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Lissadell House, Sligo, 1915. In the Big House, young housemaid Lily feels life is changing for everyone – decisions are being made by others for her friend Maeve de Markievicz, the countesses daughter, and Lily fears for her new friend Sam also. Can Lily help her friends without getting into too much trouble?
‘I wonder who is the most Irish person in Ireland?’ Join Anna and Lucy as they hold a competition across the counties to find out!
From Lei celebrating St Patrick’s Day in Galway to Alfonzo baking delicious bread in Tipperary, the competition is tough! Who will be the winner?
A fun, easy read The Most Irish Person celebrates the beautiful multicultural society Ireland has become over the past decade. Featuring children from all different heritages, the book points out you don’t have to be ancestrally Irish to consider yourself as such.
Never Mind the B#ll*cks, Here’s the Science is Professor Luke O’Neill’s biggest runaway bestseller in which he grapples with life’s biggest questions and tells us what science has to say about them.
Now adapted for children, Show Me the Science asks the same questions – Do we have control over our lives? Can we escape working in terrible jobs? Why do we need vaccinations? Are men’s and women’s brains different? Will we destroy the planet? – and encourages children to apply a scientific mindset in attempting to answer them.
Covering topics from global pandemics to artificial intelligence, this is a celebration of science and all the brilliant answers it can offer us for a budding generation of professors!
There’s a new bunch of baddies in town, and they have something sinister in store for Petey the Cat. Once again, Dog Man is called into action! With a cute kitten and a remarkable robot by his side, the Supa Buddies must join forces with the most unlikely of heroes to save the day.
The electrifying new adventure from bestselling author of The Christmasaurus and The Creakers, Tom Fletcher!
Franky can’t wait to move to his new town – although he wishes he didn’t have to leave his best friend Dani behind. But everything changes after the storm, when strange green lightning and powerful thunder crash down on the town. From that night on, the kids who live on Franky’s street start to change.
One by one, they become a little odd. A little unusual. A little…magical.
Franky’s always wanted to be part of an amazing gang – just like his hero, super-spy Zack Danger! And soon, he realises that there’s real danger in store for himself and his new friends. And so the Danger Gang is born…
Perfectly small, fluffy, crystal and white, it tumbles and bounces inside the cloud. But then she begins to fall… Exquisitely told and beautifully illustrated, The Snowflake tells the tale of one snowflake and one little girl – both longing for something and looking for their own special place in the world.
The Snowflake is an utterly unforgettable and classic picture book from the multi-award winning and internationally bestselling picture-book creator, Benji Davies. Twice winner of Oscar’s Book Prize “An author-illustrator destined to be one of this generation’s great talents” – Huffington Post
Go back in time with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams for a whizz-bang epic adventure of action, laughter and secret plots – and the extraordinary friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save the day…1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany.Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo.
And there’s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla.With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude.Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot…Join David Walliams on this action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure for all the family!
In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it’s up to Greg to save his school before it’s shuttered for good. Up until now, middle school hasn’t exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he’s not too broken up about it.
But when Greg realizes this means he’s going to be sent to a different school than his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, he changes his tune. Can Greg and his classmates save their school before it’s shuttered for good? Or is this the start of a whole new chapter for Greg?
WHAT’S IN DIARY OF A WIMPY KID?
50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious!
The hilarious sequel to the international bestseller The Day the Crayons Quit!
Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners.
This wonderfully rich and varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories, retold by author and poet Una Leavy. The Pot of Gold captures the trickery and mischief of leprechauns; the story of Oisin in Tir na nÓg marks the end of the great Fianna. From 2000 years ago comes The Children of Lir – all stories to be treasured for years to come.
A delightful collection of traditional Irish legends including much-loved favourites such as Oisin, The Brown Bull of Cooley and The Giant from Scotland. Six beautifully illustrated legends, simply retold for children of all ages to enjoy and remember. Other books by Yvonne CarrollBeginner’ Irish DictionaryIrish Legends for ChildrenIrish Legends for Children – MiniLeprechaun TalesThe Little Leprechaun LibraryThe Very Little Leprechaun Tale.
Science fiction meets science fact in this fully illustrated hilarious book from one of the UK and Ireland’s best-loved comedians. Genuinely qualified space expert, Dara O Briain, is here with all the answers to help you sort your science fiction from your science fact. Includes: * how life begins in the first place * how Earth was created * whether aliens might exist elsewhere in the Solar System * the search for other planets like our own * how we could possibly ever get there and .
. . * would we really meet aliens? Alongside this runs the hilarious, but not very true story of Clara and her cat, Sputnik, who will join you on the journey of the book to help take you from novice alien-hunter to bona-fide space expert, with a brilliant final twist! So, is there anybody out there? NO.
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Step into a world of winter magic with this festive sound book. Little ones will love pressing the pages to hear Christmas carols, robins singing, a crackling fire and much more, and pore over beautiful scenes of animals ice- skating and hanging Christmas decorations. With simple text, holes to peep through and fingertrails to explore.
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Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2020In difficult times, what children really need is hope. And in that spirit, bestselling author Katherine Rundell emailed some of the children’s writers and artists whose work she loved most:’I asked them to write something very short, fiction or non-fiction, or draw something that would make the children reading it feel like possibility-ists: something that would make them laugh or wonder or snort or smile. The response was magnificent, which shouldn’t have surprised me, because children’s writers and illustrators are professional hunters of hope …
Meet Maud: a guinea pig who inexplicably wears a judo suit – and not everyone understands or approves. When Maud is thrown into a new and confusing situation, it takes brave decisions and serendipitous encounters for her to find her place and embrace her individuality. The charming characters of Magenta Fox, whose work is evocative of Raymond Briggs and Janet Ahlberg, perfectly offset Zadie and Nick’s warm, wry prose.
Weirdo is an endearing story about the quiet power of being different by two veteran writers, and introduces an exciting debut illustrator. Together they have created a picture book that adults and children alike will treasure.