Books with author L. Lethbridge

Daughter of the famous romantic poet Lord Byron, Ada Lovelace was a child prodigy. Brilliant at maths, she read numbers like most people read words.Lady Byron wanted Ada to be as unlike her father as possible. Ada grew up surrounded by an army of tutors who taught her every subject every waking moment, except for poetry.In 1843 Ada came to the attention of Charles Babbage, a scientist and inventor who had just built a miraculous machine called the 'Difference Engine'. Ada and Mr Babbage started working together – a perfect partnership which led to the most important invention of the modern world: the computer!Short Books is re-releasing some of its finest writing as a newly designed series of six children's biographies called The Great Victorians. These are entertaining and engaging stories of some of history's most fascinating characters. They tell history in a novelistic, engaging way, a halfway house between storybooks and traditional history. There is abundant humour and drama too.With beautifully designed covers these books will catch the eyes of parents as well as children.

Three hundred years ago, pirates ruled the oceans. Attacking and robbing the rich trading ships that crossed their paths, the most successful pirates acquired fabulous treasure and lived like kings. But a pirate's career was short and cruel. These stories tell a tale of hardship and brutality, bringing to life the flamboyant characters of the most famous pirate captains and the determination of the men who set out to capture them. Gripping and engaging for readers who prefer real life to fiction.

If you add a little alien magic, BULLY FOR YOU! explores what happens when bullying gets out of control.Meet Kit Marsh, age 10, and his complicated life.Kit is fat as sausages, with electric hair, a habit of talking before thinking and a massive problem called BIG TREV. His friends at school try to help him, his teacher is no fool, but the bullying is getting worse.Home isn't easy either. His Gran is one tough act, but she hasn't a clue, and she's fed up with Kit's crazy stories and weird behaviour.Enter some wee wacky visitors to Kit's bedroom from the planet Krake. Gran can't see them, but Kit can! They're on a quest and expect Kit to guide them. They've been assured that his brain is at 100%. Kit thinks they're crazy. He can't fix his own life, never mind help them. And what exactly are they looking for?Can Kit finally get his whizz of a brain into gear? It's a race against time to complete the Kraken's quest and most important, to stop the bully ruining his life.The solution Kit comes up with is awesome.

'This should NEVER happen to children. It's just wrong, completely wrong.' How does a girl cope when the very worst happens?This is Mimm's story. She lives in the Australian bush, far from a town. Her best friends are wombats. When she's twelve, her beloved Gran has a scary accident and insists on moving to a home. How will they manage, just her and her Dad? Then he gets the job of a lifetime - in a huge city, far from the life she knows. Off they go, their old van loaded to the roof, with Gran's blessing.At first, to Mimm's astonishment, life in the city is good. Then she and her Dad find a new family, and so begins a magic rollercoaster of happiness. Together, they all start a new life. Suddenly, she has a sister and new best friend called Clemmie. For the first time, school isn't the worst place in the world. Mimm discovers fairy penguins, sailing boats and swimming off Phillip island. And Mimm and Clemmie even go with their parents on their honeymoon, all the way to Scotland. And then, in a second, the bottom falls out of Mimm's world. Not once, but twice. Nothing makes sense. She can't breathe. She can't eat. She can't sleep without terrifying dreams. When she thinks life can't get worse, the most unexpected thing happens. She clings to it, though secretly she knows - it might be really bad. And then she runs away.How will Mimm find her way back? Share her story of happiness and heartbreak, as she tries to survive.