Dog lost in space? Grown an extra head and don't know why? Pocket money stolen by a green blob? You need the Space Detectives! Connor and Ethan are spending their summer holidays aboard the world's first orbiting city, Starville (basically Beverley Hills in space!). The amazing space station is bursting with celebrities and the mega-rich. But Connor and Ethan are too busy selling ice cream to see the sights. However, neither of our heroes can resist a mystery and when they discover the space s...
1 July 1916: the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The hot, hellish day in the fields of northern France that has dominated our perception of the First World War for just shy of a century. The shameful waste; the pointlessness of young lives lost for the sake of a few yards; the barbaric attitudes of the British leaders; the horror and ignominy of failure. All have occupied our thoughts for generations. Yet are we right to view the Somme in this way?Drawing on a vast number of sources such a...
Trouble in Twilight (Land of Twilight Trilogy, #3)
by Charmayne Hafen
THE ALIEN SKILL SERIES (BOOKS 1-3) IN A SINGLE VOLUME A BOY WITH AN ALIEN POWER. "The thing is, it wasn't meteors that fell into the woods that night. It was alien spacecraft." The destinies of a twelve-year-old boy and an alien man become inextricably linked as they go on the run from government agents and a shapeshifting enemy. However, one question hovers above their unlikely friendship: why did the aliens come to Earth in the first place? The Alien Skill Series is a science-fiction adve...
Interdimensional Adventures (Quantum Quests: Short Stories of Science and Adventure for Preteens, #1)
Don't Fry My Veeblax! (I Was a Sixth Grade Alien, #6)
by Bruce Coville
Toddler board book edition of popular alien story from Nick Butterworth, the prize-winning creator of Percy the Park Keeper. Includes surprise spaceship sound and lights! Q Pootle 5 has landed.He has come to earth.But earth is not where Q Pootle 5 wants to be. He is on his way to a moon party but one of his rocket boosters won't boost and his spaceship just won't fly. The worried little alien enlists some help. But will a small green frog, three birds and a cat called Colin r...
An Alien Stole My Planet is a laugh-out-loud, wacky adventure through space by Pooja Puri, brilliantly illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan. It is the third book in the A Dinosaur Ate My Sister series.Before you start reading, there are a few things you should know:1. I, Esha Verma, am a genius inventor extraordinaire.2. I like lists.3. I did not mean to open up an inter-galactic portal. Some things just can't be helped.Esha Verma, her snotty apprentice Broccoli and his secretly cunning pet tortoise...
It's field trip day, and students are excited to travel on their yellow spaceship bus from their space station to the moon in this wordless picture book. An ALA Notable Children's Book A Golden Duck Notable Picture Book Climb aboard the spaceship bus for a fantastic field trip adventure to the moon! Once their bright yellow ship lands, students debark and set out with their teacher to explore. They jump over trenches and see craters and mountains on the moon's surface and even Earth in the fa...
Daar's 'n monster in die laboratorium ...Jenny is baie opgewonde. Sy het sowaar die hoofrol in die skoolkonsert gekry! Maar toe sy en Bennie die middag voor die konsert by professor Fungus gaan kuier, drink sy per ongeluk 'n vreemde mengsel ...En kort voor lank het dit VREESAANJAENDE gevolge! Jenny se hele lyf word pers en skubberig, haar gesig word harig ...en sy kry 'n stert! Sal professor Fungus betyds 'n teenmiddel kry - voor sy haar rol in die konsert kwyt is? Jong wetenskapliefhebbers (en...
'Great fun' Danny WallaceEric Doomsday loves doing magic tricks. Even though his best friend, Vinnie Mumbles, thinks they're great, they do always seem to go a bit... wrong. When some very important School Inspectors threaten to close down Eric's school, his headmistress decides to put on a talent show. A talent show with Eric in it. And Eric's magic tricks. Thank goodness the Earth isn't being inspected by aliens at the same time! Because magic, aliens and talent shows are sure to be a horrible...
Norbert, the tiny wisecracking alien from Jupiter, gets an emergency phone call from home. His sweetheart, Nerissa, has been kidnapped by an evil giant and placed in the Lost Tower of Lotubmen. He must find and rescue her, but he can't do it alone. Norbert has helped Alan through three earthly adventures. Now the tables are turned, and Norbert needs Alan's help. So Alan, the boy from Earth, comes to Jupiter and finds himself in a strange – and yet in some ways strangely familiar – environment....
Help your little one learn first words and a new language with this out-of-this-world first words book! A mix of classic and unique first words are presented in English and Klingon with bright, child-friendly illustrations to help with language comprehension. Learn how to greet an enemy, or jagh, to count from wa’ to wa’maH, and more. Soon enough your little one will speak with batlh, or honor, with the help of this adorable guide. SCI-FI BONDING: Parents, grandparents, and Trek aunts and uncle...
War of the Orks (Warhammer Adventures: Warped Galaxies, #4)
by Cavan Scott
Zelia and her friends become embroiled in a war between two brutish tribes of green-skinned orks! Only by using their wits can they hope to survive this savage encounter… Still searching for the Emperor’s Seat, Zelia, Talen and Mekki arrive on the jungle planet of Weald. Accompanied by the ingenious Fleapit and the dashing Rogue Trader Amity, Zelia and her friends become embroiled in a war between two brutish tribes of green-skinned orks! Only by using their wits can they hope to survive this...
On a faraway planet, cute alien animals need help! Luckily, Charlie and her robot friend, Random, are ready for any rescue adventure...Charlie and her dad are on a mission with Captain Robertson to climb the highest mountain on planet Vela. When some very cute, very cheeky snowpops turn up and start to cause mischief, the captain is not amused. But a snowstorm threatens to put them all in danger. It's time for the snowpops to come to the rescue!Fans of Zoe's Rescue Zoo and Holly Webb will love...
I Am the Walrus (Noah Prime, #1)
by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman
The day Purpurina disappears, Ada, Oli and Kat are thrust on a journey to Mars that will test their courage and powers of invention! Will they be able to save Purpurina in time? Join the Tekis, Ada, Oli and Kat, three fantastic inventors, and Algoritmo the robot as they embark on their most important adventure yet! Ada, Oli y Kat son las Tekis, tres fantásticas inventoras. Acompañadas de la robot Algoritmo, vivirán grandes aventuras. El día en que Purpurina desaparece, comienza un fabuloso...