Book excerpt: OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! Where there's mystery and action, there's Tashi. He's brave enough to explore the ancient burial site discovered in the village and he's clever enough to complete three impossible tasks. But is he fast enough to beat two mysterious strangers in a race around the village? And what will happen if he loses? When the going gets tough, it's all up to Tashi! Explore the wonderful world of Tashi in these eight magical adventures in one volume! ACCLAIM FOR TASHI First published in 1995 and has now achieved classic status with sales of over one million copies. 'All children should meet Tashi. He can be their mentor on the road to reading, feeding their imaginations with fantastic stories. The Tashi stories have the evergreen qualities of classics.' Magpies 'The Tashi stories are some of my all-time favourites: a world within a world and a magical place for children to lose themselves in.' Sally Rippin, bestselling author of Polly and Buster and Billie B. Brown 'I read my kids Tashi - it's this story that they love.' Angelina Jolie