Winston dreams of making a flying machine, with the help of Scrapman, the amazing mechanical man he made out of odds and ends from his scrapyard. But things aren't going too well. 'It won't fly,' says Winston. 'It's too heavy.' 'Odd ear,' says Scrapman. But with the help of his faithful Scrapcat, can Scrapman find a way to get it off the ground?
'Boo!' David gave a yell and leapt backward. His heart was thumping. Something was wrong. Really wrong. The school trip to the museum was going badly for David. He had Chris, the class joker, for his partner and Chris was driving him wild with his daft jokes. But this was different. Something terrifying was on the loose. . .
'Ahoy mates! The name's Blackbones, Captain Blacbones.' The new teacher had a black patch over one eye and his bread hung in dark curls. He was not like any teacher that Class 4 had ever seen. They hoped he would stay. Miss Lupin, the Head, was not so sure . . .
Kid Wonder and Grandpa are behind bars at Baggem City Prison. And no, she isn't in trouble. She is in the right place to discover a sneaky plot by her great enemy, the cunning Slippery Shadow. He has suddenly become very interested in cookery . . It's time for Kid Wonder to use her super-powers.
Joey Jones dreams of making the school football team. No chance - he's a one man disaster on the pitch. He's got enormous feet and no proper boots to play in. But in the end, Joey and his big boots are the team's only hope
Every Thursday, Karen and Lizzy rush home from school to watch their favourite TV soap - Paradise High. It's like a magic carpet ride out of their dead-end town and into the world of Paradise Bay. But that's before the handsome writer of the soap visits their school, leaving behind a rather special pen. Life is never the same again.
Steve knows only too well that his school has its fair share bullies. Meatball's the worst. But then genius new boy Neil Gregory arrives and suddenly the contest is wide open.
Mrs Whiffy was at the door to welcome me. ' Congratulations, Bernie. You are the first pupil to arrive!' Bernie (short for Bernadette) is also the ONLY pupil to arrive, and the immediately finds herself in the middle of a desperate battle to save Marnover School. But is the future of the school really safe in Bernie's hands?
Some lively clothes transform an ordinary school bus ride into a crazy journey. A very funny story specially written for Penguin Young Readers.
"21st-century science" is a buzz phrase in curriculum development, particularly at KS4/GCSE level. This series, which is also appropriate for KS3, looks at some of the new directions science is taking, at the interface between science and technology, and also discusses the social repercussions involved. GENETICS covers the science of genetics - what it is and how it will impact on our lives in …