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This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme that joins books with an online reading world to teach today''s children to read. This title is suitable for ages 7-8 (Brown level).

December 1940. With the Luftwaffe pounding the city nightly, Londoners seek refuge in underground stations. Aldwych has been taken out of service to provide shelter for the British Museum''s priceless Elgin Marbles, as well as civilians escaping the bombing. When the body of a young man is discovered on the tracks, wearing evening dress but barefoot, Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are on the case. Before long, more bodies are discovered, and Coburg''s wife Rosa becomes a target for the brutal killer. Caught up in a world of underground jazz clubs, abandoned tube stations and looters, Coburg and Lampson must track down the ruthless murderer before it''s too late...

Collins Big Cat readers and workbooks help children to learn how to read in English - accurately, fluently and with enjoyment. Contains the following Readers and Workbooks: · China''s Terracotta Army (gold) · I never know how poems start (white) · Charles Dickens (lime) · Animals on the Move (copper) · Monster in the Mirror (copper)

Paul lives in a French village which has been occupied by Nazis since 1940. One night Paul''s best friend is taken away. Then Paul decides to join the Resistance against the German occupation of his country, helping to get Allied prisoners of war and agents out of the country. Will he ever find out what happened to his good friend?

It''s AD 84 when Bran, a prince of the Carvetii tribe, is captured by the Romans. A legion of soldiers is marching east, to build a military road. It''s hostile country, and Bran is to go with them as a hostage to ensure the legion''s safety ... but no one is safe in newly conquered Britain.

Rob''s the army''s youngest bomb disposal officer, he''s also the best. But when he''s called into a school to defuse a bomb planted by terrorists he must recall some painful events from his past in order to make sure that the bomb doesn''t explode. The clock is ticking. Will he do it in time?

30 April 1980, London, England Six heavily armed terrorists take over a London embassy. Twenty-six innocent civilians are taken hostage. A team of SAS troops prepares to storm the embassy, under orders that no innocent blood is to be spilt. In the heat of battle, will they be able to get the hostages out alive? Follow one SAS trooper''s story as he is pushed to the limit in a high-risk rescue situation. Based on real-life events, this adrenalin-filled adventure story reveals what it is really like to be a member of the mysterious soldiering elite. Includes: - SAS facts - Training secrets - Siege diagrams

Nineteen-year-old private Taggert joins the SAS on one of their toughest missions: D squadron must capture a gang of guerrillas living in the heart of the notorious Malayan jungle. Will they survive?

Cat and Dog are detectives. Can they solve The Case of the Disappearing Fish?Oxford Reading Tree All Stars is an engaging chapter fiction series which combines age-appropriate content with imaginative stories, perfect for inspiring and stretching able infants. The series develops comprehension skills and provides a wide variety of fiction topics and styles, alongsideillustrations that aid understanding.All the books in this series are carefully levelled, so it''s easy to match every child to the right book - one which will develop their reading skills and fuel their love of reading. Help with children''s reading development is also available at ahref="https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a.

I Was There... is a perfect introduction for younger readers into stories from the past, allowing children to imagine that they were really there. I Was There... 1066 tells the thrilling story of a young page boy at the heart of the Battle of Hastings. Edwin risks everything to infiltrate the Norman army and find out William of Normany''s plans for King Harold. Brilliantly reimagined and tied in with the new primary curriculum, readers aged 7+ will love this vivid and exciting first-hand account of the last successful military invasion of England.

Oxford Reading Tree All Stars is an engaging chapter fiction series which combines age-appropriate content with imaginative stories, perfect for inspiring and stretching able infants. The series develops comprehension skills and provides a wide variety of fiction topics and styles, alongsideillustrations that aid understanding.All the books in this series are carefully levelled, so it''s easy to match every child to the right book - one which will develop their reading skills and fuel their love of reading. Help with children''s reading development is also available at ahref="https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a.This pack contains 36 Level 11 books, six of each of the following titles: A Job for George and Milo, Teeny Tiny Aliens and the Great Big Pet Disaster, The Lifeguard Dog, Dancing Feet, The Big Stink and The Singing Tortoise.

Twelve stories that transport the reader from the Londinium of two millennia past to the London of 2012, anticipating the Olympic games and a Diamond Jubilee.

A collection of three exciting Second World War stories in a satisfyingly chunky flexibound format. Includes the stories of the Battle of Britain - when the RAF fought the Luftwaffe for control of the skies above the English Channel; the decisive battle at Alamein, where the British ''Eighth Army'' destroyed the German forces in Egypt; and the story of D-Day and the Allied invasion of France, when 130,000 men landed on the Normandy beaches under enemy fire.

These thrilling wartime adventures transport the reader to the heat of battle. ''Deadly Skies'' sees John Smith, Spitfire pilot, in the throes of the Battle of Britain. ''Tank Attack'' takes the action to the deserts of North Africa as John witnesses the Battle of El Alamein from behind a tank. ''Behind Enemy Lines'' takes us forward to 1943 to the jungles of South-East Asia, as John undertakes a dangerous commando mission. Riveting fictionalised accounts, packed with historical detail, give a new immediacy to WWII that will enthral young male readers.

He was only fifteen when he enlisted in the navy without his father''s permission. He was only sixteen when he died at Grimsby General Hospital with splinters of steel in his chest. The Battle of Jutland was the biggest sea battle since the Armada. Jack Cornwell was awarded a posthumous Victorian Cross for staying, seriously wounded, at his post on the HMS Chester. This is the tragic true story of one of the youngest heroes of World War I.

In The Sweep''s Boy, My Story readers will be transported back to the fog-choked streets of 1870 London, a truly perilous place for a boy like Will. Forced by the Workhouse Master into employment as a chimney sweep, it isn''t long before Will''s aptitude for scaling small spaces attracts the attention of Hutch, a burglar with big ambitions . . .

These three thrilling wartime adventures transport the reader to the heat of battle. Depth-charge Danger sees submariner John Smith on a top-secret mission to Norway using the experimental and dangerous X-craft. Night Bomber takes the action to the sky as John prepares to risk his life to destroy the German V2-rocket factory. Island of Fear follows John during the invasion of the Pacific island Iwo Jima, one of the Second World War''s most ferocious battles. Riveting fictionalised accounts, packed with historical detail, give a new immediacy to the Second World War that will enthral young readers.

When former Special Forces officer Mitch is offered a dangerous undercover mission, he must trust his five new teammates as they rescue a West African freedom fighter.

It is 1918. A British soldier, Bill Sparkes, is carrying an important message for American troops on the frontline. Sparkes is soon caught up in the fighting when the Americans are attacked. With bullets flying all around, Sparkes must find a way to support the Americans and stop the Germans breaking through... This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. EDGE - for books kids can''t put down.

A guide to the recognition of vampires, werewolves, yeti, etc., complete with definitions, and dubious information about behaviour, habitats, etc. Includes unlikely stories by way of illustration. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.