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Usborne young reading; The Count of Monte Cristo
After being framed by jealous rivals, young sailor Edmond Dantes is sent to a gloomy prison for 20 years. He orchestrates a daring escape and disguises himself as a rich count to gain revenge on the enemies that framed him.
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Usborne young reading; Kidnapped
An action-packed retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous adventure, specially written for readers ready to tackle longer stories on their own. The classic story of kidnap, shipwreck and survival in the wild Scottish Highlands, accompanied by atmospheric illustrations to bring the text to life.
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Usborne young reading; The Odyssey
A retelling of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ written for children who are fully confident readers.
Odysseus is finally heading home after a long war, but his troubles have just begun. Terrible dangers are in store for the hero, from one-eyed monsters to cannibal kings.₦1100 -
The best of times
A story can bring love and laughter, sorrow and tears. But to save a life… That will require the greatest story of all. When the Prince and the Princess marry, joy rings out across the land. But all too soon it fades away and a shadow hangs over the royal palace. As Christmas approaches, Prince Frederico must find a way to warm his new bride’s aching heart.
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On Angel Wings
On Angel Wings is a beautifully poignant and atmospheric Christmas story from War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl’s beloved illustrator, Quentin Blake.
One cold Christmas night, a shepherd recounts the magical story of how he came to be the first visitor to the newborn Christ child – ahead of the other shepherds, and in complete secret.
A deftly wrought re-working of the nativity story from former Children’s Laureate and award-winning author of Kensuke’s Kingdom and Private Peaceful, Michael Morpurgo. Michael’s tale is rich in human detail and Quentin Blake’s watercolour illustrations ooze energy in this delightful picture book that will enchant children of 5 and up. On Angel Wings is destined to become a festive family favourite.
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Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Level 6: The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince’ is a very old tale, first written down by the Brothers Grimm. It tells the story of a princess who promises to be a frog’s friend after he rescues her ball from the pond. Will she be able to keep her promise – and who is the frog really?
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Quest of the Gods; Lair of the Wicked Monster
This title features one boy, five Gods, and a thousand monsters. Ancient Egypt is in trouble; the evil pharaoh, Oba, has captured five of the most powerful good gods and imprisoned them in secret and perilous places. Now deadly plagues are destroying the land and bloodthirsty monsters terrorise the people. Only one boy can stop them: Akori, an orphaned farm-boy with a huge destiny…Vicious vultures and deadly beasts lie in wait for Akori as he searches the desert for the Hidden Fortress of Fire – and the Warrior Goddess, Sekmet, imprisoned there. Will he survive the ferocious flames, or will this quest be his last…? Amazing adventures, breathtaking battles, grisly and gruesome Egyptian mythology…and thousands of murderous monsters – don’t miss a single battle!
With FREE collectable game cards and loads of EXCLUSIVE games to download and play.
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Nothing but trouble
When Jay arrives at Glenwood Primary, Paul is assigned to look after him and be his ‘buddy’, but looking after Jay proves harder than he expected. Jay’s family are travellers and the new boy doesn’t say much or seem interested in making friends. However Paul soon discovers that Jay has a secret.
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Baby bear, Baby bear, what do you see?
Young readers will enjoy Baby Bear’s quest to find Mama, and they’ll revel in identifying each of the native North American animals that appear along the way. The central focus on the special bond between mama and baby makes a fitting finale to a beloved series.
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The adventurous four; Stranded
Four children set off on a short trip to Smuggler’s Lock and find a mysterious stranger there. When he discovers them following him, he takes away their boat and maroons them on the rock. There’s no chance of escape without a boat, and its completely disappeared – what are the children going to do?
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The adventurous four; Trapped
A stolen suitcase of blueprints on an island far out to sea leads the four children into another exciting adventure. Can they thwart the evil schemes of a group of ruthless smugglers?
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Amelia Jane gets into trouble
Amelia Jane has an uncanny knack for getting herself into mischief and into trouble with the rest of the toys in the playroom – from hiding under a big pile of alphabet blocks to painting the poor toy sailor’s face green! But when a big heart and adventurous spirit is what’s needed to rescue everyone, Amelia is the rag doll to do it!
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The mystery of the strange messages
When the local PC starts receiving strange anonymous notes he calls in the Five-Find-Outers to discover their author. However the subsequent discovery leads to greater things as the gang stumble across a diamond robbery. The fourteenth part of the MYSTERY series.
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Magic Tree House; Secret of the pyramid
Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books . . . And this is no ordinary tree house . . .
When they’re whisked away to ancient Egypt in the tree house, Jack and Annie learn how to read hieroglyphics with the help the ghostly Queen of the Nile.
But secret codes aren’t the only puzzle they have to solve. How do they get out of the pyramid full of mummies? And there’s still the problem of who all these magical books belong to. Who is this mysterious M?
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Magic Tree House; Pirates treasure
Jack and Annie are in a treasure trove full of trouble!
Stuck on a desert island, captured by the evil Captain Bones and his gang and a huge storm at sea . . . For a while, it looks like they might not get home safely after all. And they discover that their adventures are even more magical than they had first thought .
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Magic Tree House; Voyage of the Vikings
Jack and Annie are off in search of another story in jeopardy, this time at a monastery in ancient Ireland. Trouble arrives when Vikings land, and Jack and Annie must find a way to escape!
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Magic Tree House; Diving with dolphins
After a break from their trips in the tree house, Jack and Annie are delighted to find that it’s back! Morgan le Fay needs their help, but they’ll have to become Master Librarians first, and that means solving four riddles. For the first one, Morgan sends them deep into the middle of the ocean. Jack and Annie ride in a mini-sub and meet jellyfish, sea horses and an octopus. But there are some scary sharks in the deep and the friendly dolphins have to come to the rescue.
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Magic Tree House; Olympic challenge
It’s off to Ancient Greece for the children and the tree house ! They land just in time for the exciting Olympic Games, with the athletes, wrestlers and chariot racers all ready to go. But when Annie finds out no girls are allowed, there’s trouble in store.
₦1000