Good-girl Kat knew drinking alcohol at school would have serious consequences. But to protect her friend from being expelled, Kat lands herself a term's worth of detentions.
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Bees know exactly what they are doing. And curious children want to learn their secrets: What goes on inside a beehive? How do bees make honey? What is pollination? This book answers these questions and gives young readers comprehensive, beautifully illustrated information about humankind's greatest ally - the very clever bee. Discover the life cycle and anatomy of the honey bee, the happy relationship between bees and flowers, our many uses of honey and beeswax, and how we can all help bees.
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‘Can you help us find a safe new home?’ Disaster strikes when the bees lose their home. They search high and low and finally settle outside a beautiful palace. Can the Big Queen save Queen Bee and her family? A delightful story about a very important friendship for ages.
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Funky Chicken returns in his whackiest adventure yet! Following on from the best-selling Funky Chicken: A Bushy Tale of Crocs and Chooks, this delightfully funny tale, told in rich rollicking rhyme, will have the reader in stitches and may prompt the thought that we can all become be friends! This book comes with a free download of the narrated story to music and the song Mission Incrocible, performed by the author.
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‘Have you ever wondered, as I tend to do Of things you can do with blue whale poo?’ ‘Never?’ Readers young and old will delight in this ridiculous rhyming story of things you can do with blue whale poo, while learning along the way about the importance of this very stinky stuff, produced by the biggest creature to have ever graced the earth!
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Max Crack and his best friend Frankie are back with even more quest-ordinary adventures! Armed with a shiny new quest list, they are on a mission to find a meteorite, make a movie, solve a sisterly feud, eat truckloads of chocolate, set a World Record ... Read all about it!
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Hi everyone! I'm Max Crack and this awesome book is all about me and my quests and my best friend Frankie! Buried treasure, new school, doodles, peanut butter and honey toast, best friends, horrible blobs, mysteries, Meddlyslop, spelling bees (hard words, harder words), more doodles, comics, World War Undies ... this book has it ALL.
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Maddie tries to be nice to everyone. Even weird, chicken-obsessed Tahlia. BUT she’d way prefer to hang out with the cool K-girls at school. The only problem is that they don’t seem interested in her anymore. And at Year 6 camp Maddie has a decision to make: how far will she go to be popular? Will she be able to live with the guilt when she finally has everything she’s been hoping for? Follow Maddie’s hilarious antics with chickens, secrets and undies in the latest adventure at Kangaroo Valley Public School.
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A 2020 CBCA notable book in the younger reader category! Sometimes I feel like the glass in my fish tank - people look right through me. Twelve- year-old Tilly dreams of becoming a marine scientist, but she doesn't even own a swimsuit. She lives in a drought - stricken town with her mum and younger brother Oliver, who is autistic.
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Ionic and covalent bonds are a piece of cake for MJ. But human bonds are a little harder ... There are only two things MJ wants in her final year of high school: 1) Glowing grades and ... 2) to convince uber-smart, chiselled-jaw Jason they'd be a winning team outside the science lab as well as in.
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Hey, kids. Are you looking for a new daddy? Well, look no further. At The Daddy Shop, we have daddies to suit every occasion. Check out our daddies today! The Father and Son Picnic is coming up, but Daddy can't go with Tai because he's working. When Tai hears about The Daddy Shop, he takes matters into his own paws and tries out some new daddies.
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Fifteen-year-old Meena has given up all hope of ever escaping the brothel. For three years she's locked away her memories - of home, of her childhood friend, of what it means to hope. But when a botched police raid offers her a chance at freedom, Meena must face the truth about her past.
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Frankie loves to just sit and watch the clouds. She conducts symphonies in the sky and listens to the melodies that only she can hear.
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Shiro, the daughter of a native tea-maker, cares nothing for the class distinctions of tea plantation life. She dreams of a future as a missionary doctor and wants nothing more than to play with her best friend, Lakshmi, even though Lakshmi is a coolie labourer.
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Harrison is a bit different to the other kids. Each time he tries to speak, he stutters. No matter how hard he tries, his tongue feels tied up in knots. That is, until one day when Harrison discovers his talent ... Harrison's Song tells the story of how Harrison overcame adversity because he just wanted to share the love and words inside him.
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A missing uncle, a scary aunt and a basement full of the creeps ...
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Gemma has a new camera! She is visiting the mountains and wants to get the perfect photo. But at the top of the lookout Gemma gets the jitters. Will she let her fear of heights stop her from achieving her dreams? Join Gemma, Marty and their friends as they help Gemma overcome her jitters.
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George was a day child. He loved to rollick and romp in the sunshine, but no matter how hard he played in the day, sleep never came easily at night. Until his Gran introduced him to the Dream Bird.
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It is Victorian England and Gerard Fox winds clocks for the queen. His lowly status means he lives in a world forever surrounded by shadows. Mademoiselle Moonbeam Lapin is a famous ballerina. She lives in the golden glow of stage lights. When Moonbeam offers Fox her friendship, both of their worlds are transformed forever.
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There's only one thing that Nelly dislikes more than jelly, and that's heights. In fact, she's terrified of high places!
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Australian teenager, Jaime Richards, returns to her dear Pakistan in the second book of the Beyond Borders series. The old world charm is still there - the villages, the bazaars and the mysterious rugs - but Jaime no longer feels safe and confident in this new Pakistan.
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One girl. One boy. And a friendship that could save them both.
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I knew I was in Australia when I noticed all the legs - men's legs! I never thought there could be so many variations: short, long, muscled, knobbly-kneed.Then there were the hairy ones!
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Sixteen-year-old Liana Bedford lives in constant fear. Political tensions in Pakistan are rising and terrorist attacks are becoming an everyday norm. As a Pakistani-Australian, she could be the next target.
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Slowly, slowly, you catch a monkey ... Bongani wants to go to school but he is too young. To prove to his family that he is big and strong just like his cousins, he tries to catch a monkey. Slowly, slowly, he must go. Luckily his family is there to school him in the lessons of patience and compassion.
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It must be Ruby's lucky day! She keeps finding coins everywhere. But there's something funny about this money. Why is it so bright and shiny and new looking? And where did it come from?
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Ruby is back with twelve new wishes! And one missing wish from last spring is still floating about in the garden somewhere ... But Ruby is wasting her new wishes trying to keep Jellybean out of mischief until she discovers the prefect way to make Jellybean do exactly what she says, But cousin Todd isn't so keen on doing what Ruby says.
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Something extraordinary is going on ... even more extraordinary than usual in the Wishfingers household! Things keep disappearing and then reappearing in the strangest of places!
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Life is full of brightness for one polar bear cub. But then shadows fall ... and his world changes. The little cub must learn to hope again. The Whirlpool is a beautiful story about feeling sad and happy, lonely and loved, small and big. This gentle, emotive tale will help children navigate their way through the ups and downs of life. There is a whirlpool in all of us.
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Tom was born earlier than expected and had the doctors worried. His big brother wasn't worried though, he saw angels outside his window and knew everything would be okay. My Brother Tom is a story for older siblings of premature babies to help them make sense of what is happening at a difficult time...
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Lulu had a DREAM, an ambition you know, to DANCE and to SING and to put on a show....
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Jack and Mia are best friends. They stick together like paper and glue. Then the unthinkable happens... Mia’s family has to move away. How can they prove that distance is no barrier to friendship?
A heartwarming story about loneliness, acceptance and the separation of close friends.
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The first book from The Doggy Dog Dog Detective Agency series. Based on true events, follow the high jinx adventures of Kody, his wise brother Oscar 'the Oracle', and the marvellous characters of the Old Bones Club as they dig up an unbelievably wicked plot.
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Have you ever felt like running away? In Without Me? A small child resolves to runaway but minute-by minute reasoning raises questions about the impact. Gradually reneging he begins a pied piper walk resulting in all he ran from joining him. A humorous story that confirms the message: we belong in family.
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A young girl visits her Grandma and ‘brightens her dreams’ whilst her little brother charms the nursing home residents with his playful antics. This is a joyful and poignant celebration of life and love with vibrant illustrations of present day and yesteryear.
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Sam is tired of waiting so long, his waiting heart is not so strong. Until patience grows down deep inside and joins him on the waiting ride.
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“There is one thing that I need most, I need it more than tea and toast.” “Love” is the first book in The Invisible Tree Series. In “Love” a little person learns about what we all need most. He learns about receiving love and giving it away. And as he learns something special is growing on the inside!
