David Long
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the surface of the Moon, I cried." This book tells the story of the Apollo Missions, when incredible intelligence, engineering and bravery allowed humans to stand on the surface of something other than Earth for the very first time. From the 1969 first moon landing to the amazing rescue of Apollo 13, each chapter tells the story of a different mission. Humorous details bring the astronauts to life:...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
For as long as there have been secrets to keep, there have been spies, the world over, trying to uncover this classified information. Spying goes on all the time, and everywhere, but some of the most astonishing exploits occur during wartime. The stories in this beautiful collection unpick some of the most astonishing missions undertaken during World War Two, actions that helped to save many lives. Amazingly, many of these tales had to remain a deadly...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Explore history, culture, geology, and the environment through treasures ancient and modern! Discover 100+ of the world's most extraordinary man-made and natural treasures, objects and places. Giant gemstones, precious artworks, architectural wonders, intriguing ruins, moon rocks, and more! Treasures both natural and man-made make an appearance in a tour which stretches across thousands of years and all around the globe. Discover sunken wrecks loaded...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Taking you on a tour of London's strangest and most intriguing locations, this title includes: The City's Lost Tunnels and Citadels; The Ghost of a "She-Wolf; The Bawdy House Riots; The Story of 'Jack the Stripper'; The Atmospheric Railway; The Thames Ringway Bicycle Race; A Banker Hanged at Newgate; and, The Crossdressing Highwayman.
7) Trucksgiving
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Description
The trucks of Trucktown create their own annual day of giving thanks.
8) Kat's maps
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Kat, who loves to make maps of all sorts of places and things, gives a special map to Jack.
10) Dizzy Izzy
Author
Pub. Date
©2010.
Language
English
Description
Izzy the ice-cream truck is doing everything he can think of to make himself dizzy, but nothing seems to be working as well as he'd like. Among other attempts, Izzy goes through the car wash, gets covered in suds, and spins himself in circles. In all his efforts, he gets in a tizzy, feels whizzy and fizzy... but is Izzy ever dizzy? Young readers will love this tongue-twisting, rhyming text--and many of the words in the book can be found on road signs,...
12) Pete's party
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The Trucktown trucks follow the road signs directing them to Pete's party.
14) Truckery rhymes
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
A humorous collection of rhymes about trucks.
15) Snow trucking!
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
What happens when Trucktown has a snow day? It's time for Jack and the gang to have some seriously frosty fun and clear the streets while they're at it!
16) Uh-oh, Max
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When Max gets in trouble after speeding up a ramp, all of his Trucktown friends try to help out.