Books - Families

• Jill Tomlinson, Paul Howard
• Egmont UK Ltd
• ISBN13: 9781405210850
• Published: 06-12-2004

A heart-warming classic full of animal antics by Jill Tomlinson. Otto is a penguin chick, that much he knows, but other than this he has a lot to learn. Life at the bottom of the world is a curious thing and life can change at a moment's notice. The next blizzard, the next meal and the threat...

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• Dick King-Smith
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780141317229
• Published: 25-11-2004

The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith is a much-loved classic! Now part of the collectible Puffin Modern Classics series. Max, the hedgehogwho becomes a hodgeheg,who becomes a hero! Max's family dreams of reaching the Park. But no one has ever found a safe way of crossing t...

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• Philip Pullman
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780440866381
• Published: 04-11-2004

Tick, tock, tick, tock! Some stories are like that. Once you've wend them up, nothing will stop them ...A tormented apprentice clock-maker, a deadly mechanical knight in armour - and the sinister Dr Kalmenius, who some say is the devil ... Wind up these characters, fit them into a...

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• James Berry, illus Katherine Lucas
• Pan Macmillan
• ISBN13: 9780333962312
• Published: 20-08-2004

This beautifully illustrated anthology takes children on a cultural journey from Greenland to the United Kingdom visiting Chile, India and many other countries on the way. A ground-breaking collection that includes 80 poems from over 60 different countries, there are familiar and new poets her...

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• Kevin Crossley-Holland
• Orion Children's Books
• ISBN13: 9781842551554
• Published: 05-08-2004

Medieval life meets Arthurian magic in a novel that transcends boundaries of time and age, appealing to children of 9+ and older readers alike. The final book in the trilogy from the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Smarties Prize bronze award is a timeless novel.<...

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• Michael Morpurgo
• HarperCollins Publishers
• ISBN13: 9780007150076
• Published: 02-08-2004

Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller. Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during WW1, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full of stunningly researched detail a...

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• Steve Webb
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780099439776
• Published: 01-07-2004

Meet Tanka, the elephant and his friend Skunka. Say their names together and they SOUND LIKE DRUMS! Tanka, Skunka, Tanka, Skunka, Tanka Tanka Skunk! They have lots of friends for you to meet, so say their names to the Tanka Skunka beat! Lemurs, llamas, zebras, badgers, caterpillars, big GORILL...

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• Roger McGough, illus Lydia Monks
• Penguin Random House Children's UK
• ISBN13: 9780141316376
• Published: 01-07-2004

A wonderful selection of over 100 of Roger's own best-loved poems from his vast Puffin catalogue of poetry collections. Lots of favourites and some lesser known surprises, too. Packed with fabulous Lydia Monks illustrations throughout.

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