Bøger af A H Benjamin

There's a new animal on its way to Buttercup Farm -- a Kangaroo! The farm animals have never seen a Kangaroo and are afraid Kangaroo will take away their jobs. Rooster worries that Kangaroo can crow loud enough to wake the farm. Cat hopes that Kangaroo doesn't know how to catch mice. And Cow thinks that Kangaroo may be able to provide milk! But Kangaroo brings her own special talent -- in her pouch she can hold all of the animal's babies making her the perfect babysitter! And so the animals are happy to welcome her to Buttercup Farm!

Children's author A.H. Benjamin tells the tale of the interplanetary elf-like being Keidon and his robot dog, Sirius, who discover a blue planet called Earth only to find themselves pulled into a mystery and a horrific war. They land in an enchanted forest in a time long before automation, aircraft, or technology. In this magical land the animals and their human protector, the ancient wizard Gladwin, are threatened by the neighboring King Zomak. Wizard Gladwin is suspicious of the aliens at first, but when saved by them during a skirmish with Zomak's soldiers, he realizes he has two quite unusual and very strong allies. This high-energy mystery weaves together, science-fiction, myth, adventure, sorcery and the classic battle between good and evil. The Earth visitors, Keidon and Sirius, decide to remain and aid in the quest to overthrow the deceptive and brutal King Zomak. After all there is an old prophecy to be fulfilled!

Tennyson is a little boy with a BIG secret. He can do a magical thing. Guessing this potentially outrageous and ultimately endearing secret, brings the reader to the heart of this author's latest picture book. Through simple 'call and respons' with the reader and a smattering of comical illustrations, this adventure follows young Tennyson and his highly confused kitten as we await the big reaveal.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)