Books with author A. H. Benjamin

James Cutlass' mother is alive! Or so he's been told...Join James and his friends as they once again join forces with miserable pirates this time on a quest to save his mother from the vile Kraken's Curse. Will they be able to save Isabel Cutlass or will their plans be foiled by the dreaded Demetrius Galland and the famous Blackbeard himself. Either way, the second installment of the James Cutlass series is sure to spark your interest in the mystery of the sea!Trust a baker to bake his bread,Trust a scholor to be well read,Trust an enemy to want ye deadBut never trust a pirate!You can trust a theif to always steal,Trust a doctor to help one heal,Trust a chef to make ye a meal,But never trust a pirate!Trust a leader to lead with pride,And trust a coward to run and hide,Trust the ocean to pull back the tide,But never trust a pirate!They always steal and forever lie,They take from anyone even their ally,They will stab your back, don't ask me why,Just never trust a pirate!

Shark is big and scary and all the other fish are afraid of him. But with no one to play with Shark is lonely. One day Shark sets off with a mysterious bag. One by one he snaps up Lobster, Octopus, Starfish, Turtle and Jellyfish who have no idea what’s going on. The fish are very worried they might get eaten when suddenly they are poured out of the bag, to find a huge cake Shark made all by himself! All he wanted to do was share it with them! “Next time you invite us for tea you could just ask,” says Octopus. A gripping story with a twist that can be read with lots of tension and enthusiasm, this book is sure to be a firm read-aloud favourite.

How To Fill A Black Hole is the thrilling opening book in the young adult science fiction adventure series, The Marianna Voyages and has been described as "Michael Morpurgo meets Battlestar Galactica"*.Twelve light years from earth, the massive starship The Magellan is 164 years into its journey into the unknown. A journey it is destined never to finish.Finding themselves alone in space having lost everything they have ever known, Connor, Grace, Evelyn, Adam and Max face many terrifying ordeals. Whether it's fighting off giant venomous spiders on the acid planet Zulfura or an attack from four-winged vultures on Baldr, the children must put their differences behind them and learn to work together if they are ever to find safety.Can they find somewhere to call home again? Will the mystery of their situation ever be resolved? And will they be able to fight back?"If you like Andy Stanton and David Walliams... you'll love this book."**Zoe Ball, BBC Radio Two.