Books with title The Riddle of the Robin

Childers' lone masterpiece, "The Riddle of the Sands", considered the first modern spy thriller, is recognisable as the brilliant forerunner of the realism of Graham Greene and John le Carre. Its unique flavour comes from its fine characterization, richly authentic background of inshore sailing and vivid evocation of the late 1890s - an atmosphere of mutual suspicion and intrigue that was soon to lead to war.

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Cailean, along with her two best friends, Josh and Seamus, go on a quest to save the land near her home from a developer who’s determined to turn it into a holiday and golfing resort. She has always believed the land belonged to her mother’s family but discovers there isn’t a deed on file. A mysterious cave and a riddle written on her great-grandfather’s tombstone leads and her friends to a mystical world inhabited by faeries. To her shock and surprise, her father wants to give up the land which he promised her deceased mother he would never do.Working under a strict timeline to find the deed, Cailean refuses to give up despite opposition from family and evil faeries. With unexpected help from Pella, a rogue faery, a Newfoundland dog, and two Newfoundland ponies, she learns a secret about her heritage that even her father has no knowledge of. A heritage that shocks her to the very core and changes what she’s always believed about herself and the world.

Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers, is an early example of the espionage novel, with a strong underlying theme of militarism. It was a spy novel that established a formula that included a mass of verifiable detail, which gave authenticity to the story - the same ploy that would be used so well by John Buchan, Ian Fleming, John le Carré and many others.

Baby Crocodile wants to be King of the Nile, but first he must solve a baffling riddle. His search for the answer goes by way of ancient myths and modern mosques to the Great Sphinx, the New Library of Alexandria and some other amazing sights. This crocodile's-eye view of Egypt is illustrated with collage inspired by Egyptian art, and includes brief notes, a map of the Nile and a Pyramid Fortune Game to make and play.

‘It seems pretty clear to me that sooner or later we’ll be at war with Germany, whether we like it or not.’ Carruthers is looking forward to a relaxing holiday when he sets off for the Baltic Sea. Instead he finds himself at the center of a complicated and deadly plot. Will Carruthers and his friend Arthur Davies discover why the sinister and mysterious Herr Dollman is so interested in their little yacht, the Dulcibella? What does Clara Dollman know about her father’s plans? Some secret scheme has brought Commander von Brüning of the Imperial German Navy to the East Frisian Islands. Can Carruthers and Davies solve the riddle of the sands? Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world’s greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions.