Compton Valance - The Most Powerful Boy in the Universe

Author: Matt Brown
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1409579484
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323

Book Description
How to become the most POWERFUL BOY IN THE UNIVERSE. 1. Leave cheese-and-pickled-egg SANDWICH in lunchbox for thirteen weeks. 2. Open lunchbox to find that sandwich has turned into a TIME MACHINE. 3. Accidentally wipe out the DINOSAURS with a packet of custard creams. 4. Try to stop someone evil stealing the most POWERFUL SANDWICH of all TIME and changing the history of the universe FOR EVER.

Compton Valance - Revenge of the Fancy-Pants Time Pirate

Author: Matt Brown
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1474919243
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
How to battle an evil TIME-TRAVELLING PIRATE: 1. Jump 600 years into the future. 2. Find out that MEGA-BADDY Gussage St Vincent is back from the dead... with a time-travelling PIRATE SHIP. 3. Do battle to stop Gussage becoming OVERLORD OF THE UNIVERSE. 4. Show him you're no COWARDY CUSTARD and make him eat pie.

Joan and Peter

Author: Herbert George Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Humanistic
Languages : en
Pages : 602

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Ulysses

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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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The Maya

Author: Jerome MARTIN
Publisher: Beginners
ISBN: 9781474921824
Category : Juvenile nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
This information book provides a simple introductionto the world of the ancient Maya. It describes their bustling cities and talltemples, their religious beliefs, the customs of their kings and nobles, andtheir passion for cacao. Perfectly suited to beginner readers, it is full offacts, illustrations, and photographs of historical artefacts. Illustrations: Full colourthroughout

Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings

Author: Trench H. Johnson
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
'Phrases and Names, Their Origins and Meanings' is a one-of-a-kind encyclopedic work that offers plain statements of facts on the origins of popular phrases and names, alphabetically organized for easy reference. Trench H. Johnson's expertise in the subject matter, acquired through years of omnivorous reading and patient inquiry, has culminated in a comprehensive and fascinating compilation of linguistic curiosities that is sure to satisfy the curiosity of any word lover. From the history of place-names to the evolution of expressions, including a plethora of slang terms and Americanisms, this book offers a wealth of knowledge that opens up the history of peoples and civilizing influences.

Killer Vending Machines Wrecked My Lunch

Author: Matt Brown
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1474971237
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
Drishya Samode has always loved building robots. So when Dreary Inkling Primary School gets some brand-new hi-tech vending machines that can walk, talk and have eyes, Drishya is VERY excited. But after a freak electrical surge hits the school, something strange seems to happen to the machines... Can whizz-kid Drishya step in to save the day, the school, and lunch?

Eeek!

Author: Karen Inglis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780956932334
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
Eleven-year-old Charlie Spruit can't believe his luck when he opens his door to an alien one morning. Who is he? Why has he come? Charlie soon discovers that this alien has run away from space to Earth to be with him because he's soccer mad and the World Cup is on...! 'Eeek, ' as Charlie decides to call him, takes up secret residence in Charlie's bedroom where he sleeps on the ceiling by night and pores over Charlie's football magazines and stickers by day. All is going surprisingly well until slimy sci-fi mad Sid Spiker, who lives out the back, spots Eeek through his telescope. Sid has his own plans for this alien, which bring surprises that no-one could have imagined...

Compton Valance - The Time-travelling Sandwich Bites Back

Author: Matt Brown
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1409579638
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323

Book Description
How to get into the BIGGEST PICKLE ever. 1. Create a TIME MACHINE SANDWICH. 2. Accidentally let your evil older brother steal the sandwich and travel through time CHANGING ALL OF HISTORY. 3. Set out to STEAL BACK the sandwich with the help of a secret agent FROM THE FUTURE. 4. Save the world from TOTAL DESTRUCTION... (Probably.)

The Eight Technologies of Otherness

Author: Sue Golding
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415145800
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 396

Book Description
A rethinking of identity, politics, philosophy, ethics, and cultural practices