Microbat Mayhem (Eco Rangers #2) by Candice Lemon-Scott; Aska (Illustrator)

$14.99 AUD

Category: Environmental Themes | Series: Eco Rangers Ser.

The Eco Rangers, Ebony and Jay, are having so much fun at the local adventure park. But when they find two abandoned baby bats, they rescue them right away. Then they discover more mocrobats inside an old rollercoaster ride. Can the Eco Rangers save the animals in time before the ride is destroyed.

Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai

$18.99 AUD

Category: Middle Readers | Reading Level: 8 Kids Middle Readers

A poignant, laugh-out-loud illustrated middle-grade novel about an eleven-year-old boy's immigration experience, his annoying little brother, and their cake-baking hijinks! "Pie in the Sky is like enjoying a decadent cake . . . heartwarming and rib-tickling." --Terri Libenson, bestselling author ofInvis ible Emmie Sometimes life isn't a piece of cake . . . When Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is torture, making friends is impossible since he doesn't speak English, and he's often stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of Pie in the Sky, the bakery his father had planned to open before he unexpectedly passed away. The only problem is his mother has laid down onemajorrule: the brothers are not to use the oven while she's at work. As Jingwen and Yanghao bake elaborate cakes, they'll have to cook up elaborate excuses to keep the cake making a secret from Mama. In her hilarious, moving middle-grade debut, Remy Lai delivers a scrumptious combination of vibrant graphic art and pitch-perfect writing that will appeal to fans of Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham'sReal Friends,Kelly Yang'sFront Desk, and Jerry Craft'sNew Kid. A Junior Library Guild selection! ...Show more

Squidge Dibley Destroys History ( Australian Reading Hour Special Ed) by Mick Elliott

$2.99 AUD

Category: Humour

Pelican in Peril (Eco Rangers #1) by Candice Lemon-Scott; Aska (Illustrator)

$14.99 AUD

Category: Environmental Themes | Series: Eco Rangers Ser.

When Ebony and Jay, the famous Eco Rangers, rescue a frightened-looking pelican covered in fuel, they know something terrible has happened. Why is the sea full of petrol? And where does it come from? As the Eco Rangers start investigating, they end up getting into big trouble. Join them on their mystery -solving adventures! Eco Rangers to the rescue! ...Show more

Dork Diaries (10th Anniversary Edition) by Rachel Renee Russell

$14.99 AUD

Category: Middle Readers | Series: Dork Diaries

Meet Nikki Maxwell (aka Queen of the Dorks!) in this special 10th anniversary hardcover edition of the first book in the mega-selling Dork Diaries series - now with over 45 million copies in print worldwide! New school. New Crush. New mean girl. New diary, so Nikki can spill all about it! Nikki Maxwel l has never been popular but now she's started at a new school, she's hoping to leave her old dorky ways behind! Follow Nikki's adorkable life as she spills all the details of her not-so-fabulous life full of BFF drama, hopeless crushes and an extremely cringe-worthy family! With a HUGE global fanbase, Dork Diaries is the perfect series for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Jacqueline Wilson. ...Show more

Crazy Weird (#6 WeirDo) by Anh Do

$15.99 AUD

Category: Middle Readers | Series: WeirDo

Things are getting weirdly crazy and crazy funny! Just when he thought he couldnt get weirder, Weirs back from the dentist and HES WEARING BRACES! How is he going to hide his train tracks from Bella and his friends? It wont be easy... but it will be FUNNY!

Fantastically Great Women Notebook by Kate Pankhurst

$19.99 AUD

Category: Middle Readers

Be brave, be bold, be inspired and write about your BIG ideas. The Fantastically Great Women Big Ideas Notebook, inspired by Kate Pankhurst's extraordinary picture book series, invites you to use your imagination to shape the future! There are pages that include Fantastically Great Women quotes and deco rated pages inviting you to write your own strong messages, thoughts and memories. Meet Mary Anning, who discovered amazing fossils, Josephine Baker, one of the world's most iconic dancers, Valentina Tereshkova, who travelled all the way to space and so many more women who will inspire you! With lots of inspirational quotes, like 'Shine like the star you are' and 'You are capable of things you never thought possible', this fun notebook should always be on hand. Inspiration can strike at any moment! ...Show more

His Name Was Walter by Emily Rodda

$22.99 AUD

Category: Middle Readers

From Australia's favourite storyteller comes a story, within a story, that shows us the extraordinary power of true love and solves a decades-old mystery. 'Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing but his name to call his own ...' The handwritten book , with its strangely vivid illustrations, has been hidden in the old house for a long, long time. Tonight, four kids and their teacher will find it. Tonight, at last, the haunting story of Walter and the mysterious, tragic girl called Sparrow will be read - right to the very end ... From one of Australia's most renowned children's authors, comes an extraordinary story within a story - a mystery, a prophecy, a long-buried secret. And five people who will remember this night as long as they live. ...Show more

You Can Change the World by Lucy Bell

$29.99 AUD

Category: Environmental Themes

Every day, we see a problem we would like to fix. A piece of rubbish in a green, grassy park. Plastic water bottles buried in the sand at the beach. A garbage bin overflowing onto the street. A skinny, stray dog. A homeless person on a cold day. These problems seem impossible for one person to change. But we can fix them, if we each do our part one step at a time.This practical guide is designed to empower kids to make changes in their lives to help make a difference in the world. Filled with information, ideas and activities, and interspersed with features on amazing children around the world. This book shows kids how to: Avoid single-use plasticsThrow a plastic-free partyMake a compost bin and reduce wasteStart a herb gardenGrow bee-friendly flowersLearn about where their food comes fromBe kinder to others, share and donate Kids are on a mission to make our earth a better, safer, happier place.  ...Show more

Young Dark Emu: A Truer History (HB) by Bruce Pascoe

$24.99 AUD

Category: Middle Readers

Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers. Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsiderat ion of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. He allows the reader to see Australia as it was before Europeans arrived — a land of cultivated farming areas, productive fisheries, permanent homes, and an understanding of the environment and its natural resources that supported thriving villages across the continent. Young Dark Emu — A Truer History asks young readers to consider a different version of Australia’s history pre-European colonisation. ...Show more

Anne Threw a Streamer : Nurses, Stowaways, Dogs by JAN LEADER/GREAME MITCHEL

$14.99 AUD

Category: Middle Readers | Series: Nurse Anne's WWI Stories

Australian nurse Anne Donnell, World War 1, Stowaways, Dogs

As Happy As Here by Jane Godwin

$16.99 AUD

Category: Middle Readers

Three teenage girls from very different backgrounds find themselves sharing a hospital ward. When they witness a crime in the park below their window, they bond over trying to solve the crime and each one undergoes a profound change.  A beautiful coming-of-age story about identity, expectation, cl ass, justice, society, fairness, and, above all, kindness.  ...Show more