Books in Moonstone Stories for Children series

This is a luxury edition combining two popular titles from the "Young Reading" series: "Stories of Santa" and "Stories of Snowmen". It contains six original festive stories d to excite, engage and entertain children in the run-up to Christmas. It is colourfully illustrated by Philip Webb. Picture book-sized, this book is perfect for sharing with young children and also for children who are just beginning to read alone.

This is one volume in the Moonstones series for 8 to 12 year olds. Each story has an element of mystery or adventure, with a strong storyline, and is suitable for the multi-cultural classroom. The stories also have high interest value for schoolchildren and strong female as well as male characters. Refugee follows the plight of an Asian family living in Uganda at the time of Idi Amin's expulsion of the Asian population. Rashmi's tenth birthday, in 1972, is followed by his family's forced departure for England. His attempts to integrate in his new and impoverished life in England are brightened as he finally becomes accepted through his love of sport.

This is one volume in the Moonstones series of stories for 8 to 12 year olds. Each story has an element of mystery or adventure, with a strong storyline, and is suitable for the multi-cultural classroom. Chris discovers a pair of owls and their eggs in an old house and meets a new friend, Steve. Together they discover some letters between a man, his friend, and the friend's sister - a sequence dating back to the First World War, in which the recipient is branded a coward because he has not joined the army. The friend later discovers that the 'coward' is an epileptic. It gradually becomes clear that Chris has an affinity with him ...

This is one volume in the Moonstones series of stories for 8 to 12 year olds. Each story has an element of mystery or adventure, with a strong storyline, and is suitable for the multi-cultural classroom. The stories also have high interest value for schoolchildren and strong female as well as male characters. Life hasn't been the same for Midge and her brother since Dad left and Mum married Dan, so Midge decides to run away from home. But life isn't as wonderful as she had anticipated, staying with her friend's untidy aunt. Midge gradually comes to terms with the changes within her family as she sees that Dan, too, has his own fears and vulnerabilities like everyone else.