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Join Bertie as he has a brush with some angry bees, deals with his warring grannies on a trip to the park and tries to smuggle Whiffer into a very smart hotel.

Join Bertie in Mascot! as he is picked to be the mascot for Pudsley Rovers, attempts to get himself expelled from a geeky summer camp and designs his very own robot, a Bootosaurus, to replace Miss Boot!

Join Bertie in Disco! as he gets tricked into accompanying Angela Nicely to the school disco, becomes Royston Rich’s slave for the day and cooks up a great escape for Gran and her friends on an ultra-dull trip to the seaside!

Join Bertie in Spider! as he shocks and amazes his classmates with his huge pet spider, is tricked into wearing one of Gran’s knitted horrors to school, and finds nothing but trouble when he digs for treasure in the park.

Join Bertie in Splash! as he takes Know-All Nick for a ride at the waterpark, goes on the trail of Angela’s missing cat and finds himself out-manoeuvred by Miss Boot on the dance floor.

Join Bertie as he concocts a magic potion for Miss Boot to make her forget the dreaded maths test, finds himself at Know-All Nick’s house for the worst sleepover ever and unexpectedly wins out over the school bully.

Biodiversity, the diversity of life, is not only fascinating and beautiful, it is the engine of all the world's natural cycles, and the source of many of the resources on which humanity depends. Concern about biodiversity conservation is, therefore, not merely the preoccupation of a few enthusiastic naturalists—it is the lifeline business of everybody.

In We Could Perceive No Sign of Them: Failed Colonies in North America, 1526-1689, historians David MacDonald and Raine Waters tell the fascinating stories of the many attempts to establish a European foothold in the New World, from the first Spanish colony in 1526 on the coast of Georgia to the final disastrous French endeavors near the arctic.

Zelda träumt davon, eine Wikingerheldin zu sein und in die Welt hinauszuziehen, um sich in der Schlacht des Lebens zu beweisen. Denn eine Heldin braucht eine Legende. Doch sie lebt nicht in der Wikingerzeit, sondern in der Gegenwart und besucht Kurse für Menschen mit besonderen Bedürfnissen. Ihr älterer Bruder Gert würde alles für Zelda tun, aber er ist in schlechte Gesellschaft geraten. Ihn daraus zu befreien ist eines von Zeldas Zielen. Von Gefahren lässt sie sich nicht abschrecken.

Zelda, 21 ans, n'est pas tout à fait comme les jeunes femmes de son âge, parce que sa mère buvait trop quand elle était enceinte. Qu'à cela ne tienne, elle mènera sa vie comme elle l'entend ! Zelda aime son grand frère Gert, son amoureux Marxy, son nouveau travail à la bibliothèque, faire des listes et, surtout, elle voue un culte immodéré aux Vikings. Mais, alors qu'elle rêve de combats à l'épée et de Valkyries, elle découvre que Gert s'est lié à de dangereux dealers pour payer les factures.

A heart-swelling debut for fans of The Silver Linings Playbook and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. When We Were Vikings is an uplifting debut about an unlikely heroine whose journey will leave you wanting to embark on a quest of your own, because after all...we are all legends of our own making.

When a sea monster arrives at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts, Ulf the werewolf must risk his life to save it. But the evil Baron Marackai is back - and beasts are on the menu! Can Ulf stop the cruel Beast Feast before he ends up as a tasty dessert himself? The future of the RSPCB depends on it....

Ulf the werewolf is training to become an official Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts (RSPCB) agent. His mission takes him to the jungle in search of a legendary jungle vampire. But the evil Baron Marackai is hot on his trail. Can Ulf and his friends find the vampire first? The future of the RSPCB depends on it.

Fort de Chartres, built in 1719-1720 in the heart of what would become the American Midwest, embodied French colonial power for half a century. Lives of Fort de Chartres, by David MacDonald, details the French colonial experience in Illinois from 1720 to 1770 through vivid depictions of the places, people, and events around the fort and its neighboring villages.

Dirty Bertie—the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits—is back for another helping of comic chaos, ever-increasing madcap schemes and crazy capers. A collection of stories to delight everyone who revels in his revolting ways. The volume contains Disco!, Mascot!, Spider! and Bees!.

Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits, madcap schemes and revolting ways. Join Bertie in Aliens! as he encounters aliens in the school playground, takes to the skies at a balloon festival and becomes a modern-day Robin Hood! And in Rats! he crosses paths with a cheeky rodent, takes part in a chaotic cross-country run and tries to get his dog Whiffer to eat healthily - with disastrous results!

Angela might look like she's made of sugar and spice and all things nice, but nothing could be further from the truth! Angela knows best! Whether it's trying to succeed as a top model, proving that her head teacher wears a wig or finding herself out of her depth on a spa weekend, she's determined to make a splash. Angela Nicely is the first book in this fantastically mischievous series, and Queen Bee features three wickedly funny stories about Angela.

When a messenger bat arrives at the RSPCB, boy-werewolf Ulf receives a warning that beasts are in trouble in the wild. Unaware of the danger he is facing, Ulf soon uncovers foul play: A rare colony of trolls is being smoked out from their caves to be used as game in an evil beast-hunting preserve. It's up to Ulf to save the day!