The Time-Travelling Cat and the Egyptian Goddess


Book Description

Topher Hope follows his cat, Ka, to ancient Egypt.




Topher and the Time-travelling Cat


Book Description

In his quest to find a stray cat who has befriended him, Topher is led on a journey through space and time, finding exotic people and places as well as danger.




The Time-Travelling Cat and the Great Victorian Stink


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Topher's amazing cat, Ka, has time-traveled again, leaving him another mysterious clue. Topher finds himself in Victorian London, where disease is rife and the Thames is clogged with stinking sewage! There he discovers a plot to kill Joseph Bazalgette, the man trying to save the city. Determined to foil this foul plan, Topher must first escape from an arch-criminal and his den of thieves.




The Time-travelling Cat


Book Description

Topher's cat, Ka, is not always who she seems to be. Sometimes she disappears for days and all that Ka has left by his bedside is a little stone carving of a cat. One days Ka leaves a clue on Topher's computer. She types Bubastis and soon Topher finds himself time-travelling to Ancient Egypt where Ka is in terrible danger. Julia Jarman's characters are acutely observed from real life -- she manages to introduce contemporary issues such as single-parent families and disability and blends them with historical fact and fantasy in this fast-paced novel. With Ancient Egypt high on the agenda in National Curriculum History, this book is already much in demand with children, teachers and librarians.




The Time-Travelling Cat and the Viking Terror


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Topher is planning a trip to London to visit a friend--but there have been bomb threats, which makes him worry. What's more, his beloved cat, Ka, has gone traveling again--and then, in the middle of a big bomb alert, Topher is called away--to a Saxon village threatened by Norsemen. Now he must get the villagers to heed his warning and foil the aggressors led by the terrifying Viking, Ingwar the Boneless, infamous for his cruelty and devious tricks. Can Topher save the village in time?




Class Two at the Zoo


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While the students and teachers of Class Two are absorbed in looking at various zoo animals, a sneaky anaconda gobbles them up, until Molly sees what is happening and saves the day.




Two Shy Pandas


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Panda longs to play with Pandora next door, but he's too shy. Pandora longs to say "Hello, Panda!" but she's much too shy, too. Will these two shy pandas ever muster up the courage to speak to each other?




The Time-Travelling Cat and the Roman Eagle


Book Description

Topher Hope is on the move again. When his devoted cat, Ka, leaves a mysterious clue on his computer, a Roman word--CA;;LLevA--he follows her to a Romano-British settlement in AD 79. Ka is happy among the cat-adoring conquerors and their central heating! Topher, now a British boy apprenticed to a Roman mosaic maker, has mixed loyalties. When the eagle, symbol of Roman power, disappears from the forum, the fragile peace is threatened and Topher begins a desperate search. Can he find it and save his Roman friend, Marcus, from the Druid's murderous sickle?




The Time-Travelling Cat and the Egyptian Goddess (MP3)


Book Description

Topher and his father are trying to get over the death of Topher's mother, an Egyptologist, when they take in a stray cat. This cat bears an uncanny resemblance to a cat ornament given to Topher by his mother and so they name it 'Ka', meaning 'double'. Topher becomes very attached to Ka and is puzzled by her mysterious absences. One day when he is playing a computer game with an Egyptian theme, Ka jumps on the keys and spells out the name Bubastis, which was the centre of cat worship in Ancient Egypt. Could Ka really be leading a double life and what is she trying to tell Topher?




Class Three at Sea


Book Description

In the sequel to Class Two at the Zoo, the teacher and students of Class Three are so absorbed by the marine life they see while sailing on the ocean that they do not notice that they are being pursued by pirates.