Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs

Author: Giles Andreae
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0140569219
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto's super-fun Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs Flinn is at school looking in the art cupboard for some coloured pens to finish off his dinosaur drawing when he stumbles upon Captain Stubble, a real live Pirate Captain! He tells Flinn that his ship, the Acorn, has been stolen and that he needs Flinn to help him rescue it back. Stubble makes Flinn the captain and they sail away on an old pirate ship...they finally find the Acorn but, to their horror, realise it's been stolen by PIRATE DINOSAURS! Captain Flinn and his crew attack the dinosaurs and, after much fighting, seize control of the ship once more. Flinn and his friends then sail back to the harbour clambering through the boatshed door and back into the art cupboard without the teacher even noticing they've been gone! Giles Andreae is an award-winning children's author and has written both fiction titles and best-selling picture books. His picture book, The Lion Who Wanted to Dance, won The Federation of Children's Book Award in the best picture book category in 1998. However, he is probably most famous as the creator of the phenomenally successful Purple Ronnie, Britain's favourite stickman. Giles lives in Notting Hill with his wife and three young children. Russell has illustrated books by prolific children's authors such as Ian Whybrow and Cressida Cowell. The Witch's Children was shortlisted for the Greenaway last year and this year The Witch's Children and the Queen is on the Smarties shortlist. Russell lives in Penzance, Cornwall. Don't miss the other Captain Flinn picture books - they're all rip-roaring fun! Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs; Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure!; Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Smugglers Bay!; Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: The Magic Cutlass And Giles Andreae's brilliant book with illustrator Korky Paul: Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants

The Magic Cutlass

Author: Giles Andreae
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
ISBN: 9780141501314
Category : Captain Flinn (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
During the school play, Flinn finds himself slap-bang on the deck of a real-live pirate ship . . . and he's not alone! Pirate Diplodocus, Pirate Triceratops, Pirate Stegosaurus and, of course, his old arch-enemy, Captain T. Rex, are all there too. They are all on the hunt for the famous magic cutlass that can grant wishes - WATCH OUT, CAPTAIN FLINN! But you have to be careful what you wish for, and that dastardly Captain T. Rex soon finds himself in more trouble than ever!

AniMalcolm

Author: David Baddiel
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008191018
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203

Book Description
From David Baddiel, the brightest new star of children’s books and winner of the LOLLIES award, comes a laugh-out-loud adventure for every child who ever wondered what it might be like to be a bit of an animal...

Delphie and the Magic Ballet Shoes

Author: Darcey Bussell
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007286074
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
Delphie can't believe it when she is invited to join the new ballet school. But things aren't quite what they seem, and with the help of some very special ballet shoes, Delphie finds herself spinning into a whole new world.

Dinosaur Pirates!

Author: Penny Dale
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763693308
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
A group of prehistoric pirates navigate their way to a desert island in search of a buried treasure, encountering a fearsome band of gold-snatching marauders.

Pirates Magnified

Author: David Long
Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions
ISBN: 9781786030276
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Ahoy shipmate! Grab your magnifying glass and seek out history's most notorious pirates in this swashbuckling search-and-find adventure, packed with over 200 things to spot! Explore the lives of 10 real pirates and learn about life on the high seas, whilst using the free magnifying glass to spot more than 200 pirate-themed items in each eye-boggling illustration. Kids will have fun using the magnifying glass to search whilst learning about real life pirates in this seafaring adventure!

Roald Dahl's the Twits

Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: NHB Modern Plays
ISBN: 9781848424746
Category : Fantasy fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Mr and Mrs Twit are not very nice. In fact they're extremely nasty. They're nasty to each other, and they're VILE to everyone else. They hold a family of monkeys hostage in a cage and force them to stand on their heads. ALL THE TIME. We told you they weren't very nice. Can the monkeys find a way to show those vicious Twits what for? Mischievously adapted from Roald Dahl's story, acclaimed playwright Enda Walsh has turned The Twits upside down. This revolting revolution was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in April 2015.

Party Pants

Author: Giles Andreae
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241385032
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
You can never have enough pants, as this exuberant celebration of pants proves! The pairing of Giles Andreae's brilliant rhyming text with Nick Sharratt's hilarious, vibrant illustrations will delight children and adults alike. Featuring a pants-wearing hippo, limousine and dinosaur (to name a few), plus a rather embarrassed farty pants, this lively picture book is guaranteed to make you giggle!

The Bear

Author: Raymond Briggs
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099385619
Category : Bears
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
One night a great big, white polar comes to stay with Tilly. The bear's got black hooked claws and huge yellow teeth; but his white furry coat is warm and soft and Tilly decides he's the cuddliest thing in the whole world. Tilly soon finds out that a big bear can cause big problems - he takes a LOT of looking after! But when she describes the bear's latest antics to her parents they think he's a figment of her imagination - but is he?

My Completely Best Story Collection

Author: Lauren Child
Publisher: Puffin Books
ISBN: 9780141382524
Category : Charlie (Fictitious character : Child)
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Charlie has this little sister, Lola, and together they have lots of extremely good adventures and do some very fun things. All Charlie and Lola fans will love this collection of five favourite stories, featuring Charlie and Lola, their friends Lotta and Marv and, of course, Marv's dog Sizzles!