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'Twelve-year-old Kip Kirby is going on his first space scout mission! But how fun will his mission be if his spaceship is acting like a grumpy babysitter?

'It's the year 3054, and Earth is overpopulated and quickly running out of resources. The human race needs to move to a new planet, and it's up to the Space Scouts to find one before it's too late. Twelve-year-old Kip Kirby is Earth's youngest ever Space Scout. When he's not playing Particleball or riding his rocketboard, he's on scouting missions. He and his half-wolf, half-human co-pilot, Finbar, travel the universe in the MoNa 4000, their spaceship whose personality is stuck on the 'Grumpy Babysitter' setting. In each mission the threesome investigates a new planet. There are surprises in store around every corner. Will Kip be the Space Scout to find the new Earth and save humanity?' (Publication summary)

'Evil agency SHADOW is up to something in the middle of the rainforest. Something that could see them get the jump on SHINE. SHINE Special Agent EJ12 needs to leap into action. She must crack SHADOW's codes and foil their plans. That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything.

'So why is the state gym competition so hard? Perhaps it isn't after all. ' (Publication summary)

'The heat is on as someone seems to be melting the polar ice cap. Special Agent EJ12 needs to crack the codes and keep her cool to put the evil-doer's plan back on ice. That's the easy part. As EJ12, Emma Jacks can do anything. So why can't she handle the school Ice Queen of Mean, Nema? Perhaps she can after all. ' (Publication summary)

'Jasper McPhee is always getting into trouble. That's why he's been sent to the Monstrum House School for Troubled Children. But there's something very strange about Monstrum House. For a start, the students have to stand barefoot in the snow every day. There's also the creepy feeling that the teachers can read your thoughts. Oh, and the fact that the school is crawling with monsters. Jasper has never been in trouble like this.'  (Publication summary)

'Scouting a giant underwater city sounds awesome to Kip. That is, until he meets the poisonous Jelly People who live there...' (Publication summary)

'When dead fish covered in glowing moss wash up on the beach, Kai knows it's time for battle. Was Kai right to choose the Torpedo Bowshot to battle the water beast? Will it work against toxic jellyfish? Will it be enough to take on a wave attack?' (Publication summary)

'It is the year 3054, and Earth is over-populated and quickly running out of resources. The human race needs to move to a new planet, and it's up to Kip Kirby, the youngest ever ‘Space Scout', to find one before it's too late.' (Publication summary)

'My best bedtime goes like this. A kiss, a cuddle, a story ... And don't forget to check on me! From the team who brought you I DO IT comes an adorable new board book about those sweet, loving and sometimes cheeky bedtime rituals. Guaranteed to become an instant family favourite and the perfect size for little hands! Ages: 4-8' (Publisher's blurb)

'When a new baby is born it's difficult to tell if it will grow up to be big or small or brave or scared of the dark and spiders. So sometimes babies get the wrong name.

'It's the same with dogs.

'So when the Claybourne-Willments, who should have been called the Smiths, got Fearless as a little puppy, it seemed a good name for him.

'Except Fearless wasn't.

'How does Fearless finally live up to his name? By accident, of course!' (Publication summary)