Children's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure stories

Ever since MI6 recognised his potential, Alex Rider has constantly been thrust into the line of danger. From a routine visit to the dentist that turns into a chase through the streets of London, to a school trip with a deadly twist, no day has ever been ordinary for the teenage super-spy. In this...

It's holiday time in Enchanted Valley! Best friends Emily and Aisha are delighted when they're whisked away for a magical trip to Holiday Island with Sparklebeam the Holiday Unicorn. But when the evil unicorn Selena steals Sparklebeam's lockets, everything starts to go wrong: the ocean's waves ar...

Steve spent his childhood helping out on his family's wildlife refuge in Australia. He saved his first crocodile at just nine and as an adult became a leading crocodile expert.

'Stories From Moominvalley' is a beautiful collection of three classic Moomin stories, based on Tove Jansson's original works. Join Moomintroll, his charming family and his eclectic band of friends on a series of adventures in a picturesque land where anything can happen: a father can be washed a...

'Penguin Readers' is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.

Join best friends Emily and Aisha for a springtime adventure in a secret world full of unicorns, magic and friendship. This bumper special features three stories in one. Journey with them to the wonderful land of Enchanted Valley, where the beautiful Queen Aurora rules kindly over the unicorns an...

'Penguin Readers' is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the eight levels follow the Common European Framework and include language activities that help r...

Lots of laughs on every level in the world's most awesome treehouse! This is a laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated collection of stories following Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, the creators of the 'Treehouse' series.

Just in time for Christmas - 12 stories featuring the Doctor's deadliest foes, causing havoc for the festive season. Experience terrifying creatures and fiendish aliens like you've never seen them before, in this collection of tales that will be perfect for 'Doctor Who' fans new and old.

It's not easy being the worst at everything! Hack and Whack are the very worst vikings in the village - until a fierce and stinky berserker moves in next door. Will the school help the twins outwit this villain and his vicious dog, Muddy Butt? And will Twisty Pants, Dirty Ulf and Elsa Gold-Hair h...