Andrew Fusek Peters is a celebrated poet and author for children. His extensive body of work comprises over seventy books, which he has either written or edited. His writing is characterized by a profound understanding of the child's spirit and a talent for making poetry accessible to young readers. Peters focuses on rhythm, imagery, and the joy of language, enriching children's literature.
On Arborium, the last forested island in the future, fourteen-year-old Ark, who lives in a mile-high city set in the tree tops, overhears a plot to rob Arborium of its wood, a natural resource more precious than gold
This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme that joins books with an online reading world to teach today's children to read. In this Lime-B level Mae in the Middle book: It's time for school but at Mae's house, no one is going anywhere because the keys have disappeared. Cool-headed Mae asks Roz to remember what she did after she had opened the door the previous day. She points to the drawing Roz has made and realises it was drawn in the attic. They find the keys there in time to get to school.
Als ein goldenes Ei aus einem Londoner Museum gestohlen wird, wird der ehemalige Gangster Danny Cooper verdächtigt. Seine Tochter Charlie und ihre Skater-Freunde setzen alles daran, seine Unschuld zu beweisen und geraten dabei in ein spannendes Abenteuer, in dem sie ihre sportlichen Fähigkeiten einsetzen müssen.
In der spannenden Krimi-Reihe jagen die »Skating Agents« auf ihren Skateboards den gefährlichsten Verbrechern hinterher. Und sind schneller als der Wind. Um ihre skrupellosen Gegner auszuschalten, müssen die vier Skater halsbrecherische Stunts riskieren – und dabei sind Körpereinsatz und Köpfchen gleichermaßen gefragt! In Diamantenjagd erhalten Break, San, Ben und Charly den Auftrag, einen verschwundenen Diamanten zu finden. Doch nicht nur die cleveren Skater sind auf der Jagd nach dem kostbaren Stein. Um ihre skrupellosen Gegner auszuschalten, müssen die SKATING AGENTS nicht nur einmal Kopf und Kragen riskieren. Mit dem perfekten Mix aus Spannung, Sport und einer Extra-portion Coolness sind die SKATING AGENTS die richtige Lektüre für lässige Kids ab 10 Jahren. Break ist das Superhirn. San ist der Technik-Freak. Ben ist die Sportskanone. Und Charlie wendig wie eine Akrobatin. Zusammen sind sie die SKATING AGENTS. Auf ihren Skateboards jagen sie durch London, immer bereit für den nächsten halsbrecherischen Stunt. Ihre Lieblingsbeschäftigung: Verbrecher jagen.
Mountain Lion terrorises all the forest animals, and preys on them for his supper. One day, they come up with a plan to try to protect themselves, yet they are not safe until Rabbit cooks up a cunning plan which brings them lasting freedom. Retold with a twist by storyteller, poet and anthologist Andrew Fusek Peters, tales from around the world provide an insight into cultures other than our own. Complete with Audio CD.
A Groaning Coffin of Poems, Jokes, Riddles, and Plots Opened Up
There's nothing that Fred likes better than to stroll around the local graveyard. For Fred isn't your normal type of kid-he just loves all things ghoulish and ghosty, even if it means getting grief from Barry the Bully at school. But one day while mooching around the cemetery he suddenly slipsdown a hole and enters a whole different world-the world of ghosts! To be accepted, he must pretend to be dead (of course) and he finds himself taking the entrance exams to Ghost School. Fred succeeds and has a whale of a time, for he can now practise his spooking as much as he likes, and he meetslots of hilarious characters. When his cover is finally blown and he returns to his own world, his new friends are very useful for giving old Barry the creeps . . . Full of variety and humour with an appealing design to draw the reader in, this book is great for dipping into or reading from start tofinish. There are many different types of poems and plenty of jokes and riddles to make this collection a useful resource for teachers as well as highly appealing to children.
Three traditional tales explore themes common to the folk stories of many cultures.
