Marco Polo's little brother, Peter Polo, jumps at the chance to cross China on his first mission for the Great Khan. But can he solve the mystery of the Snow Beast and save the people of Hunza . . . before it's too late?

The villagers cannot put on their legendary Winter Party when they are robbed of their tools, so Beast sets off to find who stole them, then befriends the snow beast criminal who returns the tools and is forgiven by the village.

The villagers can't put on their legendary Winter Party when they're robbed of their tools, so Beast sets off to find who stole them, then befriends the snow beast criminal who returns the tools and is forgiven by the village.

Crisp white slopes, light skiing and... a snowbeast! Alex and Dylan didn't expect to hear rumours of a terrifying monster on their relaxing holiday. The second they hear the rumour, they are eager to see it with their own eyes. Armed with a camera and snowboards, they set out to get a snapshot of the beast. Will they get close enough or will the snowbeast eat the camera and the boys? Badger's popular Ignite series is comprised of two collections of ten books, Ignite I and Ignite II, both with a reading age of 7-8 and an interest age of 11-14. These exciting stories boast colour illustrations and cover a wide range of topics such as: alien menaces, a restaurant for monsters, werewolves, ghosts, real and robot dogs, sport, pirates, a WW1 donkey hero, chocolate wars and an intergalactic hamster.

Snow Beast wants a friend he can play with, but because snow beasts are very large, loud, and clumsy he frightens nearly everyone.

Peter Polo is off on another thrilling mission for the Great Khan! This time, Peter and his friends travel across the rivers, mountains, and cities of ancient China to the kingdom of Lan Xang, to try and stop a war over a rare white elephant. According to legend, whoever possesses the elephant will rule over all the Tai people-and the sinister King Naja, ruler of neighboring Lan Na, will stop at nothing to steal it.

An exploration of the lives of women among the Kalasha, a tiny, vibrant community in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province