Best Selling Books by Judy Allen

Caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly; follow the metamorphosis of this familiar backyard creature as it evolves into a delicate flying insect.

A practical guide to reform of the regulatory environment for access to government held data for research.

Backyard Books: Are You an Ant? by Judy Allen with illustrations by Tudor Humphries will give children who love to track ants an inside look at the everyday life of this fascinating insect, as they explore the similarities and differences to themselves.

A story concerning racial prejudice. Age group young adult.

Having more than proved their capabilities in Paris, where they were sent to help a client of her family's travel firm, Jo and her friend Ruth are now in Amsterdam, for another helping of travelling escapades.

At first, Kate's not sure about Lee Road City Farm. But then she makes friends with a goat called Cleopatra and soon she finds herself involved in planning a Summer Open Day, with a highly original scheme for raising money - The Great Pig Sprint.

This introduction to the world of the spider aims to bring this familiar, small creature sympathetically to life. Young children should be fascinated by this tiny life found just outside their back door.

The arrival of some unusual new ducks causes a bit of a stir among Kate and fellow helpers at Lee Road City Farm. And digging a pond for them unearths something most unexpected.

The most colorful wings on the pond belong to the nimble dragonfly, but this delicate flying insect didn't begin life in the air. In Backyard Books: Are You a Dragonfly? by Judy Allen with illustrations by Tudor Humphries, the secrets of metamorphosis are unfurled through the story of a familiar backyard creature.

First published in 1987 by Macrae Books, this is the story of two ill-matched travelling companions. When her mother is taken into hospital, 13 year-old Clare finds herself accompanying Maggie, her journalist aunt, on a whistlestop tour of Devon. Sparks fly on the flints of their mutually sharp wit. Will they survive the journey?

Jo attempts to save a nearby garden from a property developer. First she must unite with her neighbours to gain their support. She finds she is soon drawn into a lot more than she expected.