The third in a fast-paced and high-octane series featuring The Stig - Top Gear´s legendary racing driverBunsfold, Surrey, and the nights are drawing in. And something wicked this way comes. A thick fog descends on the town and refuses to disperse. Is a malign spectre really afoot in the town? Or just mass paranoia? The junior Top Gear gang - Sam, Buster, Cabriola and Ford - have a theory. Four hundred years ago to the week, the God-fearing and righteous villagers of Bunsfolde burnt a sinister crone who lived deep in the woods - and she appears to be making a return.But are the sightings simply publicity ruses engineered by the Cruiser Corps? Or has the ghost of the old crone really risen to seek revenge on the descendants of her village persecutors? What greater scheme does PT Cruiser have up his sleeve? The junior Top Gear gang investigate - with the help of one very special white-suited chap stepping in just when he is needed - to race, and to save humanity ...Claydon, JonJon wrote sell-out shows at Edinbur
Florian geht mit seinem Papa wandern. Dabei entdecken die beiden eine alte Burg. Über eine Zugbrücke und durch das Tor kommen sie in den Hof. Plötzlich wird um sie herum alles lebendig und Florian erlebt das Ritterleben ganz aus der Nähe!Österreichische FibelschriftÖsterreichische AutorInnenÖsterreichische SpracheTextunterstützende Illustrationen auf jeder SeiteBettina Kumpe, Jahrgang 1964, hat an der HBK in Braunschweig Industrial Design studiert. Sie ist freiberuflich in den Bereichen Public Design, Leuchtengestaltung und Illustrationen tätig und lebt mit ihrer Tochter in Braunschweig.
The second book in a spooky detective series, with an unusual investigative duo on the trail of murderous ghosts . . .Peligan City, late November. Three months have passed since Lil and Nedly - Potkin and Stubbs - solved their first case. And now, at last, something new and unusual turns up: strange things are afoot at the doll hospital. But investigation turns up no more than an odd new owner. More important is the mysterious epidemic of deaths at the notorious Fellgate Prison. And when the Klaxon breaks the news that City Hall is hushing up that ghosts are real and are terrorising the city, mass hysteria reigns in Peligan City.Will Lil and Nedly get to the bottom of the case before any more trouble happens - and will they be the first to the scoop? Time to get to the library for help . . .Green, SophieSophie Green writes children´s fiction, short stories and scripts. She has a degree in zoology and an interest in folklore. She was born in Suffolk, where she works as a children´s librarian for the public lib
THE MIST MONSTER is the stunning début picture book by hugely talented new star, Kirsti Beautyman Meet Morris: the most endearing, foggy-brained monster imaginable A magical misty adventure about friendship Gentle humour and captivating, atmospheric illustrations Touches lightly and reassuringly on themes of loss, change and moving house Eye-catching, memorable cover design - gold foil and an irresistible monster! The misty monster theme is perfect for autumn publication
Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Garth Nix´s Newt´s Emerald is a light hearted Regency romance with a fantasy twist.Inspired by the works of Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen, Garth Nix´s Newt´s Emerald is a light hearted Regency romance with a fantasy twist.After Lady Truthful´s magical Newington Emerald is stolen from her she devises a simple plan: go to London to recover the missing jewel. She quickly learns, however, that a woman cannot wander the city streets alone without damaging her reputation, and she disguises herself as a moustache-wearing man. During Truthful´s dangerous journey she discovers a crook, an unsuspecting ally, and an evil sorceress but will she find the Emerald?Nix, GarthGarth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia. A full-time writer since 2001, he has worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. Garth´s books include the awa
The fifth book in the famous Lewis Barnavelt seriesLewis and Uncle Jonathan have travelled to England to visit family at Barnavelt Manor, much to Lewis´s delight - he hasn´t visited family outside of America before!Lewis becomes friends with the housekeeper´s son, Bertie, and as the two boys explore the manor´s garden maze, Lewis accidentally unleashes demonic forces that summon the ghost of an evil wizard adamant on destroying his entire family.Can Lewis fight the maniacal wizard, or will all the Barnavelts perish?John Bellairs (1938-1991) was an award-winning American author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls, which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and the American Library Association Children´s Books of International Interest Award, The Lamp from the Warlock´s Tomb, which won the Edgar Award and The Specter from the Magician´s Museum, which won the New York Public Library ´Best Books for the Teen Age´
Krank zu sein ist für uns alle bedrückend, aber für Kinder ist es besonders beunruhigend.Dieses sensible Buch hilft Kindern, mit einer Erkrankung oder einem Klinikaufenthalt umzugehen. Voller Empathie für die verwirrenden Gefühle und Fragen, die Kinder, denen es nicht gut geht, oft haben, schenkt es Trost und Verständnis.Die liebevollen Elfenhelfer unterstützen die Kinder dabei, ganz schnell wieder auf die Beine zu kommen. Sie zeigen ihnen, wie sie trotz Krankheit Spaß haben, mit Familie und Freunden in Verbindung bleiben und sich selbst helfen können, wieder gesund zu werden.Lesen Sie gemeinsam mit dem Kind, das Sie lieben, dieses Buch, um ihm beim Gesundwerden zu helfen.McGrath, TomTom McGrath ist Autor von ´´Stress Therapy´´ (Abbey Press) und ´´Raising Faith-Filled Kids: Ordinary Opportunities to Nurture Spirituality at Home´´ (Loyola Press). Er schreibt den monatlichen spirituellen Familien-Newsletter ´´At Home With Our Faith´´ für Claretian Publications. Zudem ist er Chefredakteur von TrueQuest Communica
Amelie loved Reese. And she thought he loved her. But she´s starting to realise love isn´t supposed to hurt like this. So now she´s retracing their story and untangling what happened by revisiting all the places he made her cry. Because if she works out what went wrong, perhaps she can finally learn to get over him.
In diesem Band des regulären Teams der Spirou-Reihe, Vehlmann und Yoann, gibt es ein Wiedersehen mit dem Wundertier aus dem palumbischen Urwald - dem Marsupilami!Fabien Vehlmann (Jg. 1972) stieß 1997 völlig unbedarft zum ´´Spirou´´ Magazin, als dort dringend Szenaristen gesucht wurden, um ein wenig Leben ins Heft zu bringen. Seine ersten Kurzgeschichten wurden u.a. von den Zeichnern Chris Lamquet und Eric Maltaite umgesetzt. In diesem Umfeld kam Vehlmann auch die Idee zu Green Manor. Die allererste, von Denis Bodart gezeichnete Episode um diesen englischen Club erschien 1998. Ab 1999 folgte eine Serie von Kurzgeschichten, die eine perfektionierte Zukunft zeigten.Und Fabien Vehlmanns Fantasie scheint unerschöpflich: Nach den Wondertown Kurzgeschichten mit Feroumont ab 2000 und der eher cartoonhaften Reihe Samedi et Dimanche mit Gwen ab 2001 folgte ab 2002 die düster angehauchte Historienserie Der Marquis von Anaon (dt. bei Salleck Publications) mit Matthieu Bonhomme sowie ab 2003 die Science-Fiction-Serie IAN
