Sam Gayton píše ze suterénu, kde číhají velcí a hladoví pavouci. Působí na základní škole v Kentu a jeho díla se vyznačují temnou fantazií a nečekanými zvraty. Jeho psaní často zkoumá hranice mezi realitou a snem, kde se odvážní hrdinové potýkají s nebezpečnými výzvami. S neomylnou představivostí vtahuje čtenáře do světů plných tajemství a dobrodružství.
Join Granphibian, Wade and Shelby on a deep-sea adventure! Can they rescue the dolphins from the dreadful drilling noise? Granphibian and the Diving Disaster is at Oxford Reading Level 8, for readers aged 7-11. Readerful Rise's engaging books help older struggling readers read successfully, and encourage them to read more.
Granphibian and the children investigate why Captain Pincer is offering tourists boat rides to see a strange sea monster. Can they solve the mystery? Part of the Granphibian mini-series. Readerful is designed to motivate children to read more. This Independent Library book is for pupils in Y4/P5 at Oxford Reading Level 14 to read without support.
Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 'There are other ways to be mighty, you know. Not just world weaving. We got all sorts of other powers, ones that are just as magic. Slower, surer ways to change what's around us. I'm talking about kindness. I'm talking about love. That's what Ma was strong in.' Hush Quiet is a girl with an infinite baseball cap and certain views on love and kindness. Her sister, Matilda, carries around a shotgun full of bees, and doesn't need much excuse to fire it. Hush and Matilda have been hiding out in a pocket world, ever since the war started. Ever since Dustbowl fell. Ever since what happened to Ma. But when a boy with no memory crosses into their reality, the sisters must confront their past, each other, and the intoxicating power that has torn their lives apart . . . the power known as worldweaving.
These books have been specially developed to enhance children's vocabulary and support comprehension. The largest diamond in the world, The Big Dazzle, has been stolen. Doctor Kruft's Obey Ray has also gone missing. Could the two be linked? Pip and Kit try to find out.
These books have been specially developed to enhance children's vocabulary and support comprehension. In this book, Pip and Kit go undercover at the Funky Fashion Show.
Pia lives in a zoo in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with her parents (both ghosts), several old and cranky genies, a devil, and two young angels. She spends her days trimming genie-beards, trying to avoid being tricked into selling her soul, and waiting for the angels to make a miracle big enough to save the world.
In Villain Academy, the Head uncovers a future plot to overtake Hero Academy, and its up to Ben to travel into the future to save them all!This book is part of Project X Hero Academy, a fully decodable series designed to motivate young readers and turn them into reading superheroes.
In Robo-hop, Ray Ranter and his giant, robotic bunny-wunny, Robo-hop, are at Lexis City Parade. What is Ranter planning? The heroes are about to find out!This book is part of Project X Hero Academy, a fully decodable series designed to motivate young readers and turn them into reading superheroes.
Something bad has happened to Prince Alexander, the only heir to the mighty Petrossian Empire.Something worse than kidnapping.Something worse than murder. Somehow, the Prince has been miraculously transformed into a fluffy-wuffy kitten.Who are the boy and girl brewing secret potions down in the palace kitchens?
Greta is a girl on a mission: to venture to Avalon and bring back a hero who can save her home from destruction by the monstrous giant Yuk. Many heroes have tried before now. What Greta needs is a hero whose courage and self- belief are greater than himself. She needs Hercufleas. But the smallest person might just have the biggest effect . . .