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Familiar Here are stories of everyday life, as familiar as a piece of rope and ... as haunting as fear: Mike knows that he can't swing over the river on the knotted rope, but with everyone watching him, he has to try. ... as haunting as a ...
But soon Bet is helping the Little Gentleman unravel his long and legendary past -- a past that includes the death of a king and a pouch of magic herbs. Bet begins to believe the mole's powers are stronger than he knows.
... P. continued throughout her career to alternate between fictional opposites : the dark stories collected in The Shadow - Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural ( 1977 , Ted Lewin , illus ) , and awarded a Carnegie Medal ...
Tom is furious.
Part of three separate series, focusing on comprehension, spelling and grammar to help focus teaching on the skills the children most need to improve. All three series offer comprehensive support for assessment and marking.
From Linda Smith and David Roberts comes a funny, heartwarming tale about the wonderful things that can happen when you open your door to friendship.
She stopped when she saw David in the canoe, and laughed and called to him to beware of a very dangerous weir just round the bend. He thanked her and went on rather cautiously; but there was no weir round the corner; nor did he ever ...
This exquisite graphic novel adaptation of Philippa Pearce’s Carnegie Medal–winning Tom’s Midnight Garden reimagines a beloved classic in a new, full-color format.
The Shadow-Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural. Kestrel. 1978 David REES. The Exeter Blitz. Hamish Hamilton. Commended Bernard ASHLEY. A Kind of Wild Justice. Oxford U.P. Philippa PEARCE. The Battle of Bubble and Squeak. Deutsch.
David can't believe his eyes when he discovers the canoe at the bottom of the garden - The Minnow. He traces the owner and together they begin a summer of adventure, looking for treasure along the river.