Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days like you've never seen it - or read it - before! Classics in Comics: Around the World in Eighty Days adapts this iconic, fast-paced adventure into a full-colour comic book, full of the distinctive humour and fantastic personalities of the original. Bringing this lively journey to young audiences are two authors who are expert on accessible, inclusive and irresistible storytelling, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, with illustrations by cartoonist Facundo Aguirre.Classics in Comics is a series of comic books for children aged 9 plus that has inclusion at its heart, opening the doors of literature for everyone to enter and understand. We include dyslexia-friendly design on every page and diverse representations in the art, so all readers can relate to and build life-long connections to the classics. Each comic has:- snappy simplified text presenting key plot elements clearly- introductory materials to help set the scene and introduce the original author- heaps of material at the back, such as explorations of themes & authors' inspirations!In the series: Pride & Prejudice / Little Women / Oliver Twist / The Adventure of the Speckled Band: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure / The Three Musketeers
n a solitary house on a secluded island lives a woman known as the Owl Witch who longs for companionship.One evening, a traveller called Noor arrives with a mysterious invitation from her master, Blackink Baldassare, a devilish force who rules the depths of the sea.Can the Owl Witch outsmart the wily Blackink and help Noor to regain her freedom?A richly atmospheric gift of a book about courage and empowerment, from the award-winning creators of The Wolf's Secret and Leina and the Lord of the Toadstools, illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist Júlia Sardà.
"Please . . . draw me a sheep!"Share the marvellous story of The Little Prince with your baby.It's never too early to be enchanted by the poetic wonder of The Little Prince.This beautiful board book for babies features an abridged version of the classic book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, delightfully translated from the original French, alongside a selection of the original illustrations.A first introduction to a timeless classic.Gently introduces babies and toddlers to Atoine de Saint-Exupéry's beloved story, nurturing a love of classic literature from the very start.Designed for little hands.Sturdy board book format with thick, durable pages - perfect for grasping, turning and exploring safely.Beautiful gift for new arrivals.A meaningful baby shower or newborn gift, combining literary heritage with charming nursery appeal.Early learning through art and emotion.Simple storytelling and iconic illustrations support visual development, emotional connection and early language skills.
*FALL IN LOVE WITH THE FINAL CHAPTER - out now and a UK NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**Read it before you see it: Heartstopper Forever movie coming July 17 from Netflix*Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love.The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about life, love, and everything that happens in between. Join more than 10 million people worldwide and discover the fastest ever selling graphic novel, from a multi-award-winning, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author. Everyone in school knows Nick and Charlie.Everyone knows they're going to be together forever. But Charlie's busy with his bid to become head boy. And while Nick is preparing to leave for uni, he's starting to wonder who he'll be...without Charlie.'The queer graphic novel we wished we had at high school.' Gay TimesContains discussions around mental health and eating disorders, underage drinking, and sexual references. Heartstopper Volume 6 was Number 1 in the overall UK TCM chart on 7/7/26.
What happens when an assassin falls in love with his target? A thrilling and fast-paced love story from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, no.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series. There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them.No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away. That's why they make perfect assassins.The Institute finds these people when they're young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization. And threats must be eliminated.Sixteen-year-old Claire has been invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute's monitoring. But now they've ID'ed Claire and sent seventeen-year-old Nix to remove her. Yet the moment he lays eyes on her, he can't make the hit...
In this African traditional tale, Anansi wants some of Tiger’s mangoes, but Tiger doesn’t want to share. Anansi thinks of a clever way to trick Tiger and get some of the mangoes.This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child’s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
In this retelling of an Aesop fable, Grasshopper is too busy having fun in the summer sunshine to collect food for the winter. The ants warn him that he needs to prepare for the cold weather, but he doesn't listen... This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
In this retelling of an Aesop fable, Fox jumps into a well and finds he cannot get out. When Goat comes along, he decides to play a trick. When Goat jumps into the well too, both animals are stuck! Will Goat trust Fox again?This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
In this traditional German fairytale, the animals decide to go to Bremen to become musicians. They spot a little house on the way, but the house is full of robbers. The animals decide to scare the robbers out of the house, but will their plan work? This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.
*Now a live-action Netflix series!* Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Heartstopper is the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel: this new edition – with a cover including Alice Oseman’s artwork and photographs showing characters from the Netflix show – also contains exclusive pages from Alice’s original TV scripts.
‘Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book.’ RAINBOW ROWELL, author of Carry On
Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they’ve never met … until one day when they’re made to sit together. They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn’t think he has a chance.
But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them realised.
By Alice Oseman, winner of the YA Book Prize, Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. It encompasses all the small moments of Nick and Charlie’s lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us.
‘The queer graphic novel we wished we had at high school.’ Gay Times
This is the TV tie-in edition of the first volume of Heartstopper.
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