18 books like One-Way Ticket - Short Stories
The Lost World
Journalist Ed Malone is looking for an adventure, and that's exactly what he finds when he meets the eccentric Professor Challenger - an adventure that leads Malone and his three companions deep into the Amazon jungle, to a lost world where dinosaurs roam free.
Shares: Discoveries in geography, Discovery and exploration, Children's fiction
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection edited by Edith Nesbit. There are twenty of Shakespeare's plays and a brief biography all told in a manner that is understandable, and enjoyable to children. This book is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's work and will open many literary doors for your child!
Shares: Textbooks for foreign speakers, English language, Children's fiction
Lizzie Dripping
A sumptuous collection of favourite tales by renowned author Helen Cresswell, with exquisite illustrations by Siân Bailey.Open this book and enter the magical world of fairy tales, a land of mystery and enchantment, alive with handsome princes, wicked queens and beautiful heroines.This classically beautiful collection brings together twelve popular fairy tales, retold by well-known author Helen…
Shares: Witches, Children's fiction
Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You
Helen fears that lack of improvement in her reading may leave her stuck in the sixth grade forever, until a good teacher recognizes her reading problem.
Shares: Reading, Children's fiction
The boy with two shadows
When a witch decides to go on holiday she looks for someone to look after her shadow. But having two shadows to look after, especially when one belongs to a witch, is a big job, as a little boy is about to find out."
Shares: Witches, Children's fiction
Winnie Flies Again
Winnie the witch has trouble navigating crowded skies, so she tries changing her broomstick into other means of transportation, until she discovers what she really needs.
Shares: English language, Witches, Children's fiction
Little Broomstick
A black cat that needs to rescue its brother from a witch's spell enlists the help of a lonely ten-year-old Mary Smith.
It is Tib the black cat who leads Mary to the strange flower in the woods. When she discovers a little broomstick shortly afterwards, she is astonished to feel it jump in to action. Before she can gather her wits, it is whisking her over the treetops, above the clouds, and in…
Shares: Witches, Children's fiction
The InterActive Reader
Shares: Reading, Children's fiction
Shares: Reading, Children's fiction
Stone soup
When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.
Shares: Vocabulary, Children's fiction
Wizard of Washington Square
David and Leilah are delighted to meet the wizard who lives in the park until he accidently turns David's dog into a statue and the statue is stolen.
Shares: Witches, Children's fiction
Marvin One Too Many
When Marvin refuses to go back to his new school because he is the only one in his class who cannot read, his father decides to help him learn by reading with him.
Shares: Reading, Children's fiction
Jenius
Eight-year-old Judy tries to convince her parents and classmates that her brilliant guinea pig can do all the tricks which she says it can.
Shares: Reading, Children's fiction
One Of Us Is Lying
Pay close attention and you might solve this.
On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.
Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.
Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.
Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.
Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.
And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of…
Shares: English language, Children's fiction
Alla scoperta dell'America
"Le generazioni vanno, le generazioni vengono, ma una buona Storia cambia per sempre la Vita di chi la riceve." Sono queste le parole che Lupo Blu ascolta in un dolce crepuscolo di primavera nella prateria ventosa dove è nato. Per lui, un lupo che non riesce a cacciare ma ama raccontare, vivere secondo le leggi del Branco non è facile. Poi però il Destino lo chiama a fare la propria scelta, e…
Shares: Discovery and exploration, Children's fiction
The flunking of Joshua T. Bates
Driving home from the beach on Labor Day, Joshua receives some shocking news from his mother: he must repeat third grade.
Shares: Reading, Children's fiction
The Witch Family
Two little girls who love to draw witches build an elaborate world around the imaginary Old Witch and her family.
Shares: Witches, Children's fiction
The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants
The vowels and the consonants fight each other until they realize that if they work together they can create marvelous poems, plays, and memoirs.
Shares: English language, Children's fiction
The myths of the Norsemen
The great Norse sagas are full of magic and heroic deeds. Odin's wanderings, Thor's hammer, the death of Bakkur, the vision of Ragnarok - tales which have been told since time immemorial - are given a fresh life in this version, written as one continuous exciting adventure story.With a brilliant introduction by Guardian Children's Fiction prize-winner, Michelle Paver.Puffin Classics contain…
Shares: English language, Children's fiction