Alan Durant crafts compelling narratives for a broad spectrum of young readers, spanning from charming picture books to suspenseful teenage thrillers. His background in children's publishing deeply informs his writing, enabling him to resonate powerfully with his audience. Durant's stories are characterized by a distinctive voice that explores engaging themes with clarity and imagination. He actively shares his passion for storytelling through numerous school visits and creative writing workshops.
Junior and his elephant family are excited to visit Human Town, where they can observe humans in their own town! The novelty soon wears thin, as they notice major issues humans have caused, which are causing them to become extinct. Junior hopes that this will never happen to the elephants.
Meet Jackson Mbemba. He's an academy player who is tough-tackling, fast, skilful and always has energy for battle. Wait until he discovers that breaking into the Stanford FC first team isn't just a battle - it's a war.
The queen has given birth to her baby and all animals are going to visit them with their gift. But the kind rabbit can't find a gift that suits the queen's baby. It's getting late for the party, so rabbit lights up a lamp and goes to the party without a gift. She's not aware that she's taking the perfect gift for the queen and the baby.
It's the first match in major pre-season tournament, the Cathay Cup. Hosts Stanford FC are playing Sevilla. Academy hopeful and strker Callum is on the bench. Will he get the chance to get his forst team career up and running?
The big day has arrived. Callum is playing for Stanford FC in the final of a major pre-season tournament, the Cathay Cup. If Callum does well, he could win a professional contract. Will this be the kick-off or the final whistle of his football career?
The Catahy Cup final is fast approaching. There's a lot riding on this game for Academy hopeful Jackson. This is his chance to show his talent. But Jackson can't stop thinking about the racist abuse he's had from a teammate. He would rather ignore it and pretend it never happened, but deep down he knows what he has to do. It's time to take a stand.
Meet Callum Cooper. He and four other academy players have been given the chance to join the first team for a major pre-season tournament. It's a big step up. Will they be up to the challenge?
Academy footballer Jackson Mbemba has a lot going on. When he stands up to a gang leader on the estate where his family lives, it seems his day just couldn't get harder. But his football team, Stanford FC, still need to qualify for the final of the Cathay Cup. Will Jackson's split focus mean there's a penalty to pay?
Abby's family are all burglars. But Abby thinks that robbing is wrong. She wants to be an acrocat. Can she make her dreams come true? Abby the Acrocat is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Turquoise Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 715-word fiction story features a longer, more demanding text with an extended vocabulary.