Books with title The Great Drain Escape

One of the most famous true stories from the last war, The GREAT ESCAPE tells how more than six hundred men in a German prisoner-of-war camp worked together to achieve an extraordinary break-out. Every night for a year they dug tunnels, and those who weren't digging forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons and tailored German uniforms and civilian clothes to wear once they had escaped. All of this was conducted under the very noses of their prison guards. When the right night came, the actual escape itself was timed to the split second - but of course, not everything went according to plan...

Grace is the boss of her underwater home! Grace decides what to do, how to do it, and when! But… as time passes, and as Grace hears voices and sounds that peak her interest, she begins to wonder if there is an even better place. With humor, imagination, and tenderness, author Pam Saxelby, and illustrator Anne Saxelby, explore a baby’s arrival, and the delight found in arriving at just the right place.

Grace is the boss of her underwater home! Grace decides what to do, how to do it, and when! But… as time passes, and as Grace hears voices and sounds that peak her interest, she begins to wonder if there is an even better place. With humor, imagination, and tenderness, author Pam Saxelby, and illustrator Anne Saxelby, explore a baby’s arrival, and the delight found in arriving at just the right place.

When the farm cat warns Runtling the pig of his approaching fate, he realises that the trip to market is one which he must avoid at all costs and he rushes off to warn his long-lost siblings of the danger. Together the thirteen pigs escape and make their way across country, learning all sorts of new things about themselves, about humans and about the world outside the farmyard.It seems that their troubles are over when they find an abandoned farm. Then the new owners take possession of their land and the pigs fear that their escape has been in vain.But Nick and Polly Faraway have strange, alternative ideas about farming and a lifestyle which may work to the benefit of pigs and humans. Maybe there can be a happy ending after all!

In a world of talking food, only one guy has what it takes to escape the dark confines of the refrigerator that has become his prison—Jeff the Bacon. Residents of the fridge are disappearing, and Jeff decides he won’t be another victim. But the path to freedom is a perilous journey. A monstrous slice of pizza wants Jeff as his newest topping. A syrupy sweet pair of sisters would add him to their “trophy” collection, and the sub-zero temperatures of the freezer stand between him and the only exit. Will Jeff prevail? Find out in this fast-paced adventure. This book was written specifically for 5th graders, but audiences of all ages will find it thoroughly entertaining.