Books with author Magnus Magnusson

Horace the haggis gets a terrible shock when he visits his friends on Christmas Eve. Every one of them has vanished. Worse, pinned to each house is a note with the single letter V - the personal sign of the most feared gangster in Acre Valley. What has happened to Martha, Ferdy, Dijon, Doc Leaf and Professor Nut? Can Horace and Major Mole find them in time? And what if the dreaded Don Volio should discover our lovable hero in the Darkling Forest with only his hair-gel for a weapon? Let's hope the Boss doesn't get too ANGRY. Introducing the scariest, wildest, funniest family in Acre Valley, and a new friend for Martha Mouse. Watch out, too, for another danger lurking in the snow. Horace's two oldest enemies are back - and they badly want haggis for their Christmas dinner.

The Vikings: 64 Fascinating Facts For KidsThe Vikings lived over 1000 years ago in the north-east corner of Europe known as Scandinavia. They left their homeland to conquer and settle in much of Europe as well as parts of Asia and Africa. They crossed the Atlantic Ocean 500 years before Christopher Columbus to become the first Europeans to set foot in North America.Barry Magnusson provides you with a wide-ranging list of important facts about the Vikings and Viking history. He covers Viking culture, Viking mythology and much more.Reading a complete history book can often be overwhelming for a youngster, but Magnusson takes you through Viking history in 64 easy to understand segments. We are sure that the facts about the Vikings will fascinate you and inspire you to find out much more about these remarkable people who controlled so much of the known world for nearly 300 years.Chapters: Who Were the Vikings? | Viking Ships | Trade & Exploration | Daily Life at Home | Appearance | Viking Warriors | Viking Religion | Death & Burial | The End of the Vikings | Assorted Viking Facts

This Book Containt 51 Classic Riddles Waiting To Bamboozle You And Your Friends! Test yourself , your family and friends with these 51 brilliant riddles designed to bamboozle and fool even the keenest mind. Hours of fun can be had trying to work these out. Riddles can help to build logical thinking skills as well as learning to think outside the box. Riddles have been around for centuries and were prominent in medieval times and also ancient Greece! Riddles are told all over the world and some can boggle even the most logical minds. Do not be discouraged if these riddles trick you too! It is part of the fun. In this book you will find: 51 Fun Riddles that are sure to stump your friends A section of riddles especially for kids (ideal for keeping the cherubs quiet!) A section of riddles by famous authors Long riddles that really make you think Quick and silly riddles Puzzling riddles that require logic to solve Murder mystery riddles, and much more! There is no doubt that you can have hours of fun by trying to solve these riddles and brain teasers and by tricking your friends and family, too!

We do not feel able to take in hand the wide subject of the Sagas of Iceland within the limits of a Preface; therefore we have only to say that we put forward this volume as the translation of an old story founded on facts, full of dramatic interest, and setting before people’s eyes pictures of the life and manners of an interesting race of men near akin to ourselves.

New, updated edition of the bullying prevention adventure story that was named to Kirkus Reviews' Best of 2012! Bitopia is a wonderland of fantastical foliage and mysterious creatures. It’s also a place where Venators lurk, vile creatures that relentlessly hunt children. As the only human inhabitants of Bitopia, the children are forced to live in a high-walled city for protection, a medieval metropolis of cold and shadow where time passes but no one ages, a place of no escape. Like all the other children in Bitopia, Stewart arrives there unexpectedly while fleeing from bullies. And, like all Newcomers, Stewart dreams of finding a way back home. Risking exile from the city and the protection that it offers, Stewart and Cora, his Finder, discover a clue to escaping, one that presents them with a terrible choice: face their greatest fear and risk death, or be trapped in Bitopia forever. A fast-paced tale that addresses the problem of physical bullying and intimidation and provides an example to readers of how to get this type of bullying to stop on their own. Ages 10 and up.Author’s note on the second edition: Eight and a half years ago, I lopped off the first chapter of this book at a literary agent’s request in the hopes that she would have a greater incentive to sell it. In other words, I compromised my story for the promise of commercial gain. Although that book did get selected as one of the best novels of the year by Kirkus Reviews, I never felt that it truly represented what I wanted to say. Every time I thought about the book, I got this nagging feeling that I had done wrong by it. That first chapter was so important to the ending in that it personalized and magnified the stakes for Stewart. It gave the story balance. Without that chapter, the book was like a three-legged dog: still lovable, but somehow odd and off-balanced. Further, this story is my own story. No, I was never transported to a faraway place and forced to figure out how to get home. But it is my story of how I learned the secret to stopping physical bullying. And Stewart’s attempt to make friends in the first chapter by showing off coins from his collection is what I did as a kid, bringing coins to school to try to impress my peers. So, for this edition, I restored that first chapter, undid the revisions that were required to make up for the lack of it, and made additional improvements throughout the text. And now the story is once again complete. Is it better? I think so. Is it less salable? I don’t care. This is the honest edition, the way the story is supposed to be.