Comets

by David Orme

Published 22 February 2006
Millions of years ago a giant meteorite killed all the dinosaurs. Find out how. Will humans all be killed in the same way? Find out what we can do. Is there life on the planet Mars? Scientists think maybe the answer is yes. Find out why. Get the facts....Read more

Sharks

by Dr Helen Orme and David Orme

Published 24 June 2011
Which type of shark do you most not want to meet in the water? But if you are attacked - where's the best place to poke a shark? Great White Sharks, Bull Sharks, even Whales Sharks - it's all in here. Get the facts. Then read the adventure story...Read more

Magic

by Dr Helen Orme and David Orme

Published 30 October 2009
How do magicians cut a person in half - and then put them back together again? How can you read other people's minds? Is it magic - or it is for real? Then find out about one of the the greatest magicians - ever. And find out what to...Read more

Fear

by David Orme

Published 24 June 2011
What are you frightened of? Spiders? Snakes? Or just ghosts and monsters? How about the skull that lay in its grave - and screamed? Can fear ever be a good thing? Which creatures do you never want to meet? It's all in here. Get the facts. Then read 'Just...Read more

Football

by David Orme

Published 29 April 2013
Do you want to be a great football player? Or are you happy just to support your local team? Either way, this is the perfect book. Explore the history of football, find out which are the greatest teams - and who are the greatest players. Then try the Football...Read more

Endangered Animals

by David Orme

Published 30 April 2009
Some scientists say there could be two hundred million different types of living things in the world. Actually, nobody really knows. But there is a problem. Many of these types of living things are becoming extinct. Find out why. Find out which animals are in danger, and what we...Read more

Spies

by David Orme

Published 1 January 2010
What is a spy, or spook? Which are the world's famous spying organisations? Who were the most famous spies? Now you can find out. Get the facts. And if you want to be a spy, get some useful tips. See if you can crack the secret codes. Then find...Read more

The Trailblazers Interactive Software: Set One CD-ROM accompanies the three Trailblazers reading books Comets, Dinosaur! and Mummies. The CD-ROM contains talking versions of each of the fiction stories contained in these books and a range of activities based on the fiction and non fiction themes in the three Trailblazers...Read more

Science Fiction

by David Orme

Published 24 June 2011
Science fiction stories are about things that seem impossible, but might be possible one day. Things like space travel and aliens, amazing inventions and time travel, disasters and the future - both good and bad. This book covers them all. Then read the story 'The City' and see how...Read more

Great Journeys

by David Orme

Published 1 July 2009
Find out about the greatest journeys ever! Modern humans' first great journey took more than fifty thousand years to complete. What was it? Who discovered America? Who was first to reach the South Pole? Who was first to land on the Moon? Get the facts. Then read 'The Big...Read more

Fantastic Feats

by David Orme

Published 4 August 2008
Could you eat 8 kilos of cow's brain in fifteen minutes? Could you jump through fire? How about pulling a truck - just you and a rope? Thought not. But these are just some of the fantastic feats covered in this book. It's all in here. Get the facts....Read more

Crime

by David Orme

Published 1 October 2013
What links pirates, body snatchers, gangsters and people smugglers? The answer is that they are all criminals. Find out about crime through the ages - and how the Internet is now being used for new kinds of crime. Then find out about the silliest punishment ever! Get the facts....Read more

Plague

by David Orme

Published 8 October 2004
The year is 1665 and plague has come to the city of London. Henry Harper is alone. His father is dead, a victim of the plague, and his family have fled the city. Henry needs to escape to the country before he, too, is struck down. Henry needs to...Read more

Extreme Science

by David Orme

Published 4 August 2008
How did the universe start? How will it end? Will we ever visit the stars? Can we take short cuts through space? Can we travel in time? Could we live forever? Welcome to extreme science. Get the facts. Then read 'The Man in the Machine', a story about aliens...Read more

Great Disasters

by David Orme

Published 1 July 2009
What is a disaster? What causes disasters? Investigate natural disasters and man-made events. Wars, terrorism, tornadoes, hurricanes, and things just made badly. Then find out about mega-disasters that might happen in the future. Will the Earth survive? Then read 'The Eruption', a story about living and dying in the...Read more

Speed

by David Orme

Published 4 August 2008
Speed. What's the top speed on land? Can you go faster on water? Or in the air? What about in space? Do you know what can travel at seven miles a second? Then what about the opposite? What's the slowest thing ever? You'll be surprised! Get the facts. Then...Read more

Vampires

by David Orme

Published 1 January 2010
What is a vampire? How do people become vampires? Did Dracula really exist? Are vampires real? Are there really creatures that drink blood? Now you can find all the answers. Get the facts. Then read 'Blood In My Eyes', a story about vampire hunters who find what they're looking...Read more

Plagues

by David Orme

Published 1 January 2010
What was the Black Death? How many people did it kill? And how did it kill them? Find out about plagues we have now. What causes them? What can we do about it? Get the facts. Then read 'The Lost Village' - a story about plagues and people. After...Read more

Mummies

by David Orme

Published 1 July 2009
Describes what mummies are, how they are made, and where they are found, and includes a short fictional story about a mummy's curse.

Lost Animals

by David Orme

Published 30 October 2009
This book is about animals that have disappeared - animals that are now extinct. How does it happen, and why? Find out all about alien species and mass extinctions. Find out about animals that seemed to come back from the dead. Get the facts. Then read 'The Last Mammoth',...Read more