Garry Parsons is an artist who delights in letting his imagination run wild, particularly in his creations for children. Through his illustrations, he aims to capture the magic of a child's world, where seemingly ordinary objects like an empty bucket can become a source of boundless creativity. His works often play with the conventional rules of physics and reality, opening up avenues for imaginative adventures. Parsons crafts books intended to inspire young readers just as much as the books he remembers from his own childhood.
George is heartbroken when his neighbor Annie and her space-scientist father move to Florida, but when Annie sends him a secret message telling him she has been contacted by aliens with a terrible warning, he joins her in a galaxy-wide search for answers. Includes scientific essays on space related topic and photos. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
A young boy's day takes a chaotic turn when he brings his dog to school, leading to unexpected mischief and adventures. The story explores themes of friendship, responsibility, and the humorous challenges of navigating school life with a furry companion. As Finlay and his dog encounter various obstacles, readers are treated to a delightful tale that highlights the joys and troubles of childhood.
Follows the adventures of a young boy and his neighbor friend who travel through a computer portal into outer space, where they explore such mysteries as black holes and the origins of the universe, while trying to evade an evil scientist.
Par une froide nuit d'hiver, Rosie, la chouette effraie, se blottit pour dormir dans le creux d'un pin. Mais lorsqu'elle se réveille, l'arbre se trouve à l'arrière d'un camion ! C'est ainsi que commence l'incroyable voyage de Rosie, depuis la forêt jusqu'à la maison d'une famille très surprise...
Meet George. He's an ordinary boy with an incredible secret - the power to go on intergalactic adventures! Join him as he battles a sinister rebel- scientist, who's hell bent on sabotaging the most exciting - and dangerous - experiment of the century. A deadly bomb is ticking. The whole world is watching. Can George stop the second big bang?
ODHAL TAJEMSTVÍ… PŘEDVEĎ TRIKY… STAŇ SE KOUZELNÍKEM! Připoj se v tomto dobrodružném příběhu plném zábavy k Elliotovi, chlapci posedlému kouzly, při jeho hledání největšího kouzelníka na světě. Naučíš se tak neuvěřitelným trikům s mizením předmětů a jejich znovuobjevováním! Nauč se, jak: • dokázat, aby předmět zmizel jako pára, • pobavit kamarády čtením jejich myšlenek, • provádět bláznivé triky s kartami, • překvapit posluchače předvídáním budoucnosti a mnoho dalšího! Upozornění! Vzhledem k přítomnosti malých předmětů kniha není vhodná pro děti do 3 let. Pozor, nebezpečí udušení!
George and his best friend Annie haven't had any space adventures for a while and they're missing the excitement. But not for long . . . Seriously strange things start happening. Banks are handing out free money; supermarkets can't charge for their produce so people are getting free food; and aircraft are refusing to fly. It looks like the world's biggest and best computers have all been hacked. George and Annie will travel further into space than ever before in order to find out who is behind it.
George and his best friend, Annie have been selected as junior astronauts - part of a programme that trains up young people for a trip to Mars in the future. This is everything they've ever wanted - they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who are as fascinated by the universe as they are. But when they arrive at space camp, George and Annie quickly learn that strange things are happening - on Earth as well as up in our skies. Mysterious space missions are happening in secret, and the astronaut training they're undertaking gets scarier and scarier . . . The fifth adventure in this series by Lucy and Stephen Hawking - also containing up-to-the-minute scientific facts and information by the world's leading scientists.
