Simon James
Author
Language
English
Description
This fun, absorbing book, packed with quirky bite-sized lists, quizzes and trivia, is an exploration of the Latin language, aiming to prove that it is as vibrant and relevant today as it was 2,500 years ago. It includes sections on Latin in the movies, US state mottoes and place names, and also some choice snippets from real Latin poetry from Catullus, Horace and Virgil, with evocative translations. It contains a fascinating section on the Roman emperors...
2) Ghost Note
Author
Language
English
Description
Sometimes a mystery is just a beginning . . .Roland, a young drummer in a fledgling band, about to break big. His sister, Christine, brutally murdered. A canoeing accident half-a-world away. And the five million dollars that bind them together tighter than the Rolling Stones.Will Roland find the answers he seeks as his journey takes him from the English Lake District into an American wilderness? Or will he, too, never make it home?
3) Rex
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex spends his days raging through the jungle and scaring all the other dinosaurs until one night a tiny dinosaur hatches from an abandoned egg and decides that the big dinosaur is his father.
5) Ancient Rome
Author
Language
English
Description
"Step into the world of ancient Rome and meet its emperors, gods, soldiers, and gladiators. Who were Rome's most famous emperors? What was everyday life like for a soldier in the Roman army? How did the citizens of ancient Rome live? Did gladiators really fight to the death in the mighty Colosseum? Find out the answers to all these questions, and many more, in Eyewitness Ancient Rome. Photographs of real artefacts and detailed illustrations will help...
7) Baby Brains
Author
Series
Baby Brains volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
Even though the new baby of Mr. and Mrs. Brains is very intelligent, they realize that he is still just a baby.
8) Mr. Scruff
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone knows that owners and their dogs belong together in a unique way. Polly belongs to Molly, Eric belongs to Derek, Berry belongs to Terry. But poor Mr. Scruff, alone in the rescue shelter, doesn't belong to anyone. Then a boy named Jim walks in, and they seem to get along. Jim and Mr. Scruff don't look anything alike, and their names certainly don't rhyme, but they may end up belonging to each other just the same. From author-illustrator Simon...
10) The birdwatchers
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Intrigued by her granddad's stories of what happens when she goes birdwatching, Jess decides to accompany him one day.
11) Nurse Clementine
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
After Clementine Brown receives a first-aid kit for her birthday, she begins to practice her skills on all of her family members except her reckless brother Tommy, who insists he doesn't need a nurse.
13) The wild woods
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
Grandfather explains to Jess as they walk in the woods why she can not keep the squirrel they see for a pet.
Author
Series
Baby Brains volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Baby Brains invents RoboMom to do all the household chores and give his tired parents a rest.
Author
Series
Baby Brains volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A musically gifted baby is invited to play the electric guitar at a star-studded rock concert.
18) Frog and beaver
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A charming ecological fable of community and friendship from award-winning author-illustrator Simon James. Frog and his friends all live happily together on the river. At least they do until Beaver comes along. Beaver is determined to build the biggest and best dam that anyone has ever seen, but it's so big that it stops all the water and Frog and his friends are forced to move. Frog tries to warn Beaver that his dam is too big, but busy Beaver just...
19) Little One Step
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
As three duckling brothers cross forest and field to return to their mother, the older ones encourage the youngest by teaching him a game that earns him the name of Little One Step.
