Felix the parrot is miserable in his cage in a New York apartment. He manages to escape and starts flying south. His hope is to go back to the Brazilian rainforest, but will he be able to find his way home?
Kelly Logan reads about the Tall Man in the newspaper. Hes a dangerous criminal, but nobody knows what he looks like, except that he is very tall. But sixteen-year-old Kelly has her own worries -how will she get on in the big city? Shes too busy to think about the Tall Man, until a late-night phone message makes her think again. Find out what happens next in this fast-moving thriller.
Rainforests, Planet Report, Animals in Danger, the Greenhouse Effect, Acid Rain, Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power, Deserts and Water
Youth culture began in America in the nineteen fifties. Why America and why the fifties? Well, there were several reasons, the second world war was over; rock and roll had just begun; TV was becoming popular; young people had more money than ever before and they wanted to have fun. This dossier looks at both sides of teenage culture - pop and politics, fashion and famine.
Mark Jackson is on holiday in Turkey. He visits the old city of Troy and finds a yellow stone. I know this stone, he thinks. Suddenly Mark goes back in time. He can see a beautiful city, soldiers and a big wooden horse.
Original / British English Hapu lives in Ancient Egypt. Hapu's father is ill, but they haven't got any money for a doctor. Hapu makes a beautiful necklace for Queen Cleopatra and takes it to her. But a guard says, 'Go home'. How can Hapu meet the Queen and get a doctor for his father?
Kate Grant comes from Canada. She is visiting Europe with her mother and father. One evening she sees two men in a museum. They are taking a very famous picture…“Girl with a Pearl Ear-ring.” What can Kate do?
Contains a parallel text story in Spanish/English, for use at home, school or libraries for age 8+. This work contains illustrations and quiz page as well as pictures that aid comprehension and speech bubbles that highlight simple words and phrases.
Original / British English It is 1800. Jenny Tinker arrives in New York with her father, Sam. The Tinkers are English. They're starting a new life in America. They want a farm, but they haven't got any money. What can they do?