hogs back books 2015 catalogue

Look inside!2015

- a nose for a good book ...H gs Back Books

In this issue:

Revealed: What happened to Boris?

The Granimal is hatched

Big Dog is brought down to size

Shmoogly Boo bursts on the scene

In a flash, Squiz jumped up the bars of the gate and, with a flick of his bushy tail, flipped the latch so that the gate, with Big Dog stuck in it, swung open.

Scrambling backwards, Big Dog freed himself from the gate and ran through the opening created by his small friend. Together, they pushed the gate closed just in time to feel the angry bull’s breath snorting through his nose.

“Too late!” hissed the bull.“Lucky escape!” said Big Dog.

Big Dog and Squiz - 9781907432217


F is for Football - 9781907432163 Scram Sam! - 9781907432071

Fairy House - 9781907432194 The Shmoogly Boo - 9781907432231

Sniff - 9781907432187 Do Not Disturb The Dragon!- 9781907432170

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L is for London - 9781907432088

E is for Egypt - 9781907432156

O is for Olympics - 9781907432125

What? No Bananas? - 9781907432064

The Granimal - 9781907432224

Welcome to our 2015 brochure and the launch of our fabulous new titles, including The Granimal - our first early reader.

Deep in a forest lies Pug’s Hole – home to a group of peculiar and opinionated creatures, who like nothing better than to eat, sleep and ponder over the world around them. And what could provide something better to think about than the arrival of a mysterious, large, pink egg? Who or what will hatch out of it and what adventures will result?

GRANIMALThe

Author/illustrator CBMC & BIC

Age groupFormatExtentISBNPrice

Christian Alexander and Tanya FentonC3N79 & YFB 3-8 yearsPaperback/ 203 x 127 mm160 pages/ 100 illustrations - 9 colour978-1-907432-22-4£7.99

GRANIMALThe

Christian Alexander Tanya Fenton

Perhaps you have a friend like Big Dog – someone who will lead you on an adventure, carry you across a stream, clear a path for you and help you on your way. But perhaps one day, your friend may need your help in return.

This story explores the friendship between Big Dog and Squiz – a squirrel. Follow them as they set off to explore and see how Squiz’s quick thinking helps to save the day.



Lloyd Sherratt/ Lynne HudsonA3M79 & YBCS/5AC 3-6 yearsPaperback/ 245 x 278 mm (portrait)32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-21-7£6.99

Shmoogly Boo

The

Shmoogly Boo



Eileen Wharton/ David WalkerA3M79 & YBCS/5AC 3-6 yearsPaperback/ 278 x 216 mm24 pages/full colour978-1-907432-23-1£6.99

Would

you be scared?

Shmoogly BooThe

Eileen Wharton • David Walker

Who’s afraid of the big bad Shmoogly Boo? Not Harry.The Shmoogly Boo tries everything – he grows long teeth, he buzzes like a bee, he changes shape. You’d be amazed, scared too most likely – but brave Harry isn’t fazed. Not until ...



Karen Hodgson/Steve CoxA3M79 & YBCS/5AC3-6 yearsPaperback/ 278 by 245 mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-10-1£6.99

No one likes a show off, but you might feel sorry for poor Boris, particularly when you find out what happens to him.

Boris the Boastful Frog

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us?

Hugh has and all in one day.

It’s part of Mum’s plan

to cheer him up.

Join Hugh and his Mum

as they turn the whole day blue.

And, if you want to have fun,

why don’t you try a ‘blue day’ too?

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illy Chickens

Tanya Fenton


£6.99

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Nora, Dora and Flora are three silly

chickens who constantly bicker over

which of them is the most beautiful.

Fed up with their squabbles, the other

chickens suggest they ask the Farmer.

But surely he’ll put them in his pot for

supper!

Concerned for their welfare, the Wise

Old Goat grants them three wishes.

Will they use them wisely? Not these

silly birds.

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o Bananas? Kaushik Visw

anath Shilpa Ranade

Kaushik Viswanath

Shilpa Ranade

Chakku the monkey chief decides that

something has to be done to change the

ways of his lazy and greedy tribe.

But what? No bananas? That’s going too far!

Will the monkeys manage to survive a whole

day without their favourite food?

What?

No Bananas?


£5.99

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Boris can do anything. He can jump,

swim and dive better than anyone else

– or so he says.

But one day his boasting gets the

better of him …

Boris the B

oastful Frog

Karen Hodgson and Steve Cox

Hogs Back Books

- a nose for a good book

Why not sniff out some of our

other great titles?

Karen Hodgson doesn’t care too

much for show-offs, but does love a story

with an explosive ending. Poor old Boris

doesn’t stand a chance! This is Karen’s

seventh title published by Hogs Back

Books and her most breathtaking yet.

Steve Cox loves frogs and toads and

has produced merchandising for many

well known television characters, as well

as having books published in different

languages all over the world.

For Mum and Dad - KJH


Anything you can do, he can do

better!

Karen H

odgson • Steve Cox

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“superbly illustrated, funny story” Early Years Educator

... ’til it smells just like me!



Lynne HudsonA3M79 & YBCS/5AC 3-6 yearsPaperback/ 216 x 216 mm24 pages/full colour978-1-907432-18-7£6.99

Sometimes the things you own become a part of you, and that’s how Scruffy feels about his blanket. So when it goes missing, this loveable little dog sets out on a very smelly journey to sniff it out.

by Lynne Hudson

Where can it be?

It’s snuggly and warm

and smells just like me.

I know, I’ll sniff it out!

Sniff! Sniff! Sniff!

... but they’re not my blanket

and they don’t smell of dog.

So I sniff and I snuffle

as I scurry around

’til I find a new smell ...

So I’ll grab it and pull it

and tug ’til it’s free.

All the animals ran to the side of the banks.

There were turtles, snakes and a rat,

A bison, a hog and a hopping great frog,

A cheetah, a deer

and a bat.

“EVERYONE O U T OF MY

RIVER!”

All the animals ran to the side of the banks.

There were turtles, snakes and a rat,

A bison, a hog and a hopping great frog,

A cheetah, a deer

and a bat.

“EVERYONE O U T OF MY

RIVER!”


£5.99

9 7 8 1 9 0 7 4 3 2 1 4 9

ISBN 978-1-907432-14-9

Three S

illy Chickens

Tanya Fenton


£6.99

9 7 8 1 9 0 7 4 3 2 1 1 8

ISBN 978-1-907432-11-8

Nora, Dora and Flora are three silly chickens who constantly bicker over which of them is the most beautiful.Fed up with their squabbles, the other chickens suggest they ask the Farmer. But surely he’ll put them in his pot for supper!

Concerned for their welfare, the Wise Old Goat grants them three wishes. Will they use them wisely? Not these silly birds.


08/02/2012 15:35

What? N

o Bananas? Kaushik Visw

anath Shilpa Ranade

Kaushik ViswanathShilpa Ranade

Chakku the monkey chief decides that something has to be done to change the

ways of his lazy and greedy tribe.But what? No bananas? That’s going too far! Will the monkeys manage to survive a whole day without their favourite food?

What? No Bananas?


£5.99

9 7 8 1 9 0 7 4 3 2 0 6 4

ISBN 978-1-907432-06-4


13/09/2010 21:52


£6.99

9 7 8 1 9 0 7 4 3 2 1 0 1

ISBN 978-1-907432-10-1

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Have you ever eaten blue eggs or cleaned your teeth with blue toothpaste or travelled on the top of a blue double-decker bus?Hugh has and all in one day. It’s part of Mum’s plan to cheer him up.Join Hugh and his Mum as they turn the whole day blue. And, if you want to have fun, why don’t you try a ‘blue day’ too?

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Three Silly Chickens

Tanya Fenton


£6.999 7 8 1 9 0 7 4 3 2 1 1 8

ISBN 978-1-907432-11-8

Nora, Dora and Flora are three silly chickens who constantly bicker over which of them is the most beautiful.Fed up with their squabbles, the other chickens suggest they ask the Farmer. But surely he’ll put them in his pot for supper!

Concerned for their welfare, the Wise Old Goat grants them three wishes. Will they use them wisely? Not these silly birds.


08/02/2012 15:35

What? No Bananas? Kaushik Viswanath Shilpa Ranade

Kaushik ViswanathShilpa Ranade

Chakku the monkey chief decides that something has to be done to change the ways of his lazy and greedy tribe.But what? No bananas? That’s going too far! Will the monkeys manage to survive a whole day without their favourite food?

What? No Bananas?


£5.999 7 8 1 9 0 7 4 3 2 0 6 4

ISBN 978-1-907432-06-4


13/09/2010 21:52

Boris can do anything. He can jump, swim and dive better than anyone else

– or so he says. But one day his boasting gets the better of him …

Boris the B

oastful Frog

Karen Hodgson and Steve Cox

Hogs Back Books - a nose for a good book

Why not sniff out some of our other great titles?

Karen Hodgson doesn’t care too much for show-offs, but does love a story with an explosive ending. It looks like poor old Boris doesn’t stand a chance. This is her seventh title published by Hogs Back Books.Steve Cox loves frogs and toads and has produced merchandising for many well known television characters, as well as having books published in different languages all over the world.

For Mum and Dad - KJH


Anything you can do, he can do better!

Karen H

odgson • Steve Cox

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Marion Clark Tanya Fenton

Croc on the Rock

The crotchety croc likes nothing better than to bask on his rock and chase the other animals out of the river.

But he fi nds that a river without friends is no fun at all ...

Marion Clark Tanya Fenton

Hogs Back Books - a nose for a good book

Why not sniff out some of our other great titles?

Marion Clark loves rhythm and rhyme and found writing her fi rst picture book, Croc on the Rock, entertaining and fun. She hopes that it will make you laugh too.Tanya Fenton ‘snapped’ up the chance to illustrate the story after completing her hugely entertaining Three Silly Chickens, also published by Hogs Back Books.

For: Ben & Kirsty - MC Tori and Georgia - TF


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28/02/2013 00:23A jaunty rhyming story about a crotchety croc who likes nothing better than to bask on his rock and chase the other animals away. But once he has splashed around all by himself, the croc realises that a world without friends is no fun at all and sharing the river is the best way to enjoy it.

Furious again, he stood on his rock

And thumped ‘til the water did shiver.

The angry croc, he yelled out so loud,

“GET OUT OF MY RIVER!”

Yelled the croc on the rock,

“I’ll eat you for my tea.”“GET OUT OF MY RIVER!”

Yelled the croc on the rock,

“It’s only meant for me!”

“Will you get outof my river? ”

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Author/illustrator Age group

FormatExtentISBNPrice

Marion Clark/Tanya Fenton3-6 yearsPaperback/ 245 by 278 mm (landscape)24 pages/full colour978-1-907432-14-9£5.99

Croc on the Rock

“glorious” The School Librarian

Fairy House

This story is told entirely through Sally Barton’s beautiful illustrations and makes us think about our position in the world. The reader is drawn through a hole in the hedge into an enchanted world within. And whether you believe in fairies or not, there’s a hidden, magical world of animals, birds and nature that does exist.



Sally BartonA3M79 & YBCS/5AC 3-6 yearsPaperback/ 216 x 216 mm24 pages/full colour978-1-907432-19-4£6.99- a nose for a good book ...

H gs Back Books


£11.99

9 7 8 1 9 0 7 4 3 2 3 0 9

ISBN 978-1-907432-30-9

Have you ever heard a rustle in a hedgerow? Perhaps you were too busy to stop and peer in? But if you did, you might have discovered a secret “fairy house” – a hidden world that comes alive while you sleep.

Fairy House

Sally Barton

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Kaushik Viswanath/Shilpa Ranade3-7 yearsPaperback/ 278 x 216mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-06-4£5.99

What? No Bananas?It’s pure monkey magic! Children (and parents) will laugh out loud at this silly, quirky tale about Chief Chakku, who is gradually outsmarted by his tribe of cheeky monkeys.

What? No Bananas?

Nora, Dora and Flora are three silly chickens who constantly bicker over who is the most beautiful.

Fed up with the endless squabbles, the other chickens in the henhouse suggest they ask the Farmer. But surely he’ll put these tasty looking birds in his pot!

Concerned for their welfare – the friendly Old Goat grants them three wishes. But will they use them wisely?

Not these silly birds ...



Tanya Fenton3-6 yearsPaperback/ 245 by 278 mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-11-8£6.99

Three Silly Chickens

“Hilarious” Practical Pre-School Magazine

All children love bubbles. Bella’s Bubble tells the story of an enormous bubble, which is whisked off on an exciting journey. Young children will be gripped with suspense as the bubble races across town, meeting danger at every point.

Bella’s Bubble

Author/illustrator CMBC & BIC


Karen Hodgson/Rebecca GriffithsA3M79 & YBCS/5AC2-6 yearsPaperback/ 278 x 216mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-04-0£5.99

“lovely pictures, and a healthy rhythm

to it with a big Pop at the end” five star review

“I Don’t Care!” said Claire



Karen Hodgson/Harriet RoweA3M79 & YBCS/5AC2-5 yearsPaperback/ 278 x 216mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-05-7£5.99

Move over The Naughtiest Girl in the School! Eat your heart out Horrid Henry! There’s a new kid on the block, and her attitude stinks. Children aged 2-5 will be captivated by the rude red-head, who becomes ever-uglier as she ignores warnings from her family until finally she gets her come-uppance.

“hilarious” The Chichester Observer



Karen Hodgson/Sally Anne Lambert3-7 yearsPaperback/ 278 x 216mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-02-6£5.99

This heart warming tale of childhood innocence and imagination will enchant small children and parents alike. Beautifully told and illustrated, it is perfect for 3 to 7-year-olds as a bedtime story, and for slightly older children to read to themselves.

The Teeny-Weeny Walking Stick

“soft, subtle and homely” The School Librarian

Maybe being ordinary is what makes life so wonderful. Who needs colour? Not Mr White!

Hello, this is Mr White.

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Yiting LeeA3M79 & YBCS/5AC2-5 yearsPaperback/ 165 x 165mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-13-2£4.99

“Each composition is a small wonder ...” The School Librarian

So he painted more ...

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... and more ...

So he painted more ...Mr W

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He quite enjoyed it.


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So he decided what to do.


15/02/2013 02:41



Karen Hodgson/Madalina DinaA3M79 & YBCS/5AC3-6 yearsPaperback/ 278 x 216mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-01-9£5.99

The Robot Who Couldn’t Cry

This beautifully written and richly illustrated book makes a stunning gift for children aged 3-6. It has a heart warming message delivered in a gentle and humorous way, with a “twist” at the end.

“fun” and “fittingly quirky” The School Librarian



Darcy Coxall/Menno WittebroodA3M79 & YBCS/5AC3-6 yearsPaperback/ 278 by 245 mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-09-5£6.99

Where is my Bear?

Are you scared of monsters? You won’t be after following the adventures of a young boy and his quest to find his lost bear.


£6.99

9 7 8 1 90 7 4 3 2 0

9 5

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-907432-09

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Darcy Coxall • Menno W

ittebrood

Where is m

y Bear?

Darcy Coxall

Menno Wittebrood

If there’s an alien in your drawer,

a monster under your bed

or a dragon in your wardrobe,

don’t be scared!

Grab this book and your bear

and snuggle down together.

Join me on a night-time quest

and meet the best friends ever.

Where is

my bear?

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First I peeked beneath my bed And saw to my surprise,Staring from the shadows Was a pair of monster eyes!

My bear was there this morning,I’d left him safe and sound.Someone must have taken him;Now where could he be found?

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“a lovely book that children will never tire of” The School Librarian




The King Who Wanted More

The King Who Wanted More is richly illustrated with each page a work of art. This traditional-style tale is destined to become a classic. It tells the story of a greedy King who is outwitted by a shepherd and learns an important lesson in the process.

Do Not Disturb The Dragon! is a simple, humorous, but cautionary, tale about a dragon who just wanted to sleep. Alongside the dragon lurks a subtle message about the environment.

Do Not Disturb The Dragon!



David Guy/Menno Wittebrood and Patrick SchoenmakerA3M79 & YBCS/5AC3-6 yearsPaperback/ 245 by 278 mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-17-0£6.99


£6.999 7 8 1 9 0 7 4 3 2 1 7 0

ISBN 978-1-907432-17-0

What (on Earth) are we doing?A cautionary tale about a dragon who

just wanted to sleep.

Do N

ot Disturb T

he Dragon!

David Guy • Menno WittebroodPatrick Schoenmaker

David G

uy • Menno W

ittebrood • Patrick Schoenmaker

Do Not Disturb � e Dragon!

DANGER


“This is a powerful picture book,

big strong illustrations with

minimum text.” The School Librarian

More than just a lively and fun rhyming story with an entertaining twist at the end, this book offers a great way of coping with grumpy children.

Faced with a moody Hugh, his resourceful Mum challenges him to make everything blue.



Karen Hodgson/Ross CollinsA3M79 & YBCS/5AC2-5 yearsPaperback/ 278 x 216mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-00-2£5.99

Hugh’s Blue Day

Editor’s choice – Book Depository

“a super book” Early Years Educator



Harriet RoweA3K79 & YBCB1-3 yearsBoard book/ 160 x 160 mm10 spreads/full colour978-1-907432-07-1£6.99

Harriet Rowe

Crash

Sam just wants a place to nap

... he ends up in the

dog house again.

but ...


£6.99

9 781907 432071

ISBN 978-1-907432-07-1

Babies will love Sam – he just wants a place to nap, but gets chased off by each family member in turn. This board book, full of colourful action and crazy rhymes, will appeal to tots and cat lovers everywhere.

Scram Sam! “Purrrfect” Mums and Tots

From P is for Pirates to S is for Space and from D is for Dinosaurs to K is for Knights, we are publishing a whole series of titles covering the entire alphabet.

“a series by small publisher Hogs Back

Books who should be commended for

producing books with humour as well as

imagination” The School Librarian

A is for Alphabet

LONDON

L is for

Harriet Rowe

From

daredevil double

deckers leaping over

Tower Bridge to drunken

barristers unable to stand

up to toast the King, this

pocket A-Z is filled with

fun and quirky facts

about London.


£6.99

9 781907432088

ISBN 978-1-9

07432-08-8

Lis for London

Ned Elliott

Charles C Somerville

F is for Football


£5.99

9 7 8 1 90 7 4 3 2 1

6 3

ISBN 978-1-9

07432-16-3

F is for Football

Ned Elliott • Charles C Somerville

- a nose for a good book ...

H gs Back Books

F is for Football is for fans of all ages and

is packed with fascinating facts about

the “beautiful game”.

Find out about the origins of the sport,

how football really kicked-off with the

formalising of the rules, and about the

most remarkable events that have taken

place on, and off , the pitch.

is for

EgyptE



Charles C. SomervilleB5M79 & YBLA/ 5AC3-8 yearsPaperback, 216 x 216 mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-15-6£5.99

“This brief factual romp through the A-Z of Egypt is interesting and light hearted”

The School Librarian

Book of the Dead

BaBeetleThis humble dung beetle (also called a scarab beetle) represented hope and rebirth for Egyptians. They believed it rolled the sun across the sky each day in the same way a beetle rolls a ball of dung across the sand.

Everyone in Egypt wanted to end up in the Afterlife, but getting there wasn’t easy. Fortunately, you had writings from the “Book of the Dead” in your tomb, which were full of tips, tricks, charms and spells to guide you on your way.

Picture this funny-looking fellow, called a Ba, with your face on it (you can take or leave the false beard). Egyptians believed this winged creature would fly from your mummified body to be reunited with your Ka (your life force and body double) and form your Akh, which was needed to survive in the Afterlife. It is where the expression “getting your akh together” probably didn’t come from.

Crocodiles

CatsCartouche

Egyptians loved animals (they thought they were gods in disguise) and were particularly fond of cats. Other sacred animals included: hawks, ibises, dogs, lions and baboons. Anyone who deliberately killed a sacred animal was put to death. Even accidental killings could be punished.

Rich nobles kept crocodiles as status symbols in their homes, while priests allowed them to roam freely around temples. Often the crocs were dressed in jewels – I suppose they would have been called “snappy dressers”.

Pharaohs liked their name to stand out, so when they had temples or tombs built, their name was carved into the walls in an oval frame called a “cartouche”.Incredible! The more I ignore them, the more they treat me like a god.

An A-Z guide to the beautiful game with humorous and bizarre facts. It’s more than a book of two halves.

is for

FootballF



Ned Elliott and Charles C. SomervilleB5M79 & YBLA/ 5AC3-8 yearsPaperback, 216 x 216 mm32 pages/full colour978-1-907432-16-3£5.99

Ned Elliott

Charles C Somerville

F is for Football


£5.99

9 7 8 1 9 0 74 3 2 1 6 3

ISBN 978-1-907432-16

-3

F is for Football

Ned Elliott • C

harles C Som

erville


F is for Football is for fans of all ages and

is packed with fascinating facts about

the “beautiful game”.

Find out about the origins of the sport,

how football really kicked-off with the

formalising of the rules, and about the

most remarkable events that have taken

place on, and off , the pitch.

Thank goodness, for one moment I thought

it was a head!

Y Yellow and red cardsThe use of yellow cards to caution players for bad behaviour on the pitch and red cards to send them off was first introduced during the

1970 World Cup in Mexico. The idea came just four years earlier, when referee Ken Aston watched traffic lights change from amber to red on his way home from Wembley Stadium during the 1966 World Cup.

Red and yellow cards are a simple system, but mistakes can happen. In the 2006 World Cup, referee Graham Poll forgot to send Croatia’s Josip Simunic off the pitch after awarding him a second yellow card. However, he did eventually send the Croatian off when he picked up his third

yellow card of the match! That’s more cards than some players get in their whole career – former England Captain Gary Lineker (dubbed “Mr Nice Guy”) played for Everton,

Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspurs, and Barcelona without once receiving a yellow or red card.

Now there’s an idea!

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ZZaireWhen Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) advanced to the tournament stage of the 1974 World Cup, things didn’t go as planned. After losing 9-0 to Yugoslavia, the players were told that, if they lost to Brazil by more than three goals, they wouldn’t be allowed back home. As the Brazilians prepared to take a free kick, things were looking bad, so defender Mwepu Ilunga charged at the players and kicked the ball out of the way. He was given a yellow card, but in the end Zaire only lost 3-0 and all was well.

Zizinho and ZizouYou might think that Brazilian footballer Zizinho would be unique in helping his team reach the fi nal of the World Cup (in 1950) in his home country, receiving the “Golden Ball” as top player in the tournament and having two zeds in his name. But then along comes Zinedine Zidane (nickname Zizou). He achieved the same feat by reaching the World Cup fi nal in France in 1998 and winning the “Golden Ball”. Zidane also helped France secure victory in the fi nal – its

fi rst World Cup win.

Talking of “Golden balls”, this was the nickname given to David Beckham (one-time teammate of Zizou). Other nicknames for great players include: “Rei” (“King”) for Pele, “Pelusa” (“Dishevelled One”) for Maradona and the “Non-fl ying Dutchman” for Dennis Bergkamp (because of his fear of fl ying). Who will be next on the list of great players?

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“plenty of entertainment here” The School Librarian



Harriet RoweB5M79 & YBLA 5AC3-8 yearsHardback, 144 x 144 mm15 spreads/full colour978-1-907432-08-8£6.99

is for London

LONDON

L is for

Harriet Rowe

From daredevil double deckers leaping over Tower Bridge to drunken barristers unable to stand up to toast the King, this pocket A-Z is filled with fun and quirky facts about London.


£6.99

9 781907 432088

ISBN 978-1-907432-08-8

Lis for London

LFrom

daredevil double deckers leaping over

Tower Bridge to drunken barristers unable to stand up to toast the King, this pocket A-Z is filled with

fun and quirky facts about London.

“brings alive the charms of the capital” The Evening Standard

O is for Olympics

“perfect accompaniment to the Olympics” Surrey Advertiser



Ned Elliott/Zack McLaughlinB5M79 & YBLA 5AC3-8 yearsHardback, 144 x 144 mm15 spreads/full colour978-1-907432-12-5£6.99

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he would croak, “Hello” back, but then add,“My croaking is louder than yours. I have the loudest croak in this pond.”

When the frogs invited him to join in their games, he would spoil the fun by boasting that he could ...

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But then the wind blew and off the bubble fl ew.

“No!” cried Bella.

(Phew!)

“Shiver me timbers!” shouted Bertie when he saw the gigantic bubble. He reached towards it brandishing his wooden sword.

Higher and higher it went, wobbling along the path

towards Bertie, who was busy playing pirates.

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