Books published by Ransom Publishing

Quick, composed and physically dominant - Virgil van Dijk is the defender who has it all. But from washing dishes while he tried to secure his first professional contract to facing rejection and serious illness, it didn't always seem as if Virgil was going to make it to the top. This is the inspiring story of how a boy from Breda used his determination and self-belief to become one of the greatest defenders in the world. This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography formatEach of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar, some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are the already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.

Once labelled as the boy from Crawley who would never make it, Gareth Southgate's dream of a career in football was by no means inevitable. But his tactical intelligence and quiet authority earned him the respect of fans and players alike, leading him into management after a successful career on the pitch. This is the incredible story of how - almost by accident - Gareth became the most successful England manager since 1966. This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offer a fresh take on the familiar football biography format. Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar: some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.

Zardoz orders Janaki, Scooter and Art to play for him in the Dark Star team. They have to beat Burnt Moon in the Galaxy Cup. Can they do it? And what if they can't!?Dark Star Part 3: The Dark Secret Beautifully illustrated in colour, this story continues the introduction of graphemes and phonemes and builds some more complex sounds.

This colourful book uses real life photographs and attractive images to help children learn the letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, word and picture association, sound association, and practising writing lower case letters.

This colourful book uses real life photographs and attractive images to help children learn the letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, word and picture association, sound association, and practising writing lower case letters.

This colourful book uses real life photographs and attractive images to help children learn the letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, word and picture association, sound association, and practising writing lower case letters.

This colourful book uses real life photographs and attractive images to help children learn the letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, word and picture association, sound association, and practising writing lower case letters.

This colourful book uses real life photographs and attractive images to help children learn the letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, word and picture association, sound association, and practising writing lower case letters.

This colourful book uses real life photographs and attractive images to help children learn the letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, word and picture association, sound association, and practising writing lower case letters.

This colourful book uses real life photographs and attractive images to help children learn the letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, word and picture association, sound association, and practising writing lower case letters.

This colourful book uses real life photographs and attractive images to help children learn the letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, word and picture association, sound association, and practising writing lower case letters.

This colourful book uses real life photographs and attractive images to help children learn the letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, word and picture association, sound association, and practising writing lower case letters.

This colourful book uses real life photographs and attractive images to help children learn the letter sounds, upper and lower case letters, word and picture association, sound association, and practising writing lower case letters.