Most Popular Books by Judy Allen

THE HIDDEN WORLD Hazel, Fiver and Hawkbit fall down a hole in a burrow and end up in a strange new world of caves - which lead directly to the heart of Efrafa. Outside, Bigwig is sure they have been kidnapped by Woundwort and goes off to Efrafa, willing to fight for his friends. Luckily for Bigwig, Hazel, Fiver and Hawkbit rise to the suface from their secret burrow, just in time to provide him with the perfect escape route from the Efrafa patrol, who are hot on his tail.

Some odd things are happening to Mike. First a meteorite hits his backpack, then his garden starts sinking and he begins to have bizarre dreams. When Mike hears about a kidnapping that seems identical to his night-visions, he and his best friend Scott decide to solve the mystery in this humorous adventure story by award-winning author Judy Allen. * Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books. * Text type: A mystery story. * Curriculum links: Citizenship: Taking part. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Lisa, who has always been lacking in self confidence, finds herself involved with the Christian fundamentalists who have moved in next door and at first feels a new sense of belonging. But Lisa''s friend Flora feels that something has gone wrong and she must find a way to help. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.

Describes the places that different kinds of animals live in, including trees, burrows, and ponds, and invites young readers to lift flaps to find the answers to questions and change the picture on each page.

The cemetery is supposed to be a place for the dead to rest in peace. But what if things between the gravestones aren''t so peaceful? Travel the world, visiting real graveyards with creepy legends and unbelievable events. Are the stories of strange figures and unexplained disturbances make-believe or signs of something more sinister? Decide for yourself . . . if you dare.

Can you find a six-spotted tiger beetle in your own backyard? Read about the everyday life of this sharp-jawed garden beetle.Did you know the six-spotted tiger beetle is one of around 400,000 types of beetle in the world? A six-spotted tiger beetle is bright metallic green and, like the tiger, it has sharp and very powerful jaws! Are you a Beetle? will give young children an inside look at the everyday life of this fascinating insect. They can find out where the mother beetle buries her eggs, how the egg hatches into a tiny caterpillar, how the adult beetles grab passing ants and spiders to eat from the safety of their burrow, and much more.

A film project exploring the settlement of foreign animals in Great Britain brings six wildlife enthusiasts together in the remote English countryside. This amateur crew soon find themselves on the trail of a mysterious, predatory creature of local myth.

"Be part of the action as dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes stomp, roar, and pounce their way through this interactive book. Uncovr the fascinating answers to questions about these magnificent creatures and look out for unexpected scene changes as you flip the flaps"--Back cover.

The weird things start as soon as Mike and his parents move into their new home, 31 South Street. Mike''s things fly out of the window, footsteps pad up the stairs at night - the house is haunted, Mike is sure, and the ghost wants him out. But why and what can he do? Mike has to solve the mystery.

Young Joseph Oklahombi sees a panther in the woods near his home and never forgets the piercing scream of the animal and how it makes his heart skip a beat! When Joseph enlists in WWI as a 23-year-old man, an elder Choctaw holy man tells Joseph to use a special war cry - the cry of the panther. Joseph has the opportunity to use this special panther war cry during WWI! Joseph also becomes one of the famed Choctaw Code Talkers of WWI. This is a story of young Joseph Oklahombi''s journey from childhood in McCurtain County, Oklahoma to his heroics in WWI.