Tamara Macfarlane – författare

A fascinating look into the secrets of the supernatural world for curious children obsessed with magic and mystery.Informative as well as fun, this compelling book explores every aspect of magic through the ages and across many cultures. It traces the history of magic ritual from spells and potions to alchemy and shamanism, as well as investigating other mysteries of the paranormal.No other book offers the same in-depth, analytical approach to the supernatural. While it''s a fun read, it takes its subject seriously - taking an historical, fully comprehensive approach to the supernatural world across all cultures.Taking a neutral stance, it explores the facts behind spells and potions, seances and tarot cards, fortune tellers, witchcraft and wizardry, unexplained natural phenomena, and much, much more. This intriguing book cannot fail to capture the imagination of kids everywhere.© 2023 Tamara Macfarlane © 2023 DK Audio

Follow the wildly imaginative adventures of Esme as she leaves behind her circus home for the first time to spend the summer with her cousins Magnus, Cosmo and Gus at Maclinkey Castle where it''s easy to get lost and where you can discover all sorts of weird and wonderful animals in unlikely places - there are porcupines in beds, lizards in drawers and giraffes on the loo. It''s all a little wonderful and a lot overwhelming and when her pet donkey, Donk, turns up in a parcel sent from her parents, the fun really begins.When hundreds of baby penguins hatch in Esme''s top floor bedroom, the children have to figure out how to get them outside. Esme and her cousin have the ingenious idea of building a helter skelter around the castle turret, but this is just the start - soon Maclinkey Castle is turned into a full-on Fairground Circus with a big wheel, Bumper Bears, and the show stopping Flying Tigers starring Esme herself!

Esme is seriously bored of all the work and practice her mother keeps insisting she does in order to perfect her circus performance. So when an idea forms in Esme''s head of adding some fun animals to her performance, she knows just who to call ... her cousins at Maclinkey Castle who have all manner of odd pets. With little rehearsal Esme and her act perform on the high wire. But disaster strikes and her co-stars tumble to the ground. Donk won''t wake up and now everyone in town thinks that Circus Miranda is cruel to animals. What can Esme do to stop the crowds from leaving the circus? The answer lies in her punishment of being made to run the lowly sweet treats stand and being banned from performing. With a little bit of maple syrup, chocolate, caramel and a dash of teamwork, surely the kids can tempt the crowds back...?

It''s time to send the animals rescued from the pirate circus home. Uncle Mac sets sail with amazing Esme and her fearless cousins on a journey to hot and cold and distant lands - from Scotland to Siberia to Peru! It''s a voyage filled with excitement and danger. And dastardly pirates who will stop at nothing to recapture the animals. This is the third of Tamara Macfarlane''s Esme stories which are perfect for newly confident readers to read by themselves, or for parents to read aloud. High in action and with plenty of humour, the stories are brought to life by Michael Fowkes'' drawings on every double-page spread.

Är du redo att kliva in i enhörningarnas magiska värld och bli en enhörningsbeskyddare? Med lite tur, en dos tålamod och ett stänk magi kan du träffa din enhörningskamrat!  

Här möter du enhörningarnas hemliga värld - du får läsa om vilka sorters enhörningar det finns och vad de har för särskilda förmågor, utmärkande karaktärsdrag och var de trivs bäst. Här finns också berättelser om hur vissa enhörningar blivit hittade och räddade av utvalda barn (enhörningsbeskyddare), det finns recept på enhörningsmat (god för människor också), det finns teckningar att färglägga och annat pyssel. Boken är fint illustrerad och har en lekfull layout. Eftersom enhörningarnas värld är hemlig är boken försedd med hänglås. Två nycklar medföljer. Detta är helt enkelt en oumbärlig bok för alla som älskar enhörningar!