Fiction 5 To 8 Years

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Bear and Bird are best friends! And while they dont always understand each other they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So when Bird feels poorly Bear arrives with a backpack of goodies to make her feel better. And when they hang out with Mole - who tells absolutely hilarious jokes - Bird realises she doesnt need to compete for Bears attention; that there is lots of laughter to go around.

In the perilous Black Ocean lurks Narga the Sea Monster. As well as preying on the rebels fighting evil wizard Malvel Narga is holding one of the good beasts of Avantia captive. Can Tom set the good beast free or will it remain trapped in the Dark Realm forever?

In a ruined castle in the Dark Realm prowls Kaymon the Gorgon Hound. Kaymon is one of six fearsome beasts unleashed by a wicked wizard to capture the good beasts of Avantia. Join Tom on his quest to save the good beasts and avoid being captured himself.

Tusk the Mighty Mammoth rules the rotting forests of Gorgonia. She terrorises the rebels at war with evil wizard Malvel and holds a good beast captive. All the good beasts are imprisoned and Tom must save them. Will he defeat Tusk before Malvels guards track him down?

The volcano at Stonewin is frozen over & the lands are blasted with a deadly cold. This is the work of Blaze the Ice Dragon sent by wicked Wizard Malvel to thwart Toms quest to save his father. Can he defeat Blaze & win the next piece of amulet before its too late?

Tom and his companions have arrived in a strange new land - Tavania. Wizard Malvels evil magic has enraged six terrifying new Beasts. To restore harmony Tom must first face Convol the cold-blooded brute in a deadly desert duel.

Evil wizard Malvel is steering the land of Tavania towards total destruction. Tom must stop him by defeating six rampaging Beasts and sending them back to their rightful homes.

A ravenous Beast terrorises the windswept plains of Tavania: Madara the midnight warrior is on the prowl! If Tom cannot defeat her the dark portals over the land will continue to destroy the kingdom.

In the prison kingdom of Vakunda a wicked wizard has kidnapped Queen Arohas nephew. Tom and Elenna must face four new and deadly Beasts as they battle to rescue the boy. In book one of this series they travel to a monstrous jungle and do battle with a ferocious orang-utan!

Tom and Elenna are battling to uncover the truth about the ghost of a former Master of the Beasts. Their journey takes them to a frozen mountain lake - but will it be the icy cold or the vicious fish-Beast thats hardest to tackle?

In the land of Tangala legend tells of the Metamorphia - a league of sorcerers who once defied the Emperor and used their magic to create mighty Beasts. Now the New Protectors are on the trail of four such Beasts resurrected by the witch Zuba. Our brave young heroes must travel to the four corners of the kingdom to defeat Zubas Beasts before the realm is destroyed for ever - but fortunately they are joined by powerful animal companions of their own. Can Rafe and his companion Rugara fight back against a deadly ice wolf terrorising the southern city of Nakotan?

In the land of Tangala legend tells of the Metamorphia - a league of sorcerers who once defied the Emperor and used their magic to create mighty Beasts. Now the New Protectors are on the trail of four such Beasts resurrected by the witch Zuba. Our brave young heroes must travel to the four corners of the kingdom to defeat Zubas Beasts before the realm is destroyed for ever - but fortunately they are joined by powerful animal companions of their own. When Miandra and her companion Azul travel to the coast they discover a mighty water-Beast terrorising the people of Bridgetown. Can they tackle this deadly enemy?

Evil wizard Malvel has kidnapped Toms aunt and uncle - the only family he has since his father Taladon went missing. The only way Tom can rescue them is to uncover the last secret of the beasts.

Everyone knows Rachel and Kirsty are best friends! But when nasty Jack Frost steals Becky the Best Friend Fairys magical objects BFFs everywhere start having problems.

Belle the birthday fairys job is to make sure that all birthdays in Fairyland and the human world are filled with joy and laughter! But there is one mean creature who is incapable of enjoying even this special day - Jack Frost! He has a birthday coming up but as hes very vain he decides that he is not going to celebrate it all.

Belle the birthday fairys job is to make sure that all birthdays in Fairyland and the human world are filled with joy and laughter! But there is one mean creature who is incapable of enjoying even this special day - Jack Frost! He has a birthday coming up but as hes very vain he decides that he is not going to celebrate it all.

Another hilarious Little Gem from Jeremy Strong the master of comic writing for children with character-packed illustration from Jamie Smith.

A laugh-out-loud fractured fairytale version of Jack and the Beanstalk reminiscent of Pratchett in its celebration of humanity in a fantastical world. Particularly suitable for struggling reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8

Billy and his friends know that Waterfall Woods is out of bounds; strange things are rumoured to have happened there and no one in their village has ventured past its walls for decades. But when they discover a secret way in Billy and his best friends Anna Jimmy and Andy cant resist the temptation to explore! Only to quickly discover that the woods are brimming with magic and inhabited by all sorts of unusual creatures including a whole community of sprites who need the childrens help!

Billys mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond. So one day thats exactly what he does! There he meets the Minpins tiny tree-dwelling people whose children are the size of matchsticks. They live in fear of the terrible galloping gruncher. Will it gobble Billy too - or can he find a way to defeat the hungry beast?

Jane has always been just a little bit different - she has springs in her knees! A brilliant tale with a spring in its step from global bestseller Alexander McCall Smith now in a hi-lo dyslexia-friendly format for the struggling middle grade reader.

George and Harold and their doubles Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold have a good thing going. Two of them go to school while the other two hide in the tree house playing video games -- then they switch! But when gym teacher Mr. Meaner uses mind-control to create obedient perfect robot children the future of humanity is in their hands!

Bookshop Girl

Beautifully illustrated throughout Boot is a special book you will want to treasure and share. When toy robot Boot wakes up at a scrapyard it has no idea how it got there and why it isnt with its owner Beth. It only has two and a half glitchy memories but it knows it was loved which means something important to humans. Boot soon realises its emotions make it different to other robots who just function and dont think. Boot is scared but tries to be brave which is hard when its screen keeps showing a wobbly worried face.

Boot was once a toy robot but it has come a long way since it was scrapped and woke back up with only two-and-a-half glitchy memories. When Boot catches sight of a robot pet it used to know - Mr Piggles - our hero and pals follow it to a beautiful green square in the city of skyscrapers. Here they find not just real nature but also a haven for broken and rejected pets. They also meet the children who look after the pets and for whom this green space is a sanctuary too. But Boot is distracted by its emotions swinging from happy to sad - maybe Boot is broken?

Toy robot Boot has come a long way since it woke up in a scrapyard with only two-and-a-half glitchy memories. It has a home with its robot pals in an abandoned amusement arcade and has discovered what true happiness is - although its still not sure why humans are so leaky and weird. But when Boot and the gang stumble upon Rusty an old broken robot forgotten in the back of a testing lab its time to spring into action. Boot knows theres something special about Rusty but can they free the old robot and help it find its purpose?

When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandads garden he doesnt think much of it.

Polly Faber Tomas has a secret - a big secret. He has his own tiny dragon Flicker! A dragon which grew on a very special tree at the bottom of his grandads garden. And not only that - his friends Ted Kai and Kat have dragons too all grown on the same dragonfruit tree. Having your own dragon is magical - but Tomas is also about to find out what living with a dragon is really like. When the fire-breathing kicks in and you get singed every five seconds its like having an unpredictable volcano in your pocket. Learning to train the dragons and keep them out of trouble at school and home will take all Tomass creativity and patience!

Seth learns some important life lessons when hes transported back to Ancient Egypt in this absorbing time-slip adventure from bestselling author Karen McCombie.