Thursday, 31 March 2011

Paul Bright: I'm not going out there!

I'm underneath the bed, Hardly poking out my head. It's a squeeze and hurts my knees, But I don't care. Can you guess, do you know, Why I whisper soft and low? Something out there is very scary. And it's coming this way.

Paul Bright: Under the bed

A fabulous book about the monsters who live under the bed. These monsters are a great variety of greedy, sleepy and just plain cowardly. By the end of the book they have all run away scared by the frightening creature IN the bed.

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Julia Donaldson: The Troll

The Troll longs for a juicy goat to eat – but he's stuck with boring old fish for supper. Bother! Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew love fish, but without a decent recipe their slimy, soggy dinner is even worse. If only they could find their buried treasure and pay for a ship's cook . . . but it seems they’ve sailed to the wrong island. Again.

Nick Park: Wallace and Gromit in A Grand Day Out

When hare-brained inventor Wallace discovers there's no cheese in the house, he sets about building a rocket to take him and his trusty dog, Gromit, to the Moon - knowing the Moon is made of cheese.

G Andreae & R Ayto: Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure!

This time, Flinn is hot on the trail of some stolen treasure and he knows exactly who's to blame. With the help of his friends and Captain Gurgleguts, fearless Flinn tracks the rotten crew to the Lost Island. So far, so good, but Flinn and his pals hadn't reckoned on the dinosaur's secret weapon – the Giganotosaurus, T-Rex's cousin and the biggest dino the world has ever known!

Saturday, 26 March 2011

G Andreae & R Ayto: Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs

Flinn is at school looking in the art cupboard for some coloured pens to finish off his dinosaur drawing when he stumbles upon Captain Stubble, a real live Pirate Captain! He tells Flinn that his ship, the Acorn, has been stolen and that he needs Flinn to help him rescue it back. Stubble makes Flinn the captain and they sail away on an old pirate ship...they finally find the Acorn but, to their horror, realise it's been stolen by PIRATE DINOSAURS!

Monday, 7 February 2011

A Langen & C Droop: Felix, bei den Kindern dieser Welt

Sophie fährt mit ihrer Familie im Sommer nach Schweden, wo Sophies geliebter Hase Felix über Bord fällt. Aber Sophie muss nicht lange traurig sein: Schon bald erreicht sie Felix’ erster Brief. Diesmal führt der Weg zu den Samen mit ihren Rentieren, nach Algerien, Südafrika, Neuseeland, Israel und in die USA.

Roald Dahl: The magic finger

The story of a little girl with magical powers. When someone makes her angry she zaps a punishment on them with her magic flashing finger!

Sunday, 6 February 2011

Felice Arena: Boys Rule - Golf legends

This series of books chronicle the escapades of 'boys being boys' (the series has a reading age of 7-8 years). Each book centres around a sporting or outdoor play theme and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes and quizzes.

Saturday, 29 January 2011

Felice Arena: Boys Rule - Paper round

This series of books chronicle the escapades of 'boys being boys' (the series has a reading age of 7-8 years). Each book centres around a sporting or outdoor play theme and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes and quizzes.

Friday, 28 January 2011

Hilary McKay: Charlie & the rocket boy

There's a new boy in Charlie's class. Zachary says his dad is away on a rocket, flying to a star, but Charlie knows better. Zachary is a liar, liar, pants on fire! ...Or is he?

Felice Arena: Boys Rule - Mega rich

This series of books chronicle the escapades of 'boys being boys' (the series has a reading age of 7-8 years). Each book centres around a sporting or outdoor play theme and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes and quizzes.

Thursday, 27 January 2011

Felice Arena: Boys Rule - Olympic Champions

This series of books chronicle the escapades of 'boys being boys' (the series has a reading age of 7-8 years). Each book centres around a sporting or outdoor play theme and is written in dialogue format, thus encouraging shared and paired reading and presenting individual readers with short bursts of text. Additionally each book contains related facts, jokes and quizzes.

Monday, 24 January 2011

Mary Pope Osborne: The magic tree house 1 - Valley of Dinosaurs

Jack and Annie get more than they had bargined for when Jack opens a book about dinosaurs and wishes he could see them for real. They end up in prehistoric times with Pteranodons, Triceratops and a huge Tyrannosaurus Rex! How will they get home again? The race is on . . . !

Sunday, 23 January 2011

Hilary McKay: Charlie and the big birthday bash

Charlie can't believe his big brother Max hates parties and doesn't want to celebrate his birthday| So Charlie sets out to give him a surprise birthday bash that he'll never forget.

Monday, 10 January 2011

Mary Pope Osborne: Das magische Baumhaus 4 - Der Schatz der Piraten

Palmen, glitzernder Sandstrand und leuchtend blaues Wasser! Philipp und Anne können ihren Augen kaum trauen. Sind sie mit dem magischen Baumhaus etwa ins Paradies gereist? Plötzlich entdecken sie am Horizont ein gigantisches Schiff. Es hat die schwarze Flagge mit dem Totenschädel gehisst! Philipp und Anne ahnen, wer an Bord ist: Piraten auf Schatzsuche...

Sunday, 9 January 2011

Brian Cox: Wonders of the Solar System

In "Wonders of the Solar System" Professor Brian Cox takes us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination become places we can see, feel and visit. The Wonders of the Solar System – from the giant ice fountains of Enceladus to the liquid methane seas of Titan and from storms twice the size of the Earth to the tortured moon of Io with its giant super-volcanoes – is the Solar System as you have never seen it before.

Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Mary Pope Osborne: Das magische Baumhaus 3 - Das Geheimnis der Mumie

Philipp und Anne reiben sich den Sand aus den Augen. Wo sind sie diesmal mit dem magischen Baumhaus gelandet? Da entdecken sie eine Pyramide, auf die eine große Menschenmenge zuströmt. Sie müssen im alten Ägypten sein! Die Geschwister folgen den Leuten in das beeindruckende Bauwerk. Bald schon sind sie dem Geheimnis der Mumie auf der Spur...

Tuesday, 28 December 2010

Hilary McKay: Charlie and the Tooth Fairy

Charlie has four wobbly teeth. He can hardly wait to put them under his pillow for the tooth fairy. If only there was a way to make them fall out faster...

Saturday, 25 December 2010

Jan Burchett & Sara Vogler: Gargoylz save Christmas

Santa’s elves have been struck down with the dreaded Sneez Disease on Christmas Eve. Who will help out on the busiest night of the year? Luckily Max and Ben with the help, or sometimes hindrance, of Santa’s special Gargoyle, are ready to lend a hand. But, as the boys should know by now, nothing is straightforward when a gargoyle’s on the loose, particularly on an occasion as important as Christmas!