Tony Bradman
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From the effects of rising sea levels to changes in animal behaviour and human lifestyles, these powerful stories portray the issues surrounding climate change in personal terms and so bring them vividly to life. Offering warnings and inspiration in equal measure, the stories cover a wide range of localities from Siberia and Canada to Australia, UK, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Writers include award-winning Linda Newbery as well as exciting newcomers...
11) Bruno and Frida
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Friendship forms in the midst of war between a young German boy and a Russian bomber-dog, in this poignant and gripping historical adventure. East Prussia, Germany, 1945. War is raging across Europe, and as Russian soldiers close in across eastern Germany, Bruno and his mother must flee if they hope to survive. In the chaos of the attack, Bruno finds himself face to face with a huge black dog. He knows what she is: a weapon, strapped with explosives...
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Reluctant reader favourite Tony Bradman returns with a captivating historical tale inspired by the true story of Britain's Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. November 1920. The body of an unknown soldier is to be buried at Westminster Abbey. The war has claimed the lives of thousands of men whose bodies will never make it home, and the Unknown Warrior will represent them all. As hundreds of people crowd to Westminster Abbey, Daisy knows she has to make...
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After the Goldilocks break-in, Mr. Bear is extra anxious. He installs a state-of-the-art alarm system and insists that Mrs. Bear and Baby Bear use it at all times. But it soon gets to be too much when he starts worrying about what might happen to his family outside the home, too. Can Mrs. Bear help Mr. Bear realize that he can't control everything?
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The poor giant has emerged from his various encounters with Jack rather bruised and battered, and terrified of small boys. And actually he wasn't as bad as Jack made out. In fact, the giant is quite nice. Mr. Giant settles down in a small village where he's happy (and the locals pretend not to notice he's a giant), but things start to go wrong when a new lord turns up. The beastly baron is short and very nasty, and bullies everyone, including Mr....
19) Operation Banana
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As World War ll drags on, Susan sets out on a mission to cheer up her mum in this heartwarming wartime tale from award-winning historical fiction writer Tony Bradman. Susan is worried about her mum. She's struggling with long hours at her job in the factory and it's a long time since they've heard from Susan's dad, who's on the front line in North Africa. Everything is in short supply in London, but Susan decides she's going to cheer her mum up by...