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FIRE
IN THE BELLY
Carole Wilkinson
Paperback
$16.95 Age 8-12
Award-winning author Carole Wilkinson explores the exciting and sometimes
funny highs and lows of the modern Olympics. From athletes who succeed
against all odds, to drug cheats who will do anything to win. From a
runner hitching a lift in the 1904 marathon, to the spectacle we have
today. "Fire in the Belly" is the true inside story of the
modern Olympics.
Contact us for other titles available which
relate to the Olympic Games.
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THE
CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Mark Haddon
Paperback $21.95 Age 12 +
Winner Whitbread Book Of The Year and Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
This book is a murder mystery novel where the detective and narrator,
Christopher Boone, is fifteen and has Asperger's, a form of autism. He
knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings.
He loves lists, patterns and the truth. He has never gone further than
the end of the road alone, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered
he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside
down. Christopher is a brilliant creation, and Mark Haddon's depiction
of his world is deeply moving, very funny and utterly convincing. |
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A
FINE MESS!
Norman
Jorgensen
Paperback $14.95 Age 10-14
Michael and Woody have a talent for creating disaster. While testing
a replica Roman catapult they accidentally fire a brick through the
church window, and so a month of mayhem is unleashed. The school library
burns down, the principal is knocked unconscious, a huge dog runs amok,
a wedding is totally wrecked and a regiment of garden gnomes is massacred.
Could anything else go wrong? Uproariously funny and witty, A Fine Mess!
will have you laughing out loud and begging for mercy.
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VARJAK
PAW
S.F. Said
(Illustrator: Dave McKean)
Paperback $14.95 Age 9-13
Winner of the Smarties Prize Gold Award. Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian
Blue kitten who lives high up in an old house on a hill. He's never
left home, but then his grandfather tells him about the Way - a secret
martial art for cats. Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in a city
full of dangerous dogs, cat gangs and, strangest of all, the mysterious
Vanishings. An engrossing and action-filled story - finding your true
strengths by learning to trust your instincts - with striking, edgy
illustrations.
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NATURALLY
NINGALOO DVD
Wags
& Kelly
$49.95 All ages
The Ningaloo Reef is 260Km in length and contains over 200 different species
of corals and 500 different species of fish. It's the first and only DVD
of its kind ever to be made on the Ningaloo Reef itself. Watch it with
the narration or just relax to the music. |
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THE
WORLD THAT WE WANT
Kim Michelle Toft
Hardcover 26.95 Age 5-9
Award-winning author and illustrator Kim Michelle
Toft has created another stunning interactive environmental picture book,
each illustration vividly hand-painted on silk. 9 different habitats and
45 fascinating creatures are portrayed from the rare and fragile beauty
of North Queensland. Search through the ecosystems, discover the unique
creatures and find out how these environmental worlds interact.
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CALL
OF THE OSPREY
Norman Jorgensen
(Illustrator: Brian Harrison-Lever)
Hardcover $24.95 Age 5-10
From the prize winning author and illustrator
of In Flanders Field (2003 Picture Book of the Year) comes a timeless
and touching story of enduring friendship, with exquisite watercolour
paintings. An old retired sea captain and a young boy Tom work together
over several years to restore an abandoned paddle steamer to its former
glory. As the boat is gradually rebuilt, so their friendship grows and
strengthens and when the boat is finally ready to be re-launched, the
Captain hands over the helm to Tom who, now a young man, is ready to
accept the responsibility of captain.
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BELONGING
Jeannie Baker
Hardcover $27.95 All Ages
The long awaited companion picture book to Window,
from the highly-acclaimed artist/environmentalist, Jeannie Baker. In
some cities, communities are working to bring back the variety of local
native plants and animals that once lived there. People are discovering
the need to nurture and be nurtured by the unique character of the place
where they live. By understanding the land on which we live and by caring
for it we can choose between just having a place to live or belonging
to a living home.
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WHERE'S
THE DRAGON?
Hardcover $26.95 Age 3 -7
Jason Hook Richard Hook (Illus)
This is a story about one man, one boy, one dog and their hunt for an
enormous old dragon. Enjoy the story, and then see how many dragons you
can find along the way! |
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TALES
FROM THE WATERHOLE
Hardcover $27.95 Age 4 - 7
From Bob Graham, award winning author of "Jethro
Byrde FAIRY CHILD".
Mess about with Morris, Billy, Little Bob and their friends, playing
football, doing daredevil stunts, having a party and lots more in these
tales from the waterhole!
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TAILS
Matthew
Van Fleet
Board Book $24.95
Finger-tickling fun for toddlers!
Seven textures to touch, a scratch-and-sniff scent, and pull tabs and
flaps provide interactive surprises on every page as a cast of cavorting
critters demonstrates opposites, actions, counting and more.
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