Billy hates swimming. It's cold and wet and horrible. And just when Billy thinks things can't get any worse, his pet Mini Monsters turn up at his swimming lesson and make one very big SPLASH... Part of the popular 'Billy and the Mini Monsters' series, now being re-launched in paperback. The first book in the series was nominated in the 'Sheffield Children's Book Award' Early Readers category in 2018. A book in the series has been chosen three years in a row as part of the Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge.
This exciting volume explores the mythical and historical backgrounds of water monsters such as the Loch Ness monster, the Vikings' Midgard Serpent, the biblical Leviathan, and the Scandinavian kraken.
Let your imagination feed on itself as a Brick Monster comes to live under the sidewalk of a seaside resort. He has anti-social eating habits, bad breath, is thrown out by his parents and at the tender age of 58 has to fend for himself. The Brick Monster finds new friends, eats a Mermaid, and then falls in love. Author Harry Pope brings together a range of characters, situations and humour that children and adults will find enjoyable
Frank and Joe are going on a weekend camping trip with their friend Chet Morton and his family, but once they set up camp, strange things start to happen. The boys see a slimy, black tentacle slithering into the water. Could it be a relative of the Loch Ness Monster?
Colt Stanton has just fallen in love with Molly when he finds out his family is responsible for inadvertently releasing a killer fish into a New York State river. Together, they try to save the populace from flesh-eating fish while also finding their way through their new romance.
Set in Madagascar during the reign of Queen Ranavalona I, ‘The Fugitives’ is an adventure novel by prolific author R.M. Ballantyne which is steeped in history. An unlikely trio consisting of a sailor, a ships cook, and a medical student find themselves washed up on the island following an attack on their ship. They must seek help, but encounter new dangers round every corner in this unfamiliar, yet awe-inspiring country. R.M. Ballantyne (1825-1894) was a Scottish artist and prolific author of mostly children’s fiction. Born in Edinburgh, Ballantyne was the ninth of ten children. At the age of 16 Ballantyne moved to Canada, where he worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company, travelling all over the country to trade for fur. He returned to Scotland in 1847 following the death of his father, and it was then that he began his literary career in earnest, writing over 100 children’s adventure books over the course of his life. Stories such as ‘The Coral Island’ and ‘The Young Fur Traders’ were hugely popular, and many of them drew on his own experiences of travelling throughout Canada. A stickler for detail, Ballantyne continued to travel widely to research the backgrounds and settings for his exciting stories. His tales became an inspiration for authors of the future, including ‘Treasure Island’ novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. Ballantyne spent the latter period of his life living in London and Italy for the sake of his health. He died in Rome in 1894 at the age of 68.
There are monsters all over the place if you look carefully. Some stomp on the ground while others fly through the air, swim in the ocean or rocket through space. In this colorful punch-out book, kids can assemble four different creatures: a tentacled sea monster, a three-eyed scary monster, a winged flying monster, and an alien with UFO. The book remains intact when the model pieces are detached.
