Twelve-year-old villain, Artemis Fowl, is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit).

A story about Winnie-the-Pooh, the famous bear in the world, in which Pooh goes visiting and Piglet meets a Heffalump. Eeyore loses his tail and Pooh finds one!

Wicked stepmothers and beautiful princesses ...magic forests and enchanted towers ...little pigs and big bad wolves ...Fairy tales have been an integral part of childhood for hundreds of years. But what do they really mean? This book presents an exploration of the best-known fairy stories.

The fifth title in the worldwide bestselling series

The complete guide to low G.I. eating to maximise children's health.

Bringing together a lifetime's work on Lewis Carroll, this work looks at Carroll's puzzles and games of logic and focuses on topics ranging from Alice's influence on the Beat poet, Jack Kerouac to how mercury in hat linings turned hatters mad.

Previously announced as Girl Child.

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead.

Includes a 68 page manual/workbook and 30 minute audio tutor cassette which can be used for self-study and classroom learning. The method is based on five basic rules and the manual has an individual lesson devoted to each rule with a writing and dictation exercise. The manual and audio tutor guide provide step-by-step how to learn the EasyScript method and attain a writing speed up to 40 wpm. ...

Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes from a life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty. Bravely he works as hard as he can. But Black Beauty has an unbreakable spirit and will, and is determined to survive.

Le petit Nicolas by Goscinny & Sempe

An adventure is what Igraine wishes for most in the world and on her 12th birthday, she finds one! Everyone at Castle Pimpernel is looking forward to Igraine's birthday. But when her magical present goes wrong and her parents turn themselves into pigs, it's up to Igraine to put things right - even if that means facing giants, three-headed dragons.

Contains 30 patterns clothing, accessories and toys for little children.

Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunk father until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck's dad returns and kidnaps him, he must escape down the Mississippi river with runaway slave, Jim. They encounter trouble at every turn, from floods and gunfights to armed bandits and the long arm of the law.

A collection of five dolls and their playtime companions. The projects have been designed with both girls and boys in mind and include: a mermaid with her pet dolphin and fishy friends; a princess with her castle and bejewelled pony; a wild west hero and his faithful mustang; a fanciful flower fairy family with their magical unicorn; and more.

After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed.

The Grim Grotto is the eleventh grim instalment in the Lemony Snicket series. Prepare yourself to hear more about the mystery of VFD than you really want to know...

Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This title presents an account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity and faith.