M. P. Robertson

This gentle fantasy with charming illustrations offers an original take on the relationship between a boy and a beast

The Egg

George finds more than he'd bargained for under his mother's favourite chicken ....

How To Grow And Eat Monster Vegetables

Meredith Hooper

Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance has been crushed by the ice! Shackleton wanted to be the first to walk across the Antarctic continent. Now he and his 27 men are stranded on the ice floes in the middle of the frozen ocean. Courageously they begin planning their escape. No one can rescue them. They will have to save themselves.

Shackleton's Incredible Expedition

Ice Trap!

This poetic picture book explores seven marvelous ways of catching the moon. Equipped with a butterfly net, a little girl tries hitching with a witch, riding on a dragon's back, and floating in a hot-air balloon, until finally the moon is discovered.

Seven Ways to Catch the Moon

George, his dragon and a dragon egg stand in the way of an evil wizard who wants to get rid of the dragons forever. Created in consultation with a literacy specialist, this edition contains the complete story, designed to support children who are gaining confidence in reading.

The Dragon Snatcher

After a day of watching his strongest sandcastles washed away by a sea that refuses to obey him, Jack wishes for a real castle in which he is king, and that night his wishes come true.

The Sandcastle

Describes the ordeal of Ernest Shackleton and the men of his Antarctic expedition after their ship became trapped in the ice and they were forced to undertake a perilous journey to reach inhabited land.

Shackleton's Perilous Expedition in Antarctica

The Endurance

When the egg hatches, and a baby dragon comes out, George knows exactly what to do. A baby dragon needs to learn how dragons are supposed to act, including how to fly, how to breathe fire, and how to defeat a knightÂ-so George starts the dragon on lessons right away! The dragon learns quickly, but he is anxious to find his own kind. Then George wakes up the next morning and the little dragon is missing. Will George ever see his dragon again?

M. P. Robertson

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