Scott Sonneborn – författare

Climb high into the Andes Mountains of Peru to discover Machu Picchu, the hidden city built by the Inca Empire. How did the Inca people build such an amazing city with huge stones, and why was it abandoned? This book is your guide to one of the world's most mysterious ancient cities. Uncover these exciting facts and more through entertaining photos and easy-to-read text that supports struggling readers and engages wannabe investigators alike.

Travel to Stonehenge and discover the secrets of this ancient stone monument! How were these massive stones transported and set upright using only the tools of early humans? This book explores the possible purposes of the so-called Monument of Mystery - from space observatory to sacred burial ground - and examines the latest research and theories about the fascinating structure. Exciting facts, full-colour photos and easy-to-read text are sure to attract young readers and wannabe investigators alike.

Santa''s sleigh has a huge scratch on it! Someone must have taken it out for a joyride. But who? The North Police are on the case!

Somebody destroyed Santa''s computer, and it''s Christmas Eve! Without the emails, how will Santa know where to deliver presents? The North Police are on the case. But will they crack in time?

A North Police officer is missing in action! The South Police send their best officer to help crack the case. Unfortunately, the two police stations are polar opposites!

At the North Pole''s annual Reindeer Games, the event''s leading reindeer breaks his nose. But was it an accident or foul play? The North Police go undercover to crack the case!

Fourteen-year-old J.D. discovers Dr Frankenstein''s Journals - and that he is the son of Frankenstein''s monster! J.D. always wanted a big family. Well, he''s got it! - all the people who made up his dad and their living descendants. Readers will rush headlong through J.D.''s quest in a flurry of mixed media images, maps, charts and diary entries as he unlocks clues in the mad scientist''s journals. When he discovers his dad''s feet came from a famous explorer whose grandson is trekking through the wastelands of Antarctica, J.D. sets out to track him down. But he''s not alone. Soon, he''s in a race against time with a mysterious villain who schemes to collect J.D.''s cousins and use them to build a new monster!

J.D., the fourteen-year-old son of the notorious Frankenstein monster, comes into possession of the original mad scientist''s secret journal. Clues lead him to the donor of his dad''s right eye: a world famous detective from the 1940s whose grandson is now a detective himself. It''s a good thing J.D. has inherited the sleuth''s super skills, (along with his pale blue eye), because he also accidentally stumbles into his cousin-detective''s most difficult case. And J. D. becomes the prime suspect! Readers will unscramble the pieces of the story through diary entries, mixed media images, and diagrams of mad science. Because if the young Frankenstein can''t solve the crime, he''ll be locked up for the rest of his strange, unnatural life!

Fourteen-year old J.D. is on the hunt – this time for guts! Readers will become immersed in J.D.’s quest through a blend of mixed media images, diary entries and diagrams as the son of Frankenstein’s monster searches for the contributor of his dad’s large intestines. The clues lead him to his cousin, Gloria. Members of Gloria’s family have always had one job – to be a bodyguard to an ancient vampire! But after a run-in with the villainous Fran, Gloria is wounded after protecting J.D. Now the Invisible Man has come to town to seek revenge on the Vampire, and Gloria is at risk. If J.D. is going to save the day and his cousin, he’ll need to be brave. The only question is ... does he have enough guts?

J.D. is the fourteen-year-old son of Frankenstein''s monster, on a quest to find his family ... the donors of his dad’s body parts. In New York City, J.D. discovers a cousin, Bertie, who is extremely rich and likes sitting on his bottom and doing nothing all day. Speaking of bottoms, that’s how J.D. is related to Bertie – through Frankenstein’s monster’s bottom! Now Bertie is in danger. Fran is desperate to get her hands on a cousin and has enlisted the help of the Werewolf and the Invisible Man! But can J.D. convince the slacker Bertie that he really is related to an adventurer like J.D. and that the threat is genuine? Readers will be swept up in the story’s use of maps, diary entries, and mixed media images as J.D. and Bertie go on the run through the streets of the Big Apple.