For a child in the great city of Venice in the thirteenth century, there could be nothing better than the stories of sailors. There were stories animals, wonderful cities, sweet spices, and terrible wild deserts where a traveller could die. One young boy listened, waited, and dreamed. Perhaps one day his father and uncle would return. Perhaps he too could travel with them to great markets in fa…
from the back cover: 'It's a good place for gold,' said people in the 1840s, and they came from all over the world. 'It's a good place for a prison,' said the US government in the 1920s, and they put Al Capone there on the island of Alcatraz. 'It's a good place for love,' said the hippies in the 1960s, and they put flowers in their hair and came to Haight Ashbury. And San Francisco is still a …
In every story in the Fast Fox, Slow Dog series, chickens in jeopardy are saved by Slow Dog from Fast Fox in a variety of hilarious ways.
A charming and heart-warming story from Giles Andreae, creator of Purple Ronnie and Edward Monkton. Two Monkeys There were two monkeys who grew up TOGETHER. One was a prince, and one his servant boy. But, as the Prince grew older, the Queen decided that he should keep more PRINCELY company. And soon the Prince FORGOT his first and TRUEST friend. And so begins a story about TRUE FRIENDSHIP - a j…