Most Popular Books by Josh Lacey

Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins! Twins Scarlett and Thomas are learning about the Stone Age, so Grandad lets them use his time machine. Thomas wants to see a sabre-toothed tiger; Scarlett wants to see Stonehenge. They were thousands of years apart, what should they do? Go back in time twice of course! From perilous encounters with Neanderthals and woolly mammoths, to being roped into a mysterious ancient ceremony, the twins will need to keep their wits about them to survive their visits to the Stone Age! Also in the series: The Viking Attack The Roman Invasion

Jory John meets Sophie''s Squash in this delightful, offbeat, and hilarious picture book, The Pet Potato, about finding companionship in unlikely places. Potatoes can''t do anything a pet should. They can''t learn tricks, or go for walks, or snuggle up with Albert. But to Albert''s surprise, his potato begins to grow on him, and soon he can''t imagine having any other pet. When the potato begins to rot, Albert is devastated. He buries it in his garden, and with a lot of care and a bit of patience, he discovers that his potato can do a great trick after all . . . Josh Lacey and Momoko Abe have created a delightful, offbeat picture book about finding companionship in unlikely places.

Buried treasure, villains, cars, and conflict--this humorous, fast-paced, action-packed novel is a page-turner. An ideal choice for the reluctant-to-read middle-grade boy.

Twins Scarlett and Thomas have been learning about the Maya at school. They even had a go at making hot chocolate from cacao beans. When Grandad falls ill, the twins know what the perfect cure will be – hot chocolate! They nervously borrow Grandad’s time machine and travel back to the time of the Mayas. Scarlett pretends to be a god, and gets taken in by the royal family. Thomas is not quite so lucky, and ends up playing for his life in a brutal Mayan ball game. Watch out, Thomas, if you lose, you might be sacrificed to the gods! How far would you go to find the best hot chocolate?

Book 4 in a fresh, funny chapter book series, told in a series of emails, about a boy named Eddie and two naughty pet dragons! Eddie is dragonsitting again, this time on Uncle Morton''s island! As if the dragons weren''t enough, there are some strange things afoot: the local sheep are disappearing, and Eddie swears he sees a mysterious creature in the lake (could it be the Loch Ness Monster??). It seems Eddie is in for a beastly surprise! This quirky, original series is a delight for young readers ready for a high-flying adventure.

Eddie takes the dragons with him on his vacation to London, but it''s not long before disaster strikes and both dragons go missing. From the Natural History Museum to the London Eye, through tube stations, hotels and the London Zoo, Eddie chases his dragons, hoping to avert disaster. Will he catch them before they cause a national catastrophe?

Sequel to Island of Thieves, this new, action-packed middle grade adventure novel set in India is the perfect trip for reluctant readers.

Dragons plus Halloween equal mayhem in the seventh book of the hilarious, high-flying Dragonsitter series! Halloween night is full of strange creatures: witches, vampires, ghosts - and dragons! Eddie and Emily take their uncle''s pet dragons trick-or-treating. But the dragons have quite the sweet tooth, and it''s not long before things go ghoulishly wrong! Told all in emails, the Dragonsitter chapter book series will have readers laughing out loud and begging for more!

Dear Uncle Morton: Your dragons are still here. They have eaten the entire contents of the fridge and most of the cans in the pantry too. Arthur also swallowed three spoons and the remote control. Mom says they will probably come out the other end, but I''m not really looking forward to that. --Eddie When Eddie takes Uncle Morton''s dragons with him on Christmas vacation, it''s not long before they''re causing all sorts of mischief. Turns out, dragonsitting isn''t getting any easier for Eddie. Throw in a castle, a sneezing dragon, and a big box of fireworks, and it looks like this trip might end with a bang! The Dragonsitter''s Castle will have readers laughing out loud and begging for more high-flying adventures!

It''s Eddie''s birthday and he''s looking forward to a birthday party filled with fun, games and... dragons? Ziggy and Arthur are the unexpected guests, but their idea of a good time involves eating everything in sight and ruining the party magician''s tricks. Is Eddie in for the wrong kind of birthday surprise? This quirky, original series is a delight for young readers ready for a high-flying adventure.

Hope Jones hates cars - they turn the air brown and make everyone sick. Her friend Selma has asthma, and Hope''s bogeys are black, not green like they should be! There''s an air pollution problem where Hope lives, and she''s decided to do something about it. Writing on her blog and protesting outside her school, Hope has decided to clear the air by taking on the cars. But with adults so busy thinking about their busy lives, can one child really make a difference?

You’re never too young to make a big difference, as Hope Jones has learned in her fight against plastic pollution. Now she''s on a mission to save the animals, and persuade everyone she knows to turn vegetarian. But just how can Hope get Dad to give up his beloved bacon butties?

Book 2 in a fresh and funny chapter book series, told completely in emails, about the misadventures of Eddie and a naughty pet dragon! Dear Uncle Morton: Ziggy won''t move from the linen closet. He still hasn''t eaten a thing. I''m really quite worried about him. Eddie had thought that dragonsitting would be easy this time--until Ziggy disappears, only to be found in the linen closet, refusing to budge. Then, Eddie learns that his uncle''s dragon has been keeping a big secret. The Dragonsitter Takes Off takes readers along on a high-flying ride that will have them begging for more adventures!

Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins! Twins, Scarlett and Thomas, are learning about the Romans at school. So Grandad uses his time machine to send them back to Roman Britain. Scarlett finds herself in a Roman camp and is chosen as a slave by the Emperor Claudius’s daughter, Antonia. The two become friends and Scarlett sees first hand the glamour and treachery of the Roman court. Thomas joins a rabble of local kids who hate the Romans. Their leader is a small red-headed girl called Boudicca. Even when the kids are overwhelmed and taken as slaves, Bou hatches another plan to attack the Romans. Will the twins find each other and escape, or will they both be stuck as Roman slaves for ever? Also in the series: The Viking Attack

In 1894, Charles Miller arrived in Brazil with a pair of boots, a book of rules and a football. When he reached Sao Paulo, he was shocked to discover that no-one knew how to play. So he marked out a pitch, gathered twenty young men, and divided them into two teams...Today, Brazil are the greatest exponents of the beautiful game, and Charles Miller has been all but forgotten. This book resurrects his story and is a gripping narrative of one man''s love of football and the clash between two very different cultures: the foxtrot versus the samba, the stiff upper lip versus swinging hips, Britain versus Brazil. Josh Lacey uncovers the history of the British in Brazil while narrating the profoundly moving story of a man who gave a country its greatest gift, but lost everything his heart, his soul and even his wife to that seductive country.

Discover two sides of history with the Time Travel Twins! Twins, Scarlett and Thomas, are studying the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons at school and they have a homework project to do. When Thomas is struggling for inspiration, Grandad comes to the rescue with his time machine. Thomas is catapulted onto a Viking long ship and it’s not long before he’s being told oral tales, fitted out with armour and weapons and is getting ready to attack a Saxon village. But uh oh, his sister Scarlett has landed in a Saxon village, in a pile of pig poo to be exact. Things seems to be getting better when she befriends the young Alfred the Great, but watch out, Scarlett, there’s a Viking ship on its way. Also in the series: The Roman Invasion

This title features twenty stories connected by the theme of Vision which were judged to be the best by the judges of the 2007 University of Hertfordshire Writing Award: Helen Oyeyemi, Josh Lacey, Philippa Milne-Smith.

It turns out that the endearing little dog that Tim finds outside his house is Grk, the much loved pet of the recently replaced ambassador of Stanislavia. In trying to reunite them, Tim must break into a high security prison, (and get out again!) and pilot a helicopter in a nail-biting race for the border. Look out 007!

Maak kennis met deze draken! Lieve oom Mart, Uw draken zijn nog steeds hier. Zij hebben de volledige inhoud van de koelkast opgegeten en het merendeel van de blikken in de kast ook. Arthur heeft ook drie lepels en de afstandsbediening doorgeslikt. Mama zegt dat ze er waarschijnlijk aan de andere kant wel weer uitkomen, maar daar kijk ik niet echt naar uit.… Eddie • supergrappige serie over draken voor beginnende lezers • verhaal geheel in de vorm van e-mails geschreven • Met fantastische illustraties van Garry Parsons

Eddie en zijn draken hebben wat te vieren... deel 3 in de serie over de grappigste drakenoppasser ter wereld! Beste oom Mart, Komt u ook op mijn verjaardag? Het wordt een groot feest. Er komt zelfs een goochelaar. Mama zegt trouwens dat je draken niet zijn uitgenodigd, al kun je natuurlijk altijd een stuk taart voor hen mee naar huis nemen. Eddie Eddie is jarig! Wat heeft hij veel zin in zijn verjaardagsfeestje: taart eten met vrienden, leuke spelletjes doen en... draken? Ja, draken. Want nogal onverwacht blijken de draken Ziggy en Arthur ook van de partij te zijn. En hun idee van vermaak verschilt nogal van dat bij mensen. Draken vinden het bijvoorbeeld heel leuk om alles wat ze zien op te eten en om de trucs van de goochelaar te verpesten. Eddie houdt van verrassingen, maar dit is er duidelijk eentje van de verkeerde soort… • Verhaal geheel in de vorm van e-mails geschreven • Met fantastische illustraties van Garry Parsons Lees ook de andere boeken van De drakenoppasser: De drakenoppasser De drakenoppasser gaat op reis

Three books in one means triple the fun! In ''The Dragonsitter'', Eddie is looking after his uncle Morton''s dragon Ziggy whilst he is on holiday - but it''s not long before disaster strikes! Soon the fridge is empty, the curtains are blazing, and the postman is fleeing down the garden path. In ''The Dragonsitter Takes Off'', Eddie thought he''d got the hang of dragonsitting - until Ziggy disappears, only to be found guarding a big secret in the linen cupboard. It''s not long before a very unexpected guest flies in! In ''The Dragonsitter''s Castle'', dragonsitting isn''t getting any easier for Eddie. A castle, a sneezing dragon and a big box of fireworks: looks like the new year is going to start with a bang!

In the eighth book of this hilarious epistolary chapter book series, Eddie turns private eye to solve a dragon dilemma. Dear Uncle Morton, Are you sitting down? If you''re not, you probably should. Because I have some very bad news. Someone has stolen one of your dragons.... Eddie''s mom is getting remarried, to Uncle Morton''s neighbor Gordon. But then Uncole Morton''s dragon Ziggy is stolen, and it''s not long before baby Arthur is taken, too! Eddie must track the thief down, rescue the dragons... and try not to ruin the wedding! Another hilarious story in the high-flying Dragonsitter series

A dragon''s egg given to Eddie by his uncle for his last birthday breaks open and out comes a very unusual creature. Just as Eddie and Emily are trying to cope with this new arrival, their mother announces that she has a surprise of her own in this ninth adventure. Illustrations.

Dognapped! Grk is walking happily through the park, sniffing trees and chasing squirrels, when he''s suddenly snatched by two men in black suits. Where are they taking him? And how can Tim get him back? Tim and Grk''s eighth amazing adventure takes them to the home of pizza, pasta and the leaning tower of Pisa. There they meet the Duke of Macaroni, a man with a terrible secret which he will do anything to hide.

Interesting and beautifully illustrated guided reading fiction titles which have been expertly levelled. Students will meet recurring characters to help them engage with the material. There are six fiction guided readers per reading level, covering genres such as folktales, realistic fiction, ''chiller'' fiction, fantasy and short story collections.

Eddie has traveled with his uncle Morton to Mongolia, in hope of being one of the few to watch the Great Dragon Battle Ceremony. But wild dragons are not so nearly friendly as pet ones, and the inhospitable mountains are a dangerous place to be stuck with nothing but a pile of chocolate bars. Meanwhile, back at home, Eddie''s mother can''t quite believe her son has really run off to Mongolia, and now she has been left with the tricky task of dragonsitting. Told in emails between Eddie and his mom, The Dragonsitter in the Land of the Dragons is an extra action-packed tale of misunderstandings, monsters and Mars bars.

Tim and Natascha realise to their horror that Max has gone to Paris to confront their first adversary, Colonel Zinfandel, the dictator of Stanislavia. They rush after him, with their intrepid dog Grk. Will Max overstep the mark and do something dangerous? Will Colonel Zinfandel be a ruthless and violent as he is has been before? And how can two children and a dog do any good? All will be revealed when they reach Paris!

Shortlisted for the Little Rebels Book Award My name is Hope Jones. I am ten years old. I am going to save the world. Hope Jones’ New Year’s resolution is to give up plastic, and she’s inspiring others to do the same with her website hopejonessavestheworld.com. When she realises her local supermarket seems to stock more unnecessary plastic than food, she makes it her mission to do something about it. She may be just one ten-year-old with a homemade banner, but with enough determination, maybe Hope Jones really can save the world.

En rentrant de l''école, Tim, douze ans, trouve un adorable petit chien noir et blanc dans la rue. L''animal s''appelle Gruk et appartient à une certaine Natacha Raffifi, emprisonnée en Stanislavie, un minuscule pays, à des kilomètres d''ici... Tim sait ce qu''il lui reste à faire. Même s''il lui faut quitter sa maison en pleine nuit, piloter un hélicoptère ou pénétrer dans une prison de haute sécurité, il doit retrouver Natacha !

“Querido tio Morton,Sei que você não quer ser incomodado, mas tenho uma péssima notícia.O Ziggy desapareceu.”Neste novo volume da correspondência entre Eduardo Smith-Pickle e seu tio Morton, o leitor acompanha mais aventuras do garoto e Ziggy, o dragão, sempre narradas com muito humor.

Panique à Rio de Janeiro ! Les terribles frères Pelotti, arrêtés il y a bien longtemps par Gabriel Raffifi, se sont évadés de prison et braquent une à une les banques de la ville. En tant que membres de la famille Raffifi, Natacha et Max savent ce qu''ils ont à faire... Pour Tim, pas question de laisser ses amis partir seuls pour le Brésil. Accompagné de son chien Gruk, il traquera les gangsters avec eux, jusque dans la jungle s''il le faut. Kidnapping, course à moto et poursuite en bateau, retrouvez Tim et ses amis dans une aventure des plus périlleuses. Action, danger et humour sont au rendez-vous.