Showing results by publisher "Oakhill Publishing" in Action & Adventure

In the final showdown between the Great Galloon and the evil crew of the Sumbaroon, Captain Anstruther and the crew of his Great Galloon have trapped the evil Zebediah and his Sumbaroon - at last they will rescue the captain's stolen bride, Isabella! But the Sumbaroon sprouts mechanical legs and escapes over land. Stanley and Rasmussen are determined to stop Zebediah from taking over the Great Galloon, but can they figure out how to do it?

One girl. One turtle. One epic voyage! When Nelly says she's going to do a thing, she does it. Learn to juggle china cups? Of course! Live on lemons for a month? Why not? Set out in a boat with knitted sails to find her long-lost father, with only her turtle, Columbus, for company? Absolutely! And she won't let anything get in her way.

Danny’s parents are storm chasers - which sounds exciting unless you’re the son who has to wait behind at home. And one night Danny’s parents don’t come back. Stranger still, the sycamore tree in Danny’s yard seems to have been struck by lightning, and when he picks up a fragment of wood, he can hear voices...including that of next door’s cat, Mitzy. The stick is a shard of lightning that gives its bearer unnerving powers, and it is very valuable.

A distinguished senator has gone into hiding after being accused of treachery, leaving his family to fend for themselves. His elder son Quintus has become a gladiator, while young Lucius works as a servant in the gladiator school. When the gladiator troupe is sent to Pompeii to take part in the games, Lucius is befriended by Valens, the sponsor of the games, who offers to help him find his father. Meanwhile, strange rumblings and tremors are felt in the town, and a seer is warning that the ‘end of days’ is approaching.

The Pet Defenders Code: 1. The safety of planet Earth depends on you. 2. Humans must not know the truth! Good Luck...you'll need it! Secret Agent Biskit is not happy when he discovers his new partner, Mitzy, is a cat! Everyone knows dogs and cats don't mix, but saving the earth must come first!

A tiger with a toothache is terrifying, as Tom and Sophie are about to find out...but when your dad is a zookeeper and your mum's the zoo vet there’s also grrrreat fun to be had. An animal-packed zoo caper with stacks of behind-the-scenes peeks at London Zoo

All is not well in the kingdom of Waldberg.... The orphan Hans is desperate to escape his master, the grave robber Knobbe the Bent. The young countess Angela von Schwanenberg must rescue her parents from the mad archduke. But when fate flings them together, they find themselves on a daring quest, hurtling through haunted forests, racing down mountains in a coffin and sneaking along underground passageways with a travelling circus. And at every turn, the archduke’s Necromancer is there to thwart their progress....

Vic is from a family of pirates, and they are preparing to enter the Race to Hornswaggle Rock, the hardest, most dangerous pirate contest in the country. But the dastardly Captain Guillemot has stolen their ship and thrown their parents overboard. Together with siblings Bert and Maud, and annoyingly resourceful friends Arabella and George, Vic must come up with a plan to steal the ship back from their arch-enemy, join the race and win victory....

Solving crime in record time! One knock-out perfume, an underground hideout and a string of bogus bank robberies. From the canals of Venice to the mountains of China, detective Wily Fox is on a mission to sniff out the thief of a precious perfume recipe. But the crafty villain is involved in some stinky business and it's getting right up Wily's nose....

Alex loves magic tricks - and he's good at them, too. But when he stumbles into eccentric Mr Olmos' back garden, he sees a kind of magic he can't explain: three tiny flames floating in the air. Soon, Alex and Mr Olmos are swept up in a great adventure of secrets, genies and an ancient, bitter rivalry.

The humans of Nothington-on-Sea have no idea their sleepy town is a hot spot for space invasions, and it’s up to secret agents Biskit and Mitzy to keep it that way. So, when an army of alien beards arrives, the Pet Defenders need to act fast.... If the Beard King gets his way, soon every living chin will be under his control. Things are about to get hairy!

Sometimes secrets are hidden in the most obvious places! When Nelly returns home to discover that her mother has vanished, she vows to stop at nothing until she's found her. A magical mysterious tale begins for Nelly and her wonderful turtle Columbus!

Tom and Sophie Nightingale live on a barge with their zookeeper dad and vet mum and as many animals as you can get on a small boat. Surely there's no room for any more animals in their life. But then there's a bat in peril, an owl on the prowl and an outbreak of night terrors for the zoo's nocturnal residents. Tom and Sophie must stage a moonlit vigil to discover what's going on! An animal-packed caper written with the help of the brilliant team at London Zoo.

In Bitterly Bay, Spangles McNasty has decided to spend his summer doing what he loves most: shouting at babies, pulling faces at old ladies and, best of all, collecting other people's spangly things! Convinced that goldfish are made of gold and grow to the size of whales, Spangles and his friend Sausage-face Pete decide to find the great Fish of Gold. They'll be rich forever! Only young Freddie Taylor can stop Spangles' dastardly plan in a tale full of time-travelling Jet Skis and haunted custard.

James Bond never had to dress up as a girl! Spies in training Joe and Sam have one last mission before Joe's family is moved on and he can finally ditch the dresses and stop pretending to be 'Josie'. They have to use their growing stealth skills - not to mention the latest gadgets from HQ. It's perfect! At least it is until Joe's spy mum is put in danger and needs an urgent body double....

Dare you open the Henry Hunter files? Henry Hunter’s friend, Charlie, is desperate for help: his parents have gone missing in the Caribbean Ocean, and no one will believe him that something sinister is afoot. It’s up to supersleuth Henry and his friend, Dolf, to investigate, but their only leads are local legends about the Sword of Columbus and the feared pirate Blackbeard....

Those terrible pirate twins are at it again! Their relentless pursuit of treasure is causing all sorts of havoc in the seaside town of Little Snoring, and only youngsters Tat and Hetty - and their cat called Dog - have a chance of stopping them.

James Bond never had to wear a dress! Joe discovers his parents are spies, which is great. But Joe’s parents are in danger, which is not so great. And Joe has to go undercover as a girl, which is definitely not great at all. Joe (now Josephine) is miserable when he starts his new school in a blond wig, a dress and tights. But soon he has a spy mission of his own. Using a host of unusual gadgets, Joe investigates some suspicious goings on. But can he do so without revealing his true identity?

Poor Captain Anstruther is still searching for his kidnapped bride, Isabella, but he thinks the key to winning her back may lie in the heart of the Chimney Islands, a mind-boggling patchwork of volcanoes where Anstruther and Isabella first swore eternal love. Can he attend the party and be reunited with his beloved? Stanley and Rasmussen must do battle once more with the Captain’s nefarious brother Zebediah, encountering old friends, new friends and unexpected friends in frilly pink dresses along the way.

The Great Galloon is an enormous airship, built by Captain Meredith Anstruther and manned by his crew, who are able to fight off invading marauders whilst drinking tea and sweeping floors! Captain Anstruther is preparing to marry the beautiful Lady Isabella, but disaster strikes when his evil brother comes aboard for the wedding and steals Isabella away. Stanley, a clever boy, and Rasmussen, a reluctant countess-to-be, are waiting for an adventure.