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From the winning bid to the Olympic village and stadiums, this book looks beyond the sports and into all aspects, such as the costs involved, the media and where events will take place around the country.

The Good Beast Sepron is in danger! Malvel has sent Voltrex -­ a hideous Octopus-Beast to kill him. If Sepron dies, Malvel will be closer to conquering Avantia. Tom must dash to Sepron's rescue before it's too late!

Something horrible lurks in the Yellow Marshes! Malvel has created Lustor the Acid Dart to fight Tom. This giant Beast can shoot acid - and his aim is fixed on Tom! Is our hero fast enough to win?

Each title in this series tells the story of a man or woman whose dedication to their chosen cause led to changes that affect all our lives today. Each includes a vivid description of the world in which the famous person lived. Martin Luther King's life is vividly described through detailed text and...

Read about the life of this extraordinary woman. Florence Nightingale was lucky. Her wealthy parents encouraged her to travel, to go to parties and, one day soon, to marry. But Florence had different plans. She wanted to be a nurse and no one was going to stop her. This book is part of a series...

Vulgar Pluck is in trouble. Big trouble. He's tangled with the wrong people and now he's on the run from Psycho Cyrus and his gang of Lost Boys. Vulgar needs to get out of town - fast. But first he's got one last job to do. And he's got to do it quick, before some really dark magic is unleashed... Edge - books kids can't put down.

Time to take a sideways look at the bizarre and outrageous from throughout history - and it's all TRUE! Which mad cure involved swallowing live frogs? Which bad ruler had the most heads chopped off at the Tower of London? Which Tudor invention do we still use today to get rid of dangerous waste? Find...

Norm knew it was going to be one of those days when he woke up with a half-Polish Cockapoo on his head. But that's OK. Because at least there's biking with his best friend Mikey to look forward to. Or at least there was until Norm discovers he has to stay in and wait for some stupid parcel...

Take up your weapons and prepare to fight your own battle in these all-action, interactive adventures, in which you take part in epic battles from throughout history. It is 1944 and Europe is still in the iron claw of Nazi German forces. In an attempt to end the war, British leaders have a plan to...

Take up your weapons and prepare to fight your own battle in these all-action, interactive adventures, in which you take part in epic battles from throughout history. It is 1945 and though Nazi Germany has been defeated, World War II rages on as Japan continues to fight. The US Marines have fought...

First-hand accounts alongside a wealth of original documents, photographs and letters, this title tells the story of the Titanic, from descriptions of the passengers and the ship inside and out to why the Titanic was considered 'unsinkable' and the dangers of floating ice. Stories of heroism on board,...

Did you know that Shakespeare couldn't spell his own surname? Love him or hate him, everyone has heard of the world's most famous playwright. But did the Elizabethans think he was a genius or simply that he wrote great soap operas? Any book on Shakespeare will give you the boring facts THEY...

These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.

Driven out of his castle in Transylvania by his thirst for human blood, Dracula roams the streets of London by night, searching for fresh victims. Professor Van Helsing and his friends vow to stop him, but will they be a match for Dracula's supernatural powers? Adapted by Mick Gowar from the...