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Books with author Neal Layton

  • Oscar and Arabella and Ormsby

    Neal Layton

    Paperback (Hodder & Stoughton, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Oscar and Ormsby are woolly mammoths who don't always see tusk to tusk, and while two is company, with their friend Arabella, three most definitely makes a crowd. But when Arabella needs their help, Ormsby and Oscar must learn to work together.
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  • Mammoth Academy

    Neal Layton

    Paperback (Hodder Children's Books, Sept. 7, 2006)
    It's time for Oscar and Arabella to join the Mammoth Academy. Arabella loves her lessons but Oscar keeps getting distracted by the humans that most definitely should not be in the Valley. He just needs to prove they're there to everyone else - before it's too late.
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  • Tony Spears: The Invincible Tony Spears: Book 1

    Neal Layton

    Paperback (Hachette Children's, Sept. 25, 2018)
    Perfect for every child who has ever dreamed of travelling to space...Making new friends is never easy, but seems impossible when Tony moves to a new town and school mid-term. But when he finds a round red button hidden in a cupboard, all his worries are forgotten. The button transforms his dull kitchen into a spaceship, called The Invincible. There's nothing more exciting than cruising the universe for adventure, but what about school and his mum?Tony Spears' epic-galactic-space-adventures and his earthly life begin to converge. The universe is in danger, 'Sports Morning' is looming at school and Tony's mum won't have a messy kitchen! Will Tony find a way to save the universe, and also deal with the difficulties in his 'real' life?Inspired by Tim Peake and Major Tom ...
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  • The Tree: An Environmental Fable

    Neal Layton

    Hardcover (Walker Books Ltd, March 15, 2001)
    Tree
  • Bartholomew and the Bug

    Neal Layton

    Hardcover (Hodder & Stoughton, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Bartholomew leads a quiet life, but he is a kindly sort of bear, so when he meets the fly-bug, who is in a terribly tremendous hurry to find the bright lights, he decides to help him get to the big bright city. A charming and quirky story about an unlikely friendship, this book teaches even the youngest child to "seize the day."
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  • Hot Hot Hot

    Neal Layton

    Hardcover (Candlewick, )
    None
  • Smile if you're human

    Neal Layton

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 15, 2000)
    When trying to spot a real-life human, this alien family understands that it's important to know exactly what to look for. On a visit to one of our planet's zoos, they ready their camera and try to follow their not-very-well-informed Aliens' Guide to Earth. Through persistent trial and error (webbed feet? feathers? a striped coat?) these most unusual tourists are able to discover just what makes us humans the "most stupendous" animal of all! Hint: It rhymes with Dial.
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  • In Trouble

    Neal Layton

    Paperback (Hodder Children's Books, July 19, 2007)
    Things are getting pretty hairy for the academy students. First they return for a new term to find graffiti everywhere, then there's a flea epidemic and the heaviest snowfall in history means there's lots of hungry humans around. How will they get out of this one?
  • Hot Hot Hot by Neal Layton

    Neal Layton

    Hardcover (Candlewick, March 15, 1848)
    None
  • This Is Me, Dressing Up!

    Neal Layton

    Board book (Walker Books Ltd, )
    None
  • Oscar and Arabella Hot Hot Hot

    Neal Layton

    Paperback (Hodder Childrens Book, March 31, 2004)
    None
  • Oscar and Arabella and Ormsby

    Neal Layton

    Hardcover (Hodder & Stoughton, Sept. 1, 2008)
    Oscar and Ormsby are woolly mammoths who don't always see tusk to tusk, and while two is company, with their friend Arabella, three most definitely makes a crowd. But when Arabella needs their help, Ormsby and Oscar must learn to work together.
    K