The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat When Michael lands a starring role in the school Christmas play of Edward Lears famous poem, hes over the moon. He is going to be Owl. And when his best friend, Belinda, is chosen to be Cat, Michael cant believe his luck. But how will he cope with his feelings for Belinda and his stage fright?
When sixteen-year-old Asha Kennedy discovers her older sister Maya's dead body in their home, her world falls apart. Desperate for answers, and to stay out of the hands of the social services she grew up in, Asha turns to her hacker friends for help. Her search leads her to Zu Tech, the hit games studio where Maya was a lead coder, and as Asha begins to unravel the riddle of her death, she realises that the only way to uncover the truth is from the inside.
Its Halloween and Parakeet is busy carving pumpkins and icing spooky treats. But when her friends come to call, they get a shock. Is that a GHOST who answers the door? A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with lively illustrations by David Semple. This book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who are beginning to read for themselves.