Books with author D Bentley

Splash, the youngest of the magic puffins, has been caught in a storm and can't get back to Silver Dream Cliffs. Luckily for the little lost puffin, he meets Martina and the two become best friends. Together they try to find a way for Splash to return home - but first there is the problem of the puffin egg-stealers...A delightfully warm and endearing story, specially written for Puffin's 70th birthday by the creator of bestselling Magic Kitten, Magic Puppies and Magic Ponies series.

Chester the Crab's Heroic Folk connects early American folk heroes to the storytelling that students practice in the classroom today. Johnny Appleseed shows how folk tales grow from real people, Davy Crockett promotes himself with vivid imagery in his language and John Henry's story covers the literacy terms character, setting, and plot. It's all full-color fun for visual learners!

Winnie the Pooh's Thinking Spot Series Disney Winnie the Pooh DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. ADVANCE PUBLISHERS Size: 9"x9"x1/4" Pooh and his friends wander through the Hundred-Acre Wood discovering all kinds of things such as nocturnal animals (Vol. 15 Why Aren't You Asleep?), how plants grow (Vol. 9 How Does Your Garden Grow?), and gravity (Vol. 3 Why Don't things Fall Up?). Each story incorporates simple scientific facts while examining how young children learn through listening, questioning, observing, comparing, and experimenting. And every story ends with a hands-on activity for parents and children to do together.

Rainbow Magic with whiskers! A wonderful mix of cute kittens, magic and friendship - perfect for young girls of 6+. Zoe is not impressed that her mum has sent her away to spend the summer at her gran's house - she wanted to spend it horse riding at home. But when magic calico-coloured kitten Flame appears in the orchard behind the house, Zoe's summer begins to gallop by!

This historically accurate graphic adventure is divided into seven chapters which address George Washington s leadership qualities. The honesty of the young Virginian, the perseverance of the upstart colonial officer, the responsibility of the family man, the innovation of the gentleman planter, the integrity of the Virginia statesman, the bravery of the Commander-in-Chief and the fairness of the first president are presented in a colorful, easy to read format.

America was founded on the ideas practiced by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Follow Chester the Crab as he helps a runner in the Olympics, visits a theater with Poseidon, goes to war with Alexander the Great, enlists in the Roman legion, builds an arch for an aqueduct and outraces the lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius! This funny, colorful graphic novel will excite reluctant readers, prepare students for standardized tests in history and help homeschooling parents!

It’s 2031 and Doon and Sleep are living the dream in an urban paradise. Everything is cool and the living is easy.Seriously?Sleep, a ten year old pickpocket and career criminal, and Doon, a seventeen year old mutant, are street kids living lives that are something less than ideal. What with plagues, climate change, Ferals, and poverty, things are definitely not cool and easy.Doon was a professional wall climber, and when her ex-agent, Adama, offers her and Sleep a job, they take it, as they’re broke and the money Adama offers is good. But the job is not only strange, it’s a mystery. The Park of the Ascension’s synthespian has gone missing, everyone is clueless, and Adama, manager of Park of the Ascension, is desperate to get it back.Doon and Sleep start looking. In their search, they cope with sixty story climbing walls, an eccentric mayor of a commune, and a predatory cyborg that will stop at nothing to get the synthespian. They confer with Ferret, the Queen of Cynical and a hacker with a magical touch. Following a trail of vague clues, they eventually find themselves with a gang of kids living in The Stacks, derelict buildings that once housed people trying to escape the plagues.They finally zero in on the Citadel, the home of AI worshipping monks who may be more than they appear. There are dozens of them and they are armed with four pops, flashers, stunners, and other good stuff. But there’s nothing for it, if they want to rescue the synthespian, Doon and Sleep will have to invade the Citadel, despite being outnumbered and outgunned. The battle will be epic, and the odds of actually pulling off the rescue very slim indeed.

A world of magic, adventure and cute puppy antics from the bestselling author of the Magic Kitten series.Kelsey is feeling very frustrated. Her dad's girlfriend's twin daughters are very loud and are always taking over. If only it was just Kelsey and her dad again. But when cute King Charles puppy, Storm, appears suddenly things don't seem quite so bad after all...

A purrfect series filled with chaos, adventure and magic spells!Lorna can't wait to visit her cousins Callum and Ruth on the remote Scottish island where they live this summer holiday - they always have such fun. But when Lorna arrives things have changed. Callum only hangs around with a new bunch of friends and Ruth always seems so grumpy. It looks like it's going to be a lonely island holiday. Then Lorna finds fluffy ginger and white kitten, Flame, hidden in a basket of wool and suddenly the island doesn't feel so lonely after all . . .The eleventh adventure in this addictive, sparkly new series.

A world of puppy adventure from the author of the Magic Kitten series, which has sold over a million copies!Never in Madison's wildest dreams had she imagined having a magic puppy for a friend!So when Storm, a tiny beagle puppy with a fluffy white muzzle, magically appears Madison feels like the most special girl in the whole world! Who better to help her discover an amazing surprise at the bottom of the garden!