In ‘The Explorer’, four children find themselves stranded in the Amazon Rainforest after their plane crashes. They learn how to survive as they begin their journey home. Along the way they discover that someone else may have travelled on the same route. Will this person be a friend or foe?

In ‘Sands of the Scorpion’, a young explorer and his friend find themselves stranded in the Sahara Desert. They have to battle snakes, scorpions and the merciless rays of the sun in order to find their way home.

‘Moon Man’ is the story of the man in moon outwitting the police in several escapades on Earth with a little help along the way.

In ‘The Jamie Drake Equation’, Jamie’s dad is an astronaut currently on the International Space Station and he is about to embark on an important spacewalk. Jamie finds himself on the receiving end of an alien transmission and may have to embark on his own important mission.

In ‘Voices in the Park’, four different voices tell their own versions of the same walk in the park. The radically different perspectives give a fascinating depth to a simple story which explores themes such as alienation and friendship.

In ‘Anneli the Art Hater’, Anneli hates art. She doesn’t like looking at it or thinking about it. However, hidden behind a door in her house, Anneli finds a painting that draws her into an extraordinary story.

‘Goodnight Mr Tom’ is the story of a young evacuee and the old man he stays with. Willie Beech is a sad, deprived child who flourishes under the care of old Tom Oakley. However, his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons back to London. Tom worries when he doesn’t hear from Willie so heads to London to find him.

‘Voices from the Second World War’ is a powerful, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War. Many of the interviews were conducted by children. Some of the contributors include: a rear-gunner who took part in sixty bombing raids, a Jewish woman who played in the orchestra at Auschwitz and a Japanese man who survived Hiroshima.