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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Languages : en
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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 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

My Friend the Alien: A Bloomsbury Reader

Author: Zanib Mian
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472973895
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description
Book Band: Grey - Ideal for ages 8+ A thought-provoking comedy about being an alien from prize-winning Zanib Mian. Maxx is an alien: a real one - from the planet Zerg. He's on Earth to research these strange things called emotions that humans have (and eat as much chocolate as he can). But some of the humans seem to think Maxx's new human friend Jibreel is an alien too, and Maxx just can't figure it out. Why would coming from another country make you an alien?! This funny science-fiction story is a perfect way to tackle difficult topics like racism and refugees with children. It has hilarious black-and-white illustrations from Sernur Isik throughout, and is ideal for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with book-banded stories to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2 by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence. With engaging illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for home and school. For more information visit www.bloomsburyreaders.com. 'Any list that brings together such a quality line up of authors is going to be welcomed ... Bloomsbury Readers are aimed squarely at children in Key Stage 2 and designed to support them as they start reading independently and while they continue to gain confidence and understanding.' Books for Keeps

Mooncop

Author: Tom Gauld
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
ISBN: 1770463550
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
The Guardian cartoonist relates the daily deadpan adventures of the last policeman living on the moon "Living on the moon...Whatever were we thinking? ...It seems so silly now.” The lunar colony is slowly winding down, like a small town circumvented by a new super highway. As our hero, the Mooncop, makes his daily rounds, his beat grows ever smaller, the population dwindles. A young girl runs away, a dog breaks off his leash, an automaton wanders off from the Museum of the Moon. Each day that the Mooncop goes to work, life gets a little quieter and a little lonelier. As in Goliath, Tom Gauld’s retelling of the Bible story, the focus in Gauld's science fiction is personal—no big explosions or grand reveals, just the incremental dissolution of an abandoned project and a person’s slow awakening to his own uselessness. Depicted in the distinctive, matter-of-fact style of his beloved Guardian strips, Mooncop is equal parts funny and melancholy. Gauld captures essential truths about humanity, making this a story of the past, present, and future, all in one.

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?

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.