Showing posts with label Stealing - Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stealing - Fiction. Show all posts

Tuesday, 23 August 2016

Gracie Grabbit and the Tiger

Summary: Gracie Grabbit has a problem. Her dad, Bobby, is a very naughty robber! How can she stop him spoiling their day at the zoo

Friday, 19 August 2016

The fairies' cook

Summary: Martha B. Rabbit faces hardship when a trio of wicked rats steals her carefully stored supplies. Bravely, she sets out into the snow in search of a solution to her troubles. After a scary encounter with a fox, she arrives at the guesthouse of Mr. Gnome, and from there a new life for her begins

Wednesday, 27 July 2016

The invisible thief

The jewellers of Muskrat City are in trouble. A thief has been stealing precious diamonds, and the thief is...invisible! Can the Heromice protect Duchess Marilyn Mousekovia and her precious gemstone during her visit to Muskrat City? And more importantly, will they catch the elusive Invisible Thief?

Thursday, 12 May 2016

Emil and the detectives

Summary: Young Emil is robbed on his first real railway journey of money entrusted to him by his hard-working mother for the relatives he is to stay with in Berlin. A gang of boys about his own age come to his aid, and a thrilling adventure full of surprises ensues as they use their wits to devise a wonderfully simple but practical trick to capture the thief. With every detail clearly drawn - from the tiresome business of getting into best clothes for the journey, down to the final anxiety as to what shall be done with a gloriously unexpected reward

Friday, 1 April 2016

Squeakie and Bree's secret gardening adventure

Book Eighteen

Squeakie is an outdoor cat and loves to prowl in Richard’s vegetable garden. Bree, a boxer dog, lives next door with his owner, Gail. Gail has a pet called Bunny Bob. When Bunny Bob smells fresh carrots in the air he begs his friends, Squeakie and Bree, to find the garden and dig up some carrots for him to eat. Bree is delighted to help but Squeakie is not so sure. “That’s stealing isn’t it?” she asks.The book can be used as a discussion document with children in two ways. a) Behavioural – discussion re ‘helping’ ourselves to things that belong to someone else, the message being always ask the owner first if you may have some fruit, flowers or vegetables. b) Learning about gardening and linking the story to school gardening programmes.
copied from http://rescuedcatsadventures.com/

Friday, 7 August 2015

False note

Summary: When priceless violins are stolen, SHINE suspects evil agency SHADOW is orchestrating something big. But how did the thief just walk out without anyone stopping her? Special Agent EJ12 and the STAR team must work in concert to find out

Oliver twist

Summary: Oliver Twist was born into a life of poverty and hunger. Running away to London, he begins to uncover the mysteries of his past

Friday, 2 August 2013

The Treasure Thief

(wordless picture book) Rooster, Hare and Bear bid adieu to Fox and Chicken, and start their sea voyage back home to the farm. But it's no pleasure cruise. En route they wash up on a deserted island, where Rooster discovers a mysterious white orb. Becoming oblivious to his companions, Rooster is possessed by the orb and takes it all the way home. His faithful companions follow, surviving toxic toadstools, piranhas and tiny bats. When Rooster gets home, he discovers the orb contains                                                         something more precious than he ever imagined ...

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Five go Adventuring Again

70th anniversary ed
Summary: A thief at Kirrin Cottage! Who can it be? The Famous Five think they know - but they need proof! Then they find an old map and an unusual hiding place
First published: 1943

Friday, 24 May 2013

Racing the Tide

Horse-crazy! ;
Bonnie and Sam are best friends. No one loves horses they way they do. When Bonnie whispers to them , they understand, and Sam always knows if they need a drink, or a hug, or a race around the paddock.
The girls ride together whenever they can. This summer they have a great adventure when they go mustering sheep and find suspicious tracks leading out to the beach...

Thursday, 27 September 2012

Horse Hijack

Ella's horse, Silver Banjo, the Olympic showjumping champion, has been stolen! Mission fox are on the trail. But how will they get past an iron gate, an electronic lock, a huge stonewall and a pack of guard dogs?

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Montmorency

Summary: In Victorian London, when a petty thief falls through a glass roof trying to escape from the police, what should have been his death marks the beginning of a whole new life. After his broken body is reconstructed, he adopts a dual existence as both a respectable, wealthy gentleman named Montmorency, and his degenerate servant Scarper. But he must always be on guard - the smallest mistake could reveal his secret and ruin both his lives
"The Nestle Smarties Book Prize Silver Award winner"--Back cover

Harry and the Dinosaurs roar to the rescue!

Other Title: Roar to the rescue
1st Australian ed
Summary: Harry has a pocketful of dinosaurs now. On his key ring is a complete set of plastic B.U.Ds-Back-Up Dinosaurs. If he really needs help he can run his finger along a B.U.D. head-to-tail and it will arrive-life-sized! When Harry hears that Mr Oakley has been robbed by a nasty crook, he thinks he and his friends Jack, Charlie and Siri can solve the crime. And after a night-time visit from Spinosaurus, he knows there are lots of friends he can call on for back-up

Harry and the Dinosaurs a Monster Surprise!

Other title: A Monster Surprise!
1st Australian ed
Harry thinks he's too old for his bucketful of dinosaurs, but they think he's wrong!
He looked after them when he was little and now they want to stick by him forever...
When a mysterious set of plastic dinosaur cards appears on his key-ring, Harry discovers he can call on an army of Back-Up Dinosaurs. Just a rub with his finger calls up some Monster-sized muscle!
In this adventure, Harry and his friends are kayaking when they discover someone is stealing rear birds' eggs. But here's a surprise in store for the thief!

Friday, 4 May 2012

Demi the Dressing-Up Fairy

Rainbow magic. The princess fairies
Summary: When the Princess Fairies' magic tiaras are stolen by Jack Frost and his goblin gang, everything starts to go wrong. Kirsty and Rachel must help their fairy friends to get the tiaras back