New Releases by Jon Blake

The Spoonheads have sucked up the grown-ups into their space zoo, so Stinky and Icky can do what they like. This means that Icky never sleeps and Stinky never changes his pants. Who could blame their housemate Bryan for losing his marbles? He''s sure they''re all going to die - if the ventriloquists doll doesn''t get them, the giant slugs will.

Looking after the House of Fun can be a hard job, now the Spoonheads have sucked up all the grown-ups into their space zoo. Stinky and Icky decide they need a holiday. But it''s not as simple as that. Stinky doesn''t seem to have a spare pair of pants. And when Bryan and Icky shrink to the size of nits, they face a bizarre and dangerous journey ...

All is peace and harmony in the House of Fun, with the grown-ups sucked up into the Spoonheads'' space zoo. When Stinky finds a mysterious seed in the Attic of Horrors, Icky can''t resist planting it. Then, events are unstoppable: Bryan turns into a girl, a helicopter arrives on the roof, and a toilet is in dire need of emptying.

When three of Bryan''s precious malted milk biscuits go missing, Stinky and Icky couldn''t care less. But when Old Faithful, Stinky''s favorite (and only) sweater disappears, they know there''s a thief about. Surely, a thief with no sense of smell!

This book is part of TreeTops Fiction, a structured reading programme providing juniors with stories they will love to read. Offering chapter books with full-colour illustrations, written by well-known authors, these stories are full of humour and have real boy appeal. They are tightly levelled allowing children to read books appropriate to their ability. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same Oxford Reading Tree stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of up-to-date and invaluable teaching notes.

The world is not as we know it the aliens have come down and taken all the grown-ups away, and left Blue Soup to run everything. Stinky Finger and Icky Bats wander around doing exactly as they please, like all the other children. Along with Bryan Brain, they head off to Uncle Nero''s House of Fun. Uncle Neros head is still living in the mailbox outside. Before it goes off into ultra-slumber, it asks Stinky to guard the house. So the three great mates go in and explore: the Time Travel Garage, the Outer Space Garden, the Attic of Horrors, the Living Living Room ... Then a huge explosion ... they''re being besieged by an army of huge pigs who want to make people pies! In order to defeat them, they''ll have to make the most of the house''s surreal and limitless insides ...

Three adventures about daily life in World War Two.

Dogsbottom School has become a magnet for well-motivated, aspirational pupils. However, headteacher, Mrs Whiffy, is distressed to know that a rival school has got loads of fantastic new facilities thanks to a grant they received for taking problem pupils. There''s only one thing for it - she needs some problem pupils of her own and she enlists Bernie''s help to incite a rebellion!

Another group of problem pupils has arrived at Dogsbottom School from the local stage school. But these pupils are so keen that it''s impossible to see why they would be a problem. When the rival school at Buttery St Crumpet announces it''s putting on a play, Mrs Whiffy decides to outdo them by putting on a play of her own, but when the first night comes and the curtain is about to be raised, Mrs Whiffy and Bernie discover exactly what the problem is with the stage school pupils. Can Bernie save the day (and Mrs Whiffy''s reputation) once again?

Bernie''s only just started at Dogsbottom School and already she''s the football captain and the paintbrush monitor. There''s just one catch - she''s the only pupil! Bernie must try and save the school and recruit some new pupils, but it''s not easy when one by one the teachers all seem to be going completely mad ... This book was originally published under the title ''One Girl School''. This new edition has been retitled to tie in with a further two brand new books in the series. The book has also been completely reillustrated throughout. Special introductory price of GBP2.99 for this first book

The last time we met Jasmin, she was writing for her life. But she saw the awful author Dorothy Wordsearch being eaten by a monster... so how can she still be writing stories? It''s time for Jasmin to investigate - helped, but mainly hindered, by her hyper sidekick Kevin Shilling.

When Jasmin wins a place at the Dorothy Wordsearch School for gifted Young Writers, things look fishy. How come Miss Birdshot, the wizened housekeeper, is so incredibly strong? And why do the pupils keep disappearing? Soon Jasmin finds herself literally writing for her life.

Part of the SPARKS series, a tale set in London during the Second World War. Billy suspects his Uncle Sandy might be a spy, and sets out to discover a guilty secret. First published in 1997 and now available in paperback. Illustrated in black and white.

High Impact offers high-interest books for the full secondary age range to motivate reluctant readers. Grouped into four language levels (reading ages A 6-7, B 7-8, C 8-9 and D 9-10), they gradually develop students'' literacy skills and confidence.

Part of the SPRINTERS series, this book tells the adventures of a daring stuntman and his even more daring daughter. The Stupendos are the most famous stunt duo in the world. Great Stupendo has been signed up to perform in a new blockbuster film, and Little Stupendo is determined to be part of the action.

Jamie may reckon himself a bit of a Ronnie O''Sullivan, but he''s just gone and snookered himself. He has bet a junior snooker champion #100 he can beat him. Things get more complicated when his hard-living dad arrives back on the scene. Maybe he can teach Jamie to be a winner, and maybe not.

A further six Treetops titles in Oxford Reading Tree''s series of fiction with built-in progression for pupils aged 7-11. Specially written for children who need the support of carefully-monitored language levels, the stories are accessible, motivating and humorous. The series is organised into Oxford Reading Tree Stages (from Stage 10 to Stage 16), with each stage introducing more complex narrative forms, including flashbacks and changes in viewpoint; descriptive writing; extended readingvocabulary; and more pages, more text, and fewer illustrations. Ideal for both guided reading group work and independent reading. Phase G features: Six new stories at the top end of Treetops, featuring top children''s authors Chris Powling, Paul Stewart, Jon Blake and Margaret McAllister, plus talented newcomers Claire Funge and Anna Perera. The stories have the breadth and interest level demanded by top juniors, with settings ranging from the Arctic Circle to wartime England, via a magical football story with a difference. The stories tackle issues that are important to 10/11 year olds - families, change, the environment, bullying, relationships - with the humour and style for which Treetops is renowned.

Fish and his friends go on a ghost hunt. Then their tents disappear... This play is part of Set B of the "High Impact" series of plays designed to motivate reluctant readers. Aimed at all secondary school students, the plays are written for four to six parts.

A further six Treetops titles in Oxford Reading Tree''s series of fiction with built-in progression for pupils aged 7-11. Specially written for children who need the support of carefully-monitored language levels, the stories are accessible, motivating and humorous. The series is organised into Oxford Reading Tree Stages (from Stage 10 to Stage 16), with each stage introducing more complex narrative forms, including flashbacks and changes in viewpoint; descriptive writing; extended reading vocabulary; and more pages, more text, and fewer illustrations. Ideal for both guided reading group work and independent reading. Phase G features: Six new stories at the top end of Treetops, featuring top children''s authors Chris Powling, Paul Stewart, Jon Blake and Margaret McAllister, plus talented newcomers Claire Funge and Anna Perera. The stories have the breadth and interest level demanded by top juniors, with settings ranging from the Arctic Circle to wartime England, via a magical football story with a difference. The stories tackle issues that are important to 10/11 year olds - families, change, the environment, bullying, relationships - with the humour and style for which Treetops is renowned.

The Stupendos are the most famous stunt duo in the world. But when the Great Stupendo is injured by one of hi stunts, it''s up to his daughter, Little Stupendo, to prove what a high flyer she really is This story tells of her exploits.

These are the titles for the OLW fiction strand for upper Key Stage 2, (Y5 and Y6) designed to fit the National Literacy Strategy. Year 6: "Space Rock and Five-a-side" by Jon Blake - what it takes to be popular, a hard hitting story involving addiction "Car Crusher" by Philip Wooderson - story of unfairness and bias and the proving of innocence "Skew Whiff" by Anna Perera - can Anjouli and her friends win the maths contest and repair the damage they''ve done to the house and still be ready for the birthday party? "Wimmer" by Margaret McAllister - two children find a very curious dog on the run from a research centre. Will they be able to keep him secret when he begins to grow wings? "War Stories" by Nick Warburton - two stories about children whose lives are changed by war "Eva" by Shirley Isherwood - the story of an escape from Nazi Germany and a child''s memory afterwards

These are the first titles in the OLW variety fiction strand for Key Stage 2. The OLW is the new scheme designed to work with the NLS (National Literacy Strategy). Year 3: The Clowns Next Door by Susan Gates - a story about clowns who would prefer not to be clowns Dad''s Story by Susan Gates - a story about a boy finding out his dad cannot read The Adventures of Robyn Hudd by Paul Shipton - a modern Robin Hood with a female protagonist who takes on the bullies Robin Hood and The Golden Arrow by Malachy Doyle - a retelling of the traditional story The Oakhollow Mystery by Tessa Krailing - a story about moving to a new house and discovering it holds a mystery The Beast of Bobbin Moor by Jon Blake - a girl leads her gang through two adventures