The hundred stories in this book come from all four corners of the world -- from Bolivia, New Zealand, the Middle East, many parts of Africa,  Egypt, India, China, Japan, Germany, Finland, Siberia, Greece, Canada, Mexico, France, England and many other countries. They deal with the creation of the world, with gods and goddesses, animals and mythical beasts, heroes and heroines and ordinary people in extraordinary situations.  Some of them are well-known - Robin Hood, The Pied Piper, El Cid, Pygmalion - but far more of them are joyful new discoveries.  They are chosen because Geraldine McCaughrean loves them and with her genius for spinning tales has made them into a glorious, colourful book of wonders. First published in four illustrated volumes, this is a new edition for a new readership.

100 World Myths and Legends

geraldine-mccaughrean

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Road to Somewhere

When Cow hears that she is going away in a truck to never come back, her old friend Ratty knows he must help her escape. They are joined by Woolly, the tough fierce lamb who doesn't want to be lamb chops any more than Cow wants to be beef stew. As the three friends set out bravely into the unknown, they meet terrible dangers and kind strangers—and some who are not to be trusted. Their amazing adventures require Cow and Woolly to show a determination and resourcefulness they have never needed before, while Ratty's quick wits see them through.

The Road to Somewhere

Children's Books

Armstrong, Helen

Animals

These stories from Geraldine McCaughrean's larger work Britannia: 100 Great Stories from British History are about Dick Whittington, the Peasants' Revolt, the Battle of Agincourt, the murder of the Princes in the Tower, the ghost of Anne Boleyn, the wooing of Anne of Cleves, Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth, the Spanish Armada, and the Gunpowder Plot. Black-and-white versions of Richard Brassey's exciting illustrations make this an extremely attractive and accessible package.

Daredevils and Desperadoes: 20 Stories from British History (Britannia)

Biographies & Memoirs

McCAUGHREAN, Geraldine

Community & Culture

Stephen Law follows THE PHILOSOPHY FILES with a second book of philosophical conundrums for teenagers. This time he asks such questions as Do Miracles Happen? Why Do These Words Mean Something? and Do I Know the Sun will Rise Tomorrow? 
You can dip into the arguments that interest you, in eight chapters where the themes are set up in witty scenarios and then debated. There are wacky thought experiments to work out and a variety of characters appear – some of them Martians. As in THE PHILOSOPHY FILES, there are hundreds of lively cartoons running through the book. 
Stephen Law is a brilliant communicator with a passion to make young people think for themselves. As the GUARDIAN said: 'It's philosophy in action rather than philosophy in aspic. . . a real philosophy book for kids – which students and adults could enjoy too – finally exists'.

The Outer Limits

Politics & Social Sciences

Stephen Law

Sociology

The new book of stories about a bestselling character

Horrid Henry Meets the Queen

Simon, Francesca

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Zara, Ziggy and Zoe are three little witches who live together in Magic Wood, where anything can happen. Cups and saucers wash themselves up, letters sprout wings, a calendar sings a song, the signpost changes direction, and Wizard Wink's school moves from place to place. These seven stories show the little witches' daily doings and their preparations for a Hallowe'en party with Baby Dragon, the Troll family, two little wizard boys and a horrid little witch called Melissa. Punctuated by catchy rhymes and speech bubbles, the stories demand to be read aloud, and with their bright, funny pictures and lively design they are hugely appealing.

The Three Little Witches Storybook

Adams, Georgie

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Emily Windsnap is thrilled to arrive at her new home - a secret island near the Bermuda Triangle where humans and merfolk live together, and where being a girl who grows a tail as soon as she enters the water isn't a problem. Being Emily, she can't resist exploring forbidden places - and as a result, she inadvertently wakes the kraken, the legendary sea monster that has been asleep for two hundred years. Emily tries to undo the damage as the kraken's terrifying tentacles rise from the deep! Mermaid magic, wonderful descriptions of undersea life and a fabulous adventure focused on the power of friendship make this a real page-turner, with all the charm and warmth of Liz Kessler's first book, The Tail of Emily Windsnap.

Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep

Kessler, Liz

Four great new stories featuring the one and only Annie and her chaotic friends and family. When Annie needs new clothes, she goes off to the local department store with Dad and Gran on Grumbler the motorbike. How they end up pacing the catwalk with an ugly bulldog is typical of Annie and her spirited capers. Join Annie as she takes her dog to the dog-trainer and joins the Brownies at school—Annie is a girl with a mind of her own, and she shows it!

It's Only Annie! (Annie series)

Payne, Tony

Payne, Jan

Gripping in its psychological understanding, this unflinching novel takes readers deep into the mind of a boy who is coming to understand the nature of absolute power and its inevitable casualties, and also finding a bit of his own strength along the way.

Inventing Elliot

Gardner, Graham

Teen & Young Adult

These five superlative, evocative and enchanting stories range from a few hundred years before A Wizard of Earthsea to just before The Other Wind, and feature some of Le Guin’s most p[opular characters, including the Wizard Ged himself. The stories are rounded off with an essay about Earthsea’s history and people.No Earthsea fan will want to be without this magical collection.

Tales from Earthsea : Short Stories

Guin, Ursula K.Le

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