Nine-year-old Alfie Blackstack's parents have met a very unfortunate end. Now he's living in the dark and cobwebby Switherbroom Hall with his mad-haired Aunt Gertie and warty Aunt Zita, who would really like to pickle him. Before long, Alfie realises his aunts aren't just the weird local chemists, they're witches! And they travel by flying vacuum cleaner!Soon the Fagan Family Circus arrives in town and Alfie makes his first friend, the fearless Calypso...

A young boy is having a huge run of bad luck but hopes that the new boy in his class might be able to help him end it.

The early Mayans date back to 1800 BC however the golden age of Mayan civilization was around AD 250. They were the most dominant civilization of Mesopotamia covering what is now Guatemala, Belize and parts of Mexico. The Maya excelled at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyph writing, calendar-making and mathematics, and left behind an astonishing amount of impressive architecture and symbolic artwork. This title is ideally suited for readers age 8+ or...

This series offers young readers the chance to take a trip through exciting world countries using different modes of transport, from train and car to bicycle and private jet. Along the way the traveller visits highlighted places both well known and less known, and learns lots of exciting facts about history, language, culture and much more. This volume offers a look at the landscape, culture, and people of France, from the exciting buzz of Paris,...

Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and healthy? This book is a great introduction to all the important cricket skills you'll need. Full of skills tips and photos showing key techniques, you'll discover everything - from training to competing - while also finding out something about cricket stars of the past and present.

Packed with rip-roaring gags, supremely silly songs, hilarious practical jokes and brain-bustingly brilliant activities - if this book doesn't tickle your funny bone, you're probably dead!

Strange things have been happening to Layah and her younger sister, Izzie, ever since their mother dragged them to a rain-soaked cottage miles from anywhere in the Lake District: there is a peculiar whistling at night, a handful of unusual feathers appear on their doorstep and there are murmurings of a shadowed woman in the forest. And their mother is behaving very oddly. Layah is mourning the loss of her dear grandmother in Poland - and can almost...

Each book in this series gives information about the language, history, and geography of the country and includes a detailed map and useful facts, as well as how to find out more. This title focuses on Romania.

A young girl finds herself at a boarding school run by eccentric nuns, where she becomes embroiled in a plot to revolt against the mean headmistress.

Written by science superstar and STEM Ambassador Emily Grossman, this book will answer all science questions you may or may not have wondered about. Each section in the book is linked to the one before it, creating a fantastically interacitve structure, where a question answered brings up new curiosities and surprises.