Item category 1: Picture Books for Older Readers

Prepare to take another decidedly skewed view of family life, courtesy of BBC and Sky TV sensations the Simpsons. No facet of American culture is left unmauled as Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie blaze a trail for no-hopers everywhere.

This is a Tintin book of the animated film 'Tintin and the Lake of Sharks'.

Gangsters, Cowboys, Indians and the Big Apple all await Tintin when he travels to America. He soon finds himself in terrible danger - but with Snowy to help him, he faces it head on...

A wordless look at our changing environment, featured on the QCA's Key Stage 2 Schemes of Work list for geography, under 'What I Can See Through My Window'.

Asterix's village has got oil fever - Getafix can't make the magic potion without it and Asterix and Obelix have been sent to far off lands to find a supply. But their party is infiltrated by an undercover druid who has plans of his own.

When a trench is dug down the middle of a Gaulish village, a mighty war breaks out between the left and the right hand sides of town. Asterix and Obelix are called in to make peace, which proves to be very difficult when the Romans are involved.

Atticus the Storyteller is determined to take part in the great storytelling festival near Troy. He leaves his family and sets off on a journey round Greece with his donkey and wherever he goes he tells his favourite myths to anyone who'll listen.

A collection of comic strips by various artists, each of which begins with the phrase, 'It was a dark and silly night'. What grew from the seed is this generous, chock-full, over-the-top jungle of silly comic book stories that show how rich the human imagination is. Lemony Snicket and Richard Sal...

Nearly 2000 children from all over the world met with Quentin Blake to discuss their views and to share their concerns about the world and the people in it. This book is the result of their collaboration.

From 'Coppelia' to 'Giselle', from 'The Sleeping Beauty' to 'Swan Lake', this text presents eight stories of famous ballets. Each retelling is true to the ballet performed onstage, offering young readers an introduction to the world of dance.