First published in 1980, this collection of hilarious stories, tricks and puzzles about Professor Branestawm reveals what happens when he creates zany inventions and carries out mind-boggling experime
If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go. Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to
“Have you ever thought how many things are really very smelly?”In this wildly outrageous and funny book are all the things that let off the stinkiest stinks and the strongest pongs, each dealt with in
A lullaby in which we see everyone at the end of the day, tired and ready for bed - the cat and her kittens, a family of bears, a fish, a goose, a frog, even the man in the moon.
'Whoever we are, wherever we live These are the rights of every child under The sun, and the moon and the stars.' In November 1989 the United Nations formally adopted 54 principles which make up the U
"The world that the children enter as soon as they get off the train in the Lake District is as separate from their everyday world as Hogwarts or Narnia... For most readers, the idea of cooking trout
This ultimate source of info ranges from the 1940s baby-boomers through the Swinging Sixties, right up to the political scandals of the present day. It includes all the juicy titbits boring chronicles
The Swallows, Amazons and Ds are united again for Arthur Ransome's final story in the series.Flat on his front, binoculars to his eyes, alone at dusk, Dick makes a remarkable discovery: two rare birds
While digging for dinosaurs, Dan and his dog Bouncer find an odd-shaped stone. Later, at the museum, Dan spies the awesome T. Rex skeleton – with a tooth missing – and the tooth gap looks just the rig
These three summer stories focus on love: In Love in Store, work pays off in the love department for Tessa and Mayu; Love Games asks if it will be game, set, and match with the sexy Swedes on the tenn
There's something strange about Martin that Tess can't work out. He's a switcher, like her, but there's a sinster side to him. Tess begins to unravel Martins awful secret and gets dragged into the dar
He's back again, the lovable Professor with his five pairs of spectacles, his pockets full of all manner of things, and of course, his wonderfully bizarre inventions. Norman Hunter's irrepressible hum
It is Charlotte's first night at boarding school. But when she wakes up, the girl in the next bed is not the person who was sleeping there the evening before. And the new building outside her window s
"If you want to know a secret, knock three times" Join the imaginative Rosie and her friends in this humourous and insightful celebration of the power of the imagination by the creator of WHERE THE WI
As the sun grows tired and drops behind the drowsy hills, four barefoot children and a black cat dance and play and tell each other stories in their moon drenched garden.
The poor old Amazons become Martyrs and the Ds Picts living in the woods, in Arthur Ransome's 11th adventure. The Ds can't wait to go and stay with Nancy and Peggy in the Lake District during the
All over the world, millions of children enjoy the game of soccer. From Rio de Janeiro to Calcutta, Beirut to Barcelona, they are united by their love of “the beautiful game”. Journey around the globe
Everyone knows the story of the princess and the pea. But has anyone stopped to think about how the pea underneath the mattresses might have felt? No. So here, for the first time, straight from the pe
While Ida is busy playing her wonder horn, goblins come in through the window and kidnap her baby sister. If Ida is to save her, she must follow the goblins into the outside over there and use her won
The surreal story of the egg that wanted to fly.The egg has always dreamed of being able to fly, but it doesn’t really know much about making the dream a reality. The only method that seems guaranteed
