Albie

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In the world of children’s books, it’s the equivalent of proving the earth is round: Christopher Edge has written a clever story infused with science that wears its intelligence humorously, introduces complex ideas with the lightest of touches, and deals with the death of a parent, all while pitching to mid-range boys, but not exclusively so, without resorting to fart jokes and groovy ‘naive’ drawings… Edge proves the theory that novels about science can be enormous fun. Scroll down to discover Caryl Hart’s five facts about aliens and find out how you could win a copy of your own. It’s a huge honour to have contributed to family storytime and I’m thrilled that the books have entertained so many children. Whereas his mum was a playful sharer – she’d listen to his questions such as ‘Why does cheese on toast always go stringy?Charlie, Dizzy and Johnny are determined to discover the truth, but when night falls without warning they find themselves trapped in a nightmare. Christopher Edge’s warm hearted writing sucks you in from the start with a sparkling take on parallel worlds, fuelled by a delightfully fresh understanding of quantum physics and a fearless ability to take on life, loss and dreaming big while never talking down to his readers. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees.

We wanted to fire up children's imaginations and help them picture how life might be for them if they lived in ancient times. For ten years, Whiffy Wilson has been delighting children and grown ups with his funny refusals and cheeky behaviour. Initially I wasn't planning for this to be Albie's second adventure, but when my editor at Simon and Schuster read it, we all agreed that this would be the perfect story for Albie.

Alba is a gentle, perceptive girl in a wheelchair who’s far more clued-up on quantum physics than he is. It’s a favourite read right now given that Baby Bookworm is both obsessed with the Solar System and due to start school for the first time in September. By the way, archaeologists really have discovered a flute made from bone and one clever person has even made a reconstruction that you can really play a tune on! This is then laid out by a designer, then the illustrator, Ed Eaves in this case, will create some rough drawings to fill the pages. The great thing about the Albie stories is that they all follow a similar pattern, so once you've read a few, you can have a go at writing your own!

We didn't want the stories to feel educational, we wanted them to be fun so that children might be motivated to find out more about what they see. Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. Luckily his friend Dotty is full of confidence and knows just how to encourage, cajole and talk Whiffy into shape and show him what he’s missing! Now dad is as lost as Albie, but he does try, and it’s when he’s doing his best to answer Albie’s urgent ‘Do you believe in heaven? Join Albie on an exciting underwater adventure as he hunts for sunken treasure with a crew of crazy pirates.This is an accessible, inclusive delight of an adventure, with a bittersweet centre – that will take readers as far as their curiosity dares them to go. Albie is a normal little boy who has extraordinary adventures written by Caryl Hart and illustrated by Ed Eaves, these colourful books have exciting plots and feature children's favourites including monsters, aliens and dragons. Curious, and maybe confident, readers around Albie’s age might well be hooked into the story by the challenge of such an opening; it would be a pity if less assured readers were deterred, since although quantum physics, the Large Hadron Collider and parallel universes – to say nothing of Schrodinger’s Cat – are central to this book, so also are classrooms, School Science Fairs, Grandads, kids who are spiteful prima donnas, bullies, best mates and so on. The star of ten stories, he celebrated his first decade in picture books last summer, and there are more books to come.

We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child. Introduce young children to the world around them with this bold, eye-catching series packed with friendly characters, fun rhymes and fascinating facts. One of the things I try to do during my visits is to give children confidence that their own ideas are good ones and to show them that writing need not be an arduous task to be endured, but a joyful and exciting activity to share. There are Roman centurions on the very last page of this one, hinting at Book 10, How to Drive a Roman Chariot . IH: How to Find Egyptian Treasure is a really fun story, but it's also got loads of historical detail in it.All you can do is hope that you’ll find a way through’; in the book’s closing words, ‘Mum will always be there’.