What is the secret of Mallie's picture? The mystery unfolds as evacuees Tony and Alice escape the terrors of London's Blitz for the Lake District, where they befriend a fascinating and fearless old lady. Many years later, an after-school job in a pet shop enables well-meaning Mallie to buy her mum a drawing of a girl with a rabbit. Could this old picture bring past and present together - and change Mallie's life?
Esty Maher's family is uprooted and torn apart during the Irish potato famine - 'the Hunger'. Esty is sent into service, but dreams of going to Australia to find gold, and manages to get assisted passage for her family and friends. However, when they reach Ballarat, her dream and hard work nearly turn to dust in the midst of scavenging and rebellion - but thanks to their self-reliance and ingenuity, the Mahers family turns up trumps.
On the Bring-Something-Old-to-School day, Milo's best friend Shane brings part of a carved ancient stone from his granny's wild garden. When it is presented in class, Willie Jones's lizard goes crazy and leaps from its glass container in terror. Milo realises this is no ordinary old stone. Afraid that his granny, Big Ella, will be annoyed with him for taking the carved stone, Shane asks Milo to mind the stone until the coast is clear. However, Milo encounters a shadowy figure wearing a tall hat shuffling about in the garden. This is the ghost of Mr Lewis, someone from the past and who is caught in a kind of limbo. He too is searching for the piece of ancient stone, which is part of a druidstone. He needs to find both pieces of the stone to lift a curse put upon him many years ago. But where is the other half of the stone?
BEYOND THE PORTAL Milo's ghostly buddy, Mister Lewis, appears in the town's ancient castle, but he's not alone. He's in trouble and needs Milo's help. Things get very complicated when Milo's teacher, Miss Lee, accidentally wakes some raging chieftains from long ago. And then she disappears. Mister Lewis takes Milo and Shane through the castle time portal ... into a MILO ADVENTURE.
Nobody ever passed the old Garvan house alone; gossip and suspicion surrounded it. But when an eerie cry draws Meg, Pete and Harvey into its grounds, little do they expect to be swept up into a love story that spans the century. What part do the dilapidated house, a mysterious old man and a strange bird play in this story and how can Meg, Pete and Harvey right the wrongs of history?
When ghostly Mr Lewis has to leave his cosy home in the castle, Milo and Shane help set him up in a local ruined mill. However, the mill is haunted by two 'lady ghosts', daughters of Granuaile's pirate cousin. Little do the boys realise the danger this puts them in, and the trouble it will cause for themselves – and this time Mr Lewis can't help them. 'this exciting supernatural adventure has great humour, pace and cliffhangers that will keep young readers turning the pages and looking forward to more in the series' Children's Books Ireland on Milo and One Dead Angry Druid 'a wonderful story ... a cracking read' Inis Magazine on Milo and One Dead Angry Druid
Young Mario wants to help Giotto as he paints a fresco featuring the nativity scene, but he only causes trouble until he figures out what the picture is missing.
Miss Lee announces a school tour to Dublin to visit a mock battle in Clontarf. In Dublinia Milo and Shane spot three tough warriors. Milo's best dead friend, the ghostly Mister Lewis, explains that unless Milo can help him get these three warriors to Clontarf, they are doomed to become time wanderers like himself.
Chris has a difficult relationship with his dad and has always got on better with his gran, who now has Alzheimers and is in a home. After a particularly bad row, Chris runs away to Ireland and takes Gran with him. He wants to show her the place where she grew up one last time - and help her rediscover her chocolate moon she keeps talking about. A deft and sensitive exploration of a difficult issue. First PageSundays. I still dont like to think about those Sundays. Even now. ""Get a move
When Davy's Aunt Becky hears that Aida is performing at the Opera House, she is desperate to go, but the tickets are so expensive. Then Davy has a brilliant idea. Why not stand outside and listen - for free On their way, they visit the zoo and pick up another opera-lover - Larkspur the lion. His parents think he's loopy - he'd rather listen to screechy people than eat them. But Larkspur's journey to the Opera House and unexpected arrival in the foyer causes panic and mayhem - even Constable Potts doesn't know what to do. Perhaps someone should call for a vet and a net. Suddenly out steps Signor Singalotti, the famous opera star, to find out what on earth all the noise is about. When he spots Larkspur, he's overjoyed - he needs a lion to perform in the Grand March that very evening. Watching from their posh box, Davy and Aunt Beck are thrilled - wearing a jewelled collar and roaring magnificently, Larkspur really is the star of the show
A great deal of imagination and a little bit of know-how are the basic ingredients in creative picture taking. This collection includes examples of professionally resolved studio photographs. What makes the close up of the glass of wine so enticing? It's all in the lighting and the background. How has that simple stack of boxes been made to look like skyscrapers? The key is in the reflecting screens and camera angle. Each full-page colour photograph in this book is accompanied by a brief text giving away the secrets behind the magic. Also included are the technical specs, the camera and a diagram showing how the shot was set up.
What is the secret of Mallie's picture? The mystery unfolds as evacuees Tony and Alice escape the terrors of London's Blitz for the Lake District, where they befriend a fascinating and fearless old lady. Many years later, an after-school job in a pet shop enables well-meaning Mallie to buy her mum a drawing of a girl with a rabbit. Could this old picture bring past and present together - and change Mallie's life?
Esty Maher's family is uprooted and torn apart during the Irish potato famine - 'the Hunger'. Esty is sent into service, but dreams of going to Australia to find gold, and manages to get assisted passage for her family and friends. However, when they reach Ballarat, her dream and hard work nearly turn to dust in the midst of scavenging and rebellion - but thanks to their self-reliance and ingenuity, the Mahers family turns up trumps.
On the Bring-Something-Old-to-School day, Milo's best friend Shane brings part of a carved ancient stone from his granny's wild garden. When it is presented in class, Willie Jones's lizard goes crazy and leaps from its glass container in terror. Milo realises this is no ordinary old stone. Afraid that his granny, Big Ella, will be annoyed with him for taking the carved stone, Shane asks Milo to mind the stone until the coast is clear. However, Milo encounters a shadowy figure wearing a tall hat shuffling about in the garden. This is the ghost of Mr Lewis, someone from the past and who is caught in a kind of limbo. He too is searching for the piece of ancient stone, which is part of a druidstone. He needs to find both pieces of the stone to lift a curse put upon him many years ago. But where is the other half of the stone?
When ghostly Mr Lewis has to leave his cosy home in the castle, Milo and Shane help set him up in a local ruined mill. However, the mill is haunted by two 'lady ghosts', daughters of Granuaile's pirate cousin. Little do the boys realise the danger this puts them in, and the trouble it will cause for themselves – and this time Mr Lewis can't help them. 'this exciting supernatural adventure has great humour, pace and cliffhangers that will keep young readers turning the pages and looking forward to more in the series' Children's Books Ireland on Milo and One Dead Angry Druid 'a wonderful story ... a cracking read' Inis Magazine on Milo and One Dead Angry Druid
BEYOND THE PORTAL Milo's ghostly buddy, Mister Lewis, appears in the town's ancient castle, but he's not alone. He's in trouble and needs Milo's help. Things get very complicated when Milo's teacher, Miss Lee, accidentally wakes some raging chieftains from long ago. And then she disappears. Mister Lewis takes Milo and Shane through the castle time portal ... into a MILO ADVENTURE.
Nobody ever passed the old Garvan house alone; gossip and suspicion surrounded it. But when an eerie cry draws Meg, Pete and Harvey into its grounds, little do they expect to be swept up into a love story that spans the century. What part do the dilapidated house, a mysterious old man and a strange bird play in this story and how can Meg, Pete and Harvey right the wrongs of history?
Miriam longs for her old school, she hates her new neighbourhood, and the mystery of the missing children from the area reinforces her wish to return to her old life. Then she uncovers the secret, dangerous world of the Dwellers Beneath.
Terrified 14-year-old Aisling finds herself and her little sister in a claustrophobic spacecraft hurtling to an unknown galaxy. Cobi is a world destroyed by its own advanced technology and the Cobians want to use Aisling for their experiments.
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