Books published by publisher Lands End Publishing Ltd

The first eighteen years of William Hudson's life were spent on the Argentinean pampas. Although he was a scholarly ornithologist, every page of this book reveals a rapturous delight in the wildlife of the pampas, animal or human. He mixed with cut-throat gauchos, he pursued ostriches, explored lagoons, and allowed burrowing armadillos to drag him elbow-deep into the earth.

High-interest, lower ability resource for KS2-3. Designed to provide high-interest books for lower level readers aged 6 to 12+ years. Excellent for Guided Reading. Ideal for struggling readers and writers. Can be used in small-group teaching, and also for independent teaching. Benefits English as a Second Language (ESL) readers, and offers excellent cross-curricular coverage. Each of the Wildcats titles is an anthology wth a variety of genre and text-types in each: from fantasy to fable, poem to personal narrative and non-fiction. Size: 15.5cm wide x 21cm tall. Published 2001. 32 pages.

Sometimes you're better off alone. That's what Lisa Naylor decided when she was sixteen. After two years of keeping secrets from her parents, she's ready to leave her dysfunctional family and create her own future.Alone in a big city for the first time, she lets loose and blows through all the money she had so carefully saved. By the end of the summer, she's broke, lonely, and doesn't have a plan.A chance encounter challenges her to take control of her life and make something out of it. Four years later, she's transformed into someone confident, successful, and about to make a childhood dream come true. Then, one phone call changes everything. She must choose whether to rescue her mom and risk her own dream or turn her back on her family for good.The Cost of Caring is the story of one woman's transformation and the way her choices change the lives of the people around her.

The shape-shifting Hutton family is back on a new adventure. Key to Kashdune picks up the year after Aesop's Secret ends. An earthquake in the exotic countryside of Turkey has uncovered an ancient cave full of relics of the shape-shifting Athenite people, and two present-day Athenites, Dr. Harmony Melpot and her uncle Joe Wiltshire (previously Aesop the rabbit), are eager to discover its secrets.They have unearthed four ancient Athenite journals that unlock the secret to navigating by the Earth’s music. Now, with the help of their friends Harmony and Joe, they’re off to the legendary Caribbean island of Kashdune. But the despicable Professor Stumpworthy is up to no good once again, and he’s sure to try to use the ancient knowledge of Kashdune for evil...

Servalius Window is a story of destiny, change, knowledge and time, combining the ancient story of Gilgamesh and Chinese Proverbs to tell the story of two worlds inextricably linked: Servalius and Earth. Written in three parts, with the first part on Servalius, the reader learns of a perfectly ordered world where everything and everyone lives according to their destined journey. Servalians have no knowledge of their celestial journey that began on Earth but celebrate the images of the Earth’s vibrancy through Enya Harding’s art and Alfred Canat’s music. But when twelve year old Mia learns that she does not fit into her destined path things change forever… In part two, the reader is introduced to Indigo Jasper, a friend of Felix Hutton who is gifted with strange and unexplained memories and extraordinary knowledge. Felix knows that Indigo is different from his other classmates but believes that her exceptional intelligence is what sets her apart until she and everything associated with her ceases to exist and only Felix and other Athenites can remember her at all. Part three involves the reappearance of Indigo’s ghostly form as she provides some of the answers to her mysterious disappearance, her travels on Earth and what awaits her when she returns to Servalius (as Mia) having completed this part of her destined journey…

Nine-year-old Lizzie Short is street smart and spunky. She needs to be, for living on the streets in the harsh environment of Eastside London in the early 19th century, has been anything but easy, especially for a girl. Lizzie, however, is no ordinary girl and when her four friends are deported to Australia (at beginning of the story) for merely stealing food, she finds herself forced to begin a new life and she is up for the challenge. This Canadian bestselling novel is the heartwarming story of a homeless young girl who through a series of incidents, changes the direction of her life and soon gains a reputation for her compassion, credible business decisions, and imaginative feats of daring adventure. Lizzie has an intriguing way of dealing with people - her friend, Quon Lee, the Chinese boy who lives in a barrel, her adopted father, Joe, and the many other memorable characters of all ages and walks of life who frequent the dockland area on the Thames. The combination of loyalty, frivolity and family life depicted in this remarkable story of ordinary working-class people is an excellent achievement lacking both sexual innuendo and scenes of gratuitous violence. Recognized internationally as a delightful, multi-cultural, multi-generational read, these books are applauded by homeschoolers, libraries and school teachers in many countries. This volume has also been recommended reading for at least several colleges and university English Lit. classes. Whittle has also written the bestselling series, the Victoria Chronicles (Bound by Loyalty and Loyalty's Reward) set in the Pacific Northwest (Victoria BC and Seattle WA) 1900-1917.

A Young Adult, Coming-of-Age Paranormal Fantasy Romance. Clean content, appropriate for Tweens, Teens, and the young at heart. Back Cover Text: "Dealing with bullies was bad enough before they had hundreds of razor sharp teeth..." Lee's tried her best to downplay her extraordinary swimming abilities, so when she's sent to train with an elite swim team she's beyond horrified. All she wants to do is get through it. Practiced at evading teen politics, the drool-worthy Minnesota boys and a feisty new friend from Boston offer some unanticipated new possibilities, but the venomous local Queen B doesn't like competition. Then there's Pete, the freaking gorgeous guy Lee meets at the park. Hotness aside, Pete's a bit...unusual, but connects with Lee in a way that she doesn't understand, sweeping her into a whirlpool of emotions, mystery, magic... and danger. When two worlds collide, someone won't be going home...