Hodder & Stoughton Mucky Minibeasts. Centipedes and Millipedes

Everybody loves beautiful bees and butterflies, but what about kids who like more mucky creatures – the ones that live down in the dirt or eat their own poo? These minibeasts are just as deserving of attention. This beautifully illustrated title explores the wonderful world of the slithering snails • Did you know that snails can be brown, yellow, red or pink? Or that their top speed of 45 miles an hour or 1 cm per second, makes them one of the slowest creatures on Earth? Their amazing silvery slime means that they can move safely over sharp objects. Find out more about these amazing mucky minibeasts • Full of facts, the accessible text combined with cute, beautiful artwork results in a stunning non-fiction picture book • Ideal for allowing children to learn more about minibeasts, but also for introducing them to habitats and understanding other living creatures

A wonderful collection filled with animals of all shapes and sizes by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! • There's a story for every animal-lover inside, from a dog with a long tail and a squirrel with a secret, to a rabbit looking for new whiskers and a cat in a doll's house. Look out for tails and whiskers, and feathers and fur! • These traditional tales are ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom • Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers

A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen’s classic story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout • When Elinor and Marianne Dashwood’s father dies, they are forced to leave their home behind and move far away to a tiny cottage. Their lives look set to change for ever, in ways neither had expected • Elinor must leave behind the man she loves, whereas Marianne falls for their charming – but entirely unsuitable – new neighbour • The sisters will need each other’s support if they are to find happiness, but will they ever find the right balance of sense and sensibility? • Joanna Nadin is a winner of the Fantastic Book Award, the Surrey Book Award, Blue Peter ‘Book of the Month’ and Radio 4 Open Book ‘Book of the Year’. She has recently fallen head over heels for Austen’s books and wants new readers to feel the same

A magical collection of enchanting tales by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! • Prepare to be dazzled with stories of witches, wizards and magical folk. From spells and enchantments to potions and wishes, there's magic and wonder brewing in this bumper collection by Enid Blyton • These traditional tales are ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom • Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers

A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen’s classic story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout • Fanny Price is one of nine children, and her family are very poor. So when a distant relative offers to take her in – giving her the opportunity to grow up wealthy and comfortable – her parents jump at the chance • But money doesn’t always bring happiness, and Fanny struggles to settle into her new home, where the family are very cold towards her. Her only friend amongst them is Edmund, who tries his best to help her be happy • As she grows up, Fanny realises that Edmund is the most important person in her life. But will he ever see her as more than the timid little girl who arrived at his home so many years before? • Ayisha Malik is a British Muslim, lifelong Londoner and lover of books

Meet fairies, witches and giants in this selection of 30 magical short stories by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! • From to goblin games to never-ending wishes, there's mischief afoot in these fun-filled short stories by Enid Blyton! Who will be on the receiving end of a trick, and who will win out with a treat? • Ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to enjoy independently, each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom • Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are the perfect way to introduce her work to a new generation of readers

From the small coastal town of Senjan, notorious for its pirates, a young woman sets out to find vengeance for her lost family. That same spring, from the wealthy city-state of Seressa, famous for its canals and lagoon, come two very different people: a young artist traveling to the dangerous east to paint the Grand Khalif at his request-and possibly to do more-and a beautiful oman, posing as a doctor's wife in her role of a spy • The trading ship that carries them is commanded by the clever younger son of a merchant family -with ambivalence about the life he's been born to live. And farther east a boy trains to become a soldier in the elite infantry of the khalif-to win glory in the war everyone knows is coming • As these lives entwine, their fates-and those of many others-will hang in the balance, when the khalif sends out his massive army to take the great fortress that is the gateway to the western world

В книге "Синяя спальня и другие рассказы" перед нами оживают люди разного возраста и положения. Восьмилетний мальчик, впервые столкнувшийся со смертью. Одинокая старая дева, с радостью понимающая, что она кому-то нужна. Девочка, помогающая нелюбимой мачехе перед родами. Молодая женщина, оставшаяся после гибели мужа с двумя детьми и нуждающаяся в поддержке. Юная пара, впервые устраивающая у себя званый ужин. И еще многие другие герои, о которых с такой любовью рассказывает здесь Розамунда Пилчер, открывают для себя что-то новое, делают свой, пусть маленький, но очень важный для них шаг в познании мира, людей, собственных возможностей • Книга на английском языке • The big bedroom was lovely: all pale blue and white, satin and muslin, cool and airy, the windows looking out over the garden to the creek

This book is a novelisation of the whole of the gripping new CBBC/Family Channel series • When Darrell joins Malory Towers, she's thrilled to be at the beautiful boarding school on the Cornish coast. There are new friends to make, lacrosse games to play, midnight feasts to eat and many stories to share. Should Darrell believe lively Alicia's tale of a school ghost? Are there some stories of her own that Darrell would rather keep to herself? As soon as she meets spiky, spoilt new girl Gwendoline, Darrell knows it's going to be a struggle to hide her secret and keep hold of her famously hot temper

"Stories of Magic and Mischief" – это подборка из 30 волшебных и озорных рассказов самого любимой детской писательницы Британии - идеальный вариант для совместного чтения на Хэллоуин! • В этой волшебной подборке из тридцати коротких историй, идеально подходящих для сезонного чтения и совместного использования, обитают ведьмы и пикси. Эти классические истории с юмором и фантастическими персонажами идеально подходят как для чтения детям младшего возраста, так и для самостоятельного чтения новоиспеченным читателям. Каждый рассказ стоит отдельно и идеально подходит для чтения перед сном или в классе • Энид Блайтон остается одной из любимых детских писательниц Британии, а ее сборники рассказов идеально подходят для того, чтобы познакомить с ней новое поколение читателей

На страницах этого сборника рассказов для детей из-под пера Энид Блайтон живут самые разные волшебные создания: от эльфа, перехитрившего угрюмого волшебника, до пикси, оседлавшей кролика. В их волшебном мире читателей ждут полёты на мётлах и бурлящее в котлах ведьмовское варево. А ещё – замечательный юмор • 25 весёлых и увлекательных историй из сборника идеально подойдут для чтения детям на ночь или в классе. А ещё с ними вполне могут справиться самостоятельно даже дети, только начинающие читать. Эта книга для детей – отличный повод познакомить новое поколение читателей с творчеством Энид Блайтон, одной из самых популярных детских писательниц Британии. Откройте для себя новую грань таланта автора «Знаменитой пятёрки»! • Книга на английском языке

Давным-давно ангел и дьявол полюбили друг друга и осмелились представить себе новый образ жизни — без массовых убийств, разорванных глоток и костров павших, без армий незаконнорожденных или детей, вырванных из рук своих матерей, чтобы в свою очередь убивать и умирать • Однажды влюбленные лежали, вплетенные друг в друга, в тайном храме луны и мечтали о мире, похожем на шкатулку с драгоценностями, в которой нет ни одного драгоценного камня, — о рае, который ждет, когда они найдут его и наполнят своим счастьем • Это был не тот мир • Книга Лэйни Тейлор «Дни крови и света» — 2-я книга цикла «Дочь дыма и костей» (за ней следует «Сны богов и монстров») и отличный подарок для любителей темного фэнтези, триллеров и историй, полных мистики, загадок и тайн