Books published by publisher Michael Omara

Children answer questions about the Queen in this delightful tribute to our longest-serving monarch and celebration of the innocence of childhood.In September 2015 Queen Elizabeth became Britain's longest-reigning monarch, a position previously held by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. In this wonderful celebration of her reign, primary school children offer their charming and often hilarious views on the Queen, her life, her work and her corgis.Answering a variety of questions, such as 'What does the Queen do all day?', 'Where does the Queen like to go on holiday?' and 'What does the Queen like to watch on television?', children offer their insights into the Queen's life.Learn how she apparently likes to play with her corgis in the park, sit on her throne while reading the newspaper and drinking wine, watch all the soaps on TV and how she spends her working days waving to people and attending meetings. These entertaining and funny answers are accompanied throughout by the children's highly imaginative drawings of the Queen.Published to coincide with this landmark occasion, this wonderful book is a tribute to our longest-serving monarch, and celebrates both her reign and the innocence of childhood.

Everyone has their favorite nursery rhymes, learned when we were so young that we seem to always have known them and their instantly recognizable tunes and rhythms. For many, they were the first verses we heard, the first lines we learned by heart. Much more than simple verses for children, nursery rhymes are interwoven with our earliest memories and are part of our heritage. This beautiful collection examines the history of these rhymes, looking at how they have evolved through the centuries, and the controversies surrounding their origins.

Extensively researched, this book weaves in the backstories of each of the nine individual members with the story of the band as a whole, as well as detailing the support from their incredible fanbase, EXO-L. As any EXO-L knows, EXO come from an alien planet and possess superpowers—not hard to believe when you see how talented they are! They record their songs in Korean, Mandarin and Japanese, they have millions of fans all over the world, their music videos clock up hundreds of millions of views, and a captivated global audience watched this Korean-Chinese band close the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Featuring biographies of each of the nine current members—Suho, Xiumin, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun—as well as previous members Luhan, Kris and Tao, this accessible and upbeat book is a must for any fan.

A fun-loving family of meerkats is traveling through time—follow them as they journey from a Jurassic swamp to a jousting tournamentThese cute and quirky animals gain more fans by the day. Spot the 10 meerkats on each page as they feast at a Tudor banquet, swash and buckle aboard Blackbeard's ship, spend a day in the Forbidden City, and much, much more. Make sure to watch out for their arch-nemesis, the crafty hawk, and their annoying next door neighbor, the greedy squirrel! Combining meerkat madness with the challenge of a search book and the added thrill of time travel, this book will make the perfect gift for adults and children alike.

Sixteen-year-old Meridian has been surrounded by death ever since she can remember. As a child, insects, mice, and salamanders would burrow into her bedclothes and die. At her elementary school, she was blamed for a classmate's tragic accident. And on her sixteenth birthday, a car crashes in front of her family home-and Meridian's body explodes in pain. Before she can fully recover, Meridian is told that she's a danger to her family and hustled off to her great-aunt's house in Revelation, Colorado. It's there that she learns that she is a Fenestra-the half-angel, half-human link between the living and the dead. But Meridian and her sworn protector and love, Tens, face great danger from the Aternocti, a band of dark forces who capture vulnerable souls on the brink of death and cause chaos.

Over the past year we have seen the humble, inquisitive meerkat take over the world, and in Where's the Meerkat? that is literally the case. A family of meerkats are making a round-the-world trip, visiting some of the world's most famous and popular places and your task is to spot them in the crowd. Each page is intricately illustrated in full colour with a checklist of items and people to spot along with the meerkats.

Meerkat mania shows no sign of slowing! Where's The Meerkat? On Holiday is the fantastic new follow up to the bestselling Where's The Meerkat?, combining meerkat cuteness with summer scenes and tricky searches. Continue your search, with ten meerkats to find on each page and a whole host of people to spot along the way. The perfect book for kids and adults alike - don't go on holiday without it!

After years of watching superhero movies, reading comics, and fantasizing about being a crime-fighter, Josh decides to become one. First he needs a superhero name, a superhero costume, and some superpowers. Then he needs to find some crime to fight. His diary chronicles his valiant attempts to make the world a better place. Armed with only plastic handcuffs and stink bombs, and stuck with his dependable but incompetent sidekick, Henry, Josh becomes embroiled in a dark world of crime, armed gangs, and people illegally parking in disabled spaces. This is the story of the everyday dilemmas of superheroes in the real world through the hilarious diary of a 15-year-old boy. It asks the big questions: Why would anyone want to fight crime? Wouldn’t they get in the way of police (and school) work? Why would a tight-fitting costume help? Will Josh rise to the challenge and become a genuine hero? Or will he go home and hide under his bed?