Books with title Spider's Web

Tired of having his webs wrecked, Aran the spider runs away from the job the Creator gave him: to help people. But the desert is full of dangers Aran did not expect. Just when he's lost all hope, Aran comes face to face with someone he never imagined he would meet. Will Aran stay a disobedient spider or will he play a role in helping protect one of the most important children in history? Find out in One Spider's Web.

A warm, funny look at one of the most fascinating mini-beasts, by award-winning actor and national treasure Alison Steadman OBE. 'I hate spiders!' says Rafael. At least he thinks so. But when he really gets to know the big, hairy, scary spider, he finds a new, eight-legged friend. This hilarious, action-packed look at spiders will enthral both children and parents, with plenty of spider facts and figures to entertain and delight.

A devastating storm.A destructive pathogen.No known cure.Only the Heirs of Eden have the answer.As the Ebora virus takes hold, Archie, Daisy and Isabella - the Heirs of Eden - find themselves trapped in a magical cave with instructions to save humankind.Only they can deliver what the walls show them.As they work out how to escape, the ghost, Cain, discovers a means of spreading the deadly Ebora pathogen rapidly around the globe.He's going to add particulates of the virus into human dreams.Can Archie, Daisy and Isabella harness their extraordinary gifts and trust in their unlikely status as the Heirs of Eden to make sense of the murals, escape the cave and thwart Cain's shocking plan?But are they too late?As the sun rises across the world, more people wake up afflicted.The clock is ticking. Earth's capitulation to Ebora will not wait.Some say the world was made in seven days.In seven days, we will die."SPIDER WEB POWDER" is the second part of James Erith's thrilling young adult, dystopian, fantasy adventure series – EDEN CHRONICLES - with wicked plot twists, brilliant characters and fizzing action.If you liked Percy Jackson, CS Lewis, Harry Potter and Phillip Pullman, then you’ll love this British based young-adult adventure fantasy series.Praise for Spider Web Powder:"These books should be mandated in schools.""This is wonderful YA fiction in the very, very best tradition: adventure, ideas, great storytelling, courage and resourcefulness against dark forces, and the love of friends and family… and plenty of humour and surprises.""Didn't think it (Eden Chronicles) could get any better. An amazing story that leaves you wanting to read more. I can imagine how much every child would love these adventures. You really must give these books a go.""This book is better than the first one, and that was great."(Amazon UK)

In the spring of 666 A.D., Sister Fidelma is summoned to the small Irish village of Araglin. An advocate of the Brehon law courts as well as a religieuse, she is to investigate the murder of the local chieftain. While traveling there with her friend Brother Eadulf, a band of brigands attacks the roadside hostel in which they are staying and attempts to burn them out. While Fidelman and Eadulf manage to beat back their attackers, this incident is only the first in a series that troubles them. When they arrive at Araglin, they find out that the chieftain was murdered in the middle of the night, and next to his body, a local deaf-mute man was found holding the bloody knife that killed him.While everyone else seems convinced that the man's guilt is obvious, sister Fidelma is not so sure. As she investigates, she's convinced that there is something happening in the seemingly quiet town--something that everyone is trying very hard to keep from her. In what may be the most challenging and confusing situation that she has yet faced, Fidelma must somehow uncover the truth behind the chieftain's murderer and find out what is really going on beneath the quiet surface of this rural town.

Calling all DIRTY BERTIE fans! Dirty Bertie – the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits – is back for another helping of comic chaos! With ever-increasing madcap schemes and crazy capers, Bertie continues to delight his legions of fans who revel in his revolting ways.Join Bertie in SPIDER!, his 31st adventure, as he shocks and amazes his classmates with his huge pet spider, is tricked into wearing one of Gran's knitted horrors to school, and finds nothing but trouble when he digs for treasure in the park.DIRTY BERTIE is a hugely popular series created by award-winning illustrator, David Roberts. With each hilarious story approximately thirty pages long and split into chapters with illustrations on nearly every spread, DIRTY BERTIE is ideal for confident readers to enjoy by themselves, or for sharing with your child.

Anansi stories hold a special place in West African mythology. They act as cautionary tales for children and the supernatural world of fantasy and magic is never far away. This collection of fairy tales retold for a Western audience take (Ghanaian) African fairy tales and present them as a collection, featuring both Anansi stories and others intended to teach, to entertain, and to inspire.From the time Anansi Spider faked his own death in order to be greedy to the story of how he tried to gain all the wisdom in the world, these gems of West African fairy tales retold for modern audiences will delight children and the supernatural fantasy and magic lovers of the world. Told in a lively traditional style, this Ghanaian collection of fairy tales about one of the most well-known tricksters of the world are a joyous expression of African mythology. Check out the LOOK INSIDE feature and be enchanted today!