Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack

Time Travel Twins: The Viking Attack
Author: Josh Lacey
Publisher: Andersen Press Limited
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2023-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1787612597

Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins! Twins, Scarlett and Tom, are studying the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons at school and they have a homework project to do. When Tom’s struggling for inspiration, Grandad comes to the rescue with his time machine. Tom is catapulted onto a Viking long ship and it’s not long before he’s being told oral tales, fitted out with armour and weapons and is getting ready to attack a Saxon village. But uh oh, his sister Scarlett has landed in a Saxon village, in a pile of pig poo to be exact. Things seems to be getting better when she befriends the young Alfred the Great, but watch out, Scarlett, there’s a Viking ship on its way. Also in the series: The Roman Invasion

Time Travel Twins: The Stone Age Clash

Time Travel Twins: The Stone Age Clash
Author: Josh Lacey
Publisher: Andersen Press Limited
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2024-05-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1787612848

Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins! Twins Scarlett and Thomas are learning about the Stone Age, so Grandad lets them use his time machine. Thomas wants to see a sabre-toothed tiger; Scarlett wants to see Stonehenge. They were thousands of years apart, what should they do? Go back in time twice of course! From perilous encounters with Neanderthals and woolly mammoths, to being roped into a mysterious ancient ceremony, the twins will need to keep their wits about them to survive their visits to the Stone Age! Also in the series: The Viking Attack The Roman Invasion

Hack and Whack

Hack and Whack
Author: Francesca Simon
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0571328733

Hack and Whack - two angelic looking Viking toddler twins - are on the attack! As they go marauding around their village, upsetting the apple carts, little do they know there is a force far more powerful than they: their mum! The story ends on the terrible two being plunged into a cold bath! Gloriously funny, slapstick, fast paced action from the queen of funny.

Island of Thieves

Island of Thieves
Author: Josh Lacey
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2012-06-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547822324

An “action-packed, danger-filled, Indiana Jones-like tale”—first in the Tom Trelawney series from the author of the Dragonsitter books (School Library Journal). “Only boring people get bored . . . Interesting people can always find something to be interested in.” That’s what Tom Trelawney’s father says, anyway. Tom shouldn’t have been interested in playing with matches but he was . . . bored. Now the shed is in ashes and strange Uncle Harvey is the only one willing to have him stay while his parents vacation Tom soon discovers Harvey is going to South America on a treasure hunt and though nephews aren’t invited, he manages to tag along. Before it’s over he’ll drive a car, fire a gun and run for his life. Tom realizes that life may be about following the rules, but survival may be about breaking them. “With its movie-poster cover and fast-paced storyline, Island of Thieves will entertain kids of all ages.”—Wired “Irresistibly funny and action-packed, this well-paced, smartly-written crime caper is just the thing for bored boys. Uncle Harvey is a wonderful comic creation; more, please!”—The London Times “An enjoyable escapade, delivered with wit, wisdom and just a bit of history thrown in for good measure.”—Kirkus Reviews “Nonstop action . . . This is a fine choice to add to a ‘Guys Read’ list.”—VOYA “A thrilling adventure.”—The Guardian

Hope Jones Clears the Air

Hope Jones Clears the Air
Author: Josh Lacey
Publisher: Hope Jones Save The World
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781839130526

Pollution is destroying the planet and making us sick. My friend Selma has asthma, and she's getting worse - so my mission is to persuade everyone I know to stop using their cars. Ride a bike! Start walking! Let's clean up the air around htere!

A Bear Grylls Adventure 1: The Blizzard Challenge

A Bear Grylls Adventure 1: The Blizzard Challenge
Author: Bear Grylls
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2017-03-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1786960184

The first thrilling adventure in the brand-new collectible series for young readers from survival expert and Chief Scout BEAR GRYLLS. Olly isn't enjoying activity camp. Why should he bother building a shelter or foraging for food with his teammates - he'd rather be at home in the warm and dry, where the sofa and the video games are. But then Olly gets given a compass with a mysterious fifth direction. When he follows it, he's magically transported to a high mountain range where he meets survival expert Bear Grylls. With his help, Olly must learn to survive in sub-zero temperatures, including what to do if the ice cracks when you're crossing a frozen lake, or a blizzard sets in . . . But can his adventure with Bear Grylls change Olly's mind about teamwork and perseverance? And who will Olly give the compass to next? Each book in this fun new 12-book series from BEAR GRYLLS follows a different child on the outdoor activity camp. Once they are given the magical compass, they meet the inspirational adventurer in an amazing place and learn new skills and facts they can take back with them to their real life.

The Dragonsitter

The Dragonsitter
Author: Josh Lacey
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2016-02-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316298999

The first book in a fresh and funny new chapter book series, told completely in emails, about a boy named Eddie and a naughty pet dragon! Dear Uncle Morton, You'd better got on a plane right now and come back here. Your dragon has eaten Jemima. Emily loved that rabbit! It had sounded so easy: Eddie just needed to look after Uncle Morton's unusual pet for a week while he went on vacation. But soon the fridge is empty, the curtains are blazing, and the mailman is fleeing down the front path. The Dragonsitter will have readers laughing out loud and begging for more adventures.

Saxon Tales: the King Who Threw Away His Throne

Saxon Tales: the King Who Threw Away His Throne
Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-06
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 1472929209

King Vortigern thinks he's so clever but his servant Mervyn knows he is playing a dangerous game. Can Mervyn keep the King safe from the invading Saxons, Pictish raiders, and a beautiful Saxon princess? Join master storyteller Terry Deary for a trip back in time to Saxon times and an exciting adventure.

Bearkeeper

Bearkeeper
Author: Josh Lacey
Publisher: Marion Lloyd Books
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2008
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN: 9781407105437

A fearless boy with a fierce friend Pip is a blacksmith's apprentice - but he longs to be a famous knife-fighter like his dead father. Alone in London, he meets great danger ... and two odd allies One is hairy and hungry. The other is William Shakespeare. Pip's extraordinary adventures have begun. By the author of the best-selling GRK stories.

Pirate Diary

Pirate Diary
Author: Richard Platt
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2015-01-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0763678503

"Platt weaves vast quantities of nautical information into a text as lively as it is absorbing." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) Curious about life on a pirate ship? Check out PIRATE DIARY: THE JOURNAL OF JAKE CARPENTER, an account of adventure on the high seas as told by a feisty nine-year-old carpenter’s apprentice, circa 1716. Historically accurate illustrations of ship and crew, a map of Jake’s travels, and a detailed glossary and index vividly reveal the fascinating - and harsh - life of a pirate in the eighteenth century. Ships ahoy!