Ming and Marie Spy for Freedom (The Girls Who Changed the World, #2)

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AN 'ICE AGE' MEETS DIARY OF A WOMBAT STORY

Dippy the diprotodon is the BIGGEST and friendliest wombat who lived 100,000 years ago.

Dippy has dug a new hole. A BIG hole, which leads him to a strange new world - and even stranger new friends. But do these giant creatures really just want to play?

Based on a concept by Ben Smith Whatley and brought to life by the creators of the internationally bestselling Diary of a Wombat, this is an hilarious story of prehistoric daring and chaos set in the fascinating world of ancient Australian megafauna.

PRAISE FOR DIPPY'S BIG DAY OUT

'Dippy's Big Day Out is deceptively simple but fosters adventure, curiosity, self-sufficiency and getting enough rest after play.'

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Inspired by a true story, How the Finnegans Saved the Ship tells the story of one Irish family's migration to Australia in 1913.

Mrs Finnegan and her seven children have to leave Ireland and join Mr Finnegan in Australia. They board a ship which doesn't look as if it can move from the harbour and the Finnegans are nervous ... it is the year after the Titanic sank, after all.

Mrs Finnegan is busy during the journey saving the ship from whales and other possible disasters. But as they sail round the tip of Africa, an iceberg looms out of the ocean.

Can the Finnegans save the ship this time?

Inspired by a true story, How the Finnegans Saved the Ship tells the story of one Irish family's migration to Australia in 1913.

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From Australia's Children's Laureate comes a delightful collection of stories about horses and unicorns.

Take a journey through the ages and around the world - from ancient Greece, to the time of Genghis Khan to Arthurian England and then to outback Australia in the 1950s.

Each story weaves the fantastic into the commonplace or focuses on the special relationship that exists between humans and horses. Some stories are based on true stories, some on fantasy, all are brimming with heart-warming magic and adventure.

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Children will love guzzling their garden - and it's not too much work as this book will show them. Jackie French is well-known as a gardening expert from her articles in many magazines and newspapers and her tV spot on 'Burke's Backyard'. In this book she will describe and show children how to easily and quickly set up a garden and be able to eat thing from it with little financial outlay and not too much work! they will be munching their garden in no time at all. this book will also be terrific for schools and other groups to use in teaching children all about growing edible plants. Ages 10+","rating":"3.79","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-10-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-10-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27642,"isbn13":"9780730450610","title":"How to Guzzle Your Garden","seo":"how-to-guzzle-your-garden","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730450610.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNPG"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Cooking & Food","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV050000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV015000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Technology","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV036000"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNMP"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNPC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNT"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
4 books in 1. these books for children based on historical animals give kids irresistibly exciting and true stories to introduce them to history. the books are: the Goat who Sailed the World (set on the Endeavour, with James Cook); the Dog who Loved a Queen (about Mary Queen of Scots); the Camel who Crossed Australia (about the Burke and Wills expedition); the Donkey who Carried the Wounded (set in Gallipoli in WWI, with Simpson).","rating":"4.50","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-12-13 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-12-13 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28185,"isbn13":"9781743096376","title":"The Animal Stars Collection","seo":"the-animal-stars-collection","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781743096376.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mammals","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002160"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV016080"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002070"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFT"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV004000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Australia & Oceania","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV030080"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFX"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNHA"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNF"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
7 books in 1. these spell-binding and spooky stories all star Phredde, a fractious but fun-loving phaery; Bruce, a mosquito-eating frog; and Pru, an everyday-normal school girl - except that she lives in a fairy castle, keeps pet piranhas, has a werewolf for a brother and a vampire for a teacher. the stories are A Phaery Named Phredde and Other Stories to Eat with a Banana; Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce and Other Stories to eat with a Watermelon; Phredde and the temple of Gloom: A Story to Eat with a Mandarin; Phredde and the Leopardskin Librarian: A Story to Eat with a Dinosaur Apple; Phredde and the Vampire Footy team; Phredde and the Ghostly Underpants: A Story to Eat with a Mango; and Phredde and the Zombie Librarian and Other Stories to Eat with a Blood Plum.","rating":"4.60","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-12-13 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-12-13 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27779,"isbn13":"9781743096383","title":"The Phredde Collection","seo":"the-phredde-collection","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781743096383.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Frogs & Toads","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002120"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / Football","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV032030"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Horror","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV018000"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFD"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV012030"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFS"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"THE HAIRY-NOSED WOMBATS FIND A NEW HOME is a charmingly humorous picture book for young children about the endangered hairy nosed wombat and the search for a new home for them. Ages: 4-8
Once upon a time, deep underground, there was a colony of wonderfully whiskery wombats who all had hairy noses. they lived in the only home for Hairy-nosed Wombats in the world. Could there ever be another home for Hairy-noses? Created by wombat-loving and award-winning duo, author and Australian Children's Laureate Jackie French and illustrator Sue deGennaro, this is the (almost) true story of how finding a happy new home for Hairy-nosed Wombats helped one of the world's most endangered species to breed and thrive again. All author royalties are being donated towards wombat research and care.","rating":"3.45","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-04-22 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-04-22 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28819,"isbn13":"9781743096482","title":"The Hairy-Nosed Wombats Find a New Home","seo":"the-hairy-nosed-wombats-find-a-new-home","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781743096482.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Australia & Oceania","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV030080"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ9"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Nocturnal","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002360"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFP"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNB"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / Environment","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV029010"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mammals","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002160"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"She eats. She sleeps. She scratches. She goes to school...
She sleeps. She eats. She scratches - and finds a hole. When Mothball discovers a new hole, it unexpectedly leads her to the local school. the children learn that wombats love carrots and grass, while Mothball learns that lunch boxes contain very few carrots, that sports sheds can be a good place to have a nap, and that when you're brown and round, it's not a good idea to get too close to a ball ... Ages 3 years plus","rating":"3.71","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2013-10-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2013-10-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28820,"isbn13":"9781743096499","title":"Wombat Goes to School","seo":"wombat-goes-to-school","summary":"She eats. She sleeps. She scratches. She goes to school... She sleeps. She eats. She scratches - and finds a hole. When Mothball discovers a new hole, it unexpectedly leads her to the local school....","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781743096499.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNB"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFS"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mammals","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002160"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ9"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFP"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV051000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"From one of our most respected and award-winning authors, Jackie French, comes a fascinating and fresh interpretation of Australian history, focusing on how the land itself, rather than social forces, has shaped the major events that led to modern Australia.
to understand the present, you need to understand the past. to understand Australia's history, you need to look at how the land has shaped not just our past, but will continue to shape our future.From highly respected, award-winning author Jackie French comes a new and fascinating interpretation of Australian history, focusing on how the land itself, rather than social forces, shaped the major events that led to modern Australia. Our history is mostly written by those who live, work and research in cities, but it's the land itself which has shaped our history far more powerfully and significantly than we realise. Reinterpreting the history we think we all know - from the indigenous women who shaped the land, from terra Incognita to Eureka, from Federation to Gallipoli and beyond, Jackie French shows us that to understand our history, we need to understand our land. taking us behind history and the accepted version of events, she also shows us that there's so much we don't understand about our history because we simply don't understand the way life was lived at the time. Eye-opening, refreshing, completely fascinating and unforgettable, LEt tHE LAND SPEAK will transform the way we understand the role and influence of the land and how it has shaped our nation.","rating":"4.08","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2013-10-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2013-10-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28207,"isbn13":"9781743099018","title":"Let the Land Speak","seo":"let-the-land-speak","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781743099018.jpg?auto=format&w=298&blend=https://supadu-imgix.s3.amazonaws.com/harpercollins-millsandboon-au/EBOOK.png&blend-mode=normal&blend-size=inherit&blend-y=0","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"WQH"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"NHTB"},{"name":"SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies","type":"bisac","seo_name":"SOC062000"},{"name":"HISTORY / Oceania","type":"bisac","seo_name":"HIS053000"},{"name":"NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness","type":"bisac","seo_name":"NAT045040"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"NHB"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"RGR"},{"name":"NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection","type":"bisac","seo_name":"NAT011000"},{"name":"HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand","type":"bisac","seo_name":"HIS004000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"The story of the famous Burke and Wills expedition ... as it has never been told before.

The humans call him 'Bell Sing', but to the other camels he is known as 'He Who Spits Further Than the Wind'.

Transported from the mountains and deserts of the 'Northwest Frontier' (present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan), Bell Sing accompanies explorers Burke and Wills as they try to cross Australia from south to north.

Bell Sing has never had a high opinion of humans -- or horses. And this expedition is the worst-managed caravan he's ever been in. Camel handler Dost Mahomet and soldier John King are also beginning to wonder if their leader is competent ... or crazy.

Bell Sing can smell water over the sandhills on the horizon ... and freedom too. Can the expedition succeed? And who -- if anyone -- will survive?

This is the gritty and true story about one of the most extraordinary and iconic events in Australia's history.


PRAISE FOR THE ANIMAL STARS

'an irreverent and informative charmer' - Sunday Age

'What a delight to read this book! ... could inspire much original history reading by young readers' - Book News

'This is history brought to life for the younger reader' - Reader's Feast Book Guide

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the award-winning team behind Diary of a Wombat have joined forces again to create another highly amusing picture book.Sean is a shearer and instead of a sheepdog to help him, he's got a sheep sheep - Pete. After being rejected by the other shearers and their dogs, Sean and Pete set up a sheep salon in town. Sheep from everywhere arrive to have their wool shorn in the latest style and even the shearers' dogs end up arriving for a cut in order to look gorgeous.Jackie and Bruce have created the perfect combination of words and illustrations in this irreverent look at the world of sheep shearing.Ages 4-9","rating":"4.00","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2013-02-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2013-02-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28719,"isbn13":"9780730443797","title":"Pete the Sheep","seo":"pete-the-sheep","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730443797.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Farm Animals","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002090"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Australia & Oceania","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV030080"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV025000"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFP"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ27"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNF"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"Celebrate Christmas with Emily Emu this year!
It's Christmas Day in Shaggy Gully.the kangaroos are feeling bouncy, the echidnas are being prickly, the emus are feeling peckish and the possums are just hanging around.Only the Bunyip is gloomy. 'I'm mad and I'm mean! Bunyips don't like Christmas!'Meanwhile, Dawn and her chorus are playing Christmas carols, but somehow Emily Emu can't get a note right. Her musical mishaps float down to the creek, where the Bunyip lives...Can Emily Emu and her friends possibly make the Bunyip smile this Christmas?A delightful new picture book from the team who created bestselling Diary of a Wombat, Pete the Sheep and Josephine Wants to Dance.Children 4+ and their parents and grandparents","rating":"3.56","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-12-15 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2012-12-15 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28720,"isbn13":"9780730443810","title":"Emily and the Big Bad Bunyip","seo":"emily-and-the-big-bad-bunyip","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730443810.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Birds","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002040"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV017010"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ9"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Nocturnal","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002360"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNB"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFP"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"Inspired stories from the garden of one of Australia's best...
'Here in the valley, food is part of our lives ... When I eat a peach I remember the smell of the soil as I planted the tree ...' Jackie French brings vividly to life her wonderful experiences living in the Araluen Valley, an extraordinary part of the NSW Southern tablelands. Sprinkled in between her stories are natural remedies and tips for the home, and over eighty wonderful recipes Jackie has derived from the valley's four seasons. During spring you can try asparagus omelette, artichokes Araluen, or orange-blossom jam. In summer, there's mulberry crush, peach sorbet and the classic Aussie tomato sandwich. From autumn comes harvest tart, verjuice veal and a basil aphrodisiac! And in winter you can choose from hearth cakes, duck stuffed with dried peaches and Jackie's favourite carrot soup. though the valley has changed over the years, its remarkable smells and tastes, the unique rhythm of days and nights are still engaging, and captured so deliciously in A YEAR IN tHE VALLEY.","rating":"3.99","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-06-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-06-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27527,"isbn13":"9780730450283","title":"Year in the Valley","seo":"year-in-the-valley","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730450283.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"WBTH"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"WMPF"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"WBVG"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"WBTM"},{"name":"COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Fruit","type":"bisac","seo_name":"CKB035000"},{"name":"COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Australian & Oceanian","type":"bisac","seo_name":"CKB097000"},{"name":"HEALTH & FITNESS / Herbal Medications","type":"bisac","seo_name":"HEA011000"},{"name":"COOKING / Seasonal","type":"bisac","seo_name":"CKB077000"},{"name":"BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs","type":"bisac","seo_name":"BIO026000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
Beautiful new editions of popular titles that will entice a whole new generation of readers to the exploits of Phredde and her friends. A Phaery Named Phredde and other stories to eat with a banana Meet Phredde, the coolest phaery in the universe. Phredde is tiny, ferocious and Pru's best friend. And with Pru's brother turning into a werewolf, Pru needs all the magic help she can get! Ages 7-12","rating":"3.87","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-11-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-11-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27266,"isbn13":"9780730491262","title":"A Phaery Named Phredde and Other Stories to Eat with a Banana","seo":"a-phaery-named-phredde-and-other-stories-to-eat-with-a-banana","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730491262.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXW"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFMF"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV022000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV012030"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002270"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"Do you like to fly to the moons of Saturn or visit talking wombats Do you like to daydream Do you eat chocolate Have you ever wondered how your favourite authors create the fantastic worlds their characters inhabit And have you ever wanted to write yourself Jackie French, one of Australia's most popular and renowned children's authors, helps you to unleash the full power of your creative imagination. Everything is covered from how not to write the beginning of your story to ways you can make your stories fatter and juicier. Hovercrafts, orphaned cats, horrible maths teachers - you never thought writing could be so much fun. Characters made from compost or aliens in your maths class - you too can be a writer. Ages 10+
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She has been banished from the city to a remote area and a murdered girl lands on her doorstep ... Danielle has always been 'linked' to others so when her links were cut and she was banished from the city it was a shock in more ways than one. She no longer had fast access to information, food, friends - anything. Now she will fend for herself and she is notorious for having been part of an experimental type of linking with 3 others. they are either dead or dead to Danielle anyway. then, soon after moving in, an injured young girl turns up on her doorstep - the girl soon dies and Danielle cannot let go of the mystery of her death. With Neil, who lives in a neighbouring commune, she begins to make enquiries at places all over the countryside and starts suspecting that someone is making illegal modifications to humans - could it be that vampirism is becoming a trait in some humans from this illegal activity? And, if so, how far has it gone - can Danielle find the source before they are all dead? An exciting, fast-paced read from one of Australia's premier storytellers for young adults. Ages 16+","rating":"3.83","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-07-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-07-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":26166,"isbn13":"9780730450634","title":"In the Blood","seo":"in-the-blood","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730450634.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFG"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFCB"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFCF"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV067000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Horror","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV018000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV028000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Paranormal","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV058000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"It's 1932, the height of the Depression, and Butter O'Bryan and his friends have another mystery to solve.

The Very Small Castle is home to Butter O'Bryan, his father, three aunts, friends Gil, Olive and Tish, and their dog, Woofer.

But now there's also a monster at the castle!

When glamorous film actress Delilah Divine vanishes in the middle of filming on Howlers Beach, the police suspect her co-star who plays the movie's villainous monster ...

But soon more strange disappearances begin to occur, leaving the police baffled.

It's up to Butter to solve the mystery of the vanishing film star, but can he crack the case before it's too late?

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Bestselling Mothball is back -- with birthday cake! (Carrot, of course.)

She eats, she sleeps, she scratches. But today it's Mothball's birthday and it's time to celebrate!

Created by author Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, Happy Birthday Wombat is a very funny picture book about enjoying a special day -- as seen through the eyes of the world's most famous wombat.

PRAISE FOR DIARY OF A WOMBAT AND OTHER BOOKS STARRING MOTHBALL

'French and Whatley have conjured an affectionate, believable wombat self-portrait' -- The New York Times Book Review

'I absolutely love the tone of Mothball's diary entries -- the dry brevity and classic wombat behaviour that's made this gorgeous creature an Aussie literary treasure. Whatley's divinely funny illustrations yet again make for an all-rounder of a book that will loosen smiles on readers of any age' -- Kids' Book Review

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An 'Ice Age' meets Diary of a Wombat story

Dippy is a diprotodon, the BIGGEST, friendliest wombat who lived 100,000 years ago.

All Dippy wants is happy friends, a place to sleep and lots to eat.

Who knew that could be such an adventure?

Based on a concept by Ben Smith Whatley and brought to life by the creators of the internationally bestselling Diary of a Wombat, this is a hilarious story of prehistoric daring and chaos set in the fascinating world of ancient Australia megafauna.

PRAISE

'Dippy's Big Day Out is deceptively simple but fosters adventure, curiosity, self-sufficiency and getting enough rest after play.' - Books+Publishing

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For too long koalas have been called bears.

But this koala is out to prove to the world that he is BARE!

And that never, ever, ever can a koala be called a bear ...

From the internationally renowned author of the bestselling Diary of a Wombat comes a hilariously funny picture book that Jackie French has created with talented new illustrator Matt Shanks.

PRAISE FOR KOALA BARE

'The rhyming text appears so deceptively simple and effortless that it reads like an absolute treat. This book is beautifully illustrated by upcoming illustrator Matt Shanks, who creates gorgeous watercolour paintings to accompany the whimsical text.' - 100percentrock.com

'In Koala Bare, Jackie French and Matt Shanks have created a uniquely Australian story for young children.' - Kids' Book Review

'A wonderfully funny look at several important things: the difference between the words bare and bear, the fact that the koala is not a bear and as the reader reads on they will learn some of the attributes of bears. But the main focus is the fun, the wit of French's rhyming stanzas, the prediction of the rhyming word at the end of each phrase, the use of words like posterior, the attempts by the koala to get readers to see him as he is.' - ReadPlus

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It’s 1972, and across Australia the catchcry is ‘It’s time’.

Time for old folk, time for young folk, time for a new, idealistic Labor government.

In Gibber's Creek, it's time for Jed Kelly to choose between past love, Nicholas, the local Labor member, and Sam from the Halfway to Eternity commune. And for Scarlett O'Hara, it's time to dream that one day she becomes a doctor - despite being in a wheelchair.

It's also time for matriarch Matilda Thompson to reflect on the life that took her from the slums of Grinder's Alley to the events that began a nation at a billabong in 1894.

The 1970s was a time of extraordinary ideals of a better world, but as the ideals drifted from disaster to the Dismissal there were deep conflicts about what that better world might be.

Jackie French, author of the bestselling To Love a Sunburnt Country, has woven her own experience of that period into an unforgettable story of a small rural community and a nation swept into the social and political tumult of the early 1970s.

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'A COMPELLING, BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED NOVEL FOR YOUNG READERS' -- Daily Telegraph

This is the story of Johannes, and Frau Timmins, and the strange girl now known as 'Helga'. It is also the story of how they survived the death camps, the vast wilderness faced by refugees in World War II, and eventually found happiness in Australia.

This moving and compelling book follows on the award-winning and bestselling Hitler's Daughter and Pennies for Hitler, and shows us that evil must be fought.

But once you've won, the hardest and most necessary battle is to understand and forgive. And to learn how to live and love again.

MORE PRAISE FOR GOODBYE, MR HITLER

'Reading about [the holocaust] can be depressing, but not in this compelling, beautifully crafted, novel for young readers. Here author Jackie French looks at what the Holocaust can teach us about hope. How people in internment camps survived, what motivated them to live in a world where people could be so terrible to each other. -- Daily Telegraph

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there's no such thing as a normal family! But some are wackier than others... Cecil's Mum wears long black boots and carries a sword; Gunk's dog Spot loves lettuce and seems to be growing awfully big, awfully fast; Horace's Dad has silver wings and a green and orange tail; and tom's family circle includes a Senior Bogeyman, a tooth Fairy's assistant and a large and hairy best friend called Mog. Fortunately for tom, his Uncle Gus is great at proving the old saying that small people can make a big difference. With drawings by award-winning illustrator Stephen Michael King, this collection of four hilarious Wacky Family stories is guaranteed to delight younger readers. Containing: My Mum the Pirate My Dog the Dinosaur My Dad the Dragon My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome Ages: 7 - 10","rating":"3.07","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-07-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-07-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27090,"isbn13":"9780730443575","title":"One Big Wacky Family","seo":"one-big-wacky-family","summary":"A collection of four favourites from the Wacky Families series. there's no such thing as a normal family! But some are wackier than others... Cecil's Mum wears long black boots and carries a sword;...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730443575.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB7"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFN"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV012030"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV013030"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002070"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"

'A wonderful read for anyone whether they are discovering A Midsummer Night's Dream for the first time or revisiting the classic tale.'
- Books+Publishing, four stars

Titania rose to her feet. 'What is going on here, Peaseblossom?' she demanded.

I bowed to her. 'I apologise, Your Majesty. But I'd rather be known as Pete.'

'Pete?' She frowned. 'That's no name for a fairy.'

'No, it isn't,' I said, meeting her eyes.

At court, he's known as Peaseblossom, a servant to the Fairy Queen.

But as Pete, he prefers pizza to sugarplums and denim to daffodils. He wants to choose his own life too. But how can he when a fairy's sole duty is to obey the all-powerful Queen Titania?

This is Shakespeare's popular and delightful comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream with an added army of Amazons, a sea serpent and a selkie called Gaela, who luckily for Pete makes the best pizza in the world.

It is also a story of the intrigues of the Fairy Court, of vampire plots to dominate the world and of impossible loves that might just come true. Not by enchantment, but when two hearts thread together, making a magic of their own.

PRAISE

'By melding the old and the new, French cleverly raises questions about free will and the abuse of power ... A wonderful read for anyone whether they are discovering A Midsummer's Night Dream for the first time or revisiting the classic tale.' - Books+Publishing, four stars

'Jackie French enriches Shakespeare's plot with well-rounded characters, convincing additional people and interesting back stories ... an absorbing novel' -- Magpies magazine on Third Witch

'The tenderness and beauty French injects into the text is mesmerising ... Evocative scenes, tangible smells and sounds combine to immerse the reader in a carefully designed plot that both stays true to the classic play, and also uncomplicates things for the younger reader' -- Kids' Book Review on I am Juliet

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MondayMorning: Slept.Afternoon: Slept.Evening: Ate.Scratched.Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown creatures, runs her own digging business, and most difficult of all - trains her humans. She teaches them when she would like carrots, when she would like oats and when she would like both at the same time. But these humans are slow learners.Find out how one wombat - between scratching, sleeping and eating - manages to fit the difficult job of training humans into her busy schedule.","rating":"4.24","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-04-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-04-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28721,"isbn13":"9780730444244","title":"Diary of a Wombat","seo":"diary-of-a-wombat","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730444244.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNMP"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNH"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNB"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ9"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Bedtime & Dreams","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV010000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Pets","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002190"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mammals","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002160"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"A story about dreams, beliving in yourself ... and a dancing kangaroo.
From the award-winning duo of Diary of a Wombat comes another hilarious tale of a bush animal you'll never forget.Josephine is a kangaroo - who loves to dance. Her little brother, Joey, tells her that kangaroos don't dance, they hop - but Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through the air.When a ballet troupe comes to town and both the lead ballerina and understudy are injured, Josephine's talents are called upon to help save the day. Can she do it and, more importantly, does it matter that she's a kangaroo?A very funny picture book that looks at the importance of believing in yourself and realising your dreams.Ages 4- 9","rating":"3.86","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-02-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-02-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28722,"isbn13":"9780730444602","title":"Josephine Wants To Dance","seo":"josephine-wants-to-dance","summary":"A story about dreams, beliving in yourself ... and a dancing kangaroo. From the award-winning duo of Diary of a Wombat comes another hilarious tale of a bush animal you'll never forget.Josephine is...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730444602.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNDB"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ9"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFP"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039140"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Australia & Oceania","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV030080"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Dance","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV031020"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Kangaroos","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002350"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
What do you do when your school librarian starts dressing in leopard-skin and goes off chasing dinosaurs? A school excursion to the Big Koala goes horribly wrong when Phredde, Pru and Bruce - and their vampire teacher Mrs Olsen, and Miss Richards, librarian and martial arts expert - head back into the time of the dinosaurs, not to mention giant marsupial lions, a dinosaur with diarrhoea and an exploding volcano. Who will save them? Can one kid, two phaeries, a vampire and a librarian dressed in leopard-skin survive in the past with just a laptop computer, a flying carpet and a plastic spoon? Ages 7-12","rating":"3.77","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-04-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-04-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28562,"isbn13":"9780730444688","title":"Phredde & The Leopard Skin Librarian","seo":"phredde-and-the-leopard-skin-librarian","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730444688.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV052000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNA"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
BUStER LIVES IN tHE HAPPIESt WOLF CLAN AROUND. Dad can catch dried cow pats with his teeth, Mum's corgi milkshakes are to die for (unless you happen to be a corgi) and Aunty Paws mkes one of the best dead rat sandwich in the world. One day Mum and Dad disappear without a trace. Have Buster's parents been wolfnapped? And now, Uncle Wal is leader of the pack. He wants the clan to move from Werewolf Mountain, and for Buster to go to SCHOOL! But Buster has other plans... Find out what Buster discovers as this thrilling and hilarious adventure unfolds in the Wacky family series! Ages 7+","rating":"3.62","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-07-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-07-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27259,"isbn13":"9780730444794","title":"My Uncle Wal The Werewolf","seo":"my-uncle-wal-the-werewolf","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730444794.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Wolves & Coyotes","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002250"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001010"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV028000"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFN"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFS"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"

Companion non fiction title for the bestselling Diary of a Wombat that explores everything you've ever wanted to know about wombats.

Jackie French loves wombats. She's been living with and studying them for over 30 years, and they have been featured characters in many of her books.

Now her beloved wombats take center stage, as Jackie reveals everything you have ever wanted to know about them - from their zoological history to habitation and habits.

Jackie also shares some personal stories from her experiences living with these wonderful creatures. There are also wombat Q&As and wombat jokes sprinkled throughout the book.

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Another spell-binding and spooky story starring Phredde, a fractious but fun-loving phaery, Bruce, a mosquito-eating frog, and Pru, an everyday-normal school girl - except that she lives in a fairy castle, keeps pet piranhas, has a werewolf for a brother and a vampire for a teacher. AND EXCEPt that now she has just inherited her very own mansion and is the envy of ALL her friends. Is this too good to be true? Is there something suspicous about Mr Nahsti, the solicitor? Why do Phredde and Bruce, Pruᱠbest friends in the world, keep sneaking off to Phaeryland without her? And most important: who keeps stealing Pru\\'9291s underpants? A hair-raising, spine-tingling GHOStLY tale of phaeries, underpants and adventure!","rating":"3.90","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-04-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-04-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28116,"isbn13":"9780730444886","title":"Phredde And The Ghostly Underpants","seo":"phredde-and-the-ghostly-underpants","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730444886.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFHD"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Frogs & Toads","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002120"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV028000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV014000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV012030"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFMF"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"TJ's gran has hairy legs and arms. She also makes the best banana cake in the universe, as well as baked bananas, choc-coated bananas and Roast Lamb Surprise (which is mostly bananas) too. In fact, there is only one little problem about having a gorilla for a gran. And the little problem's name is Linda.
What will cool clever Linda think when she finds out who tJ's gran really is? And what will she think of a pet who's a slimy Giant Skateboarding Slug called Egbert? Will she still want to perambulate with tJ? But then again, perhaps Mr Pifflewhiskers, their teacher, is not what he seems... When wombat poachers come to Gobbledygook - it's up to tJ and Gran, with help from Linda and Egbert - and a surprise discovery - to save the day. Join tJ and his gran the gorilla in another exciting adventure in the Wacky Families series.","rating":"3.78","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-05-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-05-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":26266,"isbn13":"9780730444992","title":"My Gran The Gorilla","seo":"my-gran-the-gorilla","summary":"TJ's gran has hairy legs and arms. She also makes the best banana cake in the universe, as well as baked bananas, choc-coated bananas and Roast Lamb Surprise (which is mostly bananas) too. In fact,...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730444992.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNB"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ29"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV013030"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Apes, Monkeys, etc.","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002020"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"An exciting new tale of a brumby, a boy and a bushranger in the Animal Stars series.

A story of survival, second chances ... and a dance with danger.

Young Billy Marks is a pickpocket, transported to the penal colony of New South Wales. He reckons he'll become a bushranger - but that's before he's had a chance to see the bush up close. And when he buys the big white brumby stallion, covered with scars but refusing to bend to any man's will, he knows he made the right choice.

Billy's daughter Mattie Jane thinks her father can ride any horse who ever lived ... and so can she! But when tragedy strikes, the Marks clan, including Mattie's beloved horse, Rebel Yell, will need all their courage to keep the family together.

The deeds and disputed stories of Jackie French's own ancestors inspire another novel - a tale of proud horses, trailblazing farmers and their resilient wives, and desperate men forced to break the law to survive.


PRAISE FOR ANIMAL STARS SERIES:

'beautifully written ... a significant addition to the books about Gallipoli' - ReadPlus.com.au

'marvel at Jackie French's versatility and her skill in making the past live for young readers' - Magpies

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In1798 orphaned Barney Bean now has a flourishing farm in the New SouthWales colony and everything he ever dreamed of ... except his childhood friendElsie.

Butwhen Elsie falls ill and Barney rushes to be by her side, he finally learns thedeadly secret she has been hiding.

Who is this strange and beautiful girl who will not speak? And could Franceever attack the isolated colony?

Written byaward-winning author Jackie French and superbly illustrated by Mark Wilson,this fourth book in The Secret Histories series explores extraordinary anduntold stories from Australia's past, including the female French botanistwho could only work disguised as a man, French and Englishspies, and wars between two empires that threatened even a far-off colony.

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To the world outside her luxurious prison, Mary Queen of Scots was either a shameless beauty who killed her husband, or the rightful Queen of England and Scotland, tragically held captive by Elizabeth I. But to the dog who loved her, Mary was simply his mistress, and the centre of his world.

While Mary desperately plotted to seize both her freedom and the throne, her dog Folly's world is one of chasing mice behind the tapestries and enjoying turkey legs with quinces for supper. Until the day comes when they try to take his Queen away ... Based on the true story of the dog who was with Mary when she died, the Dog Who Loved a Queen is a fascinating tale of religious bigotry, plots and passion - and the unquestioning loyalty of a small Scottish terrier.

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We've all got wacky families, it's just that some are wackier than others - find out just how wacky some families can be in the sixth book of this hilarious series. Drackie is no ordinary kid. He lives on Vampire Island, where every night is dark and stormy. Soon he'll be old enough to turn into a bat and live in his own castle. Drackie has just had the best birthday ever. His parents have given him what he's always secretly wished for - a toad. And not just any toad, a vampire toad, he's called Fang. then the unthinkable happens, Fang is toad-napped and a ransom of $100,000 is asked for by the International Society of toad thieves. the only clue is a bright pink feather. A clue that leads to Auntie Chook. But who is Auntie Chook? And why doesn't anyone in Drackie's family wish to talk about her?","rating":"3.96","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-11-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-11-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27738,"isbn13":"9780730444435","title":"My Auntie Chook The Vampire Chicken","seo":"my-auntie-chook-the-vampire-chicken","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730444435.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFCF"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFD"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV052000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Horror","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV018000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV028000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Birds","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002040"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
At first his whole world had been the pouch; the sweet scent of his mother, her warmth, and the steady thud of her pulse. Now, he wants to find another world. the warrior is ready to explore. But finding a world, his world, away from the safety of the creel flat and his mother\\'9291s hole, is hard and dangerous. And for the warrior to make a new world his, he has to overcome his fears and the 㟴he Enemy. Ages 8+","rating":"0.00","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-07-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-07-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":26277,"isbn13":"9780730450436","title":"The Warrior","seo":"the-warrior","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730450436.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YXEL"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNB"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFP"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV016000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"A collection of four more favourites from the Wacky Families series.
So you think your family is wacky? Wait till you read these stories... How can Buster solve the disappearance of his werewolf parents when Uncle Wal keeps bugging him to act like a human all the time? What would tJ's friends say if they knew his gran was a gorilla? Is Drackie's Auntie Chook really a vampire chicken? And what will Fuzz do when his Pa makes him travel in the Arctic dressed as a polar bear? With drawings by award-winning illustrator Stephen Michael King, this collection of four new hilarious Wacky Family stories is guaranteed to delight younger readers. Containing: My Uncle Wal the Werewolf My Gran the Gorilla My Auntie Chook the Vampire Chicken My Pa the Polar Bear Ages: 7 - 10","rating":"3.53","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-06-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-06-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28195,"isbn13":"9780730445777","title":"Wonderfully Wacky Families","seo":"wonderfully-wacky-families","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730445777.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFU"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFN"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Horror","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV018000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Bears","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002030"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Birds","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002040"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Apes, Monkeys, etc.","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002020"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"The sequel to LESSONS FOR A WEREWOLF WARRIOR - continuing the crazy adventures of Boo, werewolf and hero-in-the making. Ages: 8 - 12
Boo's back ... in another crazy adventure of Heroes, dinosaurs and the most fearsome weapon in the universes ... the zombie sausage. Boojum Bark, werewolf puppy and would-be-Hero, is about to do what no other Hero has done before - go into the scariest universe of them all, the Ghastly Otherwhen, rescue his mum and come back alive. And he'll need help from his friends: mysterious Yesterday, gorgeous Princess Princess Sunbeam Caresse of Pewke, Mug the down-to-earth zombie, and Squeak the warrior mouse. But the Ghastly Otherwhen isn't what Boo expects! And his friends start acting strangely, too ... What is the bond between Yesterday and her dinosaurs? And why won't she let Boo rescue her from slavery? Can Mug really be as dumb as he looks, or is it a clever zombie disguise? And could Princess Princess be an actual Hero underneath her cowardly exterior? the bogeys are scarier - and the food is grosser than ever - it's Jackie French at her hilarious best! Ages 8 - 12","rating":"4.09","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-05-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-05-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28189,"isbn13":"9780730445906","title":"Dance of the Deadly Dinosaurs","seo":"dance-of-the-deadly-dinosaurs","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730445906.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB3"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNA"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV052000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
Prudence is invited by her father's distant werewolf cousins to their gloomy castle to hunt for some missing 'treasure'. Phredde and Bruce accompany Prudence, who is well aware that if she fails then her father will have to take her place. the zombie librarian also makes a reappearance, as does the castle banshee, and Cousin Flea decides that he wants to be a lighting and sound technician and turns what was once a nicely decorated castle into a setting for a television series. Ages 7-12","rating":"3.80","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-05-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-05-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28615,"isbn13":"9780730444695","title":"Phredde & The Temple Of Gloom","seo":"phredde-and-the-temple-of-gloom","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730444695.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFD"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB3"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV052000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002270"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV028000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
the Fascinating History of Your Lunch is an historical look at food and the food from right around the world. Who invented cheese? Or bread or margarine? Where did lettuce and tomato plants originally come from? the plants we eat nowadays come from all over the world and the way we cook and eat them also come from many different cultures. Apples travelled with the Romans, oranges with the Muslim armies and chocolate started off as ancient Aztec coins. the history of food is the history of the world - the Spanish conquistadors conquered the South American Aztec empire and brought home the bitter beans that would eventually become chocolate. they also brought potatoes and chillies with them. Wars, famines and revolutions bring people from one country to another and they bring their favourite food, too. the most important things to learn from history are how people once lived and thought and how that has led to the world we know today. And one of the most interesting ways of understanding history is to look at what we eat. Ages 10+","rating":"3.96","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-10-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-10-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":26214,"isbn13":"9780730450542","title":"The Fascinating History of Your Lunch","seo":"the-fascinating-history-of-your-lunch","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730450542.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNPC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNH"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YPJH"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YPMT4"},{"name":"JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Archaeology","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JNF052010"},{"name":"JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Customs, Traditions, Anthropology","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JNF052020"},{"name":"JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JNF038000"},{"name":"JUVENILE NONFICTION / Cooking & Food","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JNF014000"},{"name":"JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JNF025000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"Find out just how wacky some families can be in the eighth book of this hilarious series.
Fuzz and his family live at the zoo. Fuzz's dad is a blood-thirsty tiger, his mum a mud-cake-making rhinoceros, his sister a tap-dancing giraffe and his brothers a pair of somersaulting monkeys. Fuzz makes great pocket-money pretending to be a polar bear, and at the end of each day his family take off their costumes. Well, most of the time, anyway. Fuzz's pa loves being a polar bear so much he wants to be one! And when he wins two tickets for a cruise to the Arctic, things don't quite turn out as planned! Who is the mysterious girl with pointed ears? What are those strange jingle bells Fuzz keeps hearing? How can two part-time polar bears cope with real ones? Will Fuzz and Pa have to eat raw fish forever? And do reindeer really fly ... Find out what happens at the North Pole with Fuzz and his pa on this amazing Arctic adventure in the Wacky Families series. Ages 7-10","rating":"3.40","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-02-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-02-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27524,"isbn13":"9780730443896","title":"My Pa The Polar Bear","seo":"my-pa-the-polar-bear","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730443896.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ28"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ23"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNB9"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV017010"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Bears","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002030"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Zoos","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002260"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"

THE STORY IS EQUAL PARTS DOWNTOWN ABBEY AND WARTIME ACTION , WITH ENOUGH ROMANCE AND INTRIGUE TO MAKE IT 100% NOT- PUT- DOWN-ABLE. Australian Woman's Weekly

A tale of espionage, love and passionate heroism.

Inspired by true events, this is the story of how society's 'lovely ladies' won a war.

Each year at secluded Shillings Hall, in the snow-crisped English countryside, the mysterious Miss Lily draws around her young women selected from Europe's royal and most influential families. Her girls are taught how to captivate a man - and find a potential husband - at a dinner, in a salon, or at a grouse shoot, and in ways that would surprise outsiders. For in 1914, persuading and charming men is the only true power a woman has.

Sophie Higgs is the daughter of Australia's king of corned beef and the only 'colonial' brought to Shillings Hall. Of all Miss Lily's lovely ladies, however, she is also the only one who suspects Miss Lily's true purpose.

As the chaos of war spreads, women across Europe shrug off etiquette. The lovely ladies and their less privileged sisters become the unacknowledged backbone of the war, creating hospitals, canteens and transport systems where bungling officials fail to cope. And when tens of thousands can die in a single day's battle, Sophie must use the skills Miss Lily taught her to prevent war's most devastating weapon yet.

But is Miss Lily heroine or traitor?

And who, exactly, is she?

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'The story is equal parts Downton Abbey and wartime action, with enough romance and intrigue to make it 100% not-put-down-able.'

-- Australian Women's Weekly on Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies

Australian heiress Sophie Higgs was 'a rose of no-man's land', founding hospitals across war-torn Europe during the horror that was WW1.

Now, in the 1920s, Sophie's wartime work must be erased so that the men who returned can find some kind of 'normality'.

Sophie is, however, a graduate of the mysterious Miss Lily's school of charm and intrigue, and once more she risks her own life as she attempts to save others still trapped in the turmoil and aftermath of war.

But in this new world, nothing is clear, in politics or in love. For the role of men has changed too. Torn between the love of three very different men, Sophie will face her greatest danger yet as she attempts an impossible journey across the world to save Nigel, Earl of Shillings - and her beloved Miss Lily.

In this sequel to the bestselling Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies, Jackie French draws us further into a compelling story that celebrates the passion and adventure of an unstoppable army of women who changed the world.

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All of Australia's dingoes may be descended from one south-east Asian 'rubbish dog' who arrived here over 5,000 years ago. This is a story about the first dingo.It is also the story of Loa, who heads off across the sea in his canoe when the girl he loves marries another. He takes only his spears and a 'rubbish dog', one of the scavengers from around the camp to eat if he gets hungry, or to throw to threatening sharks or crocodiles. But when a storm blows boy and dog out to sea, both must learn to survive in a strange new world as partners - and even as friends.

From renowned author Jackie French comes a story about survival in our earliest times.

Praise for The Horse Who Bit a Bushranger:

'This is a gripping, moving story that is also wonderfully evocative of an era when survival meant growing, creating or killing everything you needed. Kids will love the book for its pace, its sense of adventure and the fact that it is a darn good tale, like French's earlier books in the series.' -- Books + Publishing

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Beautiful new editions of popular titles that will entice a whole new generation of readers to the exploits of Phredde and her friends. Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce and other stories to eat with a watermelon When your teacher's a vampire, your brother's a werewolf, and a frog named Bruce refuses to try to help to save Sleeping Beauty from the Prince, what else can happen? Ages 7-12","rating":"3.82","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-12-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-12-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28614,"isbn13":"9780730491279","title":"Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce and Other Stories to Eat with a Watermelon","seo":"phredde-and-a-frog-named-bruce-and-other-stories-to-eat-with-a-watermelon","summary":" Beautiful new editions of popular titles that will entice a whole new generation of readers to the exploits of Phredde and her friends. Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce and other stories to eat with...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730491279.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFMF"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFS"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Horror","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV018000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV012030"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Frogs & Toads","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002120"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
Beautiful new editions of popular titles that will entice a whole new generation of readers to the exploits of Phredde and her friends. Phredde and the Zombie Librarian and other stories to eat with a blood plum there's a grey-flesh zombie librarian tending her blood-starved books in the school library.and a 5000-year-old Egyptian mummy roaming the corridors. Can Phredde and Pru escape? Ages 7-12","rating":"3.82","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-01-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-01-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28067,"isbn13":"9780730491293","title":"Phredde and the Zombie Librarian and Other Stories to Eat with a Blood Plum","seo":"phredde-and-the-zombie-librarian-and-other-stories-to-eat-with-a-blood-plum","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730491293.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFS"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB3"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFD"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Horror","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV018000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV052000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV028000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"The school sports day is on and Mothball wombat is competing! She eats. She sleeps. She scratches. But can this wombat win? From the award-winning, bestselling creators of Diary of a Wombat.

This is a book about a wombat ... winning. Yes, Mothball has become an athlete, albeit a little accidentally. In her never-ending quest for carrots Mothball stumbles upon the children at the local school competing in the school sports. And despite her somewhat limiting physique and lack of training, Mothball manages to go home with a gold medal.

Why puff and pant when you can eat, sleep and scratch?


PRAISE
'A great addition to any first reader's library and a book to be savoured many times, alone or in shared reading. Highly Recommended.' -- Reading Time

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'This is a cheeky story for grandparents to share with their grandkids'
-- Reading Time

She eats. She sleeps. She scratches.

And like all grandmas, she thinks her grandson is the best-behaved baby ever.

But this baby wombat has other ideas ...

Created by author Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, this delightfully funny book celebrates the love and joy that being a grandma can bring.

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Paris, Christmas Eve, 1933

For once it was an accident. Violette did not mean to kill St Nicholas. But there he was, with blood on the cobblestones, and a family waiting for the Christmas Eve miracle that would never come. And her own family expecting her to eat Christmas goose tomorrow at Shillings Hall in England.

Violette Jones had led a life of melodrama since being born in the middle of a war to an espionage agent. But even she had never had to face a bloodied St Nicholas, and somehow conjure three miracles for Christmas.

Another story for the many fans of the Miss Lily series.

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She is the girl who will be queen: Ophelia, daughter of Denmarks lord chancellor and loved by Prince Hamlet.

 

But while Hamlets family stab, poison or haunt one another, Ophelia plans a sensible rule, one filled with justice and the making of delicious cheeses. Even if she has to pretend to be mad to make it happen, Ophelia will let nothing, not even howling ghosts, stand in her way.

 

This is Shakespeares play, but with what might also have happened behind the scenes. And this story has a happy ending.

 

From Jackie French, one of Australias most respected and awarded authors and the Australian Childrens Laureate and 2015 Senior Australian of the Year, comes a book that reimagines the life of one of Shakespeares most intriguing female characters.

 

 

Praise for I am Juliet:

 

The captivating storyline and well-developed characters will make it popular with high school-aged readers.

Magpies

 

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Just shut your eyes and picture yourself walking around the corner. that's what my friend told me. Somewhere around the corner and you'll be safe. the demonstration was wild, out of control. Barbara was scared. She saw the policeman running towards her. She needed to escape. She closed her eyes and did precisely that: she walked somewhere around the corner - to another demonstration - to another time. Barbara was lucky she meet young Jim who took her out of this strange, frightening city to his home. It was 1932, when Australia was in the grip of the depression, and Jim lived in a shantytown. But Barbara found a true friend and a true home - somewhere safe around the corner. Ages 12+","rating":"3.89","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-10-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-10-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27394,"isbn13":"9780730491958","title":"Somewhere around the Corner","seo":"somewhere-around-the-corner","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730491958.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV028000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV016000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002000"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNMK"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFY"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YXZH"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFT"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"Jackie French explores a distant and fascinating world, where the future is not always as it seems, and the king's displeasure means death.Ages 10 - 14
After Nikko and thetis are taken from their village, their amazing acrobatic skills save them from slavery and make them the focus of the Mycenaean court. the courtiers are in awe of them; the King is enchanted.But thetis may destroy them both when she tells the King a truth about his future that he doesn't want to hear. Nikko and the daring horse dancer Euridce must travel across Greece to find his sister again - and the extraordinary future that awaits them all - in Delphi.Can one young girl change history?Jackie French waves history, myth and fantasy together into one enthralling tale of horse dancers, earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as love and courage, from beyond recorded time.Ages 10-14","rating":"3.93","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-07-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-07-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":26658,"isbn13":"9780730492474","title":"Oracle","seo":"oracle","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730492474.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNMW"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNRU"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFHH"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV032000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV030000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV016000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"

As the bushfire swallowed up the world they knew, a wombat shared her burrow with other animals.

Longlisted in the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards and a 2021 Children's Book Council Notable Book.

As the flames of a bushfire approach, one small wombat shelters with other animals in her burrow. But that is just the beginning of their journey to safety.

Based on events witnessed by Australian Children's Laureate Jackie French during the 2020 fires, and co-created with award-winning illustrator Danny Snell, this is a story of courage, compassion and survival, which saw people across Australia come together to save our wildlife from devastation.

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A story of transportation and life in a new world from Australia's Children's Laureate

At the tender age of eight, chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay. As one of the members of the First Fleet, he arrives in a country that seemingly has little to offer - or little that the English are used to, anyway.

Luckily, not long after tom's arrival in the colony, the fair and kind Sergeant Stanley decides to take on tom as a servant. Together Tom, Sergeant Stanley and his son, Rob, build a house, set up an orchard and a vegetable garden for themselves - and thrive, unlike many others in the new colony.

Jackie French weaves Tom's story in with the story of the development of Australia. She tells of a colony that, despite its natural abundance, cannot offer what the colonists want - familiarity. While the people's health is better than it ever was in England, their morale is low as they wait for news from home.

PRAISE FOR NANBERRY: BLACK BROTHER WHITE

'For really, really good Australian young-adult (and middle-grade) historical fiction, Jackie French has always been a winner ... With Nanberry: Black Brother White she delivers an excellent fictionalised account of the First Fleet's settlement at Sydney Cove ... a powerful novel' -- Australian Bookseller & Publisher, 5 stars

'She is one of few masters who can embed historic characters in rattling good tales, and her meticulous research is seamlessly inserted so that you live the detail rather than learn it. Even if you are not into history, Nanberry will hook you in ... Irresistible for history buffs of any age' -- Good Reading Magazine, 5 stars

'I've been telling all my friends to read this book, and to give it to their kids to read. It's absolutely engrossing' -- Herald Sun

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NEW REVISED EDITION TO CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST MOON LANDING

Who were the Honeysuckle Creek mob? And how did they assist the first moon landing?

When man took the first step on the moon it was a bunch of Australian technicians who tracked the spacecraft and sent the first television pictures to the world. No, not at Parkes - the movie 'The Dish' got it wrong. They were from Honeysuckle Creek in the ACT.

This is their story, told by Bryan Sullivan, one of the technicians on duty at the time, and his wife, children's author Jackie French. And to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first manned Moon landing, Bryan and Jackie have revisited this book to reflect on the enormous strides that technology has made since this book was first published in 2004.

Winner of the 2005 CBC Eve Pownall Award for Information Books in 2005, To the Moon and Back includes information about the space program and the birth of the internet, as well as supplying the answers to questions such as: How do you go to the toilet in a spacecraft? Have the astronauts ever seen an alien? What made the moon? Can I have a holiday in space?


PRAISE

'... fascinating insights into the part that the Australians played in getting the astronauts to the moon and back.' -- Bestselling author, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

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It's Christmas! And it's Christmas for Mothball the Wombat, too.She eats, she sleeps, she scratches,but on Christmas Eve ...

Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, CHRISTMAS WOMBAT is another irresistible picture book by this extraordinary award-winning pair. Ages 3+

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Giraffes can't resist the trees, I like milk and sandwiches ... But who stole the cheese?

From the co-creators of GOOD DOG HANK comes a picture for all those children who love dinosaurs ... and cheese.

Ages: 3+

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this is the well-known story of Juliet Capulet and her love for Romeo. It also the story about the increasing helplessness Juliet feels as she realises that unlike young men her age, her life will effectively be determined and controlled by others, who see her having an arranged marriage of alliance and becoming a breeder of sons. I am Juliet closely follows the well-known and loved plot of the play, but we also see the point of view of Rob, the thirteen-year-old boy who is the first to play the role of Juliet on the Elizabethan stage. Like many young people today, he too is overwhelmed by 'all those words' that Shakespeare wrote. But Rob realises that the story of love and tragedy is a somewhat simple one and the words are there for their extraordinary beauty and meaning. He will be Juliet and let the power of the words sing - as they still do today.","rating":"3.85","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-06-23 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-06-23 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":26476,"isbn13":"9781460700860","title":"I am Juliet","seo":"i-am-juliet","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460700860.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Boys & Men","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV005000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Classics","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV007000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Theater","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV031060"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNL"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YXHL"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFA"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Renaissance","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV016100"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFMR"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"Anniversary edition of the first book Jackie French published with A & R. This is where a truly remarkable career began.

'Rain Stones' and the other stories in this collection reveal that the country is a magical place, that there is an extra dimension to be found by those whose minds and hearts are open to the possibility. Michael knows that the hills around Canberra are sleeping dinosaurs waiting for darkness to fall to begin their nightly dance. Jacob is blind, but he can show his friends things they never dreamt existed. And Helen is hoping that the rain stones will bring rain to the parched land where everything is dying.

Powerful, imaginative and moving, this collection of short stories reveal the extraordinary early talent of this remarkable writer.

 

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Why does humanity cling to warfare when it destroys the land and people the armies try to claim?

Claverton Castle, 1940. Eagles and Spitfires fly in the skies of England as Lady Deanna, the aristocratic granddaughter of the Duke of Claverton, spends her days shovelling manure and her evenings in blue satin, attending dinner parties to gather intelligence from the many Nazi sympathisers among Britain's powerful upper classes. She is an excellent spy: the information she gleans may prove vital in the months ahead. But when she becomes enmeshed in the German plot to restore the Duke of Windsor to the throne of England and ensure an alliance with Hitler, she must feign cooperation and risk her life for the sake of her country.

As war devastates Europe, 'Lady Dee' must solve other mysteries, too. Why do the three orphaned children she has taken into her home and grown to love refuse to reveal their identity? What reason can British Intelligence have to warn her away from Sam Murray, a decorated Australian pilot and the only man she feels she could ever marry? Is the wounded soldier who stumbles along the secret caves below her home truly the missing Duke of Claverton?

From bestselling author Jackie French comes a book about the conflicts between love and duty, and the royal betrayals kept secret from the public for so long.

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-- Bookseller & Publisher

It's 1939, and for Georg, son of an English academic living in Germany, life is full of cream cakes and loving parents. It is also a time when his teacher measures the pupils' heads to see which of them have the most 'Aryan'- shaped heads. But when a university graduation ceremony turns into a pro-Nazi demonstration, Georg is smuggled out of Germany to war-torn London and then across enemy seas to Australia where he must forget his past and who he is in order to survive. Hatred is contagious, but Georg finds that kindness can be, too.

A companion piece to the best-selling Hitler's Daughter, this is a story of war-torn Europe during WWII, as seen through the eyes of a young German boy Georg, who loses his family and must forget his past and who he is in order to survive.

MORE PRAISE FOR PENNIES FOR HITLER

'Jackie French's research and subsequent feeling for the era is superb the descriptions of wartime Australia alone are fascinating. This is historical fiction at is best and thoroughly recommended for upper primary children and beyond.' -- Bookseller & Publisher, 5 Star Review

'From its dramatic opening sequence to its one word conclusion 300 pages later, this is an absorbing story rich with details of everyday life' -- Canberra Times

'This striking fiction for school age readers gives an unflinching view of war and a close-up human perspective on asylum seekers.' -- Saturday Age

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GUNKS DAD WEARS FLUFFY CHICKEN SLIPPERS. His sister, Fliss, is into weightlifting and his mum is searching for aliens. Gunk has Spot, his pet dog or is it? (A dog, that it.) Spot has a long neck, a flat tail and eats lettuce. Lots of it. Come to thnk of it, Spot is the silliest-looking dog Gunk has ever seen. Spot is scared of cats, too, and Fliss\\'9291s motorbike. And then Spot starts to grow... Will Spot ever learn to bark? What strange secret does Pete, the girl next door, keep in her shed? Can Gunk teach Spot to like dog food? Or, will everyone in the world want to take Spot away when they find out that he isn't really a dog? the wacky talents of Jackie French and Stephen Michael King will delight younger readers as way out and wild adventures unfold in the Wacky family series. Ages 7+","rating":"3.77","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-07-21 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-07-21 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27124,"isbn13":"9781460703908","title":"My Dog the Dinosaur","seo":"my-dog-the-dinosaur","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460703908.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFP"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ21"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV028000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002060"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNH1"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
Further adventures of Phredde the feisty, funky phaery and her friends Pru and Bruce (the boy prince who'd rather stay being a frog). It's a new term, and things look GREAt! the new headmaster has outlawed homework, and every kid will get six free ice blocks a day! So why is Pru so worried? try a blood-sucking footy team for a start. there's also an evil kid-eating cow, a mysterious FLOINGGGGGGGGGGG!, and a new school rule outlawing magic! Which means that if Bruce wants to stay on the footy team he has to stop being a frog! Ages 7-12","rating":"3.80","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-01-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-01-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28707,"isbn13":"9780730491286","title":"Phredde and the Vampire Footy Team","seo":"phredde-and-the-vampire-footy-team","summary":" Further adventures of Phredde the feisty, funky phaery and her friends Pru and Bruce (the boy prince who'd rather stay being a frog). It's a new term, and things look GREAt! the new headmaster has...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730491286.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXW"},{"name":"Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy","type":"93","seo_name":"YFH"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002270"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Sports & Recreation / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV032000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
We've all got wacky families, it's just that some are wackier than others - find out how wacky in the fourth book of this hilarious series, My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome. tom has the happiest family around. Dad is Senior Bogeyman for the entire east coast and Mum is First Assistant tooth Fairy. Only Uncle Gus feels a professional failure - he's just a garden gnome. But when the Most Powerful Witch in the World puts a bad-luck spell on tom, it's Uncle Gus - and tom's friend Mog (who's a . well, no one is quite sure what Mog is, but he's large and hairy) - who put things right. A hilarious story featuring sabre-toothed tigers, mad scientist teachers, magic carpets, and lots of fun and mayhem. Ages 7+","rating":"3.19","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-12-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-12-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27994,"isbn13":"9780730491255","title":"My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome","seo":"my-uncle-gus-the-garden-gnome","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730491255.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNU"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFN"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXW"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"
HORACE'S DAD HAS SILVER WINGS AND A GREEN AND ORANGE tAIL. His mum hasn't been able to cast a spell right yet, and his sister Grub - the Fayre Elayne - invents weird things like a box that can take instant pictures. At King Arthur's School for Knights the nasty Sir Sneazle has given Horace the worst assignment of all. Why couldn't Horace be asked to rescue a damsel in distress instead off Pimply Pol, Bran and Snidge, or write an essay on the broadsword instead of Bernard. Anything but kill a dragon! How will Horace and his friends manage? Will the Fayre Elayne come to the rescue with one of her inventions? And will Horace finally discover the truth about his family that will save Dad and Camelot? Find out as another hilarious and wild adventure unfolds in the Wacky Family series. Ages 7+","rating":"3.00","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-11-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-11-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28463,"isbn13":"9780730491248","title":"My Dad the Dragon","seo":"my-dad-the-dragon","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730491248.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB1"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXW"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFHK"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Europe","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV030050"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002270"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"From the author of Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies comes a special free gift for her readers. A moving and heart-warming story that is perfect for Christmas - and beyond.

December1918

Thisfirst peacetime Christmas should be perfect.

Butthis is a ceasefire, not peace. Influenza ravages Europe and the hospital suppliesSophie ordered six months ago have not arrived from Australia.

Andthe old woman in Ward 3 will not stop knitting.

Yeteven in war-torn Europe, Christmas miracles are possible, as a stranger revealsthe extraordinary story of how thousands of female resistance workers sentcoded messages, including the most important message a woman can send.

Andsomehow Christmas does arrive, the perfect Christmas, with love from Miss Lily.

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Could the world's greatest writer truly put down his pen forever to become a gentleman?

He was a boy who escaped small town life to be the most acclaimed playwright of the land. A lover whose sonnets still sing 400 years later; a glover's apprentice who became a  gentleman.

But was he happy with his new riches? Who was the woman he truly loved?

The world knows the name of William Shakespeare. This book reveals the man - lover, son and poet.

Based on new documentary evidence, as well as textual examination of his plays, this fascinating book gives a tantalising glimpse at what might have been: the other hands that helped craft those plays, the secrets that must ever be hidden but - just possibly - may now be told.
Ages 12+

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Whoever said having a pirate for a mum was fun? Cecil's mum wears long black boots and an even longer sword, and she makes her enemies walk the plank. Putrid Percival serves sea monster soup for dinner when Cecil would rather eat pizza. And Filthy Frederick stinks - but hey, he's good at maths, and nobody's perfect! Cecil gets seasick and all he wants is a normal life. With parent-teacher night looming, Cecil is worried. Will the crazy crew of the good ship Mermaid and his pirate mum ruin his street cred? But when flood waters strike and Bandicoot Flats Central School is in danger, who will save the students and teachers from the perils of the rising waters? the wacky talents of Jackie French and Stephen Michael King will delight younger readers as way-out and wild adventures unfold in the Wacky Family series. Ages 7+","rating":"3.80","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-07-21 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-07-21 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28334,"isbn13":"9781460703915","title":"My Mum the Pirate","seo":"my-mum-the-pirate","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460703915.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFS"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNHA1"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Marine Life","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002170"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Pirates","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001020"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"Phredde, Pru and Bruce are back and this time they're in ancient Egypt. Will the pyramids survive Instead of just roaring like all volcanoes that are school bells do, it erupts and a tunnel opens. Phredde, Pru and Bruce can't help but enter the tunnel, magic at the ready, for a new adventure. It seems Fluffy, Queen of the Nile, has sent this time tunnel to seek out a brave and brilliant girl to save her - this has to be Pru, well, it can't be Phredde, she's a phaery, and Bruce, well, he's a frog and a boy. Will one girl, a phaery and a frog be able to save Fluffy, Queen of the Nile And, what kind of a name is Fluffy for an Egyptian queen anyway Ages 7-12
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the thrilling finale to the Outlands trilogy. the City has called on Danielle Forest, Virtual Engineer, to find the source of a new influenza epidemic that is infecting the City and threatening the Outlands. the disease partially kills, and those affected become zombies intent on killing all around them. If the epidemic is not controlled, the deaths are likely to be greater than anything seen since the Black Death. Danielle and her boyfriend, Neil, may be infected with the disease, so they must race against time to find the source in order for an antidote to be made. But can they find the origin of this terrible disease before it's too late? Ages 16+","rating":"3.63","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-06-23 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-06-23 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":26117,"isbn13":"9781460703885","title":"Flesh and Blood","seo":"flesh-and-blood","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460703885.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFG"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFCB"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB3"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFEB"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV028000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV026000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Horror","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV018000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Dystopian","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV059000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"Werewolves, wacky creatures and lots of crazy humour - sounds like another hilarious series from Jackie French!! Ages 8-10
Boojum Bark is a werewolf - and a hero. He doesn't really want to be, but it's the only way he'll save his mum. Now he has to go to Hero School to learn the Right Way to achieve hero status.Werewolves are at the bottom of the pecking order when it comes to heroes - especially when they lift their legs on the doorpost and do outrageous things on stage in the middle of school assembly.But something strange is happening at the School for Heroes. Could the school be under attack? If so, by whom? And who will protect it? Can Boojum sniff out the perpetrators?Join the funniest assortment of strange (but heroic!) characters ever to attend one school as they try to find out what being a hero really means.Ages 8 - 10","rating":"4.08","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-06-23 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-06-23 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27464,"isbn13":"9781460703878","title":"Lessons for a Werewolf Warrior","seo":"lessons-for-a-werewolf-warrior","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460703878.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFC"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFQ"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNXB2"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFS"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Werewolves & Shifters","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV079000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV028000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV001000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"

The year is 1859 and the goldfields are filled with diggers -- and danger!

Orphaned twelve-year-old Tigg is the Bandicoot Bushranger, the youngest bushranger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1859.

When a robbery goes wrong, Tigg must flee in disguise as one of the tens of thousands of Chinese men and boys braving heat, thirst, starvation and murderous attacks on the long road from Robe in South Australia to the goldfields in Victoria.

But even further danger threatens. Who has offered a large sum of money for Tigg's capture? And is the mysterious Henry Lau a friend or enemy?

To be safe, Tigg must solve the greatest mystery of all.

Who is Tigg?

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In the tradition of The Man from Snowy River comes a gripping and courageous sequel to A Waltz for Matilda

The year is 1919. Thirty years have passed since the man from Snowy River made his famous ride. But World War I still casts its shadow across a valley in the heart of Australia, particularly for orphaned sixteen-year-old Flinty McAlpine, who lost a brother when the Snowy River men marched away to war.

Why has the man Flinty loves returned from the war so changed and distant? Why has her brother Andy 'gone with cattle', leaving Flinty in charge of their younger brother and sister and with the threat of eviction from the farm she loves so dearly? A brumby muster held under the watchful eye of the legendary Clancy of the Overflow offers hope. Now Flinty must ride to save her farm, her family and the valley she loves.

Set among the landscapes of the great poems of Australia, this book is a love song to the Snowy Mountains and a tribute to Australia's poets who immortalised so much of our land. The Girl from Snowy River combines passion, heartbreak, history and an enduring love and rich understanding of our land.


PRAISE FOR A WALTZ FOR MATILDA

'... this absorbing saga abounds in social and historical detail' -- Magpies

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Most Australians know of Simpson and his donkey, who became heroes at Gallipoli, even among the Turkish forces. Few know where the donkey came from, or what happened to him after World War I. Or that another man carried on rescuing the wounded with the donkey after Simpson died.

This is the story of a small unassuming donkey. It's also the story of Gallipoli, of Jack Simpson, and New Zealander stretcher-bearer Richard Henderson, who literally took up the reins after Simpson's death. Exhaustively researched, it gives a new depth to our understanding of this story of Anzac heroism.


PRAISE FOR JACKIE FRENCH

'Jackie French is excellent at telling history in an exciting way for children' -- Burke's Backyard

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Luke lives in modern-day Australia with his mother and stepfather, Sam. He is burdened by a guilty secret: Sam has helped him to cheat in an entrance exam for a prestigious school.Lulach lives in ninth-century Scotland with his mother and stepfather, Macbeth. Macbeth becomes a great king and restores peace to the land.Luke dreams about Lulach and Macbeth at night. He is also studying the play Macbeth at school and in Shakespeare's version, Macbeth is a villain who murders the rightful king. Why did Shakespeare lie about who Macbeth really was? When is it okay to lie and when should you tell the truth?

Similarly to Hitler's Daughter, Macbeth and Son challenges the reader to consider the actions of people, both in the past and present, and from a seemingly simple storyline, Macbeth and Son arrives at the morally complex question of 'What is truth? And how important is it?'

AWARDS

Shortlisted - 2007 CBCA Book of the Year Awards (Younger Readers)

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War is being fought on a horrific scale in the trenches of France, but it might as well be a world away from sixteen-year-old New Zealander Midge Macpherson, at school in England learning to be a young lady. But the war is coming closer: Midge's brothers are in the army, and her twin, Tim, is listed as 'missing' in the devastating defeat of the Anzac forces at Gallipoli .

Desperate to do their bit - and avoid the boredom of school and the restrictions of Society - Midge and her friends Ethel and Anne start a canteen in France, caring for the endless flow of wounded soldiers returning from the front. Midge, recruited by the over-stretched ambulance service, is thrust into carnage and scenes of courage she could never have imagined.

And when the war is over, all three girls - and their Anzac boys - discover that even going 'home' can be both strange and wonderful. Exhaustively researched but written with the lightest of touches, this is Jackie French at her very best.

AWARDS

Shortlisted - 2009 ABIA Awards
Honour Book - 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards (Younger Readers)

PRAISE

'Highly recommended for teenage to adult readers' - Readings

'A book of many voices. Poignant, graphic and compulsive fiction about women who volunteered during WWI' - Sunday Age

'Beautifully written. An important story. The use of a sixteen year old protagonist will make the story more real and more confronting for teen readers' - Aussie Reviews

'A well-researched story about the invaluable support women provided during the war. Recommended for secondary school-aged children' - Australian Bookseller and Publisher

'... rousing stuff, and it hasn't been watered down. French doesn't shy away from the nightmarish conditions of trench warfare. Highly readable, scrupulous in its history ... an ideal text for schools' - Sydney Morning Herald

'... entertaining and uplifting' - Sun-Guardian Blacktown

'This is a moving story about the love, kindness and humanity of the people involved in the bloodshed and carnage of World War I' - Launceston Examiner

'Jackie has woven her usual magic with her deft light touch and humour in this gripping story' - Toowoomba Chronicle

'A warm tribute to extraordinary women in extraordinary times. We must remember them' - Woman's Day

'Younger readers will enjoy this story about the soldiers of World War I and the volunteers who supported them' - Brisbane News

'Comprehensively researched and beautifully written' - South Coast Register

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It's 1854, and the Ballarat goldfields are a place of dreams and rebellion as Sam, a homeless teenager, is called back to the past to join the Puddlehams, who run 'the best little cook shop on the diggings'.

The Puddlehams dream of buying a hotel with velvet seats, while others dream of freedom from the British crown, away from the rule of wealthy landowners and corrupt officials.

As the summer days get hotter, and the miners' protests are ignored with catastrophic results, Sam experiences first-hand the power of a united stand which will change her life forever.

PRAISE FOR JACKIE FRENCH

'Jackie French is excellent at telling history in an exciting way for children' -- Burke's Backyard

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'Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiled
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...'

In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to find her unknown father and his farm. But drought grips the land, and the shearers are on strike. Her father has turned swaggie and he's wanted by the troopers. In front of his terrified daughter, he makes a stand against them, defiant to the last. 'You'll never catch me alive, said he...'

Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl's journey towards independence. It is also the story of others who had no vote and very little but their dreams.

Drawing on the well-known poem by A.B. Paterson and from events rooted in actual history, this is the untold story behind Australia's early years as an emerging nation.

PRAISE

'Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the fascinating minutiae of everyday life into a good story.' -- Magpies Magazine

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Shortlisted CBC Book of the Year (Older Readers), ACT Book of the Year, and YABBA.

The people call Prince Narmer 'the Golden One' Handsome and talented, he is destined to be King of Thinis, the greatest town in Egypt and, for Narmer, the centre of the world.

Then a devastating accident forces him to give up his right to the throne and sends him journeying across the ancient Middle East with the mysterious trader, the crippled Nitho and a tamed wildcat called Bast. And as he travels he learns that Thinis is actually a very small place indeed.

But can he ever truly forget his homeland? During on last visit to Thinis, he will discover what it really means to be a leader, and will find his destiny being fulfilled beyond his wildest expectations ...

Set in a time before the pyramids and based on real historical events, Pharaoh will sweep readers along on a fascinating journey through a part of the world we hear so much about today.

PRAISE

'French is a master of historical fiction, deftly weaving her knowledge into a story full of fascinating details... Colours, smells, sights and sounds - all combine with real characters to make a wonderful book.' -- Magpies

'French leaves readers with the feeling that there are always fascinating little corners left for students of history to explore.' -- Viewpoint

'...will have kids turning away from the TV and tuning into the amazing world of the past.' -- The Gold Coast Mail

'Jackie French's latest offering is a riveting read on many levels; historically informative, rich in drama and suspense, with well drawn characters. -- The Sunday Age

'Jackie's passion for history is palpable throughout this mesmerising story.' -- The Toowoomba Chronicle

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Why does Australia have animals that are so different from others anywhere else in the world? Why do 'roos and wallabies have such big tummies? Who were the kangaroos with fangs that lived 10 million years ago? What's the best way to become invisible (to kangaroos, at any rate)? Which wallaby is a 'living fossil' - the same as the wallabies that grazed 10 million years ago? Why do joeys eat their mother's droppings? Fnd out in this fascinating new book! PS: What do you call a kangaroo with a flower behind their ear and a big grin? A happy hippy hoppy. Ages 7-12","rating":"3.56","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-04-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2010-04-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":26469,"isbn13":"9780730443742","title":"How High Can a Kangaroo Hop?","seo":"how-high-can-a-kangaroo-hop","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730443742.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNU"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNG"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNB"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ9"},{"name":"JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JNF051050"},{"name":"JUVENILE NONFICTION / Humor / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JNF028000"},{"name":"JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JNF003000"},{"name":"REFERENCE / General","type":"bisac","seo_name":"REF000000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"The much-loved sequel to the bestselling DIARY OF A WOMBAT
He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored.He creates havoc wherever he goes!He's Mothball's baby - and he's even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum.Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, the award-winning duo of the international bestseller Diary of a Wombat.","rating":"3.85","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-04-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2011-04-01 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":28718,"isbn13":"9780730443513","title":"Baby Wombat's Week","seo":"baby-wombats-week","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9780730443513.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YFP"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNNJ9"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Parents","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV013060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Bedtime & Dreams","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV010000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mammals","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV002160"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV019000"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"The first in a new series that focuses on a secret part of our history

From best-selling and award-winning author Jackie French comes a new series for younger readers called the Secret Histories.

This first book in the series tells the story of a young indigenous girl Birrung who befriends orphaned Barney and his friend Elsie. Birrung is living with Mr Johnson, chaplain to the Australian colony in 1790, and his family. Generous in spirit, the Johnson family also take in Barney and Elsie who have only just been surviving on their meagre daily rations. Despite living with the Johnsons, Birrung's connection to her people remains strong, and when Mr and Mrs Johnson see how Barney's feeling for Birrung are growing, they gently explain that his friendship with a 'native' girl and all that she taught him about her language and lore must remain a secret - forever.

Perfect for readers who loved the best-selling and award-winning Nanberry: Black Brother White, the Secret Histories series will be welcomed by all who love the power of Jackie French's storytelling.

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By the 1790s, orphaned Barney Bean finally has his own farm in the early NSW colony. All his dreams are coming true!

Black Caesar claims he is an ex-slave who vowed to be free. Or is he a laughing villain, a trickster who plans to terrorise the colony?

Should Barney help him? Or does he risk losing everything - including his life?

In this third title in The Secret Histories series, award-winning author and Children's Laureate Jackie French has researched the life of little-known John Black Caesar, who was Australia's first recorded bushranger.

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Does your child love books, but can't stay still long enough to focus on reading one? Would you like to improve your child's reading ability? Don't know where to begin to stimulate a greater love of reading in your child? Award-winning author Jackie French knows what it is to struggle with reading and literacy. Drawing on her own experience with dyslexia, Jackie has written this book to help parents identify the possible reading difficulties their children may have. All children learn differently, and Jackie offers many fun and rewarding way s to help launch your child into literacy. these include games for coordination, concentration and focus as well as helpful steps to kickstart your child into reading and to foster a life-long love of books. I SPY A GREAt READER is filled with a wealth of advice, anecdotes and activities - it's a book every parent should own.","rating":"3.30","stock":0,"date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-07-21 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"sale_date":{"__className":"DateTime","date":"2014-07-21 00:00:00.000000","timezone_type":3,"timezone":"Australia/Sydney"},"product_id":27850,"isbn13":"9781460703403","title":"I Spy a Great Reader","seo":"i-spy-a-great-reader","summary":"...","image":"https://harpercollins-millsandboon-au.imgix.net/covers/9781460703403.jpg?auto=format&w=298&placeholder=true","hide":true,"categories":[{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV039060"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Words","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV009080"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Beginner","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV043000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV035000"},{"name":"JUVENILE FICTION / Books & Libraries","type":"bisac","seo_name":"JUV047000"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YNL"},{"name":"Undefined Category","type":"93","seo_name":"YPCA21"}],"scheduled":[]},{"description":"there are hundreds and thousands of Missing Persons ... whether they have changed identity to remain hidden from those who love them, whether they have been abducted or some other reason is not always known. Missing You, Love Sara is a story of such a person and the effect on those left behind. At 11.35am, thursday May 4th, Sara's sister Reenie disappears. Was she kidnapped Did she kill herself Did she simply decide to vanish Or is her body lying somewhere waiting to be found this is Sara's story as she tries to work it out. How can someone like Reenie just disappear And are the police really doing everything they can to find her ... Ages 12+
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When Vikings raid and destroy a small coastal village, Hekja and her dog, Snarf, are captured and taken to Greenland.

In this harsh and cold land, Hekja becomes a thrall - a slave - to Freydis Eriksdottir, daughter of the infamous Erik the Red. Hekja's fiery determination earns her the respect of her mistress.

But Hekja's journey was just the beginning, as she and Snarf and other colonists join their leader, Freydis, on a voyage to Vinland to establish a new settlement where more perilous adventures await them...


AWARDS

Shortlisted - Young People's History Prize, NSW Premier's History Awards (2006)

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The amazing story of Australia's first surgeon and the boy he adopted.

It's 1789, and as the new colony in Sydney Cove is established, Surgeon John White defies convention and adopts Nanberry, an Aboriginal boy, to raise as his son. Nanberry is clever and uses his unique gifts as an interpreter to bridge the two worlds he lives in.With his white brother, Andrew, he witnesses the struggles of the colonists to keep their precarious grip on a hostile wilderness. And yet he is haunted by the memories of the Cadigal warriors who will one day come to claim him as one of their own.

This true story follows the brothers as they make their way in the world - one as a sailor, serving in the Royal Navy, the other a hero of the Battle of Waterloo. No less incredible is the enduring love between the gentleman surgeon and the convict girl who was saved from the death penalty and became a great lady in her own right.

AWARDS

Honour Book - CBCA 2012 (Younger Reader's Book of the Year)

PRAISE

'[Jackie] is one of few masters who can embed historic characters in rattling good tales, and her meticulous research is seamlessly inserted so that you live the detail rather than learn it. Irresistible for history buffs of any age.' - Good Reading Magazine, five stars

'If every Australian history class in the country could be taught by Jackie French, we'd have an entire generation of kids with an enormous thirst for knowledge about our early European settlement and a whole lot more compassion for those who already called this country home.' - Sunday Tasmanian

'I've been telling all my friends to read this book, and to give it to their kids to read. It's absolutely engrossing.' - Herald Sun

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When a boat carrying a group of asylum seekers is sunk by a freak wave, Faris wakes from the shipwreck in an Australia he's always dreamed of. There are kangaroos grazing under orange trees and the sky is always blue.

On a nearby beach, Faris meets a group of young people who have come from far different times and places. They are also seeking refuge, and each has their own story of why they had to leave their own country to make a new life for themselves.

It is only when Faris chooses to return to 'real life' and find his father in Australia that he learns the extraordinary truth about the friends he made in the golden beach.From one of Australia's best-loved authors comes a remarkable story about Australia's long history of migration and the people who make up our country.


PRAISE

'French treats her characters sensitively and has crafted an inventive, progressive work of fiction which is sure to have a powerful impact on young and old readers alike' - West Australian

'I was thoroughly moved by Refuge -- or moreover, the people I met within its pages. This is a lyrical, highly imaginative and important book. It allows children to truly experience and FEEL the impact of refugee like and how it has formed the country we are today -- the world we are today' - Kids' Book Review

'It's perfect timing for Jackie French's fictional intervention -- a young-adult novel that inspires an imaginative engagement with the lives of refugees our government so obviously lacks' - The Sydney Morning Herald

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never 'just a girl'.

In 72 AD, as the Roman army pillages Judea and destroys their village, fourteen-year-old Judith hides

her younger sister, her great-grandmother Rabba, a Roman slave called Caius and an unwilling goat in a cave used to store food.

Judith's skills will save them as wolves - and humans - threaten the group during that long, icy winter. There are feasts to enjoy as they listen to Rabba tell stories of her youth; of her wealthy marriage in Jerusalem and her life in Nazareth as a child.

But there is one story Rabba will not tell, no matter how much they coax her. It is the story of Maryiam, her beloved friend who faced the scandal and shame of an unwed pregnancy and the anguish of watching the crucifixion.

And it is Maryiam's example that will give Judith, her sister and Caius the courage to step beyond their refuge. Because like Judith, Maryiam of Nazareth was never 'just a girl'.

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'A MUST FOR YOUR SUMMER READING LIST'

-- Better Reading

A body has been found in the burned-out wreckage of the church at Gibber's Creek -- with older skeletons lying beneath it.

The corpse is identified as that of Ignatius Mervyn, the man who attempted to kill Jed Kelly and her unborn child.

Newcomer Fish Johnstone is drawn into the murder investigation, convinced that the local police are on the wrong track with their enquiries. But as she digs beneath the warm and welcoming surface of the Gibber's Creek community, more secrets emerge.

And Fish must also face her own mystery -- the sudden appearance and then disappearance of her father, a Vietnamese refugee she never knew.

Set during the Indigenous rights and 'boat people' controversies of the late 1970s, this haunting story shows how love and kindness can create the courage to face the past.

PRAISE FOR THE MATILDA SAGA

'An engrossing mystery story, an ode to strong women, and a moving exploration of the private wounds we carry ... The Last Dingo Summer is a must for your summer reading list' -- Better Reading

'The perfect read for anyone who loves immersing themselves in Australian fiction. Gripping, emotional and moving, Facing the Flame is a great book to curl up with on a warm spring night' -- New Idea

'Highly recommended ... this was a complete binge, read in one night because it was just too good and too gripping to put down ... a cracking story filled with rich characters both old and new and imbued with all that we hold dear about Australian love of country and mateship' -- ReadPlus

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'HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL READERS'

-- ReadPlus on Barney and the Secret of the Whales

The whisper in the darkness is: rebellion! (Or: death or liberty!)

Frog is an orphan, a pickpocket, starving on the streets of Parramatta in 1804.

But when the tall, commanding Irish rebel Mr Cunningham talks of freedom from tyranny and the lash, Frog creeps out to join the rebels, the 10,000 convicts who will take over the colony and proclaim the Republic of New Ireland.

Will farmers like Barney and Elsie Bean join the battle against the corrupt New South Wales Corps? For the fate of the colony -- and Australia -- will be decided at Castle Hill.

Based on eyewitness accounts, this fifth title in The Secret Histories series uncovers the secrets that the colonial government hid for over 200 years.

PRAISE FOR THE SECRET HISTORIES SERIES

'French's eye for historic details makes this a compelling reading' -- Daily Telegraph

'Jackie French has a knack for discovering fascinating hidden facts from our past and bringing them to life. Children will be so captivated by the story that they won't even notice they are absorbing rich and memorable lessons from Australia's history. Highly recommended for middle school' -- Magpies magazine

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This story is equal parts Downton Abbey and Wartime Action, with enough romance and intrigue to make it 100% not-put-down-able.'

- Australian Women's Weekly on Miss Lily's Lovely Ladies

Paris,Christmas 1914

Despite her love for Huw, Elspeth will not give up her espionage work while World War One rages. She will wear his ring around her neck, and marry him when the war is over.

But a pregnant unmarried woman cannot, officially, work either. Sent on a secret mission into occupied Belgium, and unable to contact Huw, Elspeth begins to realise she is risking not just herself, but also her unborn baby. As danger escalates, will there ever be a joyous Christmas for Elspeth, Huw and their child?

For those who love the Miss Lily series, this is a story about the 'army of women' who played such a major role in World War One, but were left out of official histories. It is also a story of a love so strong it will survive until the chance to bloom again.

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Unimaginable danger creeps ever closer to Miss Lily and her loved ones . . .

Amid the decadence and instability of Berlin in the 1920s, a band of women must unite to save all that is precious to them.

With her dangerous past behind her, Australian heiress Sophie Higgs lives in quiet comfort as the Countess of Shillings, until Hannelore, Princess of Arneburg, charms the Prince of Wales. He orders Sophie, Nigel - and Miss Lily - to investigate the mysterious politician Hannelore believes is the only man who can save Europe from another devastating war.

His name is Adolf Hitler.

As unimaginable peril threatens to destroy countries and tear families apart, Sophie must face Goering's Brownshirt Nazi thugs, blackmail, and the many possible faces of love.

And then the man she once adored and thought was lost reappears, and Sophie will be confronted by the girl intent on killing the mother who betrayed her family in the war: Miss Lily.

The third book in the Miss Lily series, The Lily in the Snow is a story filled with secrets that also explores the strength of friendship and the changing face of women in this new Europe.

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From Australia's best-loved storyteller comes the final book in the bestselling Matilda Saga

This is a love song to our nation, told in a single sweeping story

Jed Kelly has finally persuaded her great aunt Nancy to tell the story of her grandparents. The tale that unfolds is one of Australia's greatest romances - that of Clancy of the Overflow, who gave up everything for Rose, the woman he adored, and yet still gained all he'd lost and more.

But Nancy's story is not the history that Jed expects. More tales lurk behind the folklore that surrounds Clancy - the stories of the women hidden in Australia's long history, who forged a nation and whose voices need to be heard.

It is also a story of many kinds of love. Clancy's growing passion for the bush, immortalised in Paterson's poem, which speaks to him in the ripple of the river and the song of the stars, and Nancy's need to pass on her deep understanding of her country.

But perhaps the most moving love story of all is the one that never happened, between Matilda O'Halloran and Clancy of the Overflow. And as Jed brings all of these stories to life in her book, Matilda and Clancy will once again waltz beside the river and the forgotten will be given a new voice.

PRAISE FOR THE MATILDA SAGA

'An engrossing mystery story, an ode to strong women, and a moving exploration of the private wounds we carry ... The Last Dingo Summer is a must for your summer reading list' -- Better Reading

'The perfect read for anyone who loves immersing themselves in Australian fiction. Gripping, emotional and moving, Facing the Flame is a great book to curl up with' -- New Idea

'Highly recommended ... this was a complete binge, read in one night because it was just too good and too gripping to put down ... a cracking story filled with rich characters both old and new and imbued with all that we hold dear about Australian love of country and mateship' -- ReadPlus

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Butter O'Bryan has been told there are ghosts on Howlers Beach, but are there?

Howlers Beach, 1932

Butter O'Bryan lives in a Very Small Castle with his father and three aunts - Aunt Elephant, Aunt Cake and Aunt Peculiar. These aren't their real names, of course, just as Butter's father isn't really called 'Pongo'.

And even though Butter is only twelve years old, and the grandson of one of Australia's most successful Jam Kings, he is very aware of the hardship many people are experiencing.

Butter has been told there are ghosts at the nearby isolated Howlers Beach, but are there? And how can the children Butter plays cricket with on the beach simply vanish? Who are these children and why do they refuse his help?

Butter is certain they're hiding a secret and he's determined to uncover it.


AWARDS

Shortlisted - Davitt Awards 2021 (Children's Crime Novel)

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As the King of England wavers between duty and love, Sophie knows that she must choose duty.

The year is 1936 and the new King Edward VIII wishes to marry American divorcee, and suspected German agent, Wallis Simpson. Top-secret documents that the king must read and sign are being neglected for weeks, and some are even turning up in Berlin.

And as Germany grows its military might with many thousands of new fighter planes every year, Britain and its empire are under increasing threat.

Can Miss Lily's most successful protege, Sophie Vaile, the Countess of Shillings, seduce the new king, prevent his marriage to Wallis Simpson, and turn him from fascism?

And if a man can sacrifice his life for his country, should a woman hesitate to sacrifice her honour?

Based on new correspondence found in German archives, Lilies, Love and Lies is a work of fiction.

Or is it?

In the fourth title in the Miss Lily series, Jackie French explores one of the most controversial events in history that saw the unthinkable happen when a king chose love over duty.

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January 1901

Sharks circle a stranded ship as a young girl and her family stagger from the waves ...

Rescued by a Pacific Islander boy named Jamie, Hannah's family begin a new life in Port Harris, which at first seems a paradise for the schoolmaster's daughter. But local fortunes are built on slavery and the whip.

As the new Federal Parliament passes the law that will force Pacific Islanders from their homes, Hannah and her mother risk everything to run a secret school, while Hannah and Jamie must fight for their rights to education and equality. Can friendship and love win against prejudice and power?

Inspired by real events, this powerful new novel brings to life the bravery and battles of the past, and gives us courage for the challenges of today.

AWARDS

Longlisted - Book Links Children's Historical Fiction Award

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A powerful novel from master storyteller Jackie French

The soldiers she saved called her the Angel of Waterloo.
The husband she loved and lost called her Hen.
The patients she treated in secret called her Auntie Love.

She was Henrietta Bartlett, a surgeon's daughter, a survivor of the Napoleonic Wars. But now the battlefield is just a blood-soaked memory, and Hen dreams of peace, a home, and a society that allows women to practise medicine.

On the other side of the world, the newly founded colony of New South Wales seems a paradise. But Europe's wars cast long shadows ...

From bestselling author Jackie French comes the story of one woman's journey from the hell of Waterloo to colonial Australia, where she can forge her own dreams in a land of many nations.

PRAISE FOR JACKIE FRENCH

'a master storyteller ... [she] gives women a rich, strong, and brutally honest voice'
- Better Reading

'Heartwarming, heartbreaking and hard to put down'
- Australian Women's Weekly on If Blood Should Stain the Wattle

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The final and thrilling conclusion to the popular and bestselling Miss Lily series

A mysterious telegram that says, 'Lily needs you' arrives just before a plane from war-ravaged England lands in one of Sophie Greenman's paddocks.

Sophie, Countess of Shillings, has been living a quiet life on her property in Australia, until love and loyalty draw her back to England where she once trained to become one of Miss Lily's 'Lovely Ladies'. Now, in 1942, Shillings Hall trains women to become espionage agents.

Sophie's mission? To seek out disaffected German officers prepared to kill Hitler.

Across Europe women like Sophie, or Parisian couturier Violette, or Hannelore, German Prinzessin and spy, must determine where their deepest loyalty lies. And as Europe slowly disintegrates, Miss Lily must also decide her final fate.

Based on real-life events, this is the story of the women who wielded immense, yet secret, power. And in this fifth and final book in the Miss Lily series, Jackie French tells the story of the remarkable women who have been carefully left out of our war histories: those lost lilies of allied espionage.

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Six mysterious passengers and seven dark secrets. Who can be trusted?

It's a dark and dangerous journey for the Cobb and Co night mail coach, but when his coach-driver father is injured, young Jem Donovan must take the reins.

Surely a boy like Jem can't handle a team of four horses and guide the coach on a rough bush track through fog and untold dangers?

But there are six passengers on the coach tonight, each with a secret.

And if Jem can't get them all to their destination by morning, the seventh secret could be deadly ...

AWARDS

Longlisted - ARA Historical Novel Prize 2021 (Children's and Young Adult Category)

CBCA Notable Book 2022

Shortlisted - Davitt Awards 2022 (Children's Crime Novel Category)

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It was impossible, but in full view of the church, the Governor and wedding guests ...

The bride had vanished.

Some girls are born to be loved, some are born to be useful.

Some girls are born to be bad.

Indulged and wealthy Kat Fitzhubert is seemingly 'sold off' in an arranged marriage in a colony across the world. Lady Viola Montefiore is the dark-skinned 'changeling' of a ducal family, kept hidden and then shipped away. Titania Boot is as broad as a carthorse, and as useful.

In the turmoil of an Australia in 1853 that reinvents itself from convict colony to a land of gold, one woman forges a business empire. One brews illegal poteen with a bushranger. And the third vanishes on her wedding day in a scandal that will mystify the world.

In this magnificent and broad-sweeping saga, Jackie French defies the myth of colonial women as 'merely' wives, servants or whores. Instead portraying them as business women, farmers, bushrangers and brewers of illegal poteen, as well as arbiters of their destiny.

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An empowering and exhilarating look at the girls who went before us, and the way they shaped the world.

Twelve-year-old Ming Qong is convinced that girls must have changed the world, even if they are rarely mentioned in history books.

So when Ming gets the chance to go back in time, she imagines herself changing destinies from a glittering palace or an explorer's ship. Instead, she ends up in Australia in 1898, living a tough life as Flo Watson on a drought-stricken farm.

Luckily, Ming is rescued by Flo's Aunt McTavish. Wealthy Aunt McTavish belongs to Louisa Lawson's Suffragist Society, who are desperately and courageously fighting for women's rights. And Ming is determined to get involved, to make a difference.

But change is never easy, so how can one girl change the world?

From one of Australia's favourite writers comes an inspiring new series for all the young people who will, one day, change the world.

AWARDS

Notable - CBCA Younger Reader's Book 2023

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An empowering and exhilarating look at the girls who went before us, and the way they shaped the world.

Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history.

So when Ming is thrust back in time to Belgium during WWI, only to be rescued from a burning cellar by Marie -- an experienced spy at only twelve years of age -- she finally has her proof. Marie is involved with a female secret resistance group who risk their lives to outwit the German troops.

But Ming now faces a tough choice: will she send coded messages and risk her own life in this war on which the future depends?

As Ming learns, change is never easy, so how can one girl change the world?

From one of Australia's favourite writers comes an inspiring series for all the young people who will, one day, change the world.

AWARDS

Book Links 2023 Award for Children's Historical Fiction - Longlisted

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Celebrating the twentieth anniversary, this is the story of Mothball, one of the world's most famous wombats - and where it all began.

She is small. She is scared. She is lost.

She is a baby wombat who needs a home.

She is Mothball, a wombat destined to become famous.

This is the (almost) true story of one small wombat who learnt how to train her humans - and inspired the internationally best-selling picture book Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley.

AWARDS:

Winner - ACT Notable Book Awards 2023

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From bestselling author Jackie French comes a book about the secrets we carry, those that we unearth - and those that are too dangerous to tell.

The once impoverished medical student Agnes Glock is now the fabulously wealthy Mrs Mulberry. Her estate in the mountains is magnificent, a haven for those too ravaged by the Great War to cope with the society that first condemned them to battle and which now shuns them.

The War has, however, stolen Agnes's chance to graduate as a doctor, as well as the fiance she adored. Her husband, Douglas Mulberry, remains shellshocked and unable to speak. Their scandalous marriage is a farce, an act of kindness to keep Douglas's fortune from his uncle's grasp.

A chance visit to a circus brings about a mystery in the form of a fairylike child whose guardians claim was brought up by dingoes. The child cannot speak and seems deformed. But Agnes is inexplicably drawn to her and believes she can be cured.

The decision to save the child will bring Agnes's lost fiance into her life again, as well as awaken the love of her husband who finds his voice as the three try to solve the mystery of the 'dingo girl'.

Agnes has put aside her own life and the dreams she once had. But now she has choices, with the main question the hardest: Who is Mrs Agnes Mulberry?

PRAISE FOR JACKIE FRENCH

'a master storyteller ... [she] gives women a rich, strong, and brutally honest voice' Better Reading

'Heartwarming, heartbreaking and hard to put down' Australian Women's Weekly on If Blood Should Stain the Wattle

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Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and famous evacuation of Gallipoli.

Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and Wallaby Joe are starving, freezing and ill-equipped. By November 1915 they know that that there is more to winning a war than courage. The Gallipoli campaign has been lost.

Nipper has played cricket with the Turks in the opposing dugout, dodged rocket fire and rescued desperate and drowning men when the blizzard snow melted. He is one of the few trusted with the secret kept from even most of the officers: how an entire army will vanish from the Peninsula over three impeccably planned nights.

Based on first-hand accounts of those extraordinary last weeks of the Gallipoli campaign, this is the fascinating 'lost story' of how 150,000 men – and their horses and equipment – were secretly moved to waiting ships without a single life lost. An unforgettable story told through the eyes of a boy who lied about his age to defend his country.

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The third book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage.

Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history.

She's faced danger and adventure when Herstory sent her to the past to witness girls' bravery in the incredible feats left out of 'histories'. Now Ming asks Herstory for another time-travelling quest – this time, one that is less confronting.

Ming finds herself in relative luxury, heading to an unknown destination on a ship carrying royal Saxon sheep, travelling with the girls who care for them.

What do female shepherds have to do with history? And is it even possible for sheep to be royal?

As Ming knows only too well, change is never easy, so how can one girl – and a sheep – change the world?

From one of Australia's favourite authors comes an inspiring series for all the young people who will, one day, change the world.

Praise for Ming and Marie Spy for Freedom:

'... this story based on true facts is a must read. It is full of danger, apprehension, excitement, and the opportunity to learn about the roles women and girls played in major historical events and can play in the future. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.'

—ReadPlus

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A companion title to the best-selling The Fire Wombat, this is the story of Myrtle, a small turtle who, by heading uphill, tells the other animals that a flood is coming.

Myrtle the turtle knows everything about the waterhole where she lives in the creek. She can also sense the giant flood that is coming, long before other animals or humans.

And when Myrtle begins her long, slow climb up the mountain to safety, who will follow her?

From the award-winning duo of The Fire Wombat, Jackie French and Danny Snell have now created a fascinating and beautifully illustrated story about Myrtle, a Common Long-necked Turtle; reptiles that can predict the weather very accurately.

PRAISE
\"The Turtle and the Flood is a master class in picture books. Jackie French, proves once again why she is a national treasure. A perfect narrative that builds anticipation with the right word always in the right place. Rhyme and repetition make it a great read aloud adventure with her love for Australian nature shining through. Danny Snell's delightful illustrations interplay beautifully with the story, imbuing the animal characters with personality while keeping true to their real appearance. The central portrait of the rain is a surprise, causing physical action to match the movement of the weather.\" -- ACT Book of the Year Award Judge

AWARDS
Winner - ACT Picture Book of the Year Literary Award 2024

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This is the story of women who fought during WWI, but not as nurses or ambulance drivers.

In 1917 sixteen-year-old Jean McLain is working as a post-office assistant in England. But when she wins a national Morse code competition, the British army makes a request Jean cannot refuse – to take a secret position as a signaller in France.

If Jean can keep the signals flowing between headquarters and the soldiers at the Front, Britain might possibly win the war.

But the British army are determined to hide its desperation – and will go on to burn every document that showed how women and girls were working behind the scenes, in the trenches and even in battles during World War I.

Decades later, an old woman tells the story of 'the telegraph girl': the friends she lost, the man who loved her, and the happiness she so surprisingly found again.

Based on true events, this story of adventure, courage and unshakable loyalty restores women and girls to their place in history that the authorities tried to erase.

AWARDS

Longlisted - 2024 Book Links Award for Children's Historical Fiction

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'GRIPPING, EMOTIONAL AND MOVING'
-- New Idea

There have been fires before, but not like this.

In 1978, as the hot wind howls and the grass dries, all who live at Gibber's Creek know their land can burn. But when you love your land, you fight for it.

For Jed Kelly, an even more menacing danger looms: a man from her past determined to destroy her. Finding herself alone, trapped and desperate to save her unborn child, Jed's only choice is to flee -- into the flames.

Heartbreaking and powerful, Facing the Flame celebrates the triumph of courage and community, and a love for the land so deep that not even bushfire can erode it.

PRAISE

'The perfect read for anyone who loves immersing themselves in Australian fiction. Gripping, emotional and moving, Facing the Flame is a great book to curl up with on a warm spring night.' -- New Idea

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The second book in a series that explores little-known history about Australia's fascinating past.

Barney Bean is keen to make his fortune and he hears a secret; a sailor's secret about the treasure of the colony.

But how can chasing whales make you rich? Is adventure at sea worth leaving everything he loves?

Written by award-winning author Jackie French and superbly illustrated by Mark Wilson, this second book in The Secret Histories series explores how the early colony survived with the wealth from whaling, a little-known secret from Australia's past.

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Following on from OPHELIA, QUEEN OF DENMARK and I AM JULIET, this is the third title in the series for young people that focuses on the reinterpretation of Shakespeare's classic and enduring plays.

'I didn't mean to do it'.

Annie is not a witch, but when her mistress Lady Macbeth calls for a potion to 'stiffen Macbeth's sinews', Annie is caught up in plots that lead to murder, kingship and betrayal. Annie must also not only choose between Rab the Blacksmith and Murdoch, Thane of Greymouth, but discover where her loyalty lies.

Ages: 10+

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Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Young Readers

Did Hitler's daughter, Heidi, really exist? - What if she did?

The bombs were falling and the smoke rising from the concentration camps, but all Hitler's daughter knew was the world of lessons with Fraulein Gelber and the hedgehogs she rescued from the cold. Was it just a story or did Hitler's daughter really exist? And i you were Hitler's daughter, would all the horror that occurred be your fault, too?

Do things that happened a long time ago still matter?

MORE ACCLAIM FOR HITLER'S DAUGHTER

First published in 1999, Hitler's Daughter has sold over 100,000 copies in Australia alone and has received great critical acclaim, both in Australia and the twelve counties where it has been published. Hitler's Daughter has also won or been shortlisted for 23 awards, both in Australia and internationally, including winner of the 2000 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers. Hitler's Daughter has also been adapted into an award-winning play by the MonkeyBaa theatre.

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-- Viewpoint

Martin lives in the city with his mum. He's come to walk the boundaries of the farm that's been in his family for generations. It sounds easy, especially as he'll own the land when he gets back. Martin's great-grandfather, Ted, doesn't even want him to walk around the farm's fences, just up the gorge and along the hills.

But up in the gorge Martin meets Meg from almost a century ago and Wullamudulla from thousands of years in the past. Despite their differences they discover that they're all on the same journey ... and that walking the boundaries means more than following lines on a map.

PRAISE FOR NANBERRY: BLACK BROTHER WHITE

'For really, really good Australian young-adult (and middle-grade) historical fiction, Jackie French has always been a winner ... With Nanberry: Black Brother White she delivers an excellent fictionalised account of the First Fleet's settlement at Sydney Cove ... a powerful novel' -- Australian Bookseller & Publisher, 5 stars

'She is one of few masters who can embed historic characters in rattling good tales, and her meticulous research is seamlessly inserted so that you live the detail rather than learn it. Even if you are not into history, Nanberry will hook you in ... Irresistible for history buffs of any age' -- Good Reading Magazine, 5 stars

'I've been telling all my friends to read this book, and to give it to their kids to read. It's absolutely engrossing' -- Herald Sun

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The fifth title in the sweeping Matilda Saga

Hippies wear beads, demonstrators march against the Vietnam War, and the world waits to see the first human steps on the moon's surface.

But at Gibbers Creek, Jed Kelly sees ghosts, from the past and future, at the Drinkwater billabong where long ago the swaggie leaped to his defiant death.

But is seventeen-year-old Jed a con artist or a survivor? When she turns up at Drinkwater Station claiming to be the great-granddaughter of Matilda Thompson's dying husband, Jed clearly has secrets. As does a veteran called Nicholas, who was badly wounded in the Vietnam War and now must try to create a life he truly wants to live, despite the ghosts that haunt him too.

Set during the turbulence of the late 1960s, this was a time when brilliant and little-known endeavours saw Australia play a vital role in Neil Armstrong's 'one giant leap for mankind' on that first unforgettable moon walk.

The fifth title in the highly acclaimed Matilda Saga, The Ghost by the Billabong is a story of deep conflicts and enduring passions - for other people, for the land, and for the future of humanity.

PRAISE FOR THE MATILDA SAGA

'An engrossing mystery story, an ode to strong women, and a moving exploration of the private wounds we carry ... The Last Dingo Summer is a must for your summer reading list' - Better Reading

'The perfect read for anyone who loves immersing themselves in Australian fiction. Gripping, emotional and moving, Facing the Flame is a great book to curl up with on a warm spring night' - New Idea

'Highly recommended ... this was a complete binge, read in one night because it was just too good and too gripping to put down ... a cracking story filled with rich characters both old and new and imbued with all that we hold dear about Australian love of country and mateship' - ReadPlus

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Blue Laurence has escaped the prison of her aunt's mansion to join the Magnifico Family Circus, a travelling troupe that brings glamour and laughter to country towns gripped by the Depression. Blue hides her crippled legs and scars behind the sparkle of a mermaid's costume; but she's not the only member of the circus hiding a dark secret. The unquenchable Madame Zlosky creates as well as foresees futures. The bearded lady is a young man with laughing eyes. A headless skeleton dangles in the House of Horrors. And somewhere a murderer is waiting ... to strike again.

This third book in the Waltz for Matilda saga is set in 1932, at the height of the Depression. Miss Matilda is still running Drinkwater Station, but has put aside her own tragedy to help those suffering in tough economic times and Joey, from the Girl from Snowy River, uses his new medical skills to solve a mystery.

Praise for A Waltz for Matilda:

'Jackie French has a passion for history, and an enviable ability to weave the fascinating minutiae of everyday life into a good story.' -- Magpies Magazine

Praise for The Girl from Snowy River:

'... when I was 11 or 12, I would have read and reread it until it fell to bits. It has everything: horses, poems, ghosts, heroism, war, the bush and a love story.' -- Saturday Age

'this is a genuine gem that is impossible to put down and must be swallowed whole in one sitting.' -- Newcastle Herald

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In war-torn Malaya, Nancy dreams of Australia - and a young man called Michael.

The year is 1942 and the world is at war. Nancy Clancy left school at fourteen to spend a year droving, just like her grandfather Clancy of the Overflow. Now sixteen, Nancy's family has sent her to Malaya to bring home her sister-in-law Moira and baby nephew Gavin. Yet despite the threat of Japanese invasion, Moira resists, wanting to stay near her husband Ben.

But not even Nancy of the Overflow can stop the fall of Singapore and the capture of so many Australian troops. When their ship is bombed, Nancy, Moira and Gavin are reported missing.

Back home at Gibbers Creek, Michael refuses to believe the girl he loves has died. As Darwin, Broome and even Sydney are bombed, Australians must fight to save their country. But as Michael and the families of Gibbers Creek discover, there are many ways to love your country, and many ways to fight for it.

From one of Australia's most-admired storytellers comes a gripping and unforgettable novel based on true events and little-known people. This is a story about ultimate survival and the deepest kinds of love.

PRAISE

'A book about a love of country that is heartwarming and heartbreaking, and hard to put down.'

-- Adelaide Advertiser, 4 stars

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CAN YOU STILL LOVE YOUR FATHER, NO MATTER WHAT HIS CRIMES ARE?

Twelve-year-old Ben Huntsmore is the son of a shipowner, an only child who loves the farming life on his mother's family estate, Badger's Hill.

But when Ben's father loses their ancestral home in 1809 as payment for a gambling debt, Ben reluctantly joins him in a desperate venture to win it back, capturing enemy trading ships off the west Australian coast.

While at sea, Ben must face not just the giant waves of the Southern Ocean but also the guns of a Dutch ship, along with unexpected treachery. And only the friendships of the mysterious convict Higgins and the young Indigenous sailor Guwara will help Ben survive, as well as show him the true meaning of loyalty and riches.

From renowned children's author Jackie French comes a book filled with swashbuckling adventures and which uncovers Australia's hidden history as a pirate port and slavers' den.

PRAISE FOR NANBERRY: BLACK BROTHER WHITE

'For really, really good Australian young-adult (and middle-grade) historical fiction, Jackie French has always been a winner ... With Nanberry: Black Brother White she delivers an excellent fictionalised account of the First Fleet's settlement at Sydney Cove ... a powerful novel' -- Australian Bookseller & Publisher, 5 stars

'She is one of few masters who can embed historic characters in rattling good tales, and her meticulous research is seamlessly inserted so that you live the detail rather than learn it. Even if you are not into history, Nanberry will hook you in ... Irresistible for history buffs of any age' -- Good Reading Magazine, 5 stars

'I've been telling all my friends to read this book, and to give it to their kids to read. It's absolutely engrossing' -- Herald Sun


AWARDS FOR PIRATE BOY OF SYDNEY TOWN

Shortlisted - NSW Premier's History Awards (Young People's History Prize)

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From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling story of murder, mystery, and mutiny on the high seas - and a love so intense it can overcome two different cultures.

You never know what the sea will give you ... or what it will take back.

When Mair McCrae follows her island tradition and hunts for a husband cast up on the beach, she has no notion that the naked, half-drowned man she rescues is not just Captain Michael Dawson, heir to a major shipping firm, but that he's obsessed by a 'ghost ship' carrying golden cargo.

On Big Henry Island women make the decisions and knit the patterns that mark a man as their own. But Big Henry is also a volcano, and threatening to erupt. Yet when Mair agrees to accompany Michael home, she finds that the Australian comfort he promised has a danger just as real: a social system that tries to keep women confined to small roles at the edges of men's lives.

And as Michael hunts for the 'Ghost' in his revolutionary new steamship, a string of mysterious deaths upends Mair's new life in Sydney.

Who is the murderer, and why is Mair the only one who realises what is happening?

PRAISE FOR BECOMING MRS MULBERRY

'... a captivating story of personal growth, of generosity in its true sense and ultimately one of courage and hope. Not to be missed.'

DARRY FRASER, AUTHOR OF THE FORTHRIGHT WOMAN

'A captivating masterpiece - insightful, humorous and heart wrenching. A total delight.'

TEA COOPER, AUTHOR OF THE BUTTERFLY COLLECTOR

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The fourth book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage.

Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history.

History's sister, the mysterious Herstory, believes that the more you know about the past, the better you can understand the future. And so she now sends Ming to work as a maid in an isolated English mansion to see a girl change the world in 1829.

But which girl? The young mistress of the house is lying in bed, recovering from the measles. Abandoned by her aristocratic mother and family, she may never walk – or even read and write – again.

Ming becomes friends with another scullery maid, Hepzibah, who is desperately teaching herself to read and longs to free slaves, as she and her parents had been. But what hope has a scullery maid?

From one of Australia's favourite writers comes an inspiring series for all the young people who will, one day, change the world.

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