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The Demon Headmaster and the Prime Minister's Brain by Gillian Cross
$16.98 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
There's a new computer game at school and the chance to enter the Junior Computer Brain of the Year competition is sending ripples of excitement through the pupils. Dinah is a whizz at the game and soon finds herself in the competition final. But it takes a while to realize that it's all justpart of the ...Show more
The Iliad by Gillian Cross
$27.99 NZD
Category: Myths and Legends
Gillian Cross's brilliant retelling and Neil Packer's glorious illustrations bring to life Homer's Iliad, one of the greatest stories ever told. The team behind The Odyssey (2012) now tell the story of the Trojan War. Cross's vivid adaptation begins with a beauty contest: the prize, a golden apple. In ...Show more
The Iliad / The Odyssey (Boxed HB Set) by Gillian Cross
$56.99 NZD
Category: Myths and Legends
This handsome boxed set of Homer's epics -- powerfully retold by Gillian Cross and strikingly illustrated by Neil Packer -- belongs on every reader's bookshelf. Epic and thrilling, Homer's two age-old classics have been revisited countless times. Gillian Cross and Neil Packer's exquisite versions of ...Show more
The Mystery of the Man with the Black Beard by Gillian Cross
$21.00 NZD
Category: Dyslexia Friendly (Junior)
Annie's dad is a private investigator. She's used to mysterious things going on, but when a string of visitors come to her dad's office, it results in the most mysterious event of all - her dad has disappeared! Annie knows something is wrong and she enlists the help of her friends Matt and Ruth to follo ...Show more
The Odyssey by Gillian Cross
$27.99 NZD
Category: Myths and Legends
This is the paperback of Walker's magnificent edition of Homer's epic story. It is illustrated with lavish full colour pictures and exquisite black and white silhouettes. Homer's great story is retold with simplicity and style by award-winning children's writer Gillian Cross, and vividly brought to lif ...Show more