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12-year-old Alexander Buchan was once content, training as a falconer at Strathbogie Castle in Huntly. But when his Earl sends him to Edinburgh to the court of the newly arrived Mary, Queen of Scots, the boy finds himself lured into a world of intrigue, terror and treachery. Alexander knows right...

Elizabeth I was less than three years old when her mother was executed. Given that she could have held precious few memories of Anne Boleyn, it is often assumed that her mother exerted little influence over her. But this is both inaccurate and misleading. Elizabeth knew that she had to be discree...

Duggee and the Squirrels want to find a dinosaur! Is there one hiding at the clubhouse? Join in the search by lifting the flaps and earn your Dinosaur Badge.

Whether diagnosing diseases, performing life-saving surgery or fighting a pandemic, doctors do a huge variety of jobs. Join them in remote research stations, operating theatres, medical laboratories and hospitals to discover what they do and why it's so important. From heart transplants to invest...

The gloomy fortress of Gallondean lies on the Scottish coast. Local legend has it that if the heirs to the house hear the howling of a spectral hound nearby, their death will quickly follow. The current owner of the house is Jacob Beresford who, up until the unexpected death of his father, had ne...

Nobody ever knew what happened to the Brindleys. One summer they were there - flashy, loud and beautiful - and then they were gone. A mother, father and two children, vanished into the East Anglian night. Some said the family never made it home from the party; their speeding car thrown off the tr...

ROOOAAAARRRR! What's that noise? It sounds like a very noisy Dinosaur has stomped its way into your book! But this little Dinosaur is all alone. Shall we help find some friends for them? This playful and engaging story helps little ones to learn important aspects of friendship such as manners and...

Writing as Carter Dickson, the master of the locked room mystery John Dickson Carr returns to the 'Crime Classics' series, pitching his series amateur detective Henry Merrivale against a seemingly watertight mystery: after the police are sent a note warning them about a forthcoming crime, a man i...

In a world abandoned by its celestial guardians and left to suffer a tyrant king's reign, all Astraea can recall are fragmented memories. She's determined to discover more about her past, even if that means leaving behind the only safety and security she's ever known by venturing out into a world...

Scuttler's Cove is a working village in Cornwall where life has gone on uninterrupted for centuries - until it was discovered by the rich. Now the harbour-front cottages have been snapped up by second-homers and the locals can barely afford to live in their own town. It is a very different place ...