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      • The Weasel, Puffin, Unicorn, Baboon, Pig, Lobster Race

        by James Thorp, illustrated by Angus Mackinnon

        The Weasel Puffin Unicorn Baboon Pig Lobster Race is a psychedelic children’s story best described as, ‘Doctor Doolittle meets Sergeant Pepper’. Its zany story follows a race as feverishly competitive as any held before. All manner of dastardly plans and cheats are concocted by the beasts including custard trampolines and banana diggers (the swines!). The Unicorn alone respects the rules. Admirable, yes, but in this weasel-cheats-puffin world what chance of victory does that give him? Beautifully illustrated by Angus MacKinnon, this anarchic and riotous story by James Thorp is an unmissable treat for all.

      • 2019

        Living Wild series : Puffins

        by Melissa Gish

        A look at puffins, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their seasonal bill plate, behaviors, relationships with humans, and their vulnerability to the changing climate today. Vivid photographs help take readers on a virtual field study to observe the life cycle and behaviours of each featured mammal, bird, fish, amphibian  or other creature. Each book also looks at past and present scientific research and includes a unique storytelling element in the form of an animal tale drawn from mythology or folklore.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure

        Robyn Octopus & Friends

        17 loveable animals to knit using chunky yarn

        by Claire Gelder

        Snuggle up with Robyn Octopus and friends - all loveable, oversized toys to knit. The soft, chunky yarn and delightful characters will appeal to all, not just children. They make great reading or TV companions and sit at about 70cm tall. As well as 17 different animals to knit and love, including a puffin, an orangutan, a turtle and a unicorn, you can also make Mini Robyn Octopus, Mini Mabel Bunny and Mini Chloe Cat, which are 30-40cm tall. The projects are aimed at beginners to improvers and are suitable for someone who has mastered the basics of knitting. So be inspired, choose a pattern to start and be prepared to fall in love with this collection of adorable toys.

      • Children's & YA
        February 2021

        The Soul Hunters

        by Chris Bradford (Author)

        Have you ever experienced dreams so vivid it seems like you have lived them? Or had déjà vu so strong you're convinced you must have been there before? The explosive first book in a brand new action-packed series from bestselling author Chris Bradford. Late one night a schoolgirl is attacked in a city park. When a stranger rushes to her rescue, Genna Adams believes it's luck that their paths crossed. Then a week later, the same boy saves her from being kidnapped and Genna realises this is no coincidence. But the explanation offered by the boy, Phoenix, is even stranger than she could have imagined - a long-forgotten foe has tracked her across lifetimes to lay claim to Genna's very soul.   As the hunters close in, Genna has no choice but to trust her mysterious protector - and soon she is swept into a deadly adventure, racing across time to save herself and, ultimately, the human race.   Because for Genna, death is only the beginning...

      • Children's & YA

        Harrow Lake

        by Kat Ellis (Author)

        It's an old-fashioned puppet. The details are hard to make out in the dim light, but it looks like the puppet's neck is broken. It's a sad-looking thing, trapped there in its cage. Maybe I should let it out...   THE MUST-HAVE THRILLER OF 2020 THAT WILL KEEP YOU GRIPPED, KEEP YOU GUESSING, AND KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT.   'A captivating and creeping mystery full of brilliantly twisting turns and dark secrets' - Holly Jackson, bestselling author of A Good Girls' Guide to Murder 'If you like Stephen King, snap this up!' - Cass Green, Sunday Times bestselling author of In a Cottage in a Wood 'This book crawled under my skin and made itself a home there, and I can't wait for people to start reading it so that I can scream about the ending with everyone I know' - Inkandplasma book review   'Scream meets The Babadook in small-town USA' - Kirsty Logan, award-winning author of The Gracekeepers Lola Nox is the daughter of a celebrated horror filmmaker - she thinks nothing can scare her. But when her father is brutally attacked in their New York apartment, she's swiftly packed off to live with a grandmother she's never met in Harrow Lake, the eerie town where her father's most iconic horror movie was shot.   The locals are weirdly obsessed with the film that put their town on the map - and there are strange disappearances, which the police seem determined to explain away.   And there's someone - or something - stalking Lola's every move.   The more she discovers about the town, the more terrifying it becomes. Because Lola's got secrets of her own. And if she can't find a way out of Harrow Lake, they might just be the death of her...

      • Teaching, Language & Reference
        January 2014

        Number the Stars: An Instructional Guide for Literature

        An Instructional Guide for Literature

        by Suzanne I. Barchers

        Use this guide to follow the story of ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her Jewish best friend Ellen who must move in with the Johansen family and pretend to be their daughter to escape the Nazis. Number the Stars: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides rigorous and appealing cross-curricular lessons and activities that work in conjunction with the text. Readers will learn to connect historical events to this story, analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of this Newbery Medal-winning novel.

      • Fiction

        Sea Fret

        by Dilys Rose

        Two travelling musicians attempt to come to terms with a nightmare scenario at home; restless teenagers run riot during lockdown, with drastic consequences; Albert Einstein’s reputation grows, as does his absence as a father; a cantankerous ninety-nine year old contributes to the chaos of a night ward....

      • Teaching, Language & Reference
        January 2014

        To Kill a Mockingbird: An Instructional Guide for Literature

        An Instructional Guide for Literature

        by Kristin Kemp

        Introduce students to this classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by encouraging them to explore social issues within the story and make connections to current and historical events. To Kill a Mockingbird: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides rigorous and engaging cross-curricular activities and lessons that work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend rich, complex literature. Students will learn how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more.

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