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Operation Code-Cracker by John Townsend
$15.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
Code-loving Max is unexpectedly recruited to spy on his friend's uncle, a suspected terrorist. But nothing is quite as it seems in this new world of espionage, double-crosses, kidnaps and car chases - and in the end, it may be Max's skill with word puzzles that saves the day. A thrilling, non-stop adven ...Show more
Revolting Records Jokes and Facts Books (Truly Foul and Cheesy) by John Townsend
$15.00 NZD
Category: History and Pre-History | Series: Truly Foul and Cheesy
This hilarious, fact-packed joke book will have young readers laughing as they're learning. It features dozens of gut-busting gags that children can share with their friends, themed around the most gruesome and grotesque world records, along with bite-sized information about the topics covered. Find out ...Show more
Romans by John Townsend
$18.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Edge: Mad, Bad and Just Plain Dangerous
Time to take a sideways look at the bizzare and outrageous from throughout history - and it's all TRUE! Which mad idea poisoned thousands of Romans? Which bad emperor was top of the crazy tree? What dangerous sport was most likely to get you killed? Find out the answers to these questions inside, along ...Show more
Science Jokes and Facts Book (Truly Foul and Cheesy) by John Townsend; David Antram (Illustrator)
$14.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Truly Foul and Cheesy Joke Book Ser.
This hilarious, fact-packed joke book will have young readers laughing as they're learning. It features dozens of gut-busting gags that children can share with their friends, themed around the gross and gruesome aspects of science, along with bite-sized information about the topics covered. Find out abo ...Show more
The Curse of the Speckled Monster: #2 The Twist of the Hangman by John Townsend
$22.99 NZD
Category: Fantasy, Magic and Science Fiction | Series: The Curse of the Speckled Monster
Graverobbing! Murder! Mayhem! Having fled from his bodysnatcher masters, Cephas Catchpole resolves to uncover the secrets surrounding his dead parents, the evil Dr Mortdecai Brimstone and his fraudulent smallpox potions, an enigmatic Indian doctor called Taggi and the infamous hangman Titus the Rope. Al ...Show more
The Secret Message by John Townsend
$21.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds | Series: Cold Fusion
In the attic of his house Sam finds a leather case that belonged to his great great grandfather, Freddy Ovel. The case contains a diary, as Sam begins to read it he is taken right back to just before the First World War when Freddy was a boy. Sam also finds a photograph and discovers that at his age, Fr ...Show more
Tickling With Words by Stephanie (ILT) John; Murphy Townsend
$17.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Tickling With Words
This hilarious poetry book features ridiculous rhymes and gut-busting gags that children can share with their friends, as well as quirky and highly-detailed illustrations. From the woes of a vampire, via some loopy limericks, to poems about terrifying teachers, children will be laughing as they learn ab ...Show more
Tudors by John Townsend
$18.99 NZD
Category: General Non-Fiction | Series: Edge: Mad, Bad and Just Plain Dangerous
Time to take a sideways look at the bizzare and outrageous from throughout history - and it's all TRUE! Which mad cure involved swallowing live frogs? Which bad ruler had the most heads chopped off at the Tower of London? Which Tudor invention do we still use today to get rid of dangerous waste? Find ou ...Show more