On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he was half selkie--part human and part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on land, he can breathe underwater.
When Magnus Fin discovers his initials scratched into the rocks by the shore and finds dead seals washed up on the beach, he knows his selkie family needs his help, and he dives down beneath the waves to find out more.
The great seal sickness has struck and his grandmother Miranda is dangerously ill. But Magnus Fin is sure there's another reason for their affliction. He sets out to reveal the truth, with...
On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he was half selkie--part human and part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on ...
There has always been something unusual about Magnus Fin, a school misfit. On his eleventh birthday Magnus throws a message in a bottle out to sea, wishing for a best friend and to become more courageous--and he gets a lot more than he bargained for. Magnus discovers that he is half selkie--part seal, part human--and his selkie family urgently need his help. The false king, a hideous evil monster, has sent Neptune to sleep and the oceans are dying. Magnus must wake Neptune in order to save the oceans and his selkie family.
Can Magnus find the courage he seeks and save his new-found family...
There has always been something unusual about Magnus Fin, a school misfit. On his eleventh birthday Magnus throws a message in a bottle out to sea, wi...
On his eleventh birthday, schoolchild Magnus Fin discovered that he is half selkie--part human, part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on land, he can breathe underwater.
When a rusty metal chest is flung ashore in a storm, Magnus Fin decides to investigate. However, he injures his hand on the strange box, and his sealskin starts to show through. His teacher realizes that there's something very unusual about Magnus Fin--and rumors start to spread.
Deep in the ocean, the great sea god Neptune has problems of his own. The treasures of wisdom have been stolen, and his memory...
On his eleventh birthday, schoolchild Magnus Fin discovered that he is half selkie--part human, part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on l...
Shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013
One ordinary day, Saul is on his way to the corner shop when a girl appears suddenly in the middle of the road. She doesn't understand traffic, or the things in shops, and she's wearing a long dress with ruffled sleeves. Her name is Agatha Black.
Agatha Black is from 1812, and Saul needs to find a way to get her back there. With help from his mates Will and Robbie, he tries to work out how to make time travel happen.
This pacy, time-travelling adventure from Janis Mackay, author of the...
Shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013
One ordinary day, Saul is on his way to the corner shop when a girl ...
Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available. When Cody’s adventurous summer plans were suddenly cancelled, the looming school holidays felt like a bleak emptiness, with nothing to do, nowhere to go. Until someone, new and unexpected, changed all that. Pearl/Band 18...
Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and n...
