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Join Hal and Uncle Nat as they plunge straight into an exciting mystery - this time while on Safari! All-aboard for the third amazing journey in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series, Murder on the Safari Star, from M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated throughout by Elisa Paganelli. Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are on the journey of a lifetime aboard the Safari Star - a luxurious steam train that will take them from Pretoria to the stunning Victoria Falls. Close encounters with the amazing animals and landscape of Southern Africa are adventure enough, but things get mysterious when a passenger is found dead inside a locked compartment. Is it just a terrible accident or is something more suspicious afoot? It's up to train detective Hal and his new friend Winston to find out.

It's spring, and Aves Wood is alive with migrating birds returning to build their nests. But eggs are going missing. Could someone be stealing from the nests of the wild birds? Horrified, the birdwatching detectives set up a stakeout, patrolling the woods to protect the nesting birds and hunting down the despicable egg thief. But the Twitchers are soon caught in their own trap. Can they work together to prove their innocence and catch the real criminal before any more birds get hurt?

The bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series hurtles towards a thrilling fifth adventure as Harrison Beck investigates sabotage on a runaway train in the Australian Outback in Sabotage on the Solar Express.

A new mystery for Twitchers! When Jack rescues a wounded cat, he quickly suspects foul play. Could there be a wildlife criminal on the loose in Briddvale? Jack rushes to investigate, determined to catch the culprit, only to stumble into a deepening mystery and a sinister criminal plot. Can Jack and the Twitchers stop the villains before it's too late?

Join Harrison Beck and Uncle Nat on their thrilling sixth adventure as they climb aboard the night train to Narvik, travelling to the Arctic Circle to see the northern lights for Christmas.

Twitch has three pet chickens, four pigeons, swallows nesting in his bedroom and a passion for birdwatching. On the first day of the summer holidays he arrives at his secret hide to find police everywhere. A convicted robber has broken out of prison and is hiding in Aves Wood. Can Twitch use his talents for birdwatching in the hunt for the dangerous prisoner and find the missing loot?

In this thrilling sequel, Darkus and his friends embark on a perilous quest to uncover Lucretia Cutter's hidden Biome deep within the Amazon rainforest. Time is of the essence as they race against her sinister plans to unleash an army of monstrous Frankenstein beetles, threatening to alter the planet's fate forever. The adventure is filled with danger, friendship, and the fight against evil forces that could reshape the world.

Join Harrison Beck on an exhilarating journey aboard the California Comet as he tackles a thrilling new mystery. In this second installment of the Adventures on Trains series, readers will experience a blend of suspense and adventure, as Beck navigates unexpected twists and turns while unraveling secrets. With engaging characters and a captivating plot, this story promises to keep young readers on the edge of their seats.

A thrilling time travel adventure awaits as twelve-year-old Sim embarks on a quest in Ancient Egypt. In this first installment of the Time Keys series, readers will experience an action-packed mystery filled with ancient wonders and challenges. M. G. Leonard, a bestselling and multi-award-winning author, crafts a captivating story that will appeal to fans of other exciting children's tales like Adventures on Trains, Beetle Boy, and Twitch.

A quirky, creepy fantasy set in Eerie-on-Sea finds a colorful cast of characters in hot pursuit of a sea monster thought to convey a surprising gift. It's winter in the town of Eerie-on-Sea, where the mist is thick and the salt spray is rattling the windows of the Grand Nautilus Hotel. Inside, young Herbert Lemon, Lost and Founder for the hotel, has an unexpected visitor. It seems that Violet Parma, a fearless girl around his age, lost her parents at the hotel when she was a baby, and she's sure that the nervous Herbert is the only person who can help her find them. The trouble is, Violet is being pursued at that moment by a strange hook-handed man. And the town legend of the Malamander -- a part-fish, part-human monster whose egg is said to make dreams come true -- is rearing its scaly head. As various townspeople, some good-hearted, some nefarious, reveal themselves to be monster hunters on the sly, can Herbert and Violet elude them and discover what happened to Violet's kin? This lighthearted, fantastical mystery, featuring black-and-white spot illustrations, kicks off a trilogy of fantasies set in the seaside town.

"The Empire Strikes Back" meets beetles in the chilling, darkly funny second book of a series about one amazing boy, his loyal friends, and some amazingly intelligent beetles.

Join Harrison Beck on an exhilarating journey aboard the Highland Falcon, where he unravels the mystery of a jewel thief. This captivating installment in the Adventures on Trains series combines suspense and adventure, crafted by the bestselling duo M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. With a blend of clever plotting and engaging characters, readers will be drawn into a thrilling ride filled with twists and turns.

All aboard for a trip around the world via twelve of the world's most amazing train journeys.

Darkus can't believe it when a huge insect drops out of the trouser leg of his horrible new neighbour. It's a giant beetle - and it seems to want to communicate. But how can a boy be friends with a beetle? And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearance of his dad and the arrival of Lucretia Cutter, with her taste for creepy jewellery?

Train detective Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat receive a mysterious letter from an old friend asking for their help to investigate a deadly family curse. But no one really believes in curses, do they...? Hal and Nat journey across Europe on the Eurostar to Paris and the night train to Berlin, and go undercover as distant relatives of the wealthy Kratzenstein family. From a creaking old house at the foot of the Harz mountains, they take the family's funeral train to the peak of the Brocken Mountain. Can Hal reveal the secrets of Dead Man's Pass and the family curse before disaster strikes?

A brilliantly topical and delightfully funny picture book from internationally bestselling author M.G. Leonard, that shows children what happens to their plastic toothbrushes after they're thrown away.

The Ice Children is a modern fairytale adventure celebrating the magic and wonder of winter by the award-winning, bestselling author of Adventures on Trains and Twitch and Beetle Boy M. G. Leonard. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen', this is perfect for boys and girls of 8-12. Illustrated throughout by Penny Neville-Lee.

While playing, Claire discovers an old steam train in a junkyard. Excited, she tells her best friend Rosie about it. But Rosie and her little brother George are skeptical. A real steam train? In a shed? No way! When Claire then sees a ghost, the three of them must get to the bottom of it. What they discover is something they could never have imagined...

Nach den aufregenden Abenteuern an Bord des Highland Express kann Henry Beck es kaum erwarten, eine weitere Zugreise zu unternehmen. Als sein Onkel Nat ihn an Bord des California Comet auf eine Fahrt nach San Francisco einlädt, ergreift er die Chance. Doch als die Tochter des Milliardärs August Reza unterwegs verschwindet, steht Henry vor einem weiteren Rätsel, das er lösen muss. Kann er den Entführer vor dem Ende der Reise entlarven?

Bewährungsprobe für eine Freundschaft Als Jack Cappleman entdeckt, dass in Briddvale jemand mit dem Luftgewehr herumballert und auf Haustiere schießt, wittert er für sich und seinen Freund Twitch einen neuen Fall. Doch Twitch ist mehr an dem seltenen Bartgeier interessiert, der in der Nähe des Naturschutzgebiets Birdwood gesichtet wurde. Ohne seinen Freund, aber wild entschlossen, sich als Detektiv und Vogelschützer zu beweisen, versucht Jack auf eigene Faust, ein schreckliches Verbrechen aufzudecken. Dabei gerät er selbst in große Gefahr ... »Die Geheimnisse von Birdwood« ist eine spannende Krimi-Reihe, die Leser*innen in den Bann zieht – wunderschön erzählt von einer preisgekrönten Autorin.