Tina is always playing terrible tricks on her teacher. When she accidentally photocopies herself, she thinks it is the beginning of the best trick ever! But soon Tina isn't so sure 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, alongside illustrations that aid understanding. All the books in this series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child...

The magic of the Wombles is brought to life in this fresh new series for younger readers. Wellington has invented a brilliant recycling gizmo. When he pops two old things into it, one helpful new thing pops out the other side! Orinoco decides to have a go. He tries to make a gadget to do his work for him, but what comes out is the 'Wombling Machine' - a contraption that guzzles rubbish at astonishing speed! The machine goes on the rampage, gobbling everything in its path. Who has the gumption to stop it in its tracks? Hurry up, Wellington, the Wombles need you! This Wombles story, full of...

The magic of the Wombles is brought to life in this fresh new series for younger readers. Even Wombles need to get away from it all sometimes! One day, Tobermory decides to take Great Uncle Bulgaria and the others on a trip to the seaside. Alderney can't wait - she's a beach Womble through and through. It's all fun, games and tidying until she discovers a mysterious pawprint in the sand. But as one friend is found, two more are lost! When Wellington and Tomsk get washed away in a fishing boat, Alderney steps up to show what a brave Womble she really is. This Wombles story, packed with...

The second edition of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year is updated with a new chapter describing Nick's eventual completion of the Fastnet Race thirty years after his first, ill-fated attempt. The world-famous Fastnet Race takes yachts from the Isle of Wight to the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and back. The 1979 race began in perfect conditions, but was soon engulfed by the deadliest storm in the history of modern sailing. By the time it passed, the havoc caused was immeasurable, and fifteen sailors had lost their lives. It had been Nick Ward's childhood ambition...