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Some farms are up in the hills ... or down long, winding lanes ... but Silver Street Farm is different - it's right in the middle of a town! It’s winter and the residents of Lonchester are struggling against the Big Freeze. School is closed, and Meera, Karl and Gemma are delighted. But...

Some farms are up in the hills ... or down long, winding lanes ... but Silver Street Farm is different – it's right in the middle of a town! Meera, Gemma and Karl have always dreamed of owning a farm, and when Meera discovers an abandoned railway station, it seems like their dream might come...

Russia's brutal February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has attracted widespread condemnation across the West. Government and media circles present the conflict as a simple dichotomy between an evil empire and an innocent victim. In this concise, accessible and highly informative primer, Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies insist the picture is more complicated.

Some farms are up in the hills... or down long, winding lanes... but Silver Street Farm is different – it's right in the middle of a town! After a baby-filled spring, Silver Street Farm is bursting at the seams! The lambs refuse to stay in their pen, the pigs are restless and the chickens have...

Some farms are up in the hills ... or down long, winding lanes ... but Silver Street Farm is different – it's right in the middle of a town! It's summer at Silver Street and all the animals are getting very hot and thirsty. The three children who run the farm – Meera, Gemma and Karl –...

It's springtime at Silver Street Farm, and all the animals are getting ready to have their babies. Flora, who usually runs the farm, has gone to look after her father's farm and the three children are on their own. At first things go smoothly but then one of the pigs breaks into Flora's caravan...

Some farms are up in the hills... or down long, winding lanes... but Silver Street Farm is different – it's right in the middle of a town! It's busy at Silver Street Farm – the three kids are getting ready for the official open day and it seems like everything is going to plan! But then the...

All three stories in this collection deal with young children at a crisis in their lives. Maxy's mum is pregnant and has been taken into hospital with complications; Rose's family life has suddenly become difficult and different and she blames herself; and Lolly's mother has died and she and her...

Who are you if you've never seen another face like yours? Where do you belong if you don't know where your home is? What do you call yourself when others call you 'freak'? Skrimsli is the only flame-coloured tiger born in a litter of white cubs. He and his friends, Owl and Kal, must escape the clutches of tyrannical circus owner Kobret Majak and his twin assassin-acrobats, stop a war, and save an ancient forest. They're helped by the Palatine and her eagle, a chihuahua who thinks she's a wolf, a horse with a heart of gold - and the crew of a very unusual ship.

Harlon has been raised to protect her younger siblings, twins Ash and Xeno, both Listeners - those who can hear what's inside animals' heads and even plant thoughts in their minds. When their home is attacked by the Automators, who aim to stamp out all Listeners, the children must flee for their lives. In a thrilling and dangerous adventure, they must journey alone across Rumyc to try to rescue each other - and fulfil the promise made to their mother that they will find the island lost in the deepest part of the ocean.

Chipo and his little sister Gentle live on Papa Fudu's dumpsite in Rubbish Town, searching for valuable things amongst the rubbish to try to stay alive. Life isn't easy - luckily, Chipo has spirit, courage and lots of imagination! But when he finds something precious that Papa Fudu wants for himself, he knows they are in danger. Suddenly they're on the run.

Michael has never seen a whale - at least, not a real one. Everyone knows they disappeared from the waters around the little island of Liberty years ago. But then a mysterious stranger comes to Liberty and offers Michael what he's always dreamed of: his very own boat. All he has to do in return is help the stranger find the whales - and promise to never tell a soul. Michael is about to learn that sometimes dreams come at a price....