Recommendations based on "The Jennings Report"

This new series of "Oxford Bookworms" offers younger readers at an elementary level of the English language the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Each title is highly illustrated to engage the reader in the world of the book and to help with specific vocabulary. Accompanying exercises make all of these titles suitable for use in class or at home.

Filled with never-before-seen illustrations by Quentin Blake, this limited edition of The BFG is part of a year of celebrations to mark 100 years since Roald Dahl’s birth. It includes an exclusive new foreword in which Quentin tells the fascinating story behind his long collaboration with Roald Dahl and these never-before-seen pictures.The Big Friendly Giant once looked rather different. His marvellous ears were rounder, he wore an apron and on his feet were a pair of boots. Quentin Blake thought the book was already on the way to the printers when he got a call; Roald Dahl had a few changes to make. So Quentin visited Roald Dahl at home for the first time and together, around the kitchen table, they recreated the giant, with his waistcoat and sandals that we know today. But what would become of Quentin’s original drawings? Tucked away in a drawer in his studio, they’ve been seen by not a goggler – until now.‘We is in DREAM COUNTRY . . . This is where all DREAMS is beginning.’On a dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant.Luckily it is the BIG FRIENDLY GIANT, the BFG, who only eats snozzcumbers and glugs frobscottle.But there are other giants in GIANT COUNTRY: fifty-foot brutes who gallop far and wide every night to find human beans to eat.Together with her friend the BFG, Sophie sets out to rid the world of trogglehumping giants forever...

The Redwall series is soon to be a Netflix original movie!The bestselling Redwall saga continues in Taggerung.Years ago, the vermin clan of Sawney Rath kidnapped one of Redwall's own-a baby otter, destined to become their "Taggerung," a warrior hero of ancient legend. But as young Tagg grows, he rebels against his destiny. The young otter journeys in search of his birthplace, a member of Sawney's clan always near, out to destroy the deserter. With the feisty mouse Nimbalo, Tagg fends off the avenging vermin, but can he find his way back to the Redwall family from whom he was separated so long ago? Here is all of the excitement and adventure a Redwall fan could wish for!Perfect for fans of T. A. Barron’s Merlin saga, John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series, and J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series.

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The imaginary world they created has been waiting for them to come back. Twins Arthur and Rose created the magical world of Roar when they were very young, and until recently, they'd all but forgotten it exists. But when the villain who still haunts their nightmares kidnaps their grandfather, Roar becomes part of their lives again. When the twins go back to Roar for their first visit after rescuing Granddad, they soon discover there's no time to explore--Crowky, the villain, is poised to destroy their world, using a weapon that brings their deepest fears to life. Arthur and Rose must use all their courage and travel to the End of Roar to confront Crowky and save the world they built. This enchanting, action-packed novel is the sequel to The Land of Roar, a bestseller in the UK, and is perfect for readers who've always dreamed of exploring Narnia and Neverland.

Paddington Bear always manages to find himself in tricky situations, sometimes extraordinary situations. Like the time he had a difficult encounter with a policeman or when he found himself in deep water with a newspaper reporter. But since arriving from his native Peru after an earthquake, Paddington has always felt at home with the Brown family who found him on Paddington Station. Then one day, a mysterious visitor arrives at thirty-two Windsor Gardens. Is it time for Paddington to decide where 'home' really is?

Charming Tales Of The Growing-Up Years From India'S Best-Loved Children S Writer For Several Decades Now, Ruskin Bond S Inimitable Stories About Rusty Have Enthralled And Entertained Children. Rusty Is A Quiet, Imaginative And Sensitive Boy Who Lives In His Grandparents Custody In Pre-Independence Dehra Dun. Though He Is Not The Adventurous Sort Himself, The Strangest And Most Extraordinary Things Keep Happening Around Him, And So The Stories He Has To Tell Are Simply Fascinating.The House In Dehra Is Full Of Strange Creatures. Rusty Has To Deal With His Grandfather S Pet Python, Who Looks Into A Mirror One Day, Falls In Love With His Own Reflection, And Subsequently Spends Its Days Curled Up In A Narcissistic Haze With A Dreamy Look In Its Eyes. Also Present Is The Ever-Inventive Uncle Ken, Who Impersonates Hallam, A Famous Cricketer, In Order To Get A Free Lunch At A Match, And Saunters Off After He Gets Out Early. Soon After, Visiting His Father In Wartime Java, Rusty Narrowly Escapes Enemy Bombardment, And Survives A Plane Crash In The Arabian Sea. Back In India, He Spends His Time Making Friends With An Unlikely Princess In A Lonely Tower, Encountering A Ghost In The Garden, And Recreating His Grandmother S Youthful Days From An Old Photograph. Then, Something Totally Unexpected Happens And Rusty Is Forced To Leave Dehra, His Future Uncertain....This Volume Of Rusty Stories, The First In A Series, Traces Rusty S Development From Early Childhood To His Early Teens. Arranged In Sequence For The First Time Ever, These Stories Will Be A Riveting Read For Younger And Older Children Alike.

From three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen comes a beloved follow-up to his award-winning classic Hatchet that asks: What if Brian hadn't been rescued and had to face his deadliest enemy yet--winter?   In the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. As millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if that hadn't happened? What if Brian had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter?   Brian Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate adventure.   “Paulsen picks Hatchet’s story up in midstream; read together, the two books make his finest tale of survival yet.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred   “Breathtaking descriptions of nature . . . Paulsen fans will not be disappointed.” —School Library JournalRead all the Hatchet Adventures!Brian's WinterThe RiverBrian's ReturnBrian's Hunt

A reissue of the first of the popular Foxwood adventures. Mr Gruffey's shop is robbed and Harvey, Rue and Willie vow to find the robbers. It's a big task for the three friends but very soon they stumble across some strange footprints.

Jo, Bessie and Fanny move to the country and find an enchanted wood right on their doorstep. In the wood stands the magic Faraway Tree where the Saucepan Man, Moon-Face and Silky the Elf live. Together, they visit the strange lands which lie at the top of the tree.