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Bridge of Death (EDGE World War Two Stories) by Jim Eldridge
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Edge: World War One Stories
It's D-Day, 6th June 1944. Ten minutes after midnight. A small British force is flying over Occupied France on what is virtually a suicide mission - they must capture a bridge before German forces guarding it can blow it up. There's no room for error. They must cast fear aside in this race against time, ...Show more
Codename Celine by Jim Eldridge
16.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: My Story | Reading Level: From 8
The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was formed in July 1940 \- its mission: to send agents into occupied Europe to conduct covert operations against Allied enemies. Many of these agents were women and girls. MY STORY: CODENAME CELINE tells the thrilling tale of 'Celine', a young teenager, desperate t ...Show more
Courageous First World War Stories by Jim Eldridge
21.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: My Story Collections | Reading Level: From 9
COURAGEOUS FIRST WORLD WAR STORIES is a collection of three wartime adventures that will transport the reader to the heart of the First World War by land, sea and air. In THE TRENCHES, Billy Stevens, a telegraph operator, finds himself part of the deadly Battle of Passchendaele. STANDING ALONE tells the ...Show more
Daring World War Two Stories for Boys by Jim Eldridge
19.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 9 To 11
These thrilling wartime adventures transport the reader to the heat of battle. 'Depth-charge Danger' sees submariner John Smith on a top-secret mission using the experimental and dangerous X-crat. 'Night Bomber' takes the action to the sky as John prepares to risk his life to destroy V2 rockets. 'Island ...Show more
Desert Danger by Jim Eldridge
33.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: My Story S. | Reading Level: From 8 To 15
DESERT DANGER is the story of 19-year-old Tim Jackson, in North Africa during World War II. Set during the decisive Battle of El Alamein that took place in Egypt in 1942, this is the tale of a young man serving with the British 'Eighth Army' who destroyed German forces. Vividly imagined and historically ...Show more
Desert Duel (Black Ops #2) by Jim Eldridge
13.99 NZD
15.50 (9% off)
Category: Children Non Fiction | Series: Double Take S. | Reading Level: From 10 To 12
The story begins with the success of Rommel's Afrika Korps in the North African desert in 1941/42, having pushed the British army back to Alam El Halfa. Defeat for the British and Allied forces in North Africa looks inevitable. The text will then take the usual alternating chapter approach to take the a ...Show more
Disgusting Dave and the Bucketful of Vomit by Jim Eldridge
18.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Disgusting Dave
Meet Dave. He's disgusting. At least, that's what his older sister thinks. But Dave knows better: he just wants to know how things work. Even things like burping and farting. And now Dave needs to turn detective and clear his best friend's mother from food poisoning charges. But he's going to have to ge ...Show more
Disgusting Dave and the Farting Dog by Jim Eldridge
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Disgusting Dave
Meet Dave. He's disgusting - everyone says so. Even his mum is fed up with him examining his nose pickings. So now Dave's got a challenge: if he can avoid doing anything disgusting for a week, he gets a GBP20 reward. He thinks he can do it. At least, until his arch-enemy, Banger Bates, lands him with Fr ...Show more
Disgusting Dave and the flesh eating maggots by Jim Eldridge
18.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Disgusting Dave.
Dave's disgusting. He has a dog that farts, and he's way too interested in snot and sick for his Aunt Dora's liking. But really, he only wants to find out about fascinating things like the human body, and creepy crawlies, and ...flesh-eating maggots. When some real-live maggots arrive for Dave in the po ...Show more
Dodger: The Story of a Victorian Pickpocket (My Story) by Jim Eldridge
18.00 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: My Story | Reading Level: From 8 To 15
Henry Moss soon discovers that crime is the only thing that pays, and in the tradition of Oliver Twist he becomes swept up in the dangerous world of pickpockets and fences, haunting dark alleys and unspeakable slums. But even for the most juvenile offenders the law is strict and the penalties harsh.
Duel In The Sky (EDGE World War Two Stories) by Jim Eldridge
19.99 NZD
Category: General Fiction | Series: Edge: World War One Stories
A new German fighter ace is terrorising British planes over the trenches of France. It will take the bravery and sacrifice of a Britsh ace and the courage of a hero to bring him down. This title is published by Franklin Watts EDGE, which produces a range of books to get children reading with confidence. ...Show more
Flying Ace: My Story - Jack Fairfax Royal Flying Corps 1915-1918 by Jim Eldridge
13.99 NZD
18.00 (22% off)
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: My Story | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
Jack Fairfax is the 19-year old second son of Lord and Lady Fairfax. The Fairfaxes are steeped in the military tradition, and don't approve of Jack's volunteering for the Royal Flying Corps. New-fangled flying machines are nothing to do with 'proper' warfare. Nevertheless, Jack takes to the skies in his ...Show more