Matthew Morgan
Author
Language
English
Description
Captain Underpants fans will be gleefully disgusted with this new laugh-out-loud series, starring a boy so gross they named him Yuck.
In "Yuck's Slime Monster," the Prince of Pungency hatches a disgusting plan-if he can't bring his pet slug to school, he'll bring a Slime Monster instead! Soon enough, there's goo and slop everywhere! Can Yuck control the Slime Monster before it takes over his school?
And in "Yuck's Gross Party," Yuck's sister Polly-prim...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
You won't find such an eclectic collection of fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to beat an alligator in a fight, ways to speak in secret code, which insects are edible, or what the heck scolionophobia means, this is the book for readers both young and old.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In the first of two stories, a naughty boy named Yuck starts an odorous new club, much to the disgust of his sister; and in the second, Yuck goes to revolting lengths to prove that he is really sick on the day of the class spelling test.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012, c2007
Language
English
Description
In "Yuck's Slime Monster," the Prince of Pungency hatches a disgusting plan--if he can't bring his pet slug to school, he'll bring a Slime Monster instead! Soon enough, there's goo and slop everywhere! Can Yuck control the Slime Monster before it takes over his school? And in "Yuck's Gross Party," Yuck's sister Polly--prim as a Princess--throws a birthday bash that doesn't include him. So to get even, he assembles his revolting gang for a gruesome...
Author
Series
Awfully beastly business volume 5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Children's
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Author
Series
Awfully beastly business volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ulf is an orphaned werewolf who has lived all his life at Farraway Hall, the home of the RSPCB (Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts) and a sanctuary for rare and endangered beasts. When a dead dragon arrives and a ghost reveals a dark secret, Ulf sets out to investigate, uncovering a plot by the world's most villainous beast hunter to resurrect the cruel sport of dragon fighting. With the help of Orson the giant, Tiana the fairy...
Author
Series
Awfully beastly business volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a sea monster arrives at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts, Ulf the werewolf must risk his life to save it. But the evil Baron Marackai is back, and beasts are on the menu! Can Ulf stop the cruel beast feast before he ends up as a tasty dessert himself? The future of the RSPCB depends on it"--Publisher.
Author
Series
Awfully beastly business volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a messenger bat arrives at the RSPCB, boy-werewolf Ulf receives a warning that beasts are in trouble in the wild. Unaware of the danger he is facing, Ulf soon uncovers foul play: A rare colony of trolls is being smoked out from their caves to be used as game in an evil beast-hunting preserve. It's up to Ulf to save the day!
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
Author
Series
Awfully beastly business volume 4
Language
English
Description
Beware the vampires bite! Ulf the werewolf is training to become an official Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts (RSPCB) agent. His mission takes him to the jungle in search of a legendary jungle vampire. But the evil Baron Marackai is hot on his trail. Can Ulf and his friends find the vampire before Marackai gets his hands on it? The future of the RSPCB depends on it....
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From reproduction to respiration and from enzymes to ecosystems, every topic is fully illustrated to support the information, make the facts clear, and bring biology to life. For key ideas, "How it works" and "Look closer" boxes explain the theory with the help of simple graphics. And for revision, a handy "Key facts" box provides a summary you can check back on later."--Amazon.com.
15) Stone rider
Author
Series
Stone rider volume 1
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Adam Stone wants freedom and peace. He wants a chance to escape Blackwater, the dust-bowl desert town he grew up in. Most of all, he wants the beautiful Sadie Blood. Alongside Sadie and the dangerous outsider Kane, Adam will ride the Blackwater Trail in a brutal race that will test them all, body and soul. Only the strongest will survive. The prize? A one-way ticket to Sky-Base and unimaginable luxury. And for a chance at this new life, Adam will...
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In turn-of-the-century London, Roberta ₁Bobbie₂ Waterbury lives a perfect upper-class life with her parents, sister, and brother until one fateful night when her father is mysteriously arrested. Suddenly impoverished, the children and their mother are forced to move to a dusty cottage far away in the country perched on the edge of a railroad. But along these magical tracks, in the nearby station and on the mighty trains themselves, Bobbie and...
18) King Lear
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Featuring the images of some of the world's most famous stage and film actors, these additions to the all-new Oxford School Shakespeare introduce--and enthrall--young people to one of the greatest writers of all time. This season brings revised editions of five of the Bard's most famous plays--As You Like It, Othello, Hamlet, Love's Labour Lost and The Taming of the Shrew. Designed specifically for students unfamiliar with Shakespeare's rich literary...
19) Southland tales
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In 2008, the United States is a virtual police state, with the government taking control of nearly every part of people's lives. A German firm has found a way to generate energy using seawater, but both public and private concerns are desperate to prevent the new technology from being introduced in the gasoline-starved United States. Boxer Santaros is an actor famous for his role in action films. He is currently trying to secure financing for a new...
20) Hard target 2
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Disgraced and retired mixed martial artist Wes "The Jailor" Baylor couldn't refuse the million dollar purse offered to fight in Myanmar. When he arrives to fight, he learns he's been tricked into becoming the target of a human hunt. Carrying only water and a ruby-filled money belt for the last person standing, Wes must outsmart the heavily armed group who's paid to kill him. As Wes fights for his life in the treacherous jungle terrain, the hunters...