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Fun Stuff!

You've come to the right place for fun with activity sheets, games, and preview extracts from fantastic new books!

Activity Sheets

Doing the Animal Bop
All the animals in Doing the Animal Bop make lots and lots of noise. But do you know what sounds each of the animals listed in our activity sheet make?

Winnie the Witch Wordsearch
Ten words from the Winnie the Witch stories have been hidden in the word search grid. How quickly can you find them?

Winnie the Witch
Colour in Winnie!

Measle
Measle Stubbs may seem like just an ordinary kid, but looks can be deceptive. These two pictures might look the same but look closely and see if you can spot five differences.

Dinosaur Cove
Test your Dinosaur Cove knowledge with this cryptic crossword!

Sisters of the Sword
Try out your samurai skills with a Sisters of the Sword wordsearch.

Fantastic Football
Cut out and colour in your own footballer bookmark.



Games

To play these games you will need Flash. If you don't already have Flash on your computer you can install it here.

Dinosaur Cove
Are you a budding fossil finder? Search the beach at Dinosaur Cove and see how many fossils you can find before the tide comes in!

Hero.Com and Villain.Net
Create your own Heroes and Villains with powers of Ugly Attack, Deep Freeze and Mind Control! Battle a friend to a duel and see who is truely a Hero or a Villain.

Secret of the Sirens
Do you have what it takes to be a creature companion? Visit the Companions Club to be assessed for your companion creature.

Winnie the Witch
Winnie's washing has gone loopy! Help Winnie to collect her loopy laundry around the castle. And watch out for those smelly socks!



Extracts


OUT NOW!


5-7 Years

Welcome to the world of an ordinary boy called Smidge and the extraordinary Karlson, the flying man who lives on the roof! Click here to download the first chapter of The World's Best Karlson. Order your copy of The World's Best Karlson.


8-12 Years

Want a sneak peek of an exciting adventure with danger, kidnap and pirates? Download the first chapter of Shark Island. To find out more about the thrilling novel Shark Island, click here.

If you've read Shark Island and want to know what happens next to Hanna, Ned and Jik, try Sea Wolf, David Miller's next gripping adventure.


9-12 Years

Open up for a mouthwatering feast of danger and adventure, set in a delectable world that's sweet enough to eat. Feast your eyes on Planet Plenti, Lydia's extraordinary world. Take a bite of Lydia's Tin Lid Drum. Click here to order your copy of Lydia's Tin Lid Drum.


10-12 Years

When Pepper Roux was born his aunt foretold that he would not live past 14 years of age. So when Pepper wakes up on his 14th birthday he knows this will be the day that he’ll die. But as the day wears on, and Pepper finds himself still alive, he decides to set off to sea in an attempt to try and avoid death for as long as possible.

Join Pepper Roux on the beginning of his adventure in Chapter One. If you want to stay on the run with Pepper, click here to buy The Death Defying Pepper Roux. Visit website for The Death Defying Pepper Roux.


Teen

As the Second World War begins, Rowan is diagnosed with schizophrenia and sent away to a hospital where the latest treatments are available. But the treatments are experimental, and nobody predicts the effect they will have on Rowan . . . Take a peek at the first chapter of Rowan the Strange. Find out more about Rowan the Strange.