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(0)Peter1946 Bailey
Author
Publisher
Corgi Yearling
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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Description
From the author of 'Count Karlstein' and 'Spring-Heeled Jack', this is a dramatic and witty tale set in the Far East. A young girl faces danger and adventure in her quest to become a firework-maker like her father.
2) Homecoming
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Michael loves to visit Mrs Pettigrew in her railway carriage by the sea, where she lives with her donkey, dogs and hens. But when plans are made to build a nuclear power station, Mrs Pettigrew's idyllic life becomes threatened - and Michael learns that nothing can ever stay the same.
Author
Series
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
A king hides a terrible secret under his crown. A marvellous dream inspires an epic journey. A clever girl outwits the king. Told in hyper-readable language and with full-colour illustrations, these stories are an ideal first step for children embarking on a lifelong journey through the wonders of books and stories.
Author
Publisher
Corgi
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
No one in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their home on All Souls Eve - the night Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman comes to claim his prey. But the evil Count Karlstein has struck a terrible bargin with Zamiel, and so the lives of his young nieces, Lucy and Charlotte, are in danger.
Author
Series
Publisher
Barrington Stoke
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Little Lucja's Grandpa Feliks has seen off the German army, and the Communists, and now he is looking forward to a long and peaceful retirement. He plans to begin with a tasty Christmas Eve dinner of carp. But when the carp arrives alive and takes up residence in the bathtub and Lucja's heart, has Grandpa Feliks finally met his match?
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Solomon loves to run! The great athletes of the Ethiopian national team are his heroes and he dreams that one day he will be a gold-medal-winning athlete like them, in spite of his ragged shorts and bare feet. When his grandfather announces that he's going to take Solomon to Addis Ababa, Solomon cannot believe his ears. A trip to the capital? It's unfathomable. Solomon's joy is increased when he realizes that the Ethiopian running...