Macmillan Children's Books Poems from the Second World War Thompson Frank, Brittain Vera, Gutteridge Bernard

A clear and informative account of how the Second World War began, the infamous battles and the conclusion and aftermath of the war • Illustrated with maps, evocative archive photographs and illustrations • Includes descriptions of the most famous events including Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway, D-Day and the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki • Part of series three of the Usborne Reading Programme for children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex information • Produced in association with the Imperial War Museum, London

Floella Benjamin was just a young girl when she, her sister and two brothers arrived in England in 1960 to join their parents, whom they had not seen for fifteen months. They had left their island home of Trinidad to make a new life in London – part of a whole generation of West Indians who were encouraged to move to Britain and help rebuild the country after the Second World War • Reunited with her mother, Floella was too overwhelmed at first to care about the cold weather and the noise and dirt from the traffic. But, as her new life began, she was shocked and distressed by the rejection she experienced. She soon realized that the only way to survive was to work twice as hard and be twice as good as anyone else • This inspirational story is a powerful reminder of how courage and determination can overcome adversity

«Бассейн стрекоз» Евы Ибботсон — это очаровательная история о дружбе и решимости во время Второй мировой войны от автора «Казанской звезды» • Тэлли Гамильтон была в ярости, узнав, что ее отправляют из Лондона в ужасную, душную школу-интернат в сельской местности. И все из-за дурацкой войны. Но Делдертон-Холл оказался куда интереснее, чем Тэлли могла себе представить. В этой захватывающей школьной поездке в красивое и роскошное королевство Бергания начинается неожиданное приключение Тэлли. Сможет ли она спасти своего нового друга, принца Карила или будет уже слишком поздно? • язык издания: Английский • The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson is an enchanting tale of friendship and determination during the Second World War, from the author of The Star of Kazan

From the Costa Award-winning author Hilary McKay, comes a moving World War II story of family and friendship on opposite sides of a devastating conflict. The Swallows' Flight is the stunning companion novel to The Skylarks' War • 'It's not necessary to have read The Skylarks' War (though many beloved characters make reappearances) to be instantly and joyfully lost in this evocative, moving novel, showing McKay at the very top of her game.' - Imogen Russell-Williams, The Guardian • 'Funny, poignant, wise and emotional. Full of achingly real characters (and also an excellent dog)... I eked out the final pages, not wanting it to end.' - Fiona Noble, The Bookseller • Erik and Hans are German boys. Ruby and Kate are English girls. They grow up in worlds that would never meet, until war tumbles their lives together

Macmillan English Explorers is an exciting new reading programme developed specifically for children learning English in kindergartens and primary schools. Written with second language learners in mind, these books expose children to real language and develop their reading and vocabulary skills • Key features • - Stories have been written using high-frequency words, plus story-specific words which as far as possible are clarified by illustrations • - High-frequency words have been taken from the UK National Literacy Strategy and correlated with the Ladybird Key Words list and the words most commonly used by L1 children in their own writing • - Phonetically-regular words are included where they can be used in a meaningful and contextualized way, but not to the detriment of the storyline • - There are eight levels in the Macmillan English Explorers series, each consisting of several genres, including traditional tales, contemporary real-life stories, and comic characters

The Astounding Broccoli Boy is the hilarious tale of an unlikely (and very green) hero believing in himself and finding adventure • Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for all eventualities. His favourite book is Don't Be Scared, Be Prepared, and he has memorized every page of it. He could even survive a hippo attack. He knows that just because something is unlikely doesn't mean it won't ever happen… • But Rory isn't prepared when he suddenly and inexplicably turns green. Stuck in an isolation ward in a hospital far from home with two other remarkably green children, Rory's as confused by his new condition as the medics seem to be • What if turning green actually means you've turned into a superhero? Rory can't wait to make it past hospital security and discover exactly what his superpower might be… • This edition of Frank Cottrell Boyce's funny adventure features fantastic cover artwork and black and white inside illustrations from the incredible Steven Lenton

The perfect way to let every child know just how precious and loved they are. Through gentle rhyming words and magical illustrations, On The Night You Were Born captures the overwhelming love and joy felt when a new baby is born • On the night you were born, you brought wonder and magic to the world. The moon stayed up till morning. Polar bears danced • This is a book that celebrates you, weaving an enchantingly beautiful depiction of the natural world, as different animals come together to welcome its newest arrival • In a sturdy board book, just right for little hands to hold, this very special story by Nancy Tillman has touched the hearts of readers of all ages, from the youngest tots to new mums, from young friends to grandparents. A New York Times bestseller, On the Night You Were Born is sure to be a beloved addition to every family bookshelf

From the inimitable O'Hara sisters, Once Upon a Fairytale is a story where the reader gets to decide on the adventure - the possibilities are endless • Did you ever wish to feast with fairies, live in a tree, or ride a unicorn across the sun-lit sky? Here, in this magical world, you can. You can choose to be a clever princess, or a curious gingerbread man, or perhaps a gentle knight. Maybe you'll live in a tree, or a tower on a hill. You can eat fresh-buttered sunbeams with fairies, or newt pie and pigtail pudding with ogres. Everywhere you look, you will find a new adventure. Just pick the one you like best • A captivating book where the child chooses the story they want to tell - empowering children to become storytellers and weave their very own fairytale

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second part in Douglas Adams' smash hit sci-fi comedy and cult classic series. This stunning gift edition is illustrated by Costa Award winning Chris Riddell • 'One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius'' – David Walliams • If you've done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the Restaurant at the end of the Universe? • Which is exactly what Arthur Dent and the crew of the Heart of Gold plan to do. There's just the small matter of escaping the Vogons, avoiding being taken to the most totally evil world in the Galaxy and teaching a space ship how to make a proper cup of tea • And did anyone actually make a reservation?

The 26-Storey Treehouse is the second book in Andy Griffith's and Terry Denton's wacky treehouse adventures, where the laugh-out-loud story is told through a combination of text and fantastic cartoon-style illustrations • Andy and Terry have expanded their treehouse! There are now thirteen brand-new storeys, including a dodgem-car rink, a skate ramp, a mud-fighting arena, an antigravity chamber, an ice-cream parlour with seventy-eight flavours run by an ice-cream-serving robot called Edward Scooperhands, and the Maze of Doom – a maze so complicated that nobody who has gone in has ever come out again . . . well, not yet anyway • This time, the two friends have a whole week to finish their next book, and Andy even knows what it should be about: the story of how he and Terry first met

The Macmillan Children’s Readers Level 5 will capture a child’s interest in reading and learning English with fun and informative subject matter. The wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles provides reinforcement of basic structures and vocabulary and can be used alongside any primary course. Accompanying audio is available for each title

Specially commissioned by Michael Morpurgo to mark the 60th anniversary of VE day, this deeply moving collection features stories of war from the most well-loved voices in children's literature, including Michelle Magorian, Celia Rees, George Layton, Robert Westall, Joan Aiken, Eva Ibbotson, Geraldine McCaughrean and other top children's authors • From World War II to the Crusades, 1970s Beirut to the modern-day Middle East, these vivid stories explore wars throughout history. They examine not only the immediate consequences of war, but also what happens after the fighting is over