Jack is the youngest cadet to be chosen by the RAF to learn to fly a glider. When he's older, maybe he'll get to fly real planes in the war. Jack loves flying. It's coming in to land he had a problem with. But Cecil Pirbright think's Jack's too young to fly. And when Jack makes a dangerous mistake, Pirbright's determined he'll pay for it ...

War has once again come to Europe. Ellen, now married to a German and with a family of her own, must once again face terror and prejudice as World War II rages. Ellen is married to Matthias with three children - angry, rebellious Walter, clever Paul and quiet, talented Anna. When war is declared on Germany, the three children all play their roles.

A comprehensive overview of one of the most devastating conflicts in history; The Second World War was a titanic struggle against fascism and oppression that lasted for six blood-soaked years in the middle of the twentieth century

From creepy school computers to bungling bank robbers; from lost villages to deadly Christmas presents... Funny and serious, this work contains fourteen mystery stories.

A sensitive examination of the cycle of life, set in a country school community.

Part of a series that features real-life subjects. These books also contains information boxes, contents pages, alphabetical glossaries, and parents' and teacher's notes. Suitable for beginners, this title provides information about trains. Other subjects include: Sharks ; 'Snakes ; Frogs and Toads ; Dogs ; Rockets ; and Wolves .

A collection of 90 readers aimed at students aged 7-17 learning English as an additional language, or those who would like extra support with their reading. Levelled into bands of Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced, it is categorised into three strands: fiction, non-fiction and science.

Everyone on the estate thinks Mrs Cattermole is a bit batty, talking about her non existent children and her precious treasure. She's easy prey for two con men who break into her house to steal her treasure. But no one knows that Mrs Cattermole's children do exist - the ghosts of children will do anything to protect her.

Spilling the Beans, the series that reveals the horrible truth about history's famous and infamous characters.

Tales from the Underland is for Year 5-6/P6-7 shared, guided and independent reading. It contains fantasy legend and is part of Longman Band 15 ages 10-11+. Longman Book Project fiction books excite all readers with an exceptionally variety of major children's authors and illustrators.

In England, in 1914, when recruiting officers come to her village and her brother enlists, Ellen knows that her life will never be the same again. She longs for something more than her life as a housemaid. Ellen's brother returns home after losing a leg and through helping him, she realizes what she really wants to be - a nurse at the front.

Supporting the National Literacy Strategy and the National Curriculum at Key Stages Two and Three, the books that comprise this series feature personal diaries written by young people from various historical periods. This volume follows the exploits of a World War Two pilot throughout the whole war.