Best Selling Books by Linda Newbery

Purrfect tales about fab furry felines from celebrated author Linda Newbery.Daisy is helping her dad prepare for the Open Day on his allotment. Unfortunately the long, hot summer means the vegetables look tired and wilted. When a mysterious stray cat arrives at the allotments, Honeysuckle, one of the gardeners, declares it a Rain Cat from Thailand. Daisy has always wanted a pet, and is happy to help Honeysuckle pamper the cat with presents and make up poems to help the rain come. Naturally, the other gardeners are sceptical..- .but then it starts to rain...and will not stop!"Curl up with Cats Tales", is a charming collection of stand-alone stories, at turns magical, mysterious, comic and touching.

Andie dreams of becoming an artist. Her best paintings are inspired by the moon, and she¿s excited to watch the first moon landing. She loves staying in Chelsea, with its fashion, music and art galleries. There¿s even a real artist living in the flat downstairs. But does Andie dare to show him her work ¿ or might it shatter her dreams?

The third book in the powerful Moving On Trilogy. Top quality writing from a highly respected author. Nathan is always in trouble. He doesn''t want to be, it just happens. Then he finds Windfall, the local animal sanctuary, and things start to look up. He meets beautiful Saskia, and also Hazel, a maltreated dog nobody can get near to, except Nathan. He dreams of taking Hazel to live with his father. But how much time does Nathan''s father really have for him?

The second book in the Moving on trilogy based on the lives of a group of friends at an English school.

Streetwise is the follow-on series from Story Street for Primary Years 5 and 6, providing gripping stand-alone novels and short stories by top children''s authors. The Mystery of Mapplesham Market (Supernatural novel) Strange things are happening at Mapplesham Market and a mystery needs to be solved. Unusual objects are being stolen and bizarre things left in their place. Tom and Jamie are determined to find out who or what the mysterious J.S. is and just what his cryptic notes mean.

A story set in London during the Blitz. With Gernan planes blitzing London, the wreckage can be an exciting place to play after the fear of the night has died down. Whilst exploring a bombed house one day, a lonely boy makes a friend whose father is an RAF pilot - much more exciting than his own air-raid warden dad. But it takes genuine danger to make him realise the difference between the heroism of fantasy and what people do when their courage is needed for real.

Magic beans. Sow them. Plant them. Watch children grow. ''If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, a hoper, a prayer, a magic-bean-buyer. If you''re a pretender, come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!'' - Shel Silverstein, Poet Each and every one of the stories in this anthology is a magic bean: a wondrous tale that will capture your imagination. Prepare to be dazzled by Rapunzel''s golden tresses. Prepare to be moved by the suffering of the Little Mermaid. Prepare to laugh yourself silly as ''Mr Sultana'' struggles to get the better of a little red rooster! Lovingly crafted by the finest authors and illustrators, these ''magic beans'' will delight, thrill and thoroughly entertain.

YA. A heartrending contemporary story set in the highly charged atmosphere of animal rights.

Support for every short story (including access versions) *Two guided reading lesson plans per story *Writing, Drama, Speaking and Listening ideas to imaginatively extend teaching *Compare, contrast and connect work for short stories within each collection. Support for every novel *Independant reading and group work notes *Writing, Drama, Speaking and Listening ideas Ideal for teachers and teaching assistants

Little Simón observes every night a mysterious occurrence involving an old lady and a blue cat.

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Jack and Alice are twins. When war breaks out in 1914 Jack joins the army and Alice becomes a nurse. This is a wonderfully evocative and dramatic story of war, love and pacifism.

Tim really wants a dog. There''s only one problem--his sister. She''s allergic to animals. When Tim meets silly, scruffy old Whatnot in the park one day, he knows that this is the dog for him. How are he and Grandad going to find a way to keep him?

Little dog Barney lives on a narrowboat with his owner, Jim. The pair are inseparable - until they get separated. Barney loves his life on the canals but the one thing he''s frightened of is tunnels. So when Jim sets off into a tunnel without him, Barney is distraught.

Mr Darwin and the Ape Boy is a historical themed novel by Linda Newberry for Year 6/P7 for guided and independant reading. This book is part of Streetwise.

Barney the Boat Dog is fun, warm and a delight to read for boys and girls, alike. Jim''s grandson, Freddie, has come to stay and he''s told Barney a secret. He''s brought his piggybank with his because he wants to buy Jim a birthday present.

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Kirsty''s father has no interest in her whatsoever, and her horses are her sole source of affection. Until she meets Dally, a teenager living rough after running from his demanding parents.

"1895 -- Cecily is enchanted when she meets Rosalind, a photographer. But Cecily''s father refuses to let her help Rosalind; can Cecily follow her dreams?" --Page 4 of cover.

Cass Sutherland has been ill and goes to France to recuperate. But staying with her great-aunt turns out to be far from tranquil. For Cass has walked into a village full of mystery. And as she starts to pick away at age-old family secrets, she unravels a terrible wartime history that threatens her whole existence. Just as disturbingly, she is beginning to fall in love with Pascal. Junior high readers.

Red Bananas is a new level in the Bananas reading series that bridges the gap between the simpler Blue Bananas and the more demanding Yellow Bananas. Designed to build confidence in a child''s reading abilities, each entertaining story in Red Bananas helps children progress from the first stages of fluent reading to the demands of a chapter book.