At the age of thirteen, Anne Frank went into hiding with her family to escape from the Nazis. For two years, she couldn't go outside or run or shout or laugh too loudly. Instead, she poured her thoughts and feelings into her diary, which is now famous all over the world. This story of her life begins when she was still a carefree girl like any other.

Billy's moving house! But the Mini Monsters have got lost on the way. How will Billy ever find them again? And to add to the confusion, it turns out there's a NEW monster on the scene ..

Billy's off to a birthday party. He can't wait! And neither can his mini monsters...they've sneaked into the party too. Soon Gloop's in the gelatin, Trumpet's on a balloon and Fang-Face is about to become a birthday surprise...

"I took a rose from the garden of a monstrous beast and he has sworn to kill me..." When Beauty reads this letter from her father, she bravely rides to the Beast's enchanted castle in his place. The Beast is truly terrifying, but, as Beauty soon realize, nothing is quite as it seems.

This book introduces brown bears and polar bears, describing their homes, their hunting, and their play.

Billy hates swimming. It is cold and wet and horrible. And just when Billy thinks things cannot get any worse, his pet Mini Monsters turn up at his swimming lesson and make one very big SPLASH.

Describes how each of three villagers dealt with dragons, sometimes as allies, but usually as adversaries.

Apes escapes jail to go home.

This book tells the story of the Olympics from 776 B.C. to the present time, describing the traditions in ancient Greece, the first official modern Olympic Games in 1896, and some of the athletes who have made Olympic history.

Describes the origins, main features, and destruction of medieval castles, and discusses the way of life of the people who lived in them, knighthood, and sieges.