Can Jack and his teammates survive the horrors of war to get the chance to play football again? A stunning new edition of Tom Palmer's bestselling novel based on the true story of WWI war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock..

On a wild and stormy night Molly runs away from her grandparents' house. Her dad has sent her to live there until he Sorts Things Out at home now her mother has passed away. In the howling darkness, Molly sees a desperate figure running for his life from a terrifying midnight hunt. But who is he? Why has he come? And can he heal her heartbreak? A haunting tale of myth, magic and healing after grief.

Can Jack and his teammates survive the horrors of war to get the chance to play football again? A stunning new edition of Tom Palmer's bestselling novel based on the true story of WWI war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock..

Who is watching as the Blossom Top Gang celebrate their victory over the Freezlings? They begin their long journey home unaware of their watcher and what’s to come. Their return is eagerly awaited for by the mischievous Mr Jar and the others. The journey back will be just as hazardous as it was coming, the gang were met with many strange things; luckily though, each member has a trick up their sleeve and a worthy weapon to go with it and many a baddy has been taken by surprise. Mr Blow Pants couldn’t believe his eyes and Skipperty Spikes lost his eyebrows when they met the incredibly spiteful and dangerous ‘Fat Babies’, they are truly to be avoided at all costs. There is always an adventure to be had and a mystery to be solved which for over a hundred years Grandma Beany and Mr Applefield have been all too ready and willing to do, but now Jack and Callie have come of age and their powers have been granted to them, and what powers they are! Blossom Top must be kept safe at all costs, it is the gateway to everywhere and the Blossom Top Gang are the gatekeepers making sure no criminals get through.

'There’s a growing awareness that for the good of their health, children need to be out and about more, with their friends, exploring the outdoor world in their own way.' - Nicola Butler, Director of the Free Play Network It is widely acknowledged that children today do not get outdoors often enough and there are serious concerns about children's activity levels and rising associated behavioural, mental and health problems. With such structured and technology-driven lives, it is easy for young children to stay indoors, play on computers and not socialise with other children in a healthy and active way. This book not only supports 'playing out' as an integral part of children’s natural growth and development, but also provides early years workers with a full programme of outdoor physical activities to promote physical, social and behavioural skills. This book is a guidebook to setting up an outdoor physical activity programme in any early years setting. The book focuses on how getting outdoors and taking part in physical activities will provide children with positive fun experiences to enhance their general learning and development. The programme can be adapted to suit any timescale - from a whole term to one or two days. Key features include showing practitioners: how to make the most of their outdoor area for all children step by step explanations to the outdoor activities how to engage participants (including parents) how to set up and plan activities ideas for group and individual assessment how to carry out risk assessments how an outdoors programme can change children's lives for the better.

War Games in an Urban Village follows the adventures of a Ten-year-old Boy and his peers during the last year of WW11. Under the British austerity of 'Blood, Sweat and Tears', his simple, regulated Welsh lifestyle is quickly overturned by the appearance of Victoria Courtney, an orphan evacuated from the bombed out slums of Stepney, London. Streetwise and cunning, Vicky soon establishes herself into his unsophisticated young life, neigbourhood and School. Set against the unfolding background of War in Europe, the stories of his escapades with Vicky contain all the ingredients of childhood at that time; fun and humour, sorrow and poignancy, hope and despair. It also includes love and hate...

If ever there were a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys is it.