The Dodo Made Me Do It

The Dodo Made Me Do It
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2018-08-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408877783

SUMMER HOLIDAYS = BORING! And Danny's dreading another one at his gran's. He's desperate for action, fun and adventure! And this year – amazingly and unbelievably – he gets it all, when he finds a dodo on a tiny island. A what? Yes! This is going to be the wildest summer holiday ever! (It might even be more than he can handle.) Are you in? A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to – perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother Is a Superhero and David Baddiel's The Parent Agency.

I Swapped My Brother On The Internet

I Swapped My Brother On The Internet
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2018-01-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408877767

'I can get a new brother? On the internet?' Jonny muttered. 'Oh sweet mangoes of heaven!' Everyone has dreamed of being able to get rid of their brother or sister at one time or another – but for Jonny, the dream is about to become a reality with SiblingSwap.com! What could be better than someone awesome to replace Ted, Jonny's obnoxious older brother. But finding the perfect brother isn't easy, as Jonny discovers when Sibling Swap sends him a line of increasingly bizarre replacements: first a merboy, then a brother raised by meerkats, and then the ghost of Henry the Eighth! What's coming next?! Suddenly old Ted isn't looking so bad. But can Jonny ever get him back? A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to – perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother is a Superhero and David Baddiel's The Parent Agency.

My Parents Cancelled My Birthday

My Parents Cancelled My Birthday
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1526606607

Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Baddiel's Birthday Boy – a hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to Tom can't wait for his LUCKY BIRTHDAY. It's an EPIC family tradition and he's dreamed up an UNFORGETTABLE party! Only, after several disasters involving a flattened Chihuahua and a curse from the tooth fairy, it's been CANCELLED. But Tom won't give up. With the help of his friends (and a pig painted like a zebra), Tom decides to throw himself the party he deserves. What could possibly go wrong?

Dodosaurs, the Dinosaurs that Didn't Make it

Dodosaurs, the Dinosaurs that Didn't Make it
Author: Rick Meyerowitz
Publisher: Crown Pub
Total Pages: 63
Release: 1983
Genre: American wit and humor, Pictorial.
ISBN: 9780517550762

A tongue-in-cheek introduction to the ineptiles describes dodosaurs that lived during the Moronic, Idiotic, and the Preposterous periods

Writers' & Artists' Guide to Writing for Children and YA

Writers' & Artists' Guide to Writing for Children and YA
Author: Linda Strachan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1472970047

The W&A Guide to Writing for Children and YA provides informed, practical advice from a successful and experienced writer of children's books across all ages. Its coverage includes picture books through middle grade and young adult; fiction and non-fiction; books for reluctant readers and books for the education market. It is one author's lifetime of experience distilled into an engaging guide on how to manage, kickstart or begin your writing career. This is a heavily revised and expanded edition of Linda's Writing for Children (2008). Much has happened in both Linda's writing life and in the world of children's books since then. Staying true to the essence of the original, the new edition includes more advice and experience to reflect changes in digital publishing, self-publishing, and the explosion of YA and children's writing more broadly.

The Song Of The Dodo

The Song Of The Dodo
Author: David Quammen
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 706
Release: 2012-03-31
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1448137403

Why have island ecosystems always suffered such high rates of extinction? In our age, with all the world's landscapes, from Tasmania to the Amazon to Yellowstone, now being carved into island-like fragments by human activity, the implications of this question are more urgent than ever. Over the past eight years, David Quammen has followed the threads of island biogeography on a globe-encircling journey of discovery.

Didi Dodo, Future Spy: Recipe for Disaster

Didi Dodo, Future Spy: Recipe for Disaster
Author: Tom Angleberger
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2019-03-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1683354753

Meet Didi Dodo. She's a dodo and a spy. Or she will be, once she's hired! Meet Koko Dodo. He's a dodo and a baker. He gives Didi Dodo her first case! Someone has stolen Koko Dodo's Super Secret Fudge Sauce for the Royal Cookie Contest! But don't worry. Didi Dodo has a daring plan to catch the culprit.

The Dancing Dodo

The Dancing Dodo
Author: John Gardner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 570
Release: 1984
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780860095651

Buried Secrets Unfolded: Memories of Sexual Abuse

Buried Secrets Unfolded: Memories of Sexual Abuse
Author: Jennifer Agard PhD
Publisher: BookRix
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2015-09-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 3736841582

A male relative seeks a better life, including the job in the city. His aunt allowed him to live with her and family but unknowing to her; he was sexually abusing her 12-year-old daughter, Donna, who was afraid to tell anyone. She felt afraid, and shame so buried the secret for 28 years.

Find Momo

Find Momo
Author: Andrew Knapp
Publisher: Quirk Books
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1594746834

Play hide-and-seek with Instagram’s favorite border collie, hiding in every page of this New York Times best-selling book of beautiful landscape photography. Momo and his best buddy Andrew Knapp travel all over—through fields, down country roads, across cities, and into yards, neighborhoods, and spaces of all sorts. The result is a book of spectacular photography that’s also a game for kids or adults of all ages. Perfect for fans of coffee table books, a must-have for kids on a long car trip, and a great dog lover gift.