A story for readers aged 8 and upwards. See the world through the eyes of Sirrus, a young swallow, born in the safe, familiar surroundings of the Valley. Learn with him the lessons of life, along with his brothers and sisters, taught diligently by his parents. And when the summer grows old and the first chill winds of winter blow, the time will have come for the most exhilarating adventure of them all - the Migration. Now take to the wing alongside Sirrus, as he joins the mighty host of swallows on their epic journey to their wintering grounds in Southern Africa. Deserts and seas must be...
A story for readers aged 8 and upwards. See the world through the eyes of Sirrus, a young swallow, born in the safe, familiar surroundings of the Vall...
A story for readers aged twelve and above. Fifteen-year-old Lucinda Glancey always felt she was different, as if she was an outsider looking in on life. Even so she is stunned to learn that, through her mother, she may not be human at all, that the blood in her veins may reach back through the millennia to a far older species; a species unswervingly committed to the protection of all animal life against the relentless encroachment of human beings. Anxious that her close relationship with her undeniably human father may be under threat, Lucinda is pursued by merciless persecutors, all the...
A story for readers aged twelve and above. Fifteen-year-old Lucinda Glancey always felt she was different, as if she was an outsider looking in on lif...
A novel for adult readers. "My name, for the record, is Colin Wood. What follows is my story, such as it is..." Colin is a sensitive boy, born into the tough, uncompromising environment of a coal-mining village in North-East England. He seems destined to plough a lonely furrow until a chance meeting with another boy of his own age, Yule Marshall, leads to a mutual understanding without need of words, and the birth of an enduring and profound friendship. Through the years their deepening bond ensures they are always there to support one another through life's inevitable triumphs and...
A novel for adult readers. "My name, for the record, is Colin Wood. What follows is my story, such as it is..." Colin is a sensitive boy, born into th...
Rory McGlory and his faithful crew, Captain Whoosh, Young Doolalley and Barf the dog, face a fresh challenge when Her Majesty is displeased Will they save the day or will the rivers start running backwards? Will the grass grow down instead of up? Will the Lord Mayor turn up at the town hall in his pyjamas? Help
Rory McGlory and his faithful crew, Captain Whoosh, Young Doolalley and Barf the dog, face a fresh challenge when Her Majesty is displeased Will they...
