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How we look after water is something that will greatly affect the future of our Earth and the wellbeing of its inhabitants.This book asks children to think about the questions What do you know about w...

The novellas impact is such that it has become a part of the language.Jekyll is a famous London doctor, but something unusual is happening in his house. Who is his strange young friend? Why does Jekyl...

Harry is the very last person to volunteer for a sport competiton! In this story our reluctant hero braves golf and volleyball to come out tops to everyones surprise!.Harry and his three friends are s...

Jane Eyre was an immediate bestseller, and most critics liked it. One reviewer wrote It is one of the most powerful domestic romances which have been published for many years.Jane Eyre is an orphan, a...

You must be the best judge of your own happiness.Emma Woodhouse is beautiful, rich, intelligent and a snob. She says she will never marry, but loves matchmaking and is determined to find a suitable hu...

Who wants to go on a trip to London? You? Then join us on our A-Z journey through this ancient and modern city. Its a city which is full of surprises and theres always something to see and do in this ...

Is it OK to trust everyone?Read about the Gingerbread Man as he runs away from an old woman, an old man, a cow and a horse. No one can catch him! But then he meets a fox... Who is more clever? The fox...

The small dog has the football! Granny Fixit, can you fix it? Can you get the ball for Paul?This is a story about Granny Fixit and a boy who loses his ball. Theres a skateboard chase through the town ...

Katie has some very special friends. They are the toys who live in the Land of Forgotten Toys. In this story they invite Katie to go with them on holiday. But, as usual, Katie and her friends are soon...

Mrs Dalloway is a novel that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in post-World War I. It is one of Woolfs best-known novels.London 1923. The First World War has been over for five years, bu...

The daring and handsome nobleman Robin Hood is forced to live as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, after the evil Sheriff of Nottingham kills his family and takes his land and money. With the help of his ...

Jack is on his summer holidays. Hes at the seaside with his grandma and grandad. Alfie is Jacks dog. Hes on holiday too! Follow Jack and Alfie in their fun adventures at the beach.Topics At the seasid...

One of the most universally studied of the English classics, Beowulf is considered the finest heroic poem in Old English. This epic poem tells the story of Beowulf, a warrior who becomes famous by hel...

These are two of Hans Christian Andersons most popular stories.In The ugly duckling the farmyard animals reject a little duck because he is different. In The princess and the pea beautiful princesses ...

These are two traditional stories around getting the ingredients to make soup.In the first one, retold in a famous version by Aleksey Tolstoy, who will help grandpa pull up a huge turnip to make soup ...

Imagine you found a fairy at the bottom of your garden. And imagine the fairy tells you that your wishes will come true! This is what happens to the five children in this story.However, things dont ha...

What would you do if you found a baby dinosaur in your oven?This is what happens to Sally and her brother and sister. Sally and Orry, the dinosaur, quickly make friends. But how can the children prote...

When Uncle Jack and the children find some homesick baby meerkats, sad and lonely in a cage, they decide to take them home to the Kalahari Desert. Getting there is easy in Uncle Jacks balloon. But the...

Great Expectations depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip. Pip is born poor, but one day his life mysteriously changes. He is sent to London to learn to become a gentleman....

A new adventure for Harriett Holmes.Will Harriet Holmes and her friends be able to solve the case of the ghost of Lady Emily who is trying to scare Lady Frankie Strangehill from her home? Has it got a...

We all need friends. Friends are important. Friends are fun. Friends are there when we need them. You can have one friend or you can have many friends. The important thing is to be a good friend!But w...

In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bront shows us the destructive power of hatred and revenge, but she also explores love in its many forms and, in the end, her story is about hope.Topics covered Love and Ha...

Kidnapped is an adventure story set in Scotland in the 18th century about a young man, David Balfour. After his father dies, David leaves his quiet, hometown in search of a new life at the house of Sh...

Gavin, Max, Rose and Isabel are excited about starting their first year at the Music, Art and Dance Academy of London.Theyre all very different but they soon become good friends. Its going to be hard ...

This novel tells the story of Hank Morgan, the boss of a factory in late 19th century Connecticut, who awakens to find himself transported back in time to early medieval England at the time of the leg...

Part of the Real Lives collection.Meet Ricardo, a young boy from Bolivia who wants to tell you about his homeland and what life is like in a small Bolivian village. Then join Ricardo and his friends f...

Can you imagine being whooshed away by the wind to a magic land of witches and strange characters? Have you ever met Munchkins or Winkies or monkeys with wings and an all powerful wizard? This is the ...

The philosophical resolution of the novel is ambiguous the reader must decide whether sense and sensibility have truly merged.Elinor is careful but Marianne is not. They both meet the man of their dre...

Crusoes father wants him to lead an ordinary honest life at home, but Crusoe wants nothing more than to travel around the world. His first voyage is a disaster but he survives and instead of returning...

Pollyanna is eleven when she arrives in Beldingsville to live with her aunt, Miss Polly Harrington. It isnt easy for Pollyanna, her aunt is a difficult, cold woman and everyone she meets in the town i...

Treasure Island is an adventure novel, narrating a tale of pirates and buried gold. It is known for its atmosphere, characters and action.After Jim Hawkins finds a map in an old sea chest, he starts a...

One day, in India, nine-year old Mary wakes up and finds that she is completely alone. Back home in England, she is sent to live with an uncle she has never met. His house is a strange, lonely place...

If someone says Scotland, what do you think of? Kilts? Tartan? The Bagpipes? Well, yes youre right, but theres lots more too!Do you like mystery, legends or haunted castles? Or how about vibrant citie...

The Woman in White is the first English sensation novel full of mystery and dark secrets. After meeting a strange woman one night in London, Walter Hartright begins to realise that this mysterious wom...

Oh! says Alex, a little surprised. Dont you feel African at all? No, not at all! Marquat replies firmly. Just because Im black doesnt mean Im not British. I am British, just like you!Marquat, born in ...