Jim Eldridge verfasst fesselnde Erzählungen für junge Leser, die sich mit den Erfahrungen von Kindheit und Jugend mit Witz und Einblick auseinandersetzen. Sein umfangreiches Werk, das von einer produktiven Karriere als Drehbuchautor für Kinder- und Jugendfernsehen sowie Hörspiele geprägt ist, bietet ansprechende Geschichten, die tief berühren. Eldridge zeichnet sich darin aus, Inhalte zu schaffen, die für sein junges Publikum sowohl unterhaltsam als auch zum Nachdenken anregend sind. Seine Fähigkeit, literarisches Erzählen mit Rundfunkmedien zu verbinden, unterstreicht seine Vielseitigkeit als Schöpfer.
TRENCHES is set in 1917 and is the story of Billy Stevens, a telegraph operator, stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking part in the deadly Big Push forward. But he is shocked to discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers aren't just aimed at the enemy.
Waldo's Wrestling Trolls are back, and they're ready to rumble! But the villainous Lord Veto has other plans. Challenged to a Royal Rumble but suffering from a shortfall of wrestlers, Jack and his friends set out to find more participants for their great battle. But what starts as a fun-filled road trip in their trusty caravan soon becomes an action-packed adventure filled with dangers such as parping Billy Goats, poisonous spiders and evil servants of the wicked King Nuggett. With their new taco-eating, super-bendy and even transfigurative friends at hand, will the Wrestling Trolls make it back alive - or better yet, to the match? This Wrestling Trolls story was created on The Story Adventure, where week by week Jim wrote a new chapter using ideas from school children - characters, locations and plot twists. See if you can spot them!
STORIES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR tells the story of 1914-1918 through the experiences of twelve children and young people. From the efforts on the Home Front in both Britain and Germany, to the young soldiers in the trenches at the Western Front and from the horrors of Gallipoli to the naval battle of Jutland.
The Wrestling Trolls are BACK, facing nasty bullies and vengeful villains. Here come the Wrestling Trolls with two great new adventures! Jack, Milo, Robin and Big Rock are back, and they have a new friend with them too - Blaze, the magical phoenix. As usual, the gang are low on money, so they plan to come together as a family and make some serious dosh by taking on notorious bully Buster Gutt. Unfortunately, Buster is even meaner than they thought, and soon poor Jack finds himself and his alter-ego THUD in some seriously hot water ... In the second story, villainous Lord Veto tries to break up the Waldo's Wrestling Trolls' family. He plants seeds of doubt in Jack, which sets Milo off and soon Princess Ava is caught in the middle of two very grumpy boys - when they have a wrestling tournament to fight! The brave Wrestling Trolls troupe must come together for glory once more in this hilarious and heartfelt series.
Why are there pyramids? What does a mummy look like? Introducing beginner readers to the mysteries of ancient Egypt with accurate illustrations, interesting facts and simple text for independent reading.
He'll have to rescue princesses that don't need rescuing, avoid ambushes by goblins and build a team of Wrestling Trolls to take on Lord Veto's evil orcs in a battle for the tournament money. With eight full-colour pages of extra activities included.
The thrilling historical whodunnit (MuseumMysteries 9).
The story of the mathematical genius and father of computing whose codebreaking changed the course of the Second World War.
"Jack is doing fantastically well as the Wrestling Trolls training coach, Big Rock is winning matches, and the group are on their way to more gold and tasty rocks than they can count. All Jack has to do is keep his alter-ego THUD! under control. Nothing ever goes smoothly for Jack and his friends though, especially after Milo is kidnapped by evil goblins determined to get their greedy hands on Big Rock's winnings!"--Publisher.
1940, London. DI Edgar Coburg and Sergeant Ted Lamson are called in to investigate a murder at the Ritz Hotel.
