Books with author David O'Connell

Football is at the heart of British culture – yet never has it been in greater turmoil. Once, football stood for passion, community, honour, even beauty. The game is in danger of losing its lifeblood - and its soul. In The Beautiful Game? David Conn, the game's most respected investigative journalist, sets out on a journey through the heart of our national game, exploring how the sport has failed - and who is to blame. This is a book for those who keep the faith, who believe that the sport itself, stripped of the greed and self-interest blighting its organisation, still has values, and can still be beautiful.‘For a fascinating insight into the causes, and the creators, of the game's ills this is a superbly told tale’ Independent

Football is at the heart of British culture - yet never has it been in greater turmoil. Once, football stood for passion, community, honour, even beauty. The game is in danger of losing its lifeblood - and its soul. In The Beautiful Game? David Conn, the game's most respected investigative journalist, sets out on a journey through the heart of our national game, exploring how the sport has failed - and who is to blame. This is a book for those who keep the faith, who believe that the sport itself, stripped of the greed and self-interest blighting its organisation, still has values, and can still be beautiful.'For a fascinating insight into the causes, and the creators, of the game's ills this is a superbly told tale' Independent

Jake's class finally has the best teacher in the whole world, Mr Hyde. He doesn't make them clean toilet bowls with toothbrushes and his lessons are always fun. There is just one teeny, tiny, HUGE problem. Mr Hyde transforms into a naughty, little creature whenever he becomes upset. The creature has some amazing abilities but being well-behaved isn't one of them! Jake's class will have to use all their ingenuity to hide the creature, so they can keep their brilliant teacher. But Mrs Blunt, their headmistress, is never far off the scent ...

Monstrous fun with Dad from an exciting new author and illustrator team!Every little monster wants to be just like daddy – big and strong and oh so scary! But while being a grown-up is fun, being small can be just as exciting, as little monster is about to find out…A joyous and heartwarming story of family love and playing together, from an exciting new pair of talents.

When a batch of his experimental sweets goes wrong at the McBudge Confectionery Company, Archie needs a distraction. And when he hears about a book of magical wisdom lost in a tunnel beneath the mountains, Archie is determined to find it. It's DEFINITELY so he can be the best magical guardian of Dundoodle that he can be and DEFINITELY NOT so he can turn tree branches into flying surfboards. Only trouble is, the key to open the tunnel was broken into four pieces hundreds of years ago and hidden.Archie, Fliss and Billy set out to find the pieces of the key, but why was the tunnel sealed off in the first place? And what is the deep, sinister, MOUNTAINOUS voice Archie keeps hearing on the wind?David O'Connell, author of The Chocolate Factory Ghost, returns with the latest adventure in his madcap magical mystery series for anyone who loves monsters, puzzles and SWEETS.

Belle is a free-spirited, fun-loving cockatiel. His little sister, Lulu, is a Senegal Parrot with a big attitude. Whenever they are together there is fun to be had. In this second book of the Belle and Lulu series; Belle and Lulu decide to go surfing, but of course, everything does not go so smoothly.This series is great for both English readers and Japanese readers. It is a great tool for anyone learning either language as well. Japanese text is provided in both the kanji/kana as well as the romaji.

In this Capstone Interactive eBook, Jake's class has the best teacher in the world, Mr. Hyde. There's just one teeny, tiny, HUGE problem. Mr. Hyde transforms into a naughty creature whenever he gets upset! Jake's class is desperate to keep their teacher, so they will have to use all their ingenuity to hide the creature and stop the secret from getting out!

Something's out of control in the classroom! Jake and his class are going to the opening of Wilf's Wild Adventure Theme Park. Things get a bit too wild, though, when Jake's teacher - Mr Hyde - ends up turning into Creature and causing chaos! Jake and his friends will have to find Creature and get him to turn back into Mr Hyde before the truth about their teacher gets out. It's going to be a rollercoaster of an adventure!

Mr. Platypus is a very special person, and knows all there is to know about energy from the sun, the wind, and the sea. He wears his rain coat, big fat boots, and explorer hat to go in search of the answers of how to get good energy for people, without all the dirty smoke. In this book, read how he is captured by Professor Longnose, the evil scientist that wants to experiment on him. Do you know what a platypus is? No? Well, it looks a bit like a beaver with bit flat tail and fur, and its bill – its nose - makes its face look like a duck. They are a mix of birds like chickens, reptiles like lizards, and mammals just like you and I, and they are quite special.But there is one platypus that is even more special than all the rest. And his name is Mr. P. For ages 4-8.by Daniel J. O'Connell