But one day, Urgum returns home to find that not only has his wife redecorated his cave and installed a bathroom, but produced a ten-year-old daughter.

    He’s trying to make a film starring the Kow as she battles against the Dark Contaminator. But first he has to cope with a few little problems, like exploding strawberries, rampaging toddlers and hostile football fans. After this, saving the world should be a doddle!

    This four book set includes: Beezus and Ramona, Ramona and her Mother, Henry and Ribsy, and Henry and Beezus.

    A captivating saga of adventure, fantasy and magic set in an extraordinary world.THE SINGER OF ALL SONGS: Magic is fading away in Tremaris. From the ice Wall of Antaris to the hostile streets of Mithates, to the forests of Spiridrell and beyond, it's a land divided. Calwyn lives quietly tending the bees and learning the chantment of ice-call. But then comes Darrow with terrible stories of fear and hatred in the Outlands, where chanters are persecuted and magic is a dying art.THE WATERLESS SEA: Calwyn and her friends travel to the desolate desert lands of Merithuros in search of a group of kidnapped children who have the gift of chantment. THE TENTH POWER: Calwyn has lost her powers of chantment and flees back to Antaris. But instead of sanctuary she finds the community ravaged by a mysterious snow-sickness and torn apart by tyranny. When she learns that Darrow, too, has been infected, Calwyn begins a desperate race through the frozen forests. But will she find the answers in time to heal him? And will she have the courage to embrace the dark magic and save Tremaris?

    A young knight is a failure in everything except the slaying of dragons, an activity in which he succeeds because of a certain "magic" word.

    They just won't leave him alone.Girls at school and his annoying younger sisters' friends have massive crushes on him, but Dory's passion is for dinosaurs and he is happiest excavating his back garden. His best friend at school is Aaron and his best friend out of school is a girl called the Herb. How will Dory stop girls throwing themselves at him? Why is Aaron holding hands with Sophy Timms? And why is the Herb acting so strange around Dory all of a sudden…

    Pitch-perfect and hilarious role-reversal featuring Hollywood Bliss Winterman, daughter of a pop idol - enormously rich, hugely famous and impressively high maintenance

    This book reveals all the skills you need to survive and thrive, no matter what life throws at you.A secret guide to keeping cool and confident and coping with the mysteries of modern life. It offers tips and tricks on how to keep your secrets safe and communicate in code.

    It’s hard to understand how all of it had happened and why people all around the world fell in love with the boy wizard. From the legendary book series written by the British author J.K. Rowling to the award-winning films that were loved by fans worldwide, Harry Potter’s legacy lives on. And now get ready to be knocked off your brooms! I really hope you’ll enjoy my ultimate collection of 501 Potter-related facts! ORDER NOW!

    Readers will get tips on how to play games on the site, how to adopt a puffle, decorate their igloo, and much more. Full color.

    With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.This book is about sweet shops, school days and summer holidays! It is the story of the famous writer Roald Dahl when he was a boy. These tales are exciting, funny and sometimes frightening. All of them are true.

    The only thing they love more than pulling pranks is creating comic book heroes like the Amazing Captain Underpants.   When the boys accidentally bring Captain Underpants to life, Jerome Horwitz Elementary -- and the world -- will never be the same!   The Movie Handbook is your official guide to:   * George and Harold; * The Amazing Captain Underpants; * Mean old Mr. Krupp; and * Professor P. Poopypants.   Plus Plus Melvin Sneedly, Cafeteria Lady Edith, the Hypno-Ring, the Turbo Toilet 2000, a pullout poster, and much, much more!

    Once you’ve met Chilly Billy and heard of his adventures inside the refrigerator, you’ll never open the fridge door in quite the same way again. Chilly Billy is a fun and lovable character with adventures like the Fridge Olympics and the Frozen sports contest against his arch rival The Mad Jumper. Seven short chapters geared to children under ten.This is a re-issue of a formerly out-of-print book that Peter Mayle wrote for his own children in 1980.

    Written by a certified dietician, this creative cookbook gives kids the know-how and tools they need to become young chefs in the making! This edition features completely new material, including approximately 90 new recipes for all three meals of the day, as well as delicious drinks and desserts, the revised Food Pyramid, and approximately 30 puzzles!

    He rode a time machine all the way back from the 22nd century to help Nobita. He can pull all sorts of secret tools out of the "4-D (Fourth Dimensional) Pocket" on his tummy whenever Nobita needs them to get himself out of trouble.