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Squishy Taylor in the Mud (#8) by Ailsa Wild
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Squishy Taylor
A hilarious junior fiction book series from Ailsa Wild about solving mysteries, blending families and leaping to conclusions! Sita 'Squishy' Taylor is a cheeky, sneaky 11-year-old who lives with her dad and step-family in a very crowded apartment. Luckily for Squishy, their building is huge - and the ...Show more
The Care Factor: A Pandemic Nurse's Story by Ailsa Wild
Category: Health
The Care Factor tells the story of one incredible nurse - one among many - who chose to meet an unprecedented global health crisis on the frontline. Simone Sheridan has one of the most sought-after skills today. As a nurse, her skill is to care. When Covid-19 began to spread across the world in 2020, Si ...Show more
The Forest in the Tree: How Fungi Shape the Earth by Ailsa Wild, Aviva Reed, Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti
Category: Education | Series: Small Friends Bks.
Age range 8 to 12This is a story about trees and fungi connected through a 'wood wide web' — told by one tiny fungal spore.A little fungus meets a baby cacao tree and they learn to feed each other. They cooperate with a forest of plants and a metropolis of microbes in the soil. But when drought strikes ...Show more
The Invisible War: A Tale on Two Scales by Ailsa Wild with Briony Barr and Gregory Crocetti
Category: Graphic Novels
An illustrated science-history graphic novel exploring parallel experiences during WWI. The story takes place on two different physical scales - the macro-scale, from the point of view of a Victorian nurse supporting troops in the trenches of the Western Front - and simultaneously on the micro-level, fr ...Show more
The Naughtiest Pixie and the Bad Pixie-Trick (#2 The Naughtiest Pixie) by Ailsa Wild
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: The Naughtiest Pixie
Jenifry Star may be the very naughtiest pixie around - but Nana and the Great Aunts are up to mischief too! When Aunt Dabbie's pixie-house is squished by a big, clumpy human, they know just the tricks to stop him coming back. Pixies love being cheeky. Swapping the salt and the sugar. Filling umbrellas ...Show more
The Naughtiest Pixie and the Bounciest Pup (#3) by Ailsa Wild
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: The\Naughtiest Pixie Ser.
·Celebrating the cheeky side in all of us, this mischievous new series explores the often bewildering rules of human school and friendships through the eyes of a pixie with a heart of gold. ·Perfect for fans of Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree and Sally Odgers' Pearl series, The Naughtiest Pixie bri ...Show more
The Naughtiest Pixie in Disguise (#1) by Ailsa Wild
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: The Naughtiest Pixie
It's not easy being the only pixie at a human school, especially when you have to keep it a secret - but if anyone can do it, Jenifry Star can! Jenifry Star is a very loveable, very naughty young pixie who decides to go to human school to make some friends. Everyone knows grown-up humans are terrifying; ...Show more
The Squid, the Vibrio and the Moon by Ailsa Wild; Aviva Reed; Briony Barr; Gregory Crocetti; Linda Blackall
Category: Nature | Series: Small Friends Books
This book is about a symbiotic relationship. It tells the story of a Bobtail squid and the bacteria that help it glow in the moonlight. First we meet Ali, an intrepid Vibrio fischeri bacterium determined to reach safety. Then we meet Sepio, a baby Bobtail squid who is still unable to glow. His dark shap ...Show more
You'll Be a Wonderful Dad: Advice on Becoming the Best Father You Can Be by WILD, AILSA
Category: Parenting | Series: Wonderful Parents Ser.
You’ll Be a Wonderful Dad is your practical and emotional guide on fatherhood in the lead up and months following the birth of a baby. Once a letter to a dear friend and quickly passed on from dad to dad, Ailsa Wild’s warm and encouraging words of precious love and excitement have expanded into a beauti ...Show more
Zobi and the Zoox: A Story of Coral Bleaching by Ailsa Wild; Aviva Reed; Briony Barr; Gregory Crocetti
Category: Education | Series: Small Friends Books
With her home under threat from a warming ocean, Zobi, a brave rhizobia bacterium, teams up with a family of slow but steady zoox (zooxanthellae). As the coral bleaches, everyone begins to starve...Can Zobi and the zoox work together to save the day?This beautifully illustrated science-adventure story, ...Show more