The Island of the BeesAn epic tale of volcanoes, dragons and wild storms, with themes drawn from Irish legend. Written by the current Irish Children's Laureate, this is a celebration of the magic of bees and the power we can all draw from the natural world. Nestled on a peaceful island, Orla and her grandmother live tending their beloved bees. But bubbling below is a monster waiting to surface a dormant volcano and when it wakes Orla and the rest of the island must flee in

' - Philip Snow

to scare children into behaving

The Mitford family is one of the 20th century's most enigmatic

and then Ireland - and apprenticed to a series of unscrupulous political operators

where each letter of the alphabet offers us a moment of daily enchantment

the Pennines - the 'backbone of Britain' - called to Anita with a magnetic force

We all know that

and by looking anew at other organisms - and ourselves - we can heal and rejuvenate our shared planet

The mantis actually thinks it can win

hodgepodge family

Beginning with a survey of the modern movement after the armistice

In this ride through nineties Britain