Books published by publisher Mercier Press

It's space week at Ralph's school and with the chance to attend a space camp and build a real test rocket up for grabs, rivalry reaches a fever pitch. With the help of Gloop, space-pen Sputnik (the new arrival in the pencil case) and all the other pencils, Penny is stretched to the limit to prevent her arch enemy Black Texta from destroying Ralph's chances.

One day as Luke, Danielle, and David were playing on their Aran Island home, they saw a figure loom out of the haze. A huge white horse with silver shoes emerged and galloped across the waves towards them - it was Princess Niamh, Cinn-Oir, of the Golden Hair. For centuries, Princess Niamh has been waiting for the great love of her life, Oisín, the great warrior poet of the Fianna, searching for him dutifully every seven years. Now she grants the children the chance for a dangerous journey to her land to witness their reunion. "". . . love the story and the colorful imaginative illustrations."" -Irish American News

Well-known author and storyteller Eddie Lenihan brings to life stories that he originally told to his son, Keith. In doing so, he preserves the freshness and immediacy of the spoken word and recreates it on the page. 'The Wake of 'Carraig Clancy'' is a story of Corca Baiscinn, the remote west of Clare, and its self-proclaiming emperor, Boethius 'Carraig' Clancy. When this great leader chokes to death on a fishbone, in undignified and suspicious circumstances, the wake that follows sees assorted heroes and warriors, keeners, druids and scribes collected together for the sombre occasion. The gathering descends first into chaos and later into legend, remembered even to our own day. 'Fionn Mac Cunhail and the Brainball Factory' tells the tale of one of the less savory aspects of Irish warfare in the heroic age of Fianna. Bloody and mysterious happenings at Tara lead the High King's druid to the conclusion that brainballs - the most sinister and detested weapon of the ancient world - are being manufactured in the wilds of Ulster, despite a strict royal ban. Such defiance cannot be tolerated, and so Fionn and his men set out to find the maker of the evil weapons and bring him back to Tara to account for his vile deeds - if they can, that is!

This fun book of puzzles is specially created for kids by Des MacHale. There are several of each type of puzzle, of varying difficulty. From quick puzzles that will take a couple of minutes to logic problems that will need hours of work, each puzzle is graded into levels of difficulty. Puzzleology includes picture puzzles, mazes, math tests, lateral thinking, visual reasoning puzzles, plus spatial problems with solutions at the back. Just how tough and smart are you?

When Moxie, a weather beaten dog with a bullet hole in his ear, mysteriously arrives on a farm where the animals are cowed by a rude and nasty bull, the scene is set for a confrontation between street smart Moxie and the bully. Moxie teaches the rest of the farmyard animals to stand their ground, stick to their guns and take the bull by the horns. Featuring a cast of animal characters and illustrated by Annie West, Moxie the Underdog tells a simple story of tenacity.

What happened to the Rhino's specs? What should you feed an alien? When is a stone not a stone? These questions and more are answered in Gabriel Rosenstock's magical poems for children. Elephants, badgers, hags and of course rhinos feature in funny, strange poems designed to appeal to children of all ages. Gabriel Rosenstock's original Irish poems are wittily translated by Gabriel Fitzmaurice in a collaboration that ensures none of their humor is lost. The Rhino's Specs is a perfect introduction to Irish poetry and is a collection to treasure.

It is Health Awareness Month in Ralph's school. The new arrival in the pencil case, Baron de Couberpen, is whipping the pencils into shape for the inaugural Pencilympics. But even before the Pencilympic flame is lit, the competition takes a terrible turn when Cheetah the Cheater almost drowns during training for the rowing race. Penny has her suspicions of who is behind the sinister sabotage.