Chris Ashley Books

The story revolves around Mike Holt, who faces a new challenge as counterfeit skateboards threaten his business. After experiencing a personal tragedy, he must confront this new crisis. Meanwhile, Jim and Ben are determined to uncover the culprit behind the counterfeit scheme, as their aspirations for a skateboard park hang in the balance. The narrative blends themes of resilience, friendship, and the fight against adversity in the skateboarding community.

This literacy programme for juniors offers fiction, poetry and non-fiction reading and writing materials for shared, guided and group reading and writing, and teaching materials. Comets should capture the imagination of more able pupils, and software integrates ICT with literacy teaching.

In a tense narrative, a modern-day pirate teams up with a terrorist to track down a stolen weapon of mass destruction, leading them to the streets of New York City. Meanwhile, a determined group of sailors and airmen races against time to uncover the clues, but they struggle to stay ahead of their elusive adversaries. The stakes are high, as failure could result in millions of casualties, raising the question of how to combat an enemy that remains hidden.

Greek mythology's nymphs that shape-shifted into plants and trees, and the women who funded the glorious temples of Ancient Greece.