings water to a quarter of a million people. His predecessor has disappeared. When a crisis strikes the Augusta's main line, Attilus discovers that there are forces which even the Roman Empire can't control.

AD 79. The arrival of a ragged man at the Geminus household sets in motion a series of events which take Flavia and her three friends to a villa by the sea at Laurentum, a few miles south of Ostia. Just off the coast is a sunken wreck full of treasure. But someone else is after the treasure, too.

Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She skives off school and cheeks the teachers. None of this matters to Natalie who finds Tulip exciting. At first she doesn't care that other people are upset and unnerved by Tulip's bizarre games, but as the games become increasingly sinister, Natalie realises that Tulip is going too far.

Johnny gradually comes to understand the difference between his toy soldiers and the reality of the World War I. He loves his army of nutcracker soldiers his father makes for him but soon war with Germany looms and his father's fate at the Front seems to depend on the battle he plays at home.

Kitty Killin is not only a good storyteller, but also the World's Greatest Expert when it comes to mothers having new and unwanted boyfriends. Particularly when there's a danger they might turn into new and unwanted stepfathers.

Firedrake, a brave young dragon, his loyal brownie friend Sorrel and a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together they embark on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace forever. With only a curious map and the whispered memories of an old dragon to guide them, they fly across moonlit lands and seas to reach the highest mountains in the