AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Other Side of the Sky Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
A magnetic and addictive tale of star-crossed love, inexplicable magic and an impossible choice. Science and faith collide in this tale of magic, destiny and the changing truths found through love by the award-winning authors of the bestselling Starbound trilogy.
Description Two worlds, two hearts and a choice that will shape their fate forever.
Janus is a world divided: above the surface float the gleaming sky-cities held aloft by massive, technologically advanced engines. In the shadows beneath is an older, darker world, full of flooded byways and ancient temples governed by magic and faith.
When Prince North of Ciel falls from the sky in a terrible glider malfunction, one person sees his fiery descent like a falling star: Nimh, a goddess incarnate, searching for a way to save her struggling people. His fall fulfils an ancient prophecy in the world Below, and the two strike up a wary alliance - Nimh, so that she can fulfil her destiny and save her people, and North so that he can return to the other side of the sky and take his place as heir to the throne.
As North struggles to believe in the superstition and spellcraft rampant on the world's surface, Nimh discovers a terrifying truth about the prophecy binding them together: that North's fall may foretell the end of both worlds. With renegade magicians and fanatic cultists out for Nimh's blood, and the ever-looming question of whether North's fall was accident or betrayal, the two must stay alive long enough to seek the truth about both their worlds. Forbidden by divine law to touch, but bound together by fate and the increasingly strong pull of their own hearts, they forge a path together toward the fate of the world: to save it, or to end it.
About the Author Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner are long-time friends and sometime flatmates who have travelled the world (but not yet the galaxy), covering every continent between them. Amie, who is the co-author of the Illuminae Files and the Aurora Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Cycle, lives in Melbourne, Australia. Meagan, who is also the author of the Hunted trilogy, lives in North Carolina in the ISBN: 9781760637675 US (though she considers herself an honorary Aussie). Together, they are the authors of These Broken Stars and the rest Format: C-Format PB of the Starbound trilogy. You can find them at www.amiekaufman.com and www.meaganspooner.com Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 234h x 153w mm Extent: 480 pages Bic1: Bic2:
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A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 These Broken Stars Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
A young socialite and a war hero crash on an uncharted planet in this timeless and romantic love story of Titanic proportions. 'Intense, thrilling, and achingly beautiful.' - Marie Lu
Description It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets to the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone.
Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they're worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.
Then, against all odds, Lilac and Tarver find a strange blessing in the tragedy that has thrown them into each other's arms. Without the hope of a future together in their own world, they begin to wonder - would they be better off staying in this place forever?
Everything changes when they uncover the truth behind the chilling whispers that haunt their every step. Lilac and Tarver may find a way off this planet. But they won't be the same people who landed on it.
The first in a sweeping science fiction trilogy, These Broken Stars is a timeless love story about hope and survival in the face of unthinkable odds.
About the Author Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner are longtime friends and sometime flatmates who have travelled the world (but not yet the galaxy), covering every continent between them. They are sure outer space is only a matter of time. Meagan, who is also the author of the Skylark trilogy, lives just outside Washington D.C. (though she considers herself an honorary
Price: AU $18.99 NZ $23.99 Aussie), while Amie lives in Melbourne, Australia. Although they currently live apart, they are united by their love of space ISBN: 9781743318522 opera, road trips and second breakfasts. Format: Demy Package Type: PAPERBACK You can find them on Twitter at @AmieKaufman and @MeaganSpooner. Dimensions: 208h x 138w mm Extent: 384 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 None Shall Sleep Ellie Marney
Interviewing convicted juvenile killers for the FBI leads Emma Lewis and Travis Bell on the hunt for a serial murderer who targets teenagers. A riveting YA thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seat from start to finish.
Description In 1982, in the USA, the innovative FBI Behavioral Science section is breaking new ground, and two teenagers - Emma Lewis and Travis Bell - are recruited to interview convicted juvenile killers for information on cold cases.
Emma and Travis are untrained but they've both experienced violent crime, which has given them skills that make them valuable to the FBI. When they are drawn into an active case targeting teenagers, everything starts to unravel. Over Travis's objections, Emma becomes the conduit between the FBI and Simon Gutmunsson - a super-intelligent, nineteen- year-old sociopath. And although Simon seems to be giving them the information they need to save lives, he's also an expert manipulator playing a very long game...
Working against the clock, can Emma and Travis stop a serial killer in their tracks - or will they fall victim themselves?
'A YA Silence of the Lambs that blew me away with its daring premise, gripped me with its twists and turns, and kept me up all night until its stunning conclusion. Marney brings the serial killer thriller to YA with riveting suspense and sizzling style. Don't read this book in the dark!' - CS Pacat
'With its dark, intriguing premise, gripping suspense and riveting pace, None Shall Sleep is an exhilarating read.' - Fleur Ferris
'Utterly terrifying and impossible to put down.' - Lili Wilkinson
'Tightly written with whip-smart characters, None Shall Sleep pulled me in and didn't let go until the bone-chilling Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 conclusion. A clever and compelling story that rattled me long after I put the book down. Fans of Mindhunter will love this.' ISBN: 9781760877309 - Sarah Epstein Format: C-Format PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 234h x 153w mm About the Author Extent: 416 pages Ellie Marney is an award-winning YA crime author who has gone behind the scenes at the Westminster Mortuary in Bic1: London and interviewed forensic autopsy specialists around the world in pursuit of just the right gory details. She may or Bic2:
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A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 From Stella Street to Amsterdam Elizabeth Honey
A brand new Stella Street adventure from Elizabeth Honey! When Henni goes to Amsterdam with her elderly Dutch neighbour, she discovers a long-held family secret. But this creates a terrible dilemma for Henni - should she tell the Dutch family what she knows?
Description When Henni's stubborn old neighbour Willa insists on returning to her childhood home in the Netherlands for a wedding, Henni leaps at the chance to be her travelling companion. 'Lucky duck! Fantastic opportunity!' That's what everyone in Stella Street said. 'Oh boy, chance of a lifetime.'
But during the long flight to Amsterdam, Willa reveals to Henni the real reason for her journey: a terrible family secret stretching back to the Second World War. As Henni makes friends with more and more of Willa's relatives, she must decide if they should know the truth. And is that the only mystery?
A triumphant return to the wonderful, warm and witty world of Stella Street by the much-loved author Elizabeth Honey.
About the Author Elizabeth Honey grew up on a farm, went to Swinburne art school, had adventures abroad and a variety of jobs before becoming an illustrator, then also a writer, for children.
She lives in Richmond, Melbourne in a house of books: picture books, poetry, art (Matisse particularly) and weird books. Fortunately, her retired graphic designer husband is also a bibliophile. They have two grown-up children and a granddaughter in Amsterdam. All her life Elizabeth has zoomed around on her bike - not a lycra rider, just a charging- round-the-place rider - and that vibrant bike city in the Netherlands has become an inspiration. She's also passionate about streets for people not cars, public parkland and place-making, and an abiding passion is habitat for wildlife, for the survival of our unique animals.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9781865084541 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 128w mm Extent: 432 pages Bic1: Bic2:
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A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 45 and 47 Stella Street Elizabeth Honey
Elizabeth Honey's first, best-selling junior adventure story, about a gang of kids who expose a money- laundering scam.
Description Here's 11-year-old Henni's original version of what her gang did when The Phonies moved into their street and started to spoil everything! It's fast and funny and you never know what's going to happen next.
About the Author Elizabeth Honey is the hugely popular, award-winning author of poetry, picture books and junior novels. Her playful humour, originality and energy strike a chord with kids everywhere. Her books are published in the USA, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Korea, Taiwan and China.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $19.99 ISBN: 9781865080901 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 195h x 130w mm Extent: 180 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Sherlock Bones and the Sea-creature Feature Renee Treml
Another hilariously funny, action-packed adventure, starring the intrepid Sherlock Bones and his partner-in- mystery-solving, Watts.
Description Hi there, I'm Sherlock Bones - I'm a tawny frogmouth skeleton (really) AND a mystery-solving superstar!
With my trusty partners, clever Watts and sassy Grace, I'm here to solve the mystery of the monster in the museum.
And we have a new sidekick, but he can be tricky to keep track of.
Join us for another super-fun adventure as we seek out the monster and save the museum.
You might not be able to hear Watts, because she's technically a stuffed parrot, but I always know what she's thinking.
And right now she's thinking: Can we solve the mystery of the monster in the museum?
About the Author Renee Treml is the author and illustrator of several successful picture books for very young readers, including Once I Heard a Little Wombat, Sleep Tight, Platypup, and Wombat Big, Puggle Small. She is also the creator of the highly engaging and funny junior fiction graphic novel Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery and its sequel, Sherlock Bones and the Sea-Creature Feature. Renee has a degree in environmental science and has a passionate love of natural history.
Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 ISBN: 9781760525262 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 208h x 148w mm Extent: 288 pages Bic1: Bic2:
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A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery Renee Treml
A hilariously funny, action-packed mystery, starring the intrepid Sherlock Bones.
Description 'Hi there, I'm Sherlock Bones. Who is Sherlock Bones, you ask? Well, I don't like to brag, but my trusty side-kick Watts says I'm the greatest detective in our whole museum. Don't you, Watts? Watts…?'
You might not be able to hear Watts, because she's technically a stuffed parrot, but I always know what she's thinking.
And right now she's thinking: Can we solve the mystery of the missing Blue Diamond and save the Museum of Natural History, before it's too late?
About the Author Renee Treml is the author and illustrator of several successful picture books for very young readers, including: Once I Heard a Little Wombat, Ten Little Owls and Wombat Big, Puggle Small. She also has a degree in environmental science and has a passionate love of natural history.
Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 ISBN: 9781760523954 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 208h x 148w mm Extent: 272 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Eric Shaun Tan
Eric is effortlessly charming and eternally curious - a house guest whose approach to the world will capture your heart. This is a stand-alone picture book of one of the most loved stories from Shaun Tan's bestselling, internationally acclaimed collection of illustrated short stories, Tales from Outer Suburbia.
Description Some years ago we had a foreign exchange student come to stay, but he didn't want to use our guest room. He preferred to sleep in our pantry... He told us just to call him Eric.
'Shaun Tan's stories touch on wonder, fear, exploration and relationships. Questioning strangeness is a strong theme, a reminder that difference doesn't have to mean the same thing as fear.' The Age
About the Author Shaun Tan grew up in Perth and works as an artist, writer and film-maker in Melbourne. He is best known for illustrated books that deal with social and historical subjects through dream-like imagery, widely translated throughout the world and enjoyed by readers of all ages. Shaun has also worked as a theatre designer, a film concept artist, and won an Academy Award for the short animated film The Lost Thing. In 2011 he received the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in Sweden, in recognition of his services to literature for young people.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781760877972 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 240h x 185w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Aunty's Wedding Miranda Tapsell, Joshua Tyler and Samantha Fry
A Tiwi-Island girl prepares for Aunty's wedding with help from her maningawu in this vibrant picture book by the popular actor and writers of Top End Wedding and the highly acclaimed illustrator of Alfred's War.
Description Everyone on the island is getting ready for Aunty's wedding. Maningawu puts on her best hat and I can wear a wurrijinga in my hair. Lucky! We all dress up, but I still don't understand. Why do people have a wedding?
A warm family story that celebrates love and culture from actor, activist, writer and Australian sweetheart, Miranda Tapsell, and Joshua Tyler, co-writer of Top End Wedding, lushly illustrated by Samantha Fry.
About the Author Miranda Tapsell was born in Darwin and her people are the Larrakia and the Tiwi. She grew up in Kakadu National Park and shot to fame after her role in the film The Sapphires. Miranda is also known for her work on the TV shows Love Child, Cleverman and Wolf Creek, among others. She co-wrote, produced and starred in the box office hit Top End Wedding.
Joshua Tyler grew up in the Barossa Valley, on Peramangk country. He is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright and actor. Joshua co-wrote Top End Wedding with Miranda Tapsell and has written for a number of children's TV shows including Tashi and 100% Wolf. He currently lives on a hobby farm in rural Victoria with his wife, two kids and lots of native animals.
Samantha Fry grew up in the Northern Territory and lives in Darwin. She is descended from the Dagoman people from Katherine and as a child lived in remote communities across the Top End. Her first book, Alfred's War, written by Rachel Bin Salleh, was short-listed for the Premier's Literary Awards and the Speech Pathology Awards.
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A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 When the Ground is Hard Malla Nunn
This CBCA short-listed book also won the LA Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature and is a stunning and heartrending mystery set in a Swaziland boarding school about two girls of different castes who bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre.
Description SHORTLISTED: CBCA 2020 Awards, Book of the Year, Older Readers
Adele loves being one of the popular girls at Keziah Christian Academy. She knows the upcoming semester at school will be great with her best friend Delia at her side. Then Delia dumps her for a new girl with more money, and Adele is forced to share a room with Lottie, the school pariah, who doesn't pray and defies teachers' orders.
As they share a copy of Jane Eyre, Lottie's gruff exterior and honesty grow on Adele, and together they take on bullies and protect each other from the vindictive and prejudiced teachers. When a boy goes missing on campus, Adele and Lottie must work together to solve the mystery, in the process learning the true meaning of friendship.
A Children's Book Council of Australia's 2020 Notable Book, Highly Commended in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, winner of the 2019 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, winner of the Children's Book Committee's 2020 Josette Frank Award and shortlisted for the 2020 LA Times Book Prize for Young Adults.
About the Author Born and raised in Swaziland on the far edges of the British Empire, Malla Nunn attended a boarding school specially set up for 'mixed race' children. The students at the school spent their time learning the Bible, breaking the rules, and then lying about it. In common with most colonial institutions, stealing, fighting, and violence were common. It was in this charged atmosphere that Nunn developed a fascination with bad behaviour, risk and punishment.
After her family migrated to Australia to escape apartheid, Nunn graduated with a double degree in English and History Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 and then earned a Master of Arts in Theater Studies from Villanova University. Faced with a life of chronic under- ISBN: 9781760524814 employment, she dabbled in acting and screenwriting. She wrote and directed three award-winning films, including Format: B Servant of the Ancestors, which won Best Documentary awards at film festivals in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Zanzibar, Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 128w mm and was shown on national television in Australia. She married in a traditional Swazi ceremony. Her bride price was Extent: 272 pages eighteen cows. She now lives and works in a weatherboard house with a tin roof and an olive tree in the garden in Bic1: Sydney, Australia. Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Four Dead Queens Astrid Scholte
A thrilling debut YA fantasy novel for fans of Red Queen and Three Dark Crowns.
Description SHORTLISTED: CBCA 2020 Awards, Book of the Year, Older Readers
Four Queens. A divided nation. A ruthless pickpocket. A noble messenger. And the murders that unite them.
Seventeen-year-old Keralie Corrington is one of Quadara's most skilled thieves, but when she steals an unexpectedly valuable package from a messenger she is soon entangled in a conspiracy that leads to all four of Quadara's queens being murdered.
With no other choices and on the run from her former employer, Keralie teams up with Varin Bollt, the Eonist messenger she stole from, and together they race to discover who has killed the queens. But when dark secrets threaten their reluctant partnership and put everything at stake, Keralie and Varin must use all their daring to stay alive and untangle the mysteries behind the nation's four dead queens.
An enthralling fast-paced murder mystery where competing agendas collide with deadly consequences, Four Dead Queens heralds the arrival of an exciting new YA talent.
About the Author Raised on a diet of Spielberg, Lucas and Disney, Astrid knew she wanted to be surrounded by all things fantastical from a young age. She's spent the last ten years working in film, animation and television as both an artist and manager. Career highlights include working on James Cameron's Avatar, Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin and Happy Feet 2 by George Miller. She's a visual writer and aims to capture the vivid stories that play like movies in her head. When she's not writing, she's painting her favourite fictional characters and obliging her furry overlords, Lilo and Mickey. She lives in Melbourne.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781760524418 Format: Demy Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 208h x 138w mm Extent: 432 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Dog Runner Bren MacDibble
From the author of the multi-award-winning and bestselling How to Bee comes an intense and thrilling new adventure.
Description SHORTLISTED: CBCA 2020 Awards, Book of the Year, Younger Readers
'We're gonna starve if we stay here,' Emery said. 'If we're gonna go, best go now.' And he said it like going was something easy. Like all we have to do is walk away.
Ella and her brother Emery are alone in a city that's starving to death. If they are going to survive, they must get away, upcountry, to find Emery's mum. But how can two kids travel such big distances across a dry, barren, and dangerous landscape? Well, when you've got five big doggos and a dry-land dogsled, the answer is you go mushing. But when Emery is injured, Ella must find a way to navigate them through rough terrain, and even rougher encounters with desperate people...
About the Author Bren MacDibble was raised on farms all over New Zealand, so is an expert about being a kid on the land. After 20 years in Melbourne, Bren recently sold everything, and now lives and works in a bus travelling around Australia. In 2018, How to Bee - her first novel for younger readers - won the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers, the New South Wales Premier's Literary Award Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature, and the New Zealand Book Awards Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction. Bren also writes for young adults under the name Cally Black.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9781760523572 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 128w mm Extent: 248 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 One Runaway Rabbit David Metzenthen, illustrated by Mairead Murphy
A stylish and satisfying picture book about a curious pet rabbit who accidentally escapes the safety of her backyard, and then must survive in the wilds of suburbia at night.
Description SHORTLISTED: CBCA 2020 Awards, Book of the Year, Early Childhood
One pet rabbit. One dark night. One hungry fox.
A wonderfully entertaining picture book about a clever pet rabbit on the run.
About the Author David Metzenthen is a Melbourne boy. He was an advertising copywriter before turning to fiction, and a builder's labourer to support his first twenty years as a writer for young people. David is a learner surfer, a keen fly fisherman, and a tree hugger from way back. He tries to write stories that will explain and entertain and be worthy of the reader's time. The natural world is where he likes to spend time, and he is a supporter of various environmental foundations. He hopes to write the perfect book, knows it will never happen, but works in hope... David is married to Fiona and has two children, a dog, and a couple of parrots. He has travelled overseas but is inspired by this country and hopes always to feel that way.
Mairead Murphy has always loved to draw. Coming from a background in Interior Architecture, she brings a keen eye for composition and an appreciation of texture to her work across a variety of illustrated projects, from illustrated artworks to wallpaper to children's clothing. Developing and producing images or characters with their own personality is something that Mairead always finds surprising and exciting - like meeting someone for the first time. Mairead's style uses the elasticity and softness of detailed pencil work to capture personality and movement in her characters, while digital elements bring colour and texture.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781760523558 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 280h x 215w mm Extent: 24 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 When Billy Was a Dog Kirsty Murray, illustrated by Karen Blair
If you can't have a puppy, maybe the next best thing is to be a puppy.
Description SHORTLISTED: CBCA 2020 Awards, Book of the Year, Early Childhood
'Can I please, please, please have a dog?' asked Billy. 'Would you walk it every day and wash it if it got dirty?' 'I would, I promise!' said Billy.
Billy wants a dog. He really really really wants one. Billy's parents aren't so sure. So one morning, Billy takes matters into his own paws.
A gloriously funny, warm and true story from the creators of Puddle Hunters.
About the Author Kirsty Murray is a multi-award-winning author of more than 20 books for children and young adults. Her works include eleven novels as well as non-fiction, junior fiction, historical fiction, speculative fiction and picture books. Kirsty is an ambassador and advocate for many reading and writing initiatives and has been a writer-in-residence in schools and universities around the world. She loves books, libraries, bookshops, readers, writers, puddles, puppies, and stories - especially stories about kids.
Karen Blair is an award-winning illustrator of twelve picture books. She has collaborated with some of Australia's leading children's authors. Karen is also a primary art teacher and her characters are often inspired by her students and her own two children. She loves to help tell stories that explore the joy of discovery and play in the outdoors and the special relationships in children's lives.
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781760631826 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 250h x 280w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 My Friend Fred Frances Watts, illustrated by A. Yi
This delightful CBCA short-listed picture book is about a friendship between an exuberant but loveable dachshund and his more retiring, tidy housemate.
Description SHORTLISTED: CBCA 2020 Awards, Book of the Year, Early Childhood
My friend Fred eats dog food for breakfast. I think dog food is disgusting.
My friend Fred howls at the moon. I don't know why.
He does a lot of funny things. But even though we are different, Fred is my best friend.
About the Author Frances Watts is an award-winning author of more than 25 books for children. Her first picture book, Kisses for Daddy, illustrated by David Legge, was a Children's Book Council of Australia Honour Book and has been published in 20 languages. Her next book with David Legge, Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books, was a CBCA Book of the Year and Goodnight, Mice!, illustrated by Judy Watson, won the Prime Minister's Literary Award. Frances lives in Sydney, Australia.
A. Yi is an illustrator and animation artist based in Sydney. She has illustrated various children's books including the bestselling Alice Miranda series. She likes doodling and wishes all books were illustrated.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781760290948 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 240h x 240w mm Extent: 24 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Goodbye House, Hello House Margaret Wild, illustrated by Ann James
A joyful story about moving house and embracing change from a much-loved, award-winning team.
Description SHORTLISTED: CBCA 2020 Awards, Book of the Year, Early Childhood
This is the last time I'll fish in this river. This is the last time I'll run through these trees. This is the last time I'll dream by this fire …
Goodbye, old house. Goodbye.
A heartwarming story of letting go and starting anew, of moving from the country to the city, with a unique illustration style that allows room and space for the reader's imagination.
Hello, new house. Hello!
About the Author Margaret Wild is one of Australia's best-known and best-loved authors for young people. She has published over 70 picture books for young children, and two verse novels for teenagers.
In her long career, Ann James has illustrated over 70 books including The Midnight Gang, Little Humpty, Lucy Goosey (all written by Margaret Wild); I'm a Dirty Dinosaur and I'm a Hungry Dinosaur (written by Janeen Brian); and Bird and Bear and Bird and Bear and the Special Day which Ann both wrote and illustrated. She has been nominated as Australian Illustrator for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, 2020.
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781743311103 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 275h x 225w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Yahoo Creek Tohby Riddle
Luminous images accompanied by newspaper extracts dating back to the early 1800s and words by Ngiyampaa Elder Peter Williams explore the ongoing mystery of yahoo encounters.
Description SHORTLISTED: CBCA 2020 Eva Pownall Award for Information Books
'He was surprised to observe a hairy human form, about seven feet in height, walking in the bush.' Queanbeyan Age, 24 August 1886
Throughout the first century or so of Australian settlement by Europeans, the pages of colonial newspapers were haunted by reports of a bewildering phenomenon: the mysterious yahoo or hairy man ...
But what was it?
Yahoo Creek breathes life into this little-known piece of Australian history - which, by many accounts, is a history still in the making.
'These stories are not my stories or your stories, they're our stories.' Peter Williams, Ngiyampaa Elder
About the Author Tohby Riddle is a multi-award-winning creator of picture books and illustrated books that have been published in many languages throughout the world. Recent titles include Unforgotten and The Greatest Gatsby: a visual book of grammar. He has also written a novel; was the cartoonist for ten years at Good Weekend (the Saturday magazine of the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's Age); and is a former editor of the The School Magazine, a literary magazine for children published by the NSW Department of Education. Tohby is based in the Blue Mountains town of Katoomba in Australia.
Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 ISBN: 9781760631451 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 280h x 250w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Witch's Boy Kelly Barnhill
A stunning novel from the Newbery Medal winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Description When Ned and his identical twin brother tumble from their raft into a raging river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convinced the wrong boy lived. But when a Bandit King comes to steal the magic Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, it's Ned who safeguards the magic and summons the strength to protect his family and community.
Meanwhile, across the enchanted forest that borders Ned's village lives Aine, the resourceful and pragmatic daughter of the Bandit King, who is haunted by her mother's last words to her: 'The wrong boy will save your life, and you will save his.' When Aine's and Ned's paths cross, can they trust each other long enough to stop the war that's about to boil over between their two kingdoms?
'The Witch's Boy should open young readers' eyes to something that is all around them in the very world we live in: the magic of words.' - The New York Times
About the Author Kelly Barnhill lives in Minnesota with her husband and three children. She is the author of four novels, most recently The Girl Who Drank the Moon, winner of the Newbery Medal. The Witch's Boy received four starred reviews and was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Awards.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9781848129351 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 129w mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Piccadilly Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Witch's Boy 8 copy pack A&U Point of Sale
Pack includes 8 copies of The Witch's Boy plus a free shelftalker
Description Pack includes 8 copies of The Witch's Boy plus a free shelftalker
About the Author
Price: AU $135.92 NZ $151.92 ISBN: 9324551075876 Format: Pack Package Type: MIXTURES PACK Dimensions: 0h x 0w mm Extent: 0 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Piccadilly Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Girl Who Drank The Moon Kelly Barnhill
An enchanting and unforgettable modern fable that is impossible to put down.
Description THE NO 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER
Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is in fact a good witch who shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon. Xan rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey.
One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. As Luna's thirteenth birthday approaches, her magic begins to emerge - with dangerous consequences. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Deadly birds with uncertain intentions flock nearby. A volcano, quiet for centuries, rumbles just beneath the earth's surface. And the woman with the Tiger's heart is on the prowl...
The Newbery Medal winner from the author of the highly acclaimed novel The Witch's Boy.
About the Author Kelly Barnhill is an author and teacher. She wrote The Girl Who Drank the Moon, The Witch's Boy, Iron Hearted Violet, The Mostly True Story of Jack and many, many short stories. She won the World Fantasy Award for her novella, The Unlicensed Magician, a Parents Choice Gold Award for Iron Hearted Violet, the Charlotte Huck Honor for The Girl Who Drank the Moon, and has been a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award, the Andre Norton award and the PEN/USA literary prize. She was also a McKnight Artist's Fellowship recipient in Children's Literature. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her three brilliant children, architect husband, and emotionally unstable dog. She is a fast runner, a good hiker, and a terrible gardener. You can visit and chat at her blog: www.kellybarnhill.com
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9781848126473 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 129w mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Piccadilly Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Tower at the End of the World - The House With a Clock in Its Walls 9 John Bellairs
The ninth book in the famous Lewis Barnavelt series.
Description When Lewis, his uncle Jonathan, and their friends Rose Rita and Mrs Zimmermann take a trip to a small town near Lake Superior, they expect a pleasant holiday. Instead, they find themselves facing the ghastly Ishmael Izard, son of the fiendish creator of the Doomsday clock that was once hidden in the walls of Uncle Jonathan's house. Ishmael is a cruel and heartless sorcerer, and he is determined to wreak vengeance on the entire world.
Will Lewis and his friends be strong enough to defeat him, or will their fate be decided by their most formidable foe yet?
For fans of Goosebumps.
About the Author John Bellairs (1938-1991) was an award-winning American author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls - which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award - The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb, which won the Edgar Award and The Specter from the Magician's Museum, which won the New York Public Library 'Best Books for the Teen Age' Award.
Brad Strickland has written more than eighty-five published books, including entries in the Lewis Barnavelt and Johnny Dixon series, following the death of the original series creator, John Bellairs. He is a Professor Emeritus of English and lives in Georgia with his wife, Barbara.
Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 ISBN: 9781848128743 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 129w mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Piccadilly Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Whistle, the Grave and the Ghost - The House With a Clock in Its Walls 10 John Bellairs
The tenth book in the famous Lewis Barnavelt series.
Description A camping trip with his Scout troop leads Lewis straight to a strange, old grave and a mysterious, magical silver whistle. When Lewis discovers that this whistle has the power to stop the boys in his Scout troop bullying him, he is overcome with relief - finally he can enjoy being part of the Scouts. What Lewis doesn't know is that the whistle also has a more sinister power: it summons a powerful vampire!
Lewis is drawn into battle with this ancient evil, and with the help of Rose Rita, Unlce Jonathan and Mrs Zimmermann, he must save his own life and the lives of those he loves.
Is Lewis strong enough to destroy the potent spirit?
For fans of Goosebumps.
About the Author John Bellairs (1938-1991) was an award-winning American author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls - which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award - TheLamp from the Warlock's Tomb, which won the Edgar Award and The Specter from the Magician's Museum, which won the New York Public Library 'Best Books for the Teen Age' Award.
Brad Strickland has written more than eighty-five published books, including entries in the Lewis Barnavelt and Johnny Dixon series, following the death of the original series creator, John Bellairs. He is a Professor Emeritus of English and lives in Georgia with his wife, Barbara. Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 ISBN: 9781848129047 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 129w mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Piccadilly Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The House With a Clock in Its Walls FTI John Bellairs
A magical adventure for the whole family - soon to be a major motion picture starring Cate Blanchett, Jack Black and Kyle MacLachlan.
Description Lewis Barnavelt doesn't have time on his side...
When Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan, comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person. But he is wrong. Uncle Jonathan and his next-door neighbour, Mrs Zimmermann, are both witches! Lewis couldn't be happier. What's not to like about seeing his uncle practise spells and eating Mrs Zimmermann's delicious cookies?
At first, watching magic is enough. Then Lewis experiments with magic himself and unknowingly resurrects the former owner of the house: a woman named Selenna Izard. It seems that evil Selenna and her husband built a timepiece into the walls - a clock that could obliterate humankind.
As the clock can be heard ticking away in the house all the time, sometimes louder, sometimes quieter, sometimes faster, sometimes slower, it is up to the Barnavelts to find where it is hidden in the walls - and stop it. A true race against time...
About the Author John Bellairs (1938-1991) was an award-winning American author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in Its Walls - which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award - TheLamp from the Warlock's Tomb, which won the Edgar Award and The Specter from the Magician's Museum, which won the New York Public Library 'Best Books for the Teen Age' Award.
Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 ISBN: 9781848127715 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 128w mm Extent: 192 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Piccadilly Books AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! - An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year illustrated by Britta Teckentrup, Fiona Waters
A breathtaking, illustrated anthology featuring an animal poem for every day of the year by award-winning artist, Britta Teckentrup.
Description This lavishly illustrated collection of 366 animal poems - one for every day of the year - ranges from unforgettable classics to contemporary works from around the world, including poetry in translation.
The spectacular range of poems includes work by Michael Rosen, Roger McGough, Carol Ann Duffy, William Blake, Dick King-Smith, Ted Hughes, Grace Nichols, Lewis Carroll, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson.
Britta Teckentrup's breathtaking illustrations bring together all the richness and wonder of the animal kingdom, making this anthology a perfect gift that will be treasured by generations.
About the Author Once upon a time long, long ago, Fiona Waters was born in Edinburgh and she has had her nose in a book ever since. When she was about seven she heard Gabriel Woolf reading 'The Lady of Shalott' on the radio and from that moment she was hooked on poetry forever. Fiona has worked with children's books all her life as a bookseller, publisher, author, reviewer and latterly as the Editorial Director of Troubadour, choosing the books for book fairs in schools. Now retired, she has been travelling to all the fairytale places she dreamt of as a child, like Russia and Japan, reading even more books with her two cats and still very much enjoying compiling anthologies.
Britta Teckentrup grew up in a town called Wuppertal. She moved to London in 1988 to study illustration and fine art at St Martin's College and the Royal College of Art and ended up staying in England for 17 years. Britta has created over 30 books, translated into 20 different languages. Britta's illustrations have appeared in magazines, on homewares, clothes and packaging. Britta now lives and works in Berlin with her artist husband, young son, Vincent, and their cat. Price: AU $49.99 NZ $55.00 ISBN: 9781788005678 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 275h x 247w mm Extent: 328 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Peekaboo Sun illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius
A vibrant, interactive peekaboo board book that little ones won't be able to resist.
Description Ingela P Arrhenius's unmistakable, enchanting artwork and an ingenious slider mechanism on every page combine to make this a totally irresistible board book for toddlers. Young children will be captivated by the peekaboo concept and - with something to push, pull or turn on every spread - won't be able to put it down!
About the Author Ingela P Arrhenius graduated from art school in the early 90s and has been working as an illustrator ever since. At first, she worked in advertising and magazines, but her focus over the past ten years has been on products and books.
Ingela has created patterns for fabrics, wallpaper and stationery, as well as packaging and home accessories. She has also collaborated with several toy producers around the world and her love of retro style, typography and colour is reflected in all her work. Ingela lives in Stockholm with her husband (an author) and two sons.
Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 ISBN: 9781788005746 Format: Board Book Package Type: BOARD BOOK Dimensions: 180h x 180w mm Extent: 10 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Peekaboo Cow illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius, Camilla Reid
A vibrant, interactive peekaboo board book that little ones won't be able to resist
Description Ingela P Arrhenius's unmistakable, enchanting artwork and an ingenious slider mechanism on every page combine to make this a totally irresistible board book for toddlers. Young children will be captivated by the peekaboo concept and - with something to push, pull or turn on every spread - won't be able to put it down!
About the Author Ingela P Arrhenius graduated from art school in the early 90s and has been working as an illustrator ever since. At first, she worked in advertising and magazines, but her focus over the past ten years has been on products and books.
Ingela has created patterns for fabrics, wallpaper and stationery, as well as packaging and home accessories. She has also collaborated with several toy producers around the world and her love of retro style, typography and colour is reflected in all her work. Ingela lives in Stockholm with her husband (an author) and two sons.
Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 ISBN: 9781788005784 Format: Board Book Package Type: BOARD BOOK Dimensions: 180h x 180w mm Extent: 8 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Where's Mrs T-Rex? illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius
A terrific new T-Rex title in this best-selling novelty series!
Description A delightful introduction to dinosaurs for the very youngest readers - this bold new board book features five friendly dinosaurs to find under each bright felt flap. A particularly charming new addition to this best-selling series that's so adored by children and parents alike.
About the Author Ingela P Arrhenius graduated from art school in the early 90s and has been working as an illustrator ever since. At first, she worked in advertising and magazines, but her focus over the past ten years has been on products and books.
Ingela has created patterns for fabrics, wallpaper and stationery, as well as packaging and home accessories. She has also collaborated with several toy producers around the world and her love of retro style, typography and colour is reflected in all her work. Ingela lives in Stockholm with her husband (an author) and two sons.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781788007498 Format: Board Book Package Type: BOARD BOOK Dimensions: 180h x 180w mm Extent: 12 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Press Out and Decorate: Dinosaurs illustrated by Kate McLelland
Make your own 3D decorations with this brilliant board book of press-out dinosaurs!
Description From triceratops to tyrannosaurs and stegosauruses to pterodactyls, this book features 20 unique, intricately foiled designs that can be slotted together to create 3D dinosaurs. These press-out pieces are presented in stunning foil on every page but look even better as a beautiful collection of colourful dinosaur decorations.
About the Author For as long as she can remember, Kate McLelland has loved drawing and painting. Outdoor holidays with her family inspired hours of doodling animals and nature. She is the illustrator for Press Out and Colour: Christmas and Easter, and has a number of books being published, including Blackbird, Blackbird, What Do You Do? (Hodder Children's Books) and What's Below? (Egmont). Kate lives in West Lothian with her husband and two children.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781788008068 Format: Board Book Package Type: BOARD BOOK Dimensions: h x w mm Extent: 24 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Sing Along With Me! Sleeping Bunnies illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang
A sing-along slider board book that's bursting with energy!
Description This series of bright, slider board books featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes bursts with energy and cheering illustrations. Now in a new format, with refreshed artwork and on white board so colours look lovely and bright. Each book also comes with slider mechanisms, and both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme - simply scan the QR code for little ones to listen and sing along!
About the Author Yu-hsuan Huang is an illustrator and artist from Taichung City, Taiwan, where she lives with her family and two lovely cats. After graduating from National Taiwan Normal University with a BFA degree in art, Yu-hsuan started her career as an illustrator, working on editorials, picture books and commercial projects. She also has her own illustration brand named "Smohouse".
Yu-hsuan's works are inspired by animals and her life experiences. Her soothing and warm-hearted artwork aims to comfort people, and bring happiness to everyone.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781788007566 Format: Board Book Package Type: BOARD BOOK Dimensions: 180h x 180w mm Extent: 10 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Sing Along With Me! Hey Diddle Diddle illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang
A sing-along slider board book that's bursting with energy!
Description This series of bright, slider board books featuring perennially popular nursery rhymes bursts with energy and cheering illustrations. Now in a new format, with refreshed artwork and on white board so colours look lovely and bright. Each book also comes with slider mechanisms, and both an instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme - simply scan the QR code for little ones to listen and sing along!
About the Author Yu-hsuan Huang is an illustrator and artist from Taichung City, Taiwan, where she lives with her family and two lovely cats. After graduating from National Taiwan Normal University with a BFA degree in art, Yu-hsuan started her career as an illustrator, working on editorials, picture books and commercial projects. She also has her own illustration brand named "Smohouse".
Yu-hsuan's works are inspired by animals and her life experiences. Her soothing and warm-hearted artwork aims to comfort people, and bring happiness to everyone.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781788007580 Format: Board Book Package Type: BOARD BOOK Dimensions: 180h x 180w mm Extent: 10 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt! Goldie Hawk, illustrated by Angie Rozelaar
Halloween-themed reimagining of the American folk song, We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Description Three children are hunting for the perfect pumpkin to take trick or treating. But first, they've got to swish through the sticky spiders' webs, face a flapping throng of bats and then - worst of all - creep inside a dark and spooky house! Will they find a great big pumpkin there...or the biggest surprise of the night?
About the Author Goldie Hawk is a children's book writer and editor based in London. She spent much of her childhood running wild on Wimbledon Common or with her nose in a book, and now spends her time researching and writing about all kinds of topics, from historical houses to the art of den-building.
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781788008839 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 270h x 270w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 When Stars are Scattered Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, illustrated by Iman Geddy and illustrated by Victoria
A heart-wrenching true story about life in a Kenyan refugee camp that will restore your faith in real-life happy endings.
Description Omar and his brother Hassan, two Somali boys, have spent a long time in the Dadaab refugee camp. Separated from their mother, they are looked after by a friendly stranger. Life in the camp isn't always easy. The hunger is constant...but there's football to look forward to, and now there's a chance Omar will get to go to school...
With a heart-wrenching fairytale ending, this incredible true story is brought to life by Victoria's stunning illustrations. This book perfectly depicts life in a refugee camp for 8-12 year olds.
About the Author Victoria Jamieson is the creator of the graphic novels All's Faire in Middle School and Newbery Honor winner Roller Girl. She received her BFA in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and worked as a children's book designer before becoming a freelance illustrator. She has also worked as a portrait artist aboard a cruise ship, and has lived in Australia, Italy, and Canada. Now she lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and son.
Omar Mohamed spent his childhood at the Dadaab camp, after his father was killed and he was separated from his mother in Somalia. He devoted everything to taking care of his younger brother, Hassan, and to pursuing his education. He now lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with his wife and five children, and works at a centre to help resettle other refugees. He is the founder of Refugee Strong, a non-profit organisation that empowers students living in refugee camps. He still works with the Dadaab camp and travels back there once a year.
Iman Geddy, the colourist for this book, is an Atlanta-based designer and illustrator who is passionate about using the graphic arts for social good. Inspired by the geometric harmony of Islamic architecture as well as the colourful equatorial Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 landscapes of eastern Africa, she creates striking art that highlights the beauty of the world around us. ISBN: 9780571363858 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 210h x 140w mm Extent: 264 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Faber Child Trade AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Victor Jacques & Lise
A hunter dreams he is a cheetah - and decides to change his ways
Description One night, a hunter dreams he is a cheetah on the savannah, being hunted himself... When he wakes up, he doesn't want to be a hunter any more, but how can he make amends for all the hunting he has done?
About the Author Jacques & Lise are an award-winning Belgian creative duo who produce beautiful picture books together.
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781782692850 Format: Hardcover Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: h x w mm Extent: pages Bic1: Bic2:
Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Bearmouth Liz Hyder
The paperback edition of the acclaimed, fiercely original YA debut about justice, independence and resisting oppression.
Description Life in Bearmouth is one of hard labour, the sunlit world above the mine a distant memory. Reward will come in the next life with the benevolence of the Mayker. Newt accepts everything - that is, until the mysterious Devlin arrives. Suddenly, Newt starts to look at Bearmouth with a fresh perspective, questioning the system, and setting in motion a chain of events that could destroy their entire world.
In this powerful and brilliantly original debut novel, friendship creates strength, courage is hard-won and hope is the path to freedom.
About the Author Liz Hyder is a writer, experienced workshop leader and award-winning arts PR consultant. She has a BA in drama from the University of Bristol and, in early 2018, won the Bridge Award/Moniack Mhor's Emerging Writer Award. She is currently working on her second book and a range of other creative projects. Bearmouth is her debut novel.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9781782692430 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 129w mm Extent: 320 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Pushkin Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Midnight's Twins Holly Race
Welcome to Annwn - a place we can only begin to imagine.
Description The first novel in a lyrical, endlessly inventive urban fantasy trilogy from debut author Holly Race.
Fifteen-year-old Londoner Fern is about to uncover a place that she could not have imagined in all her wildest dreams. Annwn is the dream mirror of our world, a place where Dreamers walk in their slumber, their dreams playing out all around them. An enchanted, mysterious place that feeds our own world - as without dreams, without a place where our imaginations and minds can be nourished, what kind of humans would we be?
But Annwn is a place as full of dangers as it is wonders: it is a place where dreams can kill you. Annwn and its Dreamers are protected by an ancient order known as the Knights - and when Fern's hated twin Ollie is chosen to join their ranks, Fern will have to do whatever she can to prove she is one of them too.
But the world Fern discovers in Annwn, in this dream mirror of her London, is a fragile one, threatened by vicious nightmares. Nightmares that are harder and harder for the Knights to defeat. Something dark is jeopardising the peace and stability of Annwn, something that must be rooted out at all costs. And gradually, Fern realises that the danger lurking inside our sleep is more insidious and terrifying than any nightmare. Because if you can influence someone's dreams, you can control their thoughts ...
About the Author Holly Race works as a development executive in the film and TV industry, most recently with Aardman Animations. Holly is a Faber Academy graduate, and Midnight's Twins is her debut novel and the first in a trilogy. Holly lives in Cambridge with her family.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9781471409165 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 129w mm Extent: 432 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Hotkey AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Trolls World Tour Pop-Out Adventure Caroline Rowlands
Based on Trolls World Tour, the sequel to the hit animated movie Trolls, this cool new format lets readers press out and fold the pages to turn their book into an amazing paper art display!
Description Get ready for the tour of your life! Join Poppy and Branch as they attempt to unite all the Troll tribes and save them from Barb, the metal-loving Queen of the Hard Rock Troll tribe.
The book is divided into sections devoted to the six Troll tribes of Funk, Country Western, Techno, Classical, Pop and Hard Rock. Each section has cool, press-out pages which can be folded out of the book. When they're all folded out, readers will get an amazing display to brighten any bedroom, filled with all their favourite Trolls characters and lots of new friends. It's a completely unique book and art concept which will delight all Trolls fans.
About the Author Caroline Rowlands is an experienced children's author who has written books on everything from Trolls to Transformers to My Little Pony.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781783125395 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 237h x 185w mm Extent: 64 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Welbeck Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Maker Studio Alison Buxton, Zoe Bateman
Each project comes with a short explanation of the science behind it, and every stage is heavily illustrated and photographed to ensure that following the instructions is simple for everyone.
Description This maker's handbook is packed with amazing projects that teach science, technology and design skills to help you come up with stylish, fun creations. Inside, you'll learn how to make light-up bags, create a speaker from a Pringles tube, design your own resin jewellery, and grow amazing crystal flowers. Other projects include a light-sensitive door sign, colour-changing bath bombs and self-watering planters. With craft concepts ranging from simple to advanced, there's something for every skill set.
Each project comes with a short explanation of the science behind it, and every stage is heavily illustrated and photographed to ensure that following the instructions is simple for everyone.
About the Author Dr Alison Buxton is Director at STEAMWORKS LEARNING, the non-profit organisation dedicated to bringing STEM activities to schoolchildren, and leads the MakerEd UK and Makerspace Developer programme for the University of Sheffield.
Zoe Bateman is an author, influencer and self-confessed craft addict. Leading workshops and creating craft content for a variety of brands, Zoe can turn her hand to anything from crochet to casting, sewing, whittling, weaving and knitting. She is Lead Crafter at London Craft Club, and is the co-author of When Doves Craft, and has had projects featured in Mollie Makes and Take a Break.
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781783125487 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 246h x 189w mm Extent: 112 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Welbeck Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 I Am Not A Toilet Roll - The Recycling Project Book Sara Stanford
Recycle empty loo rolls into fantastic craft creations with this hilarious DIY book!
Description Reduce, reuse and recycle! Gather up a pile of toilet rolls and a few other bits and bobs, and turn them into a unicorn, pirate or shark! This is the perfect book for fun projects to keep kids busy when they're stuck indoors, using scrap materials from around the house.
With step-by-step instructions and handy cut-outs this book has ten brilliant projects (and a dozen variations) that are sure to keep kids happy and engaged with hours of fun. Animal lovers can build their own elephant or ladybird, and budding engineers can build their first rocket or car.
Those with the smallest of fingers may need a little help with cutting and gluing, but these projects are a fantastic introduction into crafting and perfect for kids to make on their own or fun for the whole family.
Each project has a clear list of everything you will need, and the ideas are easy to customise to your little one's interest. Don't fancy making a pirate, what about a stealthy ninja?
Don't keep old toilet rolls? You can have just as much fun if you happen to have a load of egg cartons, cereal boxes or old socks. Pick your favourite item to reuse and get crafting with the Recycling Project Book series:
I Am Not An Old Sock I Am Not A Cereal Box I Am Not A Eggbox
About the Author Sara Stanford is a freelance writer and editor with a passion for arts and crafts. She has worked on licensed and own- brand books, magazines and partworks. Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781783124060 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 262h x 228w mm Extent: 48 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Carlton Kids AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 I Am Not A Cereal Box - The Recycling Project Book Sara Stanford
Get ready for some serious crafting fun and all using the simple cereal box as a base!
Description Reduce, reuse and recycle! Gather up a pile of cereal boxes and a few other bits and bobs, and turn them into the most colourful robot, pony, dinosaur or train you can imagine! This is the perfect book for fun projects to keep kids busy when they're stuck indoors, using scrap materials from around the house.
With step-by-step instructions and handy cut-outs this book has ten brilliant projects (and a dozen variations) that are sure to keep kids happy and engaged with hours of fun. Animal lovers can build their own elephant or horse and budding engineers can craft their first car or even a marble run.
Those with the smallest of fingers may need a little help with cutting and gluing, but these projects are a fantastic introduction into crafting and perfect for kids to make on their own or fun for the whole family.
Each project has a clear list of everything you will need, and the ideas are easy to customise to your little one's interest. Your new horse can quickly become a unicorn and your aquarium can go from a tranquil sea to a shipwreck full of pirate treasure.
And, if you don't fancy painting, reuse all that wrapping paper to make a Christmasaurus, festive guitar or colourful theatre.
Not a fan of cereal? You can have just as much fun if you happen to have a load of toilet rolls, egg cartons or old socks. Pick your favourite item to reuse and get crafting with the Recycling Project Book series:
I Am Not An Old Sock I Am Not An Eggbox I Am Not A Toilet Roll Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781783124176 Format: Misc PB About the Author Package Type: PAPERBACK Sara Stanford is a freelance writer and editor with a passion for arts and crafts. She has worked on licensed and own- Dimensions: 262h x 228w mm Extent: 48 pages brand books, magazines and partworks. Bic1: Bic2:
Carlton Kids AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 I Am Not An Eggbox - The Recycling Project Book Sara Stanford
This crafty book will make you think twice about the humble egg carton!
Description Reduce, reuse and recycle! Gather up a pile of egg cartons and a few other bits and bobs, and turn them into a dragon, fire engine or penguin! This is the perfect book for fun projects to keep kids busy when they're stuck indoors, using scrap materials from around the house.
With step-by-step instructions and handy cut-outs this book has ten brilliant projects (and a dozen variations) that are sure to keep kids happy and engaged with hours of fun. Animal lovers can build their own penguin or owl, and budding engineers can build their first car or pirate ship.
Those with the smallest of fingers may need a little help with cutting and gluing, but these projects are a fantastic introduction into crafting and perfect for kids to make on their own or fun for the whole family.
Each project has a clear list of everything you will need, and the ideas are easy to customise to your little one's interest. Don't fancy making a penguin, what about a fantastical, ferocious monster?
Not a fan of eggs? You can have just as much fun if you happen to have a load of toilet rolls, cereal boxes or old socks. Pick your favourite item to reuse and get crafting with the Recycling Project Book series:
I Am Not An Old Sock I Am Not A Cereal Box I Am Not A Toilet Roll
About the Author Sara Stanford is a freelance writer and editor with a passion for arts and crafts. She has worked on licensed and own- brand books, magazines and partworks. Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781783124169 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 262h x 228w mm Extent: 48 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Carlton Kids AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 I Am Not An Old Sock - The Recycling Project Book Sara Stanford
Turning socks into fabulous craft makes has never been so much fun!
Description Reduce, reuse and recycle! Gather up your old socks and a few other bits and bobs, and turn them into a horse or octopus, or even a toy for your cat or one for your dog. This is the perfect book for fun projects to keep kids busy when they're stuck indoors, using scrap materials from around the house.
With step-by-step instructions and handy cut-outs this book has ten brilliant projects (and a dozen variations) that are sure to keep kids happy and engaged with hours of fun. Animal lovers can make their own owl or bunny and budding performers could craft their first set of juggling balls.
Those with the smallest of fingers may need a little help with cutting and gluing, but these projects are a fantastic introduction into crafting and perfect for kids to make on their own or fun for the whole family.
Each project has a clear list of everything you will need, and the ideas are easy to customise to your little one's interest. Your new horse can quickly become a unicorn or even a zebra!
Not in the habit of keeping all the single socks that have somehow lost their partner? You can have just as much fun if you happen to have a load of toilet rolls, egg cartons or cereal boxes. Pick your favourite item to reuse and get crafting with the Recycling Project Book series:
I Am Not A Cereal Box I Am Not An Eggbox I Am Not A Toilet Roll
About the Author Sara Stanford is a freelance writer and editor with a passion for arts and crafts. She has worked on licensed and own- Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781783124206 brand books, magazines and partworks. Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 262h x 228w mm Extent: 48 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Carlton Kids AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 We Love K-Pop Mortimer Children's Books
K-Pop is taking the music world by storm! This is the perfect book to prove your fan status and to discover more about your favourite bands.
Description We Love K-Pop is a true celebration of Korean Wave music. Packed with vibrant photos, readers will journey through the songs, styles and stories behind all their favourite K-Pop groups and solo artists. Discover more about the process of transforming from trainee to idol, rate the best music videos, and compare key stats. Whether you're a Blink, a Carat, or part of the Army, there's something for every K-Pop fan!
About the Author
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9781783125739 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 246h x 189w mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Mortimer Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Stand Up, Stand Out! Kay Woodward
From world leaders to modern-day inspirational figures from sport, science, popular culture and politics, from social injustice to bullying and living with disabilities - this book covers a huge range of issues these heroes have dealt with.
Description Meet 25 of the bravest humans of all time! These fascinating rebel heroes stood up for what they believed in, spoke out against injustice, and overcame impossible obstacles. From world leaders such as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to unsung heroes Irena Sandler (who smuggled 2,500 children out of the Warsaw Ghetto in World War 2) and Juliane Koepke (who survived an airplane crash aged 17, followed by nine days in the Amazon rainforest) - Stand Up, Stand Out! is filled with incredible and inspiring stories of passion and endurance.
Portraits created by hand-picked contemporary illustrators and snappy, compelling text bring these people's achievements vividly to life, and relate their stories back to those of young readers today. Each profile concludes with a 'Stand out like...' section in which the story is related to everyday scenarios children might encounter, and suggests ways for them to show bravery or peacefully protest against injustice.
About the Author Kay Woodward has written over 150 children's books, including storybooks and series fiction like the Skate School series for Usborne. Along with classic fairy tales, her wide-ranging interests include Roald Dahl, Christmas and chocolate, all of which she has written about.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781783125531 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 246h x 189w mm Extent: 112 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Welbeck Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear's Concert David Litchfield
The final book in the award-winning, bestselling trilogy shows that while fame and fortune might be temporary, the best songs stay in your heart forever.
Description You probably remember the story of the bear who found the piano in the woods and grew up to become a huge star. He played his music in front of millions of adoring fans and all of his wildest dreams came true. But now, the audiences are smaller, the pianos less grand, and the applause is dying away. So Bear decides to retire. Back in the woods, he is sad that his dream is over but he soon has something to distract him: Little Bear! When Little Bear stumbles upon his piano in the woods, she can't believe it when her father says that no one wants to hear his music anymore. So she comes up with a plan to prove him wrong.
The final book in the award-winning, best-selling trilogy shows that while fame and fortune might be temporary, the best songs stay in your heart forever.
About the Author DAVID LITCHFIELD first started to draw when he was very young, creating Star Wars and Indiana Jones mash up comics for his older brother and sister. His first picture book with Frances Lincoln Children's Books, The Bear and the Piano, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize (Illustrated Book Category) and became a best-seller in the UK and US. It was shortlisted for 8 other awards in the UK including the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Independent Bookshop Week Award, and has sold in over 25 languages. The follow-up, The Bear, the Piano, the Dog and the Fiddle, published in 2018 to universal acclaim. David's other books include Grandad's Secret Giant and Lights on Cotton Rock. David lives in Bedford with his family.
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9780711247246 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 300h x 220w mm Extent: 40 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The B on Your Thumb Colette Hiller, illustrated by Tor Freeman
The B on Your Thumb is a book of rhymes and delightful ditties to boost early reading. Each rhyme teaches a particular sound, spelling or rule, and will delight young children with the silliness of the English language.
Description The B on Your Thumb is a book of 50 hilariously illustrated rhymes and delightful ditties to boost early reading - each poem teaches a specific sound, spelling or rule. Using rhythm and wordplay, they promote phonics awareness, thinking skills and literacy. But most of all, this book delights young readers with the fun and silliness of the English language.This is a book where words like to play, where letters get cross when they don't get their way.
There are sounds to make and jokes to uncover. An owl in your bowl, for you to discover. Meet the K on your knee, who's ready for fun, and don't be alarmed by the B on your thumb! An introduction instructs grown-ups how to use the book and extensive activities at the end allow children to build on their learning. Grouped into three categories - sounds, silent letters and secrets, and words that sound the same - the poems include:
• See with Two Ees • The Story of Q and U • The Rain in the Train • Ridiculous Ph • Enough of Uff • Certainly a C • The Most ImportANT • Which Witch
Learning to read has never been so much fun! The B on Your Thumb is a must for every young family's bookshelf.
About the Author
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 Colette Hiller is a writer, arts producer and mother of twins. Her arts projects have reached hundreds of thousands of ISBN: 9780711254589 participants - she is the woman who put pianos and ping-pong tables in countless locations across the UK, and is also the Format: Misc PB mind behind the hit Talking Statues project. Her children's rhymes have been featured on BBC Words and Pictures and Package Type: HARD BACK her children's LP, Applehead, has been a hit with kids across the world, selling over 50,000 copies. An advocate of early Dimensions: 278h x 203w mm Extent: 80 pages learning, Colette believes that even very young children are receptive to the joy of wordplay. She taught her own twins to Bic1: read by the time they were three. Bic2:
Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Little People, Big Dreams Colouring Book Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Grab your coloured pencils and get creative with Little People, Big Dreams Colouring Book!
Description 15 famous faces are featured in this coloring book accompaniment to the best-selling Little People, Big Dreams series. Each spread features an engaging large face to color, alongside endpaper patterns, and an abridged version of the person's story, perfect for entertaining young children at home and developing their motor skills.
The 15 little people are:
Amelia Earhart Maya Angelou Audrey Hepburn Bruce Lee Ella Fitzgerald Martin Luther King Jr. Georgia O'Keeffe David Bowie Greta Thunberg Rosa Parks Zaha Hadid Stephen Hawking Frida Kahlo Muhammad Ali Agatha Christie
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9780711261358 a child with a dream. Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK About the Author Dimensions: 279h x 216w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Insurance & actuarial studies Bic2:
Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Ernest Shackleton (Little People, Big Dreams) Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Ernest Shackleton tells the inspiring story of this world-renowned explorer.
Description In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Ernest Shackleton, the fearless Antarctic adventurer.
When Ernest Shackleton was young, he longed for a life of adventure. After a career in the Merchant Navy, he joined a landmark expedition to try to reach the South Pole for the first time in history. Although he had to go home early, he never gave up. His own expeditions set new records for the closest anyone had ever been to the South Pole, and he is remembered now as a courageous and inspirational leader. This exciting book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the intrepid explorers life.
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers.
The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.
Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
About the Author
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new ISBN: 9780711245709 concepts for childrens books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books Format: Misc HB combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 240h x 195w mm Extent: pages Bic1: Bic2:
Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Pele (Little People, Big Dreams) Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Part of the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Pele tells the inspiring story of this world-renowned footballer.
Description In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Pele, Brazil's all-time King of Football.
With a sock full of rags for a ball, Pele honed his skills in a poor neighbourhood in Brazil. He believed that, one day, he would lead his country to World Cup victory - and he was right! With Pele and his super skills on the team, Brazil lifted the trophy three times. Today, he is widely regarded as the greatest footballer who ever lived - and a hero off the pitch, too, using his voice to help the people who need it most. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of The King's life.
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.
This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.
Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
About the Author
Price: AU $ NZ $ Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, born in Barcelona, Spain, is a writer and creative director in constant search of new ISBN: 9780711245747 concepts for childrens books. Working for more than fifteen years for clients in top advertising agencies, her books Format: Misc HB combine creativity with learning, aiming to establish a new and fresh relationship between children and pop culture. Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 240h x 195w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Our Wonderful World Ben Handicott
Our Wonderful World is an exciting journey through a diverse array of countries, bursting with colour, facts and rich detail that will delight any budding explorer.
Description Our Wonderful World is an essential addition to the bookshelf of any travel-lover, map-maestro or geography genius. Spanning the world from Spain to Singapore, Colombia to Canada, Turkey to Tanzania, discover all you need to know about some of the most awesome places on Earth.
Geography, history and culture spill from the pages in this luxuriously illustrated treasure-trove of travel knowledge. Each two-page spread is dedicated to a different country, providing both quick-fire facts and the chance to delve deeper into what makes every nation unique. Natural wonders, bustling metropolises, storied pasts and cultural icons are all presented in expert detail from experienced explorers Ben Handicott and Kalya Ryan, alongside Sol Linero's eye-popping artwork.
• Meet our earliest ancestors in Ethiopia, marvel at Machu Picchu in Peru and visit the floating villages of Cambodia in this colourful guide to 50 fascinating countries. • Each spread includes dozens of spotlighted locations, a timeline of the nation's history and introductions to the people who have helped shape it. • With the expertise of Ben Handicott (Hello Atlas, Atlas of Adventures: Wonders of the World) and Kalya Ryan, alongside the stunning illustrations of Sol Linero (The 50 States, 50 Cities of the U.S.A.), experience the diversity of our world like never before.
Our Wonderful World reimagines what maps can be, providing not just a geographical fact-fest but a vivid insight into the history, culture and wildlife that shape our living world. It is the perfect gift for young globetrotters and armchair-travellers alike.
Price: AU $35.00 NZ $39.99 About the Author ISBN: 9781786036391 Ben Handicott studied linguistics and education before heading off to learn Vietnamese and Mandarin over a number of Format: Misc HB years living in Asia. On his return home he published travel books for Lonely Planet. His books with Wide-Eyed Editions Package Type: HARD BACK include Hello Atlas and Atlas of Adventures: Wonders of the World. Ben now looks to pass on his love of travel, food and Dimensions: 340h x 280w mm Extent: 112 pages language to his own children. Bic1: Bic2:
SolLinero is a children's book illustrator and graphic designer from Buenos Aires. Her distinctive artwork is filled with rich detail, bright colours and a love for local culture. She has worked for Airbnb, Pottery Barn Kids, Unicef and international magazines such as Oprah, Jamie Oliver, Wired and Scholastic. With Wide-Eyed Editions, Sol has also illustrated the Wide Eyed Editions AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 ABC Earth-Friendly Me (ABC for Me) Christiane Engel
Pairing aspects of eco-friendly living with each letter of the alphabet, ABC Earth-Friendly Me features 26 things a kid can do to help care for the earth.
Description ABC Earth-Friendly Me presents 26 things-from Action to Zero waste and everything in between-that eco-conscious kids and their families can do to help care for the earth.
Pairing aspects of eco-friendly living with each letter of the alphabet, ABC Earth-Friendly Me is not only perfect for teaching young children their ABCs, but also for encouraging them to be aware of the impact they have on the environment. The content empowers young children, showing them that even their small choices make a big difference. And the engaging illustrations and simple concepts introduce children to an eco-friendly lifestyle. To help, kids can plant flowers for pollinating bees, eat more fruits and vegetables, share or swap old toys, help their parents air-dry laundry, and learn about animals and their habitats.
Environmental terms throughout, such as "pollination," "biodegradable," "pollution," and "preservation," have easy-to- understand, kid-friendly definitions in the back of the book. And a spread elaborating on additional things kids can do, such as riding a bike, creating a new toy from old stuff, and hunting for a unique pre-owned item at the thrift store, are easy and fun ways to help out! ABC Earth-Friendly Me shows that every member of the family-even the smallest one-can protect our planet Earth.
This is the perfect book to inspire the next generation of eco-conscious kids, while teaching them the alphabet at the same time. Learning the ABCs has never been so green and so much fun! With endearing illustrations and mindful concepts, the ABC for Me series pairs each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams and healthy living.
About the Author Christiane Engel is an award-winning illustrator and author. Her work can be found in a huge variety of kids books all over
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 the world, including a kids bible and a children's atlas as well as Walter Foster Jr.s ABC Love and ABC Yoga. Her ISBN: 9781600588808 instantly recognisable children's characters appeared in an award-winning ad campaign in the UK and she works with the Format: Board Book Surrey County Council to create advertising and educational material for families. She has also created illustrations for Package Type: BOARD BOOK animated programs for clients including the BBC. Christiane lives by the sea in southeast England with her little family. Dimensions: 229h x 229w mm Extent: 36 pages Learn more at chengel.myportfolio.com. Bic1: Bic2:
Walter Foster Jr AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 ABC What Can I Be? (ABC for Me) Jessie Ford
From an early age, kids get messages of what they can and cannot do. ABC What Can I Be? presents a whole alphabet full of things children can do when they grow up.
Description ABC What Can I Be? presents a wonderful world full of possibilities-from Astronomer to Zookeeper and everything in between.
Representing kids of all kinds, this book shows that there are no limits to what a kid can pursue. Whether they are fascinated by animals, trains, flowers, teaching, or any other thing, kids can grow up to be whatever they want! ABC What Can I Be? presents a whole alphabet full of exciting, thoughtful, and wonderful things children can do.
Pairing a career with each letter of the alphabet, ABC What Can I Be? features colourful illustrations, as well as playful rhymes to get kids thinking about all the possibilities for their future. Each page introduces a letter of the alphabet with bright artwork and highlights a career that is fun, challenging, and makes a big impact in its own way.
These 26 careers-which include Dentist, Floral Designer, Meteorologist, Robotics Engineer, Train Conductor, and Wildlife Conservationist-are just some of the things a kid can become! A fun read for the whole family, ABC What Can I Be? is not only perfect for teaching toddlers their ABCs, but also for encouraging them to consider all the careers available to them when they grow up, regardless of their gender.
With endearing illustrations and mindful concepts, the ABC for Me series pairs each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams and healthy living.
About the Author Sugar Snap Studio is led by Jessie Ford, an English illustrator whose colorful view of the world has been brightening peoples lives for the last decade. Her graphic shapes, bold color palette, hand-drawn typography, and textured layers
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 create a handmade effect that has been commissioned by clients such as Harry N. Abrams, Rodale Kids, Volkswagen, ISBN: 9781600588822 Samsonite the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, Unilever, and Westin Hotels. Her books include ABC: What Can She Format: Board Book Be? and ABC: What Can He Be?Jessie Ford is the illustrator behind Sugar Snap Studio. She lives on the south coast in Package Type: BOARD BOOK Hove, England. Visit her online at sugarsnapstudio.co.uk. Dimensions: 229h x 229w mm Extent: 36 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Walter Foster Jr AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Dots & Spots Kelli Chipperoni, Ryan Hayes
Is that a unicorn apocalypse sink hole? With Dots & Spots: A Drawing Book, explore the answers to this and more of the universes biggest questions as you sketch, doodle, draw, design, and colour using a series of random black spots and dots to guide your way.
Description Dots & Spots: A Super-Duper, Squiggly, Doodley Drawing Book is a wacky sketchbook that probes the depths of the imagination through creative prompts that inspire hilarious, quirky drawings using a series of random black dots and spots. Explore the depths of your imagination to sketch, doodle, and design some hilarious and quirky drawings! With this 96-page book, you can sketch, doodle, draw, design, and colour the answers to some of the universe's biggest questions, such as:
• How many eyes does a multicoloured monster have? • What is a wormhole? • Is that a unicorn apocalypse sink hole? • Is an avocado a fruit or a vegetable? • Mirror, mirror on the wall…who's the fairest of them all? • What's inside the magician's hat? • Can hamsters play Frisbee? • Does the planet yak have three moons? • What do these buttons control?
These are just some of the starter prompts you can find on each page of Dots & Spots, along with the randomly placed black spots and dots that will help you start drawing. These questions will inspire unusual, amusing, and super-silly pieces of artwork. The ever-changing size and position of the black spots will push you beyond your comfort zone and make you change your perspective with every page turn. Complete with an inspirational gallery of completed Dots & Spots art, this book will really get your creative juices flowing! Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781633228948 Dots & Spots: A Super-Duper, Squiggly, Doodley Drawing Book is the perfect activity book for when you have artist's Format: Misc PB block or when you just want to sit back, draw, and let your mind wander. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 279h x 216w mm Extent: 112 pages About the Author Bic1: Kelli Chipponeri is the Founder & Creative Director of Green Typewriter Creative. She is a has more than 20 years of Bic2:
Ryan Hayes is an illustrator, designer, art director, letterer, and maker of music and pasta from Philadelphia. Most recently, he designed and art directed children's books, dreamt up gifts and games, and won Best Halloween Costume at Chronicle Books in San Francisco. Before that, he made children's books at Running Press. He is based out of Walter Foster Jr AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Dinosaurs (How to Draw) illustrated by Jeff Shelly
How to Draw Dinosaurs offers step-by-step lessons on drawing a triceratops, a pteranodon, a tyrannosaurus, and more, with colour illustrations and fun facts.
Description With How to Draw Dinosaurs, young artists learn to bring these incredible creatures to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different dinosaur species. Fascinating facts throughout provide inspiration and learning opportunities. The book opens with a brief description of how to get started, using basic drawing tools. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape and progresses, step by step, to a finished piece of artwork, making it easy to follow along. Children will be enthralled by the life-like depiction of each dinosaur accompanied by incredible facts about its weight, size, diet, and appearance. Kids will enjoy the 32 pages of drawing instruction for a variety of dinosaurs, including:
• Tyrannosaurus rex • Stegosaurus • Triceratops • Velociraptor • Pteranodon • Brachiosaurus • Iguanadon
With a mix of art instruction and fun trivia, How to Draw Dinosaurs is the perfect way for children to discover more about their favourite dinosaurs, in addition to developing their artistic talents. Also available from the Learn to Draw series: How to Draw Cats & Kittens, How to Draw Animal Friends, How to Draw Dogs & Puppies, How to Draw Horses & Ponies, How to Draw Sea Creatures, and How to Draw Zoo Animals.
About the Author
Price: AU $9.99 NZ $11.99 Jeff Shelly is an illustrator living in Los Angeles, California. ISBN: 9781633227583 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 279h x 216w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Walter Foster Jr AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Zoo Animals (How to Draw) Diana Fisher
With How to Draw Zoo Animals, follow the step-by-step illustrations to draw 20 lifelike animals found in the zoo. Along with trivia and fun facts, each animals conservation status is included.
Description With How to Draw Zoo Animals, young artists learn to bring their favourite creatures to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different animals found at the zoo. Now anyone can learn to draw realistic animals! Simple step-by-step instructions make it fun and easy to draw a lifelike animals, including:
• Panda bear • Giraffe • Elephant • Tiger • Cheetah • Toucan • Hippopotamus • Kangaroo • Orangutan • Zebra • and more!
Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape and progresses, step by step, to a finished piece of artwork, making it easy to follow along. Trivia, fun facts, and the conservation status for each animal provide inspiration and additional learning opportunities. Just start with basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples-you'll be creating your own amazing masterpieces in no time at all.
Also available from the Learn to Draw series: How to Draw Cats & Kittens, How to Draw Dinosaurs, How to Draw Dogs &
Price: AU $9.99 NZ $11.99 Puppies, How to Draw Horses & Ponies, How to Draw Sea Creatures, and How to Draw Animal Friends. ISBN: 9781633227521 Format: Misc PB About the Author Package Type: PAPERBACK Diana Fisher is a widely published illustrator whose artwork has won her a scholarship as well as several scholastic and Dimensions: 279h x 216w mm Extent: 32 pages advertising awards. She studied fine art in New York and computer graphics in Arizona. Before concentrating on Bic1: illustrating, Diana was an art teacher to children with special needs, a graphic designer, and a portrait artist. Diana paints Bic2:
Walter Foster Jr AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Sea Creatures (How to Draw) Russell Farrell
How to Draw Sea Creatures offers step-by-step lessons on drawing a variety of undersea animals, including an octopus, a seahorse, a dolphin, and more, with colour illustrations and fun facts.
Description Few artistic subjects can compete with the vibrant, colourful splendour of the ocean and its inhabitants. Now kids can learn to re-create their own underwater world with How to Draw Sea Creatures, where they'll find easy-to-follow, step-by- step instructions for drawing 20 different aquatic creatures of all shapes and sizes. Starting with basic shapes and following through, step by step, to finished illustrations, kids will learn to draw a variety of ocean animals, including:
• Octopus • Sea horse • Dolphin • Shark • Puffer fish • Sea star • Humpback Whale • Sea otter • Clown fish • and many more!
Fascinating facts about the featured animals provide additional inspiration and learning opportunities along the way. With How to Draw Sea Creatures, kids will soon be rendering their own astounding aquatic world!
Also available from the Learn to Draw series: How to Draw Cats & Kittens, How to Draw Dinosaurs, How to Draw Dogs & Puppies, How to Draw Horses & Ponies, How to Draw Animal Friends, and How to Draw Zoo Animals.
Price: AU $9.99 NZ $11.99 About the Author ISBN: 9781633227569 Russell Farrell is a childrens illustrator living in Phoenix, AZ.The Walter Foster Jr. Creative Team develops fun and Format: Misc PB imaginative books and kits for children of all ages. Encouraging learning and exploring, Walter Foster Jr. titles cover a Package Type: PAPERBACK wide range of subjects, including art, transportation, history, craft, gardening, and more. Dimensions: 279h x 216w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Walter Foster Jr AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Cats & Kittens (How to Draw) Diana Fisher
Find out how easy it is to draw your favourite cat and kitten breeds, step by step, with How to Draw Cats & Kittens.
Description Drawing is the cat's meow! With the easy step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations, any cat lover can learn to draw 20 different lifelike kitties of all shapes and sizes. As kids follow along with the clear illustrations, they'll learn to develop their drawings from basic shapes to finished masterpieces. And fun facts about the featured breeds add extra entertainment value. The step-by-step projects showcase 20 popular cat breeds, including:
• Persian • Egyptian Mau • British Shorthair • Maine Coon • Ragdoll • Russian Blue • American Curl • Norwegian Forest • Siamese • Sphynx
With How to Draw Cats & Kittens, kids will be drawing their own cattery full of cats and kittens in no time at all!
Also available from the Learn to Draw series: How to Animal Friends, How to Draw Dinosaurs, How to Draw Dogs & Puppies, How to Draw Horses & Ponies, How to Draw Sea Creatures, and How to Draw Zoo Animals.
About the Author
Price: AU $9.99 NZ $12.99 Diana Fisher is a widely published illustrator whose artwork has won her a scholarship as well as several scholastic and ISBN: 9781633227446 advertising awards. She studied fine art in New York and computer graphics in Arizona. Before concentrating on Format: Misc PB illustrating, Diana was an art teacher to children with special needs, a graphic designer, and a portrait artist. Diana paints Package Type: PAPERBACK in a variety of different media, including oil, watercolour, and acrylic. She has illustrated several books, including How to Dimensions: 279h x 216w mm Extent: 32 pages Draw Dogs & Puppies, How to Draw Cats & Kittens, and How to Draw Zoo Animals. Diana lives in Tempe, Arizona. Bic1: Bic2:
Walter Foster Jr AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Military Machines (How to Draw) illustrated by Tom LaPadula
Young artists will revel in the variety of explosive drawing subjects featured in How to Draw Military Machines, from a twin-engine attack helicopter to a guided missile submarine, F-16 fighter jet, B-52 bomber, and more.
Description Learning to draw doesn't get more exciting than this! Young artists will revel in the variety of explosive drawing subjects featured in How to Draw Military Machines, including a twin-engine attack helicopter, a guided missile submarine, F-16 fighter jet, B-52 bomber, and more. Each drawing lesson starts with a basic shape, such as a rectangle or oval, and then progresses step by step to a realistic rendering of the featured subject, including a colour final. Engaging text tells a little bit about each subject, while fun facts about these impressive military machines educate children as they draw for an enjoyable, well-rounded artistic experience. Kids will enjoy the 32 pages of drawing instructions for a variety of super- powered vehicles, including:
• Twin-engine attack helicopter • B-52 bomber • M1 Abrams battle tank • Stealth fighter jet • F-14 • F-16 • Guided missile submarine • M36 tank destroyer • Nuclear-powered supercarrier • and more!
Just start with the basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples-you'll be creating you own masterpieces in no time!
Price: AU $9.99 NZ $11.99 About the Author ISBN: 9781633227545 An llustrator for more than 30 years, Tom La Padula has illustrated for national and international magazines, advertising Format: Misc PB agencies, and publishing houses. He has exhibited in numerous group shows throughout the country, and his paintings Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 279h x 216w mm are included in many private collections. Tom holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design and earned his MFA from Extent: 32 pages Syracuse University. Bic1: Bic2:
Walter Foster Jr AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 A to Z of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals Nancy Dickmann
With a contemporary design, fun information and engaging images, the books in the A-Z series are the perfect first guides to popular non-fiction topics.
Description Explore the prehistoric world with this striking new book. A bright, contemporary design will engage young children's interest and maintain a fascination with dinosaurs for years to come. Each alphabet entry is accompanied by a short chunk of text, designed to appeal to young readers and encourage them to look closely at the images.
About the Author Nancy Dickmann is an experienced author and publisher of non-fiction books for children, specialising in science. She has a particular interest in space and has commissioned or written more than a dozen books about the topic, and in doing so has had the privilege to interview astronomers, a spacecraft designer, a Mars rover driver and even a real live astronaut!
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9780711256880 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 240h x 210w mm Extent: 120 pages Bic1: Bic2:
QED AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 A to Z of Ocean Life Camilla de la Bedoyere
With a contemporary design, fun information and engaging images, the books in the A-Z series are the perfect first guides to popular non-fiction topics.
Description Dive into the worlds oceans with this striking new book. A bright, contemporary design will engage young children's interest and maintain a fascination with oceans for years to come. Each alphabet entry is accompanied by a short chunk of text, designed to appeal to young readers and encourage them to look closely at the images.
About the Author Camilla de la Bedoyere was a teacher for 10 years before she became a full-time nonfiction author. She has written more than 250 books for children. Camilla is currently Editor of the Childrens Page of a British national newspaper.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9780711256866 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 240h x 210w mm Extent: 120 pages Bic1: Bic2:
QED AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 A to Z of Rocks, Minerals and Gems Claudia Martin
With a contemporary design, fun information and engaging images, the books in the A-Z series are the perfect first guides to popular non-fiction topics.
Description Get digging for rocks and minerals with this striking new book. A bright, contemporary design will engage young children's interest and maintain a fascination with rocks for years to come. Each alphabet entry is accompanied by a short chunk of text, designed to appeal to young readers and encourage them to look closely at the images.
About the Author CLAUDIA MARTIN is the author of many childrens books and has worked in publishing for over 20 years. Her favourite subjects include geography, history, animals and technology.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9780711256842 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 240h x 210w mm Extent: 120 pages Bic1: Bic2:
QED AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Copycat Science Mike Barfield, illustrated by Mike Barfield
Explore famous scientific discoveries through humorous comic strips - then have a go at copying the science experiments for yourself!
Description Science is entertaining... science is funny... science is downright ridiculous! Explore the wacky world of STEM in this comic book of exciting experiments.
• Defy gravity with air pressure! • Extract DNA from a living thing! • Learn the science of SLIME! • Create a lightning bolt in the dark! • Prove theories about light with Newtons wheel!
...and much more! Discover STEM topics through the lives of over 40 scientists and their amazing discoveries. Read the comic strips then have a go at each STEM experiment yourself. Featuring a diverse range of scientists throughout history this book will inspire you to give science a go! Are you ready?
About the Author Mike Barfield is a writer, poet, performer, songwriter, ukulele player and cartoonist. He has written extensively for TV and radio - with credits as diverse as Spitting Image, TheDennis the MenaceandGnasher Show and five years on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. His cartoon feature Apparently has appeared in the pages of Private Eye for over 20 years, and his drawings have been on display in the Cartoon Museum, the V & A, the Museum of London and Nigella Lawson's downstairs loo. His Destroy This Book series (published by Buster Books) has been sold around the world, starting with the Destroy This Book In The Name of Science!The Element in the Room (Lawrence King, 2018) which was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2019.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9780711251809 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 230h x 170w mm Extent: 96 pages Bic1: Bic2:
QED AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Kante Matt & Tom Oldfield
Meet N'Golo Kante - Ultimate Football Hero!
Description N'Golo Kante is widely regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world, but life hasn't always been easy for the Chelsea superstar. Growing up in the Paris suburbs, N'Golo had to work hard to overcome other people's doubts about his small stature and prove himself on the pitch. This is the story of the small boy from the streets of Paris who grew to be an essential member of any team he plays on.
Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.
About the Author With my brother Tom, I write the Ultimate Football Heroes and Classic Football Heroes series. These fun football books tell the exciting life stories of superstars like Gareth Bale, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, from the playground right through to the pitch. If you're a football-mad kid aged 7-12, you've come to the right place! For more info, visit heroesfootball.com
Price: AU $11.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781789462302 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 196h x 128w mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Dino AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Lacazette Matt & Tom Oldfield
Meet Alexandre Lacazette - Ultimate Football Hero!
Description Alexandre Lacazette has shown just what hard work and perseverance can do. He might not be the flashiest player on the pitch, but he's a firm favourite with the fans for his goals, as well as his strike partnership with Aubameyang that helped Arsenal reach the Europa League final in 2019. The superstar striker grew up in Lyon but he's now one of the most important players in the Arsenal squad.
Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.
About the Author With my brother Tom, I write the Ultimate Football Heroes and Classic Football Heroes series. These fun football books tell the exciting life stories of superstars like Gareth Bale, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, from the playground right through to the pitch. If you're a football-mad kid aged 7-12, you've come to the right place! For more info, visit heroesfootball.com
Price: AU $11.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781789462449 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 129w mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Dino AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Alisson Matt & Tom Oldfield
Meet Alisson Becker - Ultimate Football Hero!
Description Alisson Becker is the amazing Brazilian goalkeeper who earned his dream move to Liverpool FC in the summer of 2018. His record fee of £66.8 million made him the most expensive goalkeeper of all time. Known for his stunning saves and composure in possession, Alisson really is a force to be reckoned with both in the Premier League and on the world stage. This is the story of the little boy from Novo Hamburgo with a big dream that took him all the way to the bright lights of Anfield.
Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.
About the Author With my brother Tom, I write the Ultimate Football Heroes and Classic Football Heroes series. These fun football books tell the exciting life stories of superstars like Gareth Bale, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, from the playground right through to the pitch. If you're a football-mad kid aged 7-12, you've come to the right place! For more info, visit heroesfootball.com
Price: AU $11.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781789462388 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 129w mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Dino AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Rashford Matt & Tom Oldfield
Meet Marcus Rashford - Ultimate Football Hero!
Description This is the story of Marcus Rashford - one of the brightest young stars on the Manchester United books and future England goalscoring legend. From tough beginnings in Manchester, Rashford has proven to be one of the Premier League's shining stars, scoring twice on his senior debut, scoring in his first Premier League match and scoring on his England debut in 2016. The future can only get better!
Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.
About the Author With my brother Tom, I write the Ultimate Football Heroes and Classic Football Heroes series. These fun football books tell the exciting life stories of superstars like Gareth Bale, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, from the playground right through to the pitch. If you're a football-mad kid aged 7-12, you've come to the right place! For more info, visit heroesfootball.com
Price: AU $11.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781789462340 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 129w mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Dino AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Cursed Castle L.J. Tracosas
Solve dozens of unique puzzles to lift a castles curse in The Cursed Castle: An Escape Room in a Book!
Description Part choose your own adventure, part seek and find, part escape room, The Cursed Castle: An Escape Room in a Book features 48 pages of detailed illustration and puzzles in both art and text. Savvy sleuths will identify missing pattern pieces and break complex codes. Hidden pull tabs reveal hints when readers get stuck and confirm the answers to solved puzzles. All the fun of an escape room, held in one hand!
Travel into a medieval world and face the cursed castle. Before he disappeared, the old king left clues all over his castle, from the courtyard to the dungeons. Can you solve his puzzles to save him? Or will you become another victim of the castles curse? Challenge your mind with:
• Sudoku • Ciphers • Word searches • Logic puzzles • Mazes • Code-breaking puzzles • And more!
Solve the puzzles, break the codes, and detect the patterns to save the king and escape the castle!
About the Author L. J. Tracosas writes books for curious kids and edits anything she can get her hands on. She's published 10 books for young readers, including the best-selling Creature Files series, as well as licensed titles with Mattel, WWE, and others. L. J. lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9780760368930 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 203h x 152w mm Extent: 48 pages Bic1: Bic2:
This fascinating look at a pirate ship includes a die-cut model that reveals the ins and outs of working, living, and looting as a pirate!
Description Calling landlubbers and swashbucklers alike! Inside Out: Pirate Ship explores everything you need to take to the seas, from swabbing the deck to walking the plank. Alongside beautiful illustrations and photographs, an interactive die-cut model reveals the many nooks and crannies of the classic pirate ship.
Though piracy's golden age was in the 1700s, many still long for a life searching for treasure. From famous pirates like Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, to precious plunder like Spanish coins and colourful jewels, to the less glamorous tasks of climbing dangerous ropes or cleaning dirty decks, Inside Out: Pirate Ship takes you deck by deck into the scourge of the sea. Get a fascinating glimpse into how these crews lived, worked, and attacked. You will be amazed by everything from the sky-high crows nest, to the billowing sails, to the teeny-tiny sleeping quarters. When it comes to hidden treasure, theres always somewhere else to look!
The Inside Out series also includes: Inside Out: Human Body, Inside Out: Shark, Inside Out: T-Rex, Inside Out: Mummy, Inside Out: Horse, and Inside Out: Medieval Castle.
About the Author Paul Beck writes about science and technology for readers of all ages. He has more than 15 years' experience writing nonfiction books for children and has authored more than 60 books on subjects ranging from architecture to history to zoology. His books include Uncover a Dog, Uncover a Cat, Skulls, and The Field Guide to Safari Animals. When not writing, he enjoys playing music and drawing moose cartoons. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9780760368848 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 279h x 216w mm Extent: 16 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Becker Meyer AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Medieval Castle (Inside Out) Justine Ciovacco
This fascinating look at a medieval castle includes a die-cut model that reveals the ins and outs of defense, offense, and daily life, layer by layer!
Description Step into the past, a world of stone and steel-and excitement! Inside Out: Medieval Castle includes everything you need to start your medieval adventure, from scaling a tower to outfitting an armoury. Alongside beautiful illustrations and photographs featuring real-life castles, an interactive die-cut model reveals the many parts of an ancient castle.
Though most people live in regular houses now, castles have influenced both architecture and lifestyles across the centuries. From their original purpose of defense and protection, to their housing of royalty and knights, Inside Out: Medieval Castle exposes all the nooks and crannies of the medieval castle and ways of living. Be amazed by everything from the daunting portcullis, to the intricate staircases, to the dark dungeons. Take a look, stay the night-you never know what you'll uncover!
The Inside Out series also includes: Inside Out: Human Body, Inside Out: Shark, Inside Out: T-Rex, Inside Out: Mummy, Inside Out: Horse, and Inside Out: Pirate Ship.
About the Author Justine Ciovacco is a published author and an editor of childrens books and young adult books.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9780760368923 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 279h x 216w mm Extent: 16 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Becker Meyer AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Horse (Inside Out) David George Gordon
This fascinating look at horses includes a die-cut model that reveals how these beloved creatures live, layer by layer!
Description Calling all equestrians and horse enthusiasts! Inside Out: Horse gives you an exclusive look at the many exciting parts of the horse, from the powerful muscles that create its gallop, to the special stomach that helps digest more than twenty pounds of grass a day. Alongside beautiful illustrations and photographs, an interactive die-cut model reveals the different systems of the horse.
Horses have been by the sides of humans for centuries, helping carry, pull, and power our world. In Inside Out: Horse, take a journey through this majestic animal, learning how horses are born to run, what makes their special horse sense, and why their skeletons are different from ours. Be amazed by the intricate leg bones, marvel at the size of the horses heart, and discover what else is inside the horses body. You'll find all the intriguing differences between humans and horses-and a bunch of things that are the same.
The Inside Out series also includes: Inside Out: Human Body, Inside Out: Shark, Inside Out: T-Rex, Inside Out: Mummy, Inside Out: Medieval Castle, and Inside Out: Pirate Ship.
About the Author David George Gordon is the award-wining author of twenty books on topics that range from watching gray whales and bald eagles to appreciating cockroaches, coral reef fishes, and geoduck clams. He has been featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not, National Geographic Kids, The Wall Street Journal, and Time magazine. He's been a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, ABC's Nightline, and The View. As a bug chef, he has performed at the Smithsonian Institution, Yale University, and Singapores Food Fest. Gordon lives in Seattle with his wife and their pet tarantula, Wes.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9780760368855 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 279h x 216w mm Extent: 16 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Becker Meyer AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Creatures (100 Crazy Questions) Ben Grossblatt
100 Crazy Creature Questions offers real science answers to 100 silly animal scenarios.
Description What if a kangaroo jumped on a trampoline? What happens when a chameleon gets mad? Would an aardvark raid your fridge? Theres no question too crazy for this book. The wilder the better! You'll find answers to 100 of the silliest scenarios in the animal kingdom, with answers and explanations based on real science and research.
This information-and joke-packed book covers everything you wanted to know about weight-lifting gorillas (impressive) or playing volleyball with a puffer fish (not recommended). Full-colour illustrations and photographs bring the animals and their challenges to life. You'll laugh. You'll be amazed. And you'll finally get the answers to the wildest what-ifs.
About the Author Ben Grossblatt has been writing professionally for kids and adults for more than twenty-five years. He writes screenplays, fiction, and nonfiction for readers ages 3 to 300, and he edits kids' stuff and books for adults. He lives in Seattle with his family, which includes a whole bunch of cats.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9780760368886 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 229h x 152w mm Extent: 144 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Becker Meyer AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Noodle the Doodle Jonathan Meres
Chaos ensues when an excitable rescue dog becomes the newest member of the class in this adorable 'tail' from the bestselling author of World of Norm.
Description Noodle the Doodle, an adorable rescue pup, is joining class and he even gets to come on the school trip! But while Noodle's settled into being a class helper, and really loves being around all the pupils, taking on a school trip to the beach is a whole different ball game…Can Noodle stay on his best behaviour or is this school trip about to take a turn for the chaotic?
About the Author Jonathan Meres is a former merchant seaman, ice cream van driver and Perrier Award-nominated stand-up comedian. As an actor he's appeared on TV and in movies. As a writer he is best known for being the author of over 20 books for children and in particular his bestselling, award-winning series, The World Of Norm. He lives in Edinburgh.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781781129531 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 128w mm Extent: pages Bic1: Bic2:
Barrington Stoke AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Over the Line Tom Palmer
A stunning new edition of Tom Palmer's bestselling novel based on the true story of WWI war hero and footballing legend Jack Cock.
Description It's the proudest moment of Jack's life - his debut as a professional footballer. Now he has a chance to achieve his dream of playing for his country. But it's 1914 and the world is at war. Talk of sportsmen's cowardice leads to the formation of a Footballers' Battalion and Jack has little choice but to join up. The promise of a Cup in Flanders offers a glimmer of hope, but Jack and his teammates will have to survive a waking nightmare if they are ever to play again.
About the Author Tom Palmer was a reluctant reader as a child and credits articles about football with getting him into reading. He went on to become a bookseller and then worked in reader development. He is well known for his hugely successful football fiction for Puffin, and is one of Barrington Stoke's top?selling authors, writing about both sport and history with great appeal. He travels all over the UK visiting schools and working with charities, and is well loved across the book trade.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781781129562 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 128w mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Barrington Stoke AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 I Always Wanted One Olivier Tallec
A touching and funny story of the beautiful relationship between a boy and his dog, or in this case, between a dog and his boy.
Description He had always wanted one ever since he was little… He might not be the one he would have picked himself. He has some strange habits, eats weird food and disappears for hours of the day. But he is perfect really, in his own way. This is the classic story of a boy and his best friend but with a twist! Told from the perspective of the dog, this book is a hilarious, touching and fresh take on the relationship between a boy and his dog, or in this case, a dog and his boy. Written and illustrated by the wonderfully talented Olivier Tallec, this is book would make the perfect story for a child with a furry best friend.
About the Author Olivier Tallecs work has been called "sensitive", "stunning", "breathtaking", and "beautiful". Tallec was born in Brittany, France, in 1970. After graduating from the École Supérieure Darts Graphiques in Paris, he worked in advertising as a graphic designer, after which he devoted himself to illustration. Since then he has illustrated more than sixty books.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9780711255272 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 280h x 200w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Words & Pictures AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 North Pole / South Pole (Pole to Pole a Flip Book) Michael Bright
A beautifully illustrated guide with a fun and innovative flip book format that allows the reader to explore and compare the two Poles.
Description Fully-illustrated and with a fun and innovative flip-book format, the book provides the perfect way to explore and compare the extreme environments of the two Poles.
Take a trip to the ends of the earth and discover the extreme environments of the North and South Poles. Find out which animals live where, what the weather and climate is like and the effect global warming is having.
Beginning with the North Pole, the book introduces the geography and climate of the Arctic. Readers will discover how climate change is affecting sea ice and why multi-year ice is so important to walruses and polar bears. Find out what ice floes are and what lives under the ice. The many uses of the Arctic are explained, from the home it provides to whale hunters to the rocket and missile test sites it houses.
And then flip the book over and you arrive in the South Pole…the famous race to reach the Pole in 1911 is retold and readers will discover why the orca is the ultimate polar predator. The huge tabular icebergs, sub-glacial lakes and ice chimneys of the Antarctic are brought to life in all their impressive glory, not to mention the sea spiders, death star starfish and other undersea giants!
About the Author Michael Bright is an executive producer with the BBC Natural History Unit, based in Bristol. He has been a producer in many parts of the BBC, including departments responsible for science, arts, general documentaries, current affairs and natural history programmes, both on radio and television, and was a recipient of the prestigious Prix Italia for the programme Men, Nations and Whales: Will the Bloody Story Ever End? He is a graduate of the University of London and author of over 60 books on natural history, natural sciences, conservation and the environment, including Andes to
Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 Amazon: A Guide to Wild South America. ISBN: 9780711254725 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 296h x 235w mm Extent: 64 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Words & Pictures AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 If You See a Lion Karl Newson, illustrated by Andrea Stegmaier
A devious and poorly disguised Lion tells the reader about a story that used to be in this book until a lion ate it all. While monologuing, a brave rabbit tries to confront him. Can one brave little rabbit save all the storybook characters?
Description Once upon a time, there was a story in this book. But a lion ate it all.
Narrated by a tall, handsome and ever-so-dashing lion, dressed head to toe in fancy dress, this is a hilarious story of how a greedy lion ate all the picture book characters and lies about it. Problem is, he just cant resist boasting about it! The lion, while disguised, beckons the reader closer to find the culprit while a rabbit hides in the pages, shouting out warnings until he bravely confronts the lion about his crime. Will he win? And will Lion ever learn his lesson?
A hilarious story with plenty of opportunities for group participation.
About the Author Karl Newson is a children's author and illustrator. He spent his younger days making dens, roaming barley fields and playing up the prak (park) in Norwich, Norfolk, but he now lives in London, where he mostly just eats biscuits. He enjoys writing and drawing and listening to music from the 1960s. Karl is the creator of The Mudwaffler - a small, forest dwelling bear who reviews books. Catch him at www.Mudwaffler.com!
Andrea Stegmaier loves to make books. As a kid she made books for her dolls, later she made books for her kids, and now she makes books for everyone. She went to university to study architecture, but that's a different story. Andrea lives with her family in Stuttgart, a busy town in Germany.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9780711252325 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 290h x 235w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Words & Pictures AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Stanley Jr. Woodworking is Awesome STANLEY® Jr.
STANLEY® Jr. Woodworking is Awesome introduces young makers to the world of wood, with cool projects like a birdhouse, toss across game, and more!
Description Measure, hammer, and screw to make something new! For kids 8+ who love to create, STANLEY® Jr. Woodworking is Awesome gets them off the screen and into the wood shop with a dozen fun projects. Jump right in with an introduction to building with wood! A complete basics section on tools and skills teaches kids the ground rules. (They'll also learn when parents will need to lend a helping hand in the wood shop.) The rest of the book is all about the projects, including easy builds and more challenging ideas. Chapters and projects include:
• Fun and hobby-related projects like a birdhouse, toss across game, and catapult! • Handy projects like a tool carrier and workbench. • Gifts, including a picture frame and jewellery box.
With clearly written steps and helpful photographs the aim is for kids to lead. STEAM/STEM learning opportunities are part of the fun as well! Supplemental facts and explorations accompany the projects throughout the book. Kids are encouraged to develop a maker mentality, fostering creative problem-solving and open-ended exploration. Build and explore in the wood shop!
About the Author
Price: AU $29.99 NZ $32.99 ISBN: 9780760367469 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 254h x 216w mm Extent: 112 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Cool Springs Press AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 This Shattered World Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
This second instalment in the epic Starbound trilogy which began with THESE BROKEN STARS introduces a new pair of star-crossed lovers on two sides of a bloody war: Jubilee Chase, a tough soldier who has faced more than her fair share of demons, and Flynn Cormac, the rebel leader who has already lost so much.
Description Jubilee Chase and Flynn Cormac should never have met.
Lee is captain of the forces sent to Avon to crush the planet's rebellious colonists, but she has her own reasons for hating the insurgents.
Flynn is leading the rebellion against the powerful conglomerate that rules Avon. These corporations terraform uninhabitable planets across the universe and recruit colonists with the promise of a better life for their children. But they never fulfilled their promise on Avon.
Desperate for any advantage, Flynn does the only thing that makes sense when he and Lee cross paths: he returns to base with her as prisoner. But as his fellow rebels prepare to execute this tough-talking girl, Flynn makes another choice that will change him forever. He and Lee escape together.
The stunning second novel in the Starbound trilogy is an unforgettable story of love and forgiveness in a world torn apart by war.
About the Author Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner are longtime friends and sometime flatmates who have travelled the world (but not yet the galaxy), covering every continent between them. They are sure outer space is only a matter of time. Meagan, who is also the author of the Skylark trilogy, currently lives just outside DC (though she considers herself an honorary Aussie), while Amie lives in Melbourne, Australia. Although they currently live apart, they are united by their love of space opera, Price: AU $18.99 NZ $23.99 road trips, and second breakfasts. ISBN: 9781743319703 Format: Demy You can find them on Twitter at @AmieKaufman and @MeaganSpooner. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 208h x 138w mm Extent: 400 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Their Fractured Light Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Will the secrets of LaRoux Industries finally be exposed by Gideon Marchant, an eighteen-year-old computer hacker and an urban warrior, and fellow rebel and thief Sofia Quinn?
Description A year ago, Flynn Cormac and Jubilee Chase made the now-infamous Avon Broadcast, calling on the galaxy to witness LaRoux Industries' corruption. A year before that, Tarver Merendsen and Lilac LaRoux were the only survivors of the Icarus shipwreck, forced to live a double life after their rescue.
Now, at the centre of the galaxy on Corinth, all four are about to collide with two new players in the fight against LRI.
Gideon Marchant is an underworld hacker known as the Knave of Hearts, ready to abseil his way past the best security measures on the planet to expose LRI's atrocities. Sofia Quinn, charming con artist, can work her way into any stronghold without missing a beat. When a foiled attempt to infiltrate LRI headquarters forces them into a fragile alliance, it's impossible to know who's playing whom - and whether they can ever learn to trust each other.
With their lives, loves and loyalties at stake, only by joining forces with the Icarus survivors and Avon's protectors do they stand a chance of taking down the most powerful corporation in the galaxy - before LRI's secrets destroy them all.
The New York Times bestselling Starbound trilogy comes to a close with this dazzling final instalment about the power of courage and hope in humanity's darkest hour.
About the Author Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner are longtime friends and sometime flatmates who have travelled the world (but not yet the galaxy), covering every continent between them. They are sure outer space is only a matter of time. Meagan, who is also the author of the Skylark trilogy, currently lives just outside DC (though she considers herself an honorary Aussie), while Amie lives in Melbourne, Australia. Although they currently live apart, they are united by their love of space opera,
Price: AU $18.99 NZ $21.99 road trips and second breakfasts. ISBN: 9781743319710 Format: Demy You can find them on Twitter at @AmieKaufman and @MeaganSpooner. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 208h x 138w mm Extent: 432 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Unearthed Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Lara Croft and Indiana Jones join forces - in space! This December, discover the newest series from New York Times bestselling duo, Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. Jules Addison and Amelia Radcliffe join forces in a tomb-raiding race on a newly-discovered planet to unravel the secrets of an ancient, long-extinct civilization--only to uncover a revelation that could spell the end of the human race...
Description We are the last of our kind. We will not fade into the dark. We will tell our story to the stars - we will be Undying.
When Earth intercepts a message from a long-extinct alien race, it seems like the solution the planet has been waiting for. The Undying's advanced technology has the potential to undo massive environmental damage and turn lives around, and Gaia, the Undying's former home planet, is a treasure trove waiting to be uncovered.
For Jules Addison and his fellow scholars, the discovery of an alien culture offers unprecedented opportunity for study... as long as scavengers like Amelia Radcliffe don't loot everything first.
Despite their opposing reasons for smuggling themselves onto the alien planet's surface, they're both desperate to uncover the riches hidden in the Undying temples. Beset by rival scavenger gangs, Jules and Amelia form a fragile alliance... but both are keeping secrets that make trust nearly impossible. As they race to decode the ancient messages left by the alien race, Jules and Amelia must navigate the traps and trials within the Undying temple and stay one step ahead of the scavvers on their heels. They came to Gaia certain that they had far more to fear from their fellow humans than the ancient beings whose mysteries they're trying to unravel.
But the more they learn about the Undying, the more Jules and Amelia start to feel like their presence in the temple is part of a grand design - one that could spell the end of the human race...
About the Author Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner are long-time friends and sometime flatmates who have travelled the world (but not ISBN: 9781760292157 yet the galaxy), covering every continent between them. They are sure outer space is only a matter of time. Meagan, who Format: Demy is also the author of the Skylark trilogy, currently lives just outside DC (though she considers herself an honorary Aussie), Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 208h x 138w mm while Amie lives in Melbourne, Australia. Although they currently live apart, they are united by their love of space opera, Extent: 352 pages road trips and second breakfasts. Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Undying Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
The earth's fate rests in Mia and Jules's hands in the epic conclusion to New York Times best-selling authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner's tomb-raiding sci-fi duology.
Description EARTH'S FATE RESTS IN THEIR HANDS.
Mia and Jules are desperate to warn their home planet about the impending invasion from the Undying. After a perilous escape from the Undying's ancient spaceship, they crash-land on Earth's surface, only to realize the awful truth: No one believes in the alien threat in orbit.
With no choice but to take matters into their own hands, Mia and Jules must escape the custody of the powerful International Alliance in order to discover the true mission of the Undying. On the run, fugitives among their own people, they must journey across Europe to stop an alien invasion, prevent a horrific plague, and save the people they love ...
About the Author Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner are long-time friends and sometime flatmates who have travelled the world (but not yet the galaxy), covering every continent between them. They are sure outer space is only a matter of time. Meagan, who is also the author of the Skylark trilogy, currently lives just outside DC (though she considers herself an honorary Aussie), while Amie lives in Melbourne, Australia. Although they currently live apart, they are united by their love of space opera, road trips, and second breakfasts.You can find them on Twitter at @AmieKaufman and @MeaganSpooner.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781760292164 Format: Demy Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 208h x 138w mm Extent: 336 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Don't Pat the Wombat! Elizabeth Honey
Hugely popular novel about grade six school camp.
Description The warts-and-all story of a Grade 6 school camp (including the funny, rude and naughty bits), featuring a loner called Jonah and an explosive teacher called The Bomb.
About the Author Elizabeth Honey is an award-winning author/illustrator of novels, poetry and picture books. Her stories are funny and action-packed, her characters are engaging and full of life, her style is unique.
Price: AU $15.99 NZ $19.99 ISBN: 9781865080888 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 195h x 130w mm Extent: 144 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Fiddle-back Elizabeth Honey
Sequel to the immensely popular 45 + 47 Stella Street and everything that happened.
Description This is Henni's story of everything that happened when the Stella Street mob went camping in a beautiful wild place. It was full-on fun until things began to get scary . . .
About the Author Elizabeth Honey is the hugely popular, award-winning author of poetry, picture books and junior novels. Her playful humour, originality and energy strike a chord with kids everywhere. Her books are published in the USA, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Korea, Taiwan and China.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9781865081632 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 195h x 130w mm Extent: 176 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Remote Man Elizabeth Honey
Elizabeth Honey skilfully combines humour, adventure, user-friendly language and thought-provoking themes. Remote Man is great entertainment, with depth and heart.
Description Remote Man is an exciting thriller about five kids on three continents, connected via the Net, trying to catch an international crook. It's about computers, friends, families, bears, reptiles, travel and a whole lot more. It'll make you laugh and maybe even cry.
About the Author Elizabeth Honey is the hugely popular, award-winning author of poetry, picture books and junior novels. Her playful humour, originality and energy strike a chord with kids everywhere. Her books are published in the USA, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Korea, Taiwan and China.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9781864489576 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 195h x 130w mm Extent: 256 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Ballad of Cauldron Bay Elizabeth Honey
Funny, engaging and wise, this novel from the one and only Elizabeth Honey is the third adventure involving Henni and the Stella Street mob. On holiday in a remote old house by the beach, Henni finds that being a teenager is more complicated than being a kid.
Description The Stella Street mob is off to remote Cauldron Bay, and everything promises to be blissful in the fascinating old wooden house by the beach, until a new girl is foisted on them. Tara is sophisticated, fashionable and into boys especially the wild surfies. Henni just wants to play and have the kind of holiday they ve always had, but now she has to look out for Tara, and her holiday is in danger of being wrecked.
Following the success of 45 + 47 Stella Street and Fiddle-back, Elizabeth Honey takes us on another adventure with Henni, Danielle, Zev, Frank, Briquette and the others, but this time it s not so clear just who are the goodies and who are the baddies. As Henni turns thirteen, she learns that people are not always what they seem.
Elizabeth Honey writes with the invigorating energy of a salty wind off the sea that wakes you up and makes you see the world afresh. Warm-hearted, funny, touching and wise, this is wonderful story about growing up and living life to the full.
About the Author Elizabeth Honey is the hugely popular, award-winning author of poetry, picture books and junior novels. Her playful humour, originality and energy strike a chord with kids everywhere. Her books are published in the USA, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Korea, Taiwan and China.
Price: AU $16.99 NZ $18.99 ISBN: 9781741142556 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 195h x 130w mm Extent: 312 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Every Breath Ellie Marney
What if Sherlock Holmes was the boy next door? A smart, sexy thriller for teenagers. 'Quirky and real, fast- paced and full of great characters.I was hooked from the first page.' - Cath Crowley
Description Rachel Watts has just moved to Melbourne from the country, but the city is the last place she wants to be.
James Mycroft is her neighbour, an intriguingly troubled seventeen-year-old who's also a genius with a passion for forensics.
Despite her misgivings, Rachel finds herself unable to resist Mycroft when he wants her help investigating a murder. He's even harder to resist when he's up close and personal - and on the hunt for a cold-blooded killer.
When Rachel and Mycroft follows the murderer's trail, they find themselves in the lion's den - literally. A trip to the zoo will never have quite the same meaning again.
Sizzling chemisty and urban intrigue combine in this thriller from a fresh, exciting new talent.
'I loved this book. It's quirky and real, fast-paced and full of great characters. Mycroft and Watts are smart, sexy, flawed detectives. The tension between them is electric. I was hooked from the first page.' - Cath Crowley, author of Graffiti Moon
About the Author Ellie Marney was born in Brisbane, and has lived in Indonesia, Singapore and India. Now she writes, teaches, talks about kids' literature at libraries and schools, and gardens when she can, while living in a country idyll (actually a very messy wooden house on ten acres with a dog and lots of chickens) near Castlemaine, in north-central Victoria. Her partner and four sons still love her, even though she often forgets things and lets the housework go.
Price: AU $18.99 NZ $23.99 ISBN: 9781743316429 Ellie's short stories for adults have won awards and been published in various anthologies. Every Breath is her first novel Format: Demy for young adults. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 208h x 138w mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Every Word Ellie Marney
Sparks fly when Watts follows Mycroft to London in this second sophisticated thriller about the teen crime- fighting pair.
Description Rachel is still getting used to the idea of Mycroft being her boyfriend when he disappears to London with Professor Walsh. They're investigating the carjacking death of the rare books conservator, which appears to be linked to the theft of a Shakespeare First Folio from the Bodleian Library. Worried about similarities between the conservator's accident and the death of Mycroft's own parents, Rachel follows Mycroft to London . and straight into a whole storm of trouble.
Praise for Every Breath: 'Ellie Marney has what it takes to captivate a young adult audience . Every Breath moves at a blistering pace, made even more intriguing by the strong characters of Rachel and Mycroft . The couples' growing attraction [and] emotional conflict . takes this book to a deeper level . A powerful crime novel entwined with a sizzling romance.' - Buzz Words
About the Author Ellie Marney was born in Brisbane, and has lived in Indonesia, Singapore and India. Now she writes, teaches and gardens when she can, while living in a country idyll (actually a very messy wooden house on ten acres with a dog and lots of chickens) near Castlemaine, in north-central Victoria. Her short stories have won awards (including the 2010 Scarlet Stiletto Award for women's short crime writing) and been published in anthologies (such as Award Winning Australian Writing 2009 and 2011). Ellie's first YA crime novel, Every Breath, was released by Allen & Unwin in August 2013. Her partner and four sons still love her, even though she often forgets things and lets the housework go.
Price: AU $18.99 NZ $23.99 ISBN: 9781743316511 Format: Demy Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 208h x 138w mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Every Move Ellie Marney
Watts and Mycroft are back in another crime-fighting romance... and this time they may not make it out alive.
Description Rachel Watts is suffering from recurring nightmares about her near-death experience in London. She just wants to forget the whole ordeal, but her boyfriend, James Mycroft, is obsessed with piecing the puzzle together and anticipating the next move of the mysterious Mr Wild - his own personal Moriarty.
So when Rachel's brother, Mike, suggests a trip back to their old home in Five Mile, Rachel can't wait to get away. Unfortunately it's not the quiet weekend she was hoping for with the unexpected company of Mike's old school buddy, the wildly unreliable Harris Derwent.
Things get worse for Rachel when Harris returns to Melbourne with them - but could Harris be the only person who can help her move forward? Then a series of murders suggests that Mr Wild is still hot on their tails and that Mycroft has something Wild wants - something Wild is prepared to kill for.
Can Watts and Mycroft stay one step ahead of the smartest of all criminal masterminds? The stage is set for a showdown of legendary proportions.
Praise for Every Breath: A smart, contemporary take on a timely classic that is sure to please Sherlock aficionados of all ages. - Kirkus Reviews
About the Author Ellie Marney was born in Brisbane, and has lived in Indonesia, Singapore and India. Now she writes, teaches, talks about kid's literature at libraries and schools, and gardens when she can, while living in a country idyll (actually a very messy wooden house on ten acres with a dog and lots of chickens) near Castlemaine, in north-central Victoria. Her partner and four sons still love her, even though she often forgets things and lets the housework go.
Price: AU $18.99 NZ $23.99 ISBN: 9781743318539 Ellie's debut novel, Every Breath, was shortlisted for the Davitt Awards, the Ned Kelly Award and the Centre for Youth Format: Demy Literature's Gold Inky. Every Move is her third novel for young adults. Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 208h x 138w mm Extent: 352 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 White Night Ellie Marney
Bo Mitchell has little on his mind except school, footy and friends. Rory Wild has grown up on a nearby commune and is attending a 'normal' high school for the first time. Bo is determined to find out everything about her, even her secrets...
Description In Bo Mitchell's country town, a 'White Night' light-show event has the potential to raise vital funds to save the skate park. And out of town, a girl from a secretive off-the-grid community called Garden of Eden has the potential to change the way Bo sees the world. But are there too many secrets in Eden?
As Bo is drawn away from his friends and towards Rory, he gradually comes to believe that Eden may not be utopia after all, and that their group leader's goal to go off the grid may be more permanent - and more dangerous - than anyone could have predicted.
A wonderfully compelling novel from the acclaimed author of the Every series.
'Gutsy characters, a cracking plot, and the perfect amount of swoon - everything Ellie Marney does best.' Vikki Wakefield
About the Author Ellie Marney is a teacher and author of the Every series, No Limits and a contributor to Begin End Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology. In 2015, her first book Every Breath was named as one of the top ten most-borrowed YA books in libraries nationwide. Ellie is an advocate for the #LoveOzYA movement, runs #LoveOzYAbookclub online, is an Ambassador for the Stella Prize Schools Program and speaks regularly at schools and events. Born in Brisbane, Ellie has lived in Indonesia, India and Singapore now she lives in a very messy wooden house on ten acres in north-central Victoria with her partner and four sons, who still love her even though she often forgets things and lets the housework go. White Night is her fifth novel for young adults.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 Find Ellie online at www.elliemarney.com ISBN: 9781760293550 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 198h x 128w mm Extent: 384 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Eric Shaun Tan
Eric is eternally curious and effortlessly charming - a house guest whose approach to the world will capture your heart. This is a mini gift edition of one of the most loved stories from the multi-award-winning, internationally lauded masterpiece Tales from Outer Suburbia.
Description 'Shaun Tan's stories touch on wonder, fear, exploration and relationships. Questioning strangeness is a strong theme, a reminder that difference doesn't have to mean the same thing as fear.' The Age
About the Author Shaun Tan's stunning picture books and illustrated fiction have delighted readers of all ages around the world. His multi- award winning titles Tales from Outer Suburbia (2008) and The Arrival (2006) have won international critical acclaim. Shaun's early solo work and collaborations with John Marsden (The Rabbits) and Gary Crew (The Viewer and Memorial) established him as a leading creator of sophisticated picture books.
In 1992 Shaun won the International Illustrators of the Future Contest, the first Australian to achieve this award. His many honours since include CBCA Picture Book and Older Readers awards (2009 + 2007), NSW Premiers awards (2002 + 2007), Spectrum Gold and Silver Awards, Aurealis and Ditmar Awards for Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, the 2001 and 2009 World Fantasy Awards as Best Artist and the internationally prestigious Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis.
Price: AU $9.99 NZ $12.99 ISBN: 9781742372921 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 146h x 113w mm Extent: 48 pages Bic1: Bic2:
A & U Children AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Press Out and Decorate: Unicorns Kate McLelland
Make your own beautiful, 3D decorations with this board book of press-out unicorns, rainbows and clouds!
Description Each press-out design is intricately decorated with pink foil and perfect for all ages to decorate. Featuring 20 unique designs, the press-out pieces can be slotted together to create magical three-dimensional hanging ornaments or threaded together to make a super cute garland. From flying unicorns and shooting stars to fluffy clouds and rainbows, these gorgeous press-out pieces look elegant in white and pink, but even better as a decorated collection of flying unicorns.
About the Author For as long as she can remember, Kate has loved drawing and painting. Outdoor holidays with her family inspired hours of doodling animals and nature. She is the illustrator for both the Christmas and Easter Decorations titles, and has a number of books being published, including Blackbird, Blackbird, What Do You Do? and What's Below?. Kate lives in Edinburgh with her husband and two children.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781788002172 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 210h x 148w mm Extent: 24 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Press Out and Decorate: Flamingos, Llamas and Other Cool Things illustrated by Kate McLelland
Make the coolest 3D decorations for your room with this brilliant new press-out activity book!
Description Each press-out design is intricately decorated with turquoise foil and perfect for all ages to decorate. Featuring 20 unique designs, the press-out pieces can be slotted together to create super-cool three-dimensional ornaments or threaded together to make a hanging garland. From cool llamas to tropical flamingos, and cactuses and pineapples too, these press-out pieces are outstanding in white and turquoise, but look even better as a colourful collection of cool things.
About the Author For as long as she can remember, Kate McLelland has loved drawing and painting. Outdoor holidays with her family inspired hours of doodling animals and nature. She is the illustrator for Press Out and Colour: Christmas and Easter, and has a number of books being published, including Blackbird, Blackbird, What Do You Do? (Hodder Children's Books) and What's Below? (Egmont). Kate lives in Edinburgh with her husband and two children.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781788003148 Format: Board Book Package Type: BOARD BOOK Dimensions: 210h x 148w mm Extent: 24 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Press Out and Decorate: Narwhals and Mermaids illustrated by Kate McLelland
Make your own 3D decorations with this brilliant board book of press-out narwhals, mermaids and more stuff from the seaside!
Description Each press-out piece is intricately decorated with foil and perfect for all ages to decorate. Featuring 20 unique designs, the press-out pieces can be slotted together to create three-dimensional ornaments or threaded together to make a hanging seashell garland. From cute narwhals and octopuses to dazzling mermaids and seashells, these press-out pieces are stunning in white and blue foil, but look even better as a colourful collection of underwater things.
About the Author For as long as she can remember, Kate McLelland has loved drawing and painting. Outdoor holidays with her family inspired hours of doodling animals and nature. She is the illustrator for Press Out and Colour: Christmas and Easter, and has a number of books being published, including Blackbird, Blackbird, What Do You Do? (Hodder Children's Books) and What's Below? (Egmont). Kate lives in Edinburgh with her husband and two children.
Price: AU $19.99 NZ $22.99 ISBN: 9781788004312 Format: Board Book Package Type: BOARD BOOK Dimensions: 210h x 158w mm Extent: 24 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Squishy McFluff: The Invisible Cat! Pip Jones
Squishy is a cuddly, loyal, very naughty - and invisible! - pet cat. He and his owner Ava make an adorable pair .The first in an irresistible series for young readers in hilarious rhyming text with winning illustrations.
Description Can you see him? My kitten? Close your eyes tight
His fur is so soft and all silvery white
Imagine him quick! Have you imagined enough?
Oh, good, you can see him! It's Squishy McFluff!
When Ava discovers an imaginary cat in the cabbage patch, she knows she's found a new best friend. Together, Ava and Squishy McFluff get up to all kinds of mischief . . . Bright new talent Pip Jones gives a hilarious, quirky twist to everyday experiences for girls aged 6+.
About the Author Pip Jones is a freelance journalist. Squishy McFluff won the inaugural Greenhouse Funny Prize in 2012 and Pip is delighted to bring him to the page at Faber. Pip lives in London with her husband, two daughters and a real imaginary cat.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9780571302505 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 180h x 135w mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Faber Children PB AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Squishy McFluff: Big Country Fair Pip Jones, illustrated by Ella Okstad
From the funniest voice in young fiction today, the latest in this charming series of rhyming tales for ages 4+ Ava and her invisible cat go on an exciting adventure at the country fair.
Description Squishy McFluff has been blow-dried and primped to perfection. He must win the Country Fair prettiest pet competition - and will if Ava has anything to do with it... But not everyone can see he's the winner. The Mayor seems to have a particular blindspot... That is until Ava and her invisible pet foil a dastardly robbery!
Another joyful, hilarious, instant classic of a tale for five year olds and upwards, stunningly illustrated by Ella Okstad.
About the Author Pip Jones lives in East London with her partner, her two daughters and a real invisible cat. She writes a lot. She is the author of four other Squishy McFluff books, several picture books (including Daddy's Sandwich and The Chocolate Monster) and her new series Piggy Handsome is coming out in summer 2017.
Ella Okstad returned to her native Norway after graduating where she now illustrates children's books. Squishy is her first imaginary cat.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9780571320707 Format: B Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 180h x 140w mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Faber Children PB AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Squishy McFluff: and the Supermarket Sweep! Pip Jones
The second in this series of adorable rhyming adventures about a little girl and her invisible cat.
Description Can you see him? My kitten? He has eyes big and round His miaow is so sweet (but it makes not a sound!) Imagine him quick! Have you imagined enough? Oh, good, you can see him! It's Squishy McFluff!
When Mum drags Ava to the supermarket, her invisible cat Squishy McFluff can't resist coming along, with hilarious, chaotic and surprising results!
About the Author Pip Jones is a freelance journalist. Squishy McFluff won the inaugural Greenhouse Funny Prize in 2012 and Pip is delighted to bring him to the page at Faber. Pip lives in London with her husband, two daughters and a real imaginary cat.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9780571302529 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 180h x 135w mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Faber Children PB AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Squishy McFluff: Meets Mad Nana Dot Pip Jones, illustrated by Ella Okstad
From the funniest voice in young fiction today, the third in this brilliant new series for 4-6-year-old readers about Ava and her imaginary cat, in hilarious rhyming text with adorable illustrations.
Description Oh yippee! Young Ava is very excited To see Nana Dot (who's rather short-sighted).Nan's fun! And she's funny! And if that's not enough, Can Ava's Mad Nana SEE Squishy McFluff?Ava and Squishy are up to their normal no-good when Dad whisks them off to Nana Dot's - Mum's got to go to the hospital to bring back Ava a baby sister! But Mad Nana Dot's lost her glasses so can't SEE Squishy McFluff . . . and a trip to the hairdresser's, the post office, the fishmonger all end in adorable disaster.
Told in full colour throughout, this is the perfect stepping stone from picture books to older fiction.
About the Author Pip Jones lives in East London with her partner, her two daughters and a real invisible cat. She writes a lot. She is the author of four other Squishy McFluff books, several picture books (including Daddy's Sandwich and The Chocolate Monster) and her new series Piggy Handsome is coming out in summer 2017.
Ella Okstad returned to her native Norway after graduating where she now illustrates children's books. Squishy is her first imaginary cat.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9780571302543 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 180h x 140w mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Faber Children PB AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Squishy McFluff: Seaside Rescue! Pip Jones, illustrated by Ella Okstad
From the funniest voice in young fiction today, the latest in this charming series of rhyming tales for ages 4+ Ava and her invisible cat enjoy a day of mayhem and fun at the seaside.
Description Ava danced round her room,Shouting: Hip hip hooray!It's holiday time! And we're going today!
Ava is excited to be going on holiday to the seaside. But with Squishy McFluff, the mischievous invisible cat coming along things are bound to get very, very silly...
About the Author Pip Jones lives in East London with her partner, her two daughters and a real invisible cat. She writes a lot. She is the author of four other Squishy McFluff books, several picture books (including Daddy's Sandwich and The Chocolate Monster) and her new series Piggy Handsome is coming out in summer 2017.
Ella Okstad returned to her native Norway after graduating where she now illustrates children's books. Squishy is her first imaginary cat.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9780571320684 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 180h x 140w mm Extent: 80 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Faber Children PB AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Bear and the Piano David Litchfield
This best-selling tale of exploration and belonging, which won the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize 2016, Illustrated Book Category, is now available in board book.
Description One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument, and eventually the beautiful sounds are heard by a father and son who are picnicking in the woods. The bear goes with them on an incredible journey to New York, where his piano playing makes him a huge star. He has fame, fortune and all the music in the world, but he misses the friends and family he has left behind.
This best-selling tale of exploration and belonging, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2016, Illustrated Book Category, is now available in board book.
About the Author DAVID LITCHFIELD first started to draw when he was very young, creating Star Wars and Indiana Jones mash up comics for his older brother and sister. His first picture book with Frances Lincoln Children's Books, The Bear and the Piano, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize (Illustrated Book Category) and became a best-seller in the UK and US. It was shortlisted for 8 other awards in the UK including the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Independent Bookshop Week Award, and has sold in over 20 languages. David has since illustrated The Building Boy by Ross Montgomery (Faber & Faber, 2016), and his second book, Grandad's Secret Giant, published in April 2017. David lives in Bedford with his family.
Price: AU $14.99 NZ $16.99 ISBN: 9781786035608 Format: Board Book Package Type: BOARD BOOK Dimensions: 180h x 136w mm Extent: 30 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Bear and the Piano David Litchfield
A moving tale of exploration and belonging from an exciting debut author-illustrator.
Description One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument, and eventually the beautiful sounds are heard by a father and son who are picnicking in the woods. The bear goes with them on an incredible journey to New York, where his piano playing makes him a huge star. He has fame, fortune and all the music in the world, but he misses the friends and family he has left behind.
A moving tale of exploration and belonging from an exciting debut author-illustrator.
About the Author DAVID LITCHFIELD first started to draw when he was very young, creating Star Wars and Indiana Jones 'mash up' comics for his older brother and sister. Since then David's work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, books and on T-shirts. He has also exhibited his illustrations in both solo and group shows in the U.K, Europe and America. TheBear and the Piano is his first picture book. David lives in Bedford with his family.
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Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Bear and the Piano Sound Book David Litchfield
Hear the best-selling book The Bear and the Piano come to life with this gorgeous gift-edition sound book.
Description One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument, and eventually the beautiful sounds are heard by a father and son who are picnicking in the woods. The bear goes with them on an incredible journey to New York, where his piano playing makes him a huge star. He has fame, fortune and all the music in the world, but he misses the friends and family he has left behind.
A moving tale of exploration and belonging from an exciting debut author-illustrator.
About the Author DAVID LITCHFIELD first started to draw when he was very young, creating Star Wars and Indiana Jones mash up comics for his older brother and sister. Since then David's work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, books and on T-shirts. He has also exhibited his illustrations in both solo and group shows in the U.K, Europe and America. His first picture book, The Bear and the Piano,won the Waterstones Prize and has sold in 12 languages.
Price: AU $27.99 NZ $32.99 ISBN: 9781786030740 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 300h x 220w mm Extent: 40 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 The Bear, The Piano, The Dog and the Fiddle David Litchfield
Set in New Orleans with a new cast of animal musicians, this big-hearted sequel to the best-selling The Bear and the Piano teaches that friendship, like good music, lasts forever.
Description Hector and his dog Hugo have made music together through good times, bad times and even some crazy times. But when Hugo learns to play the fiddle, and gets the chance to play with Bear's Big Band, Hector's jealousy gets the better of him. Can Hector swallow his pride and learn to be for happy for his friend?
Set in New Orleans with a new cast of animal musicians, this big-hearted sequel to the best-selling The Bear and the Piano teaches that friendship, like good music, lasts forever.
About the Author DAVID LITCHFIELD first started to draw when he was very young, creating Star Wars and Indiana Jones 'mash up' comics for his older brother and sister. His first picture book with Frances Lincoln Children's Books, The Bear and the Piano, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize (Illustrated Book Category) and became a best-seller in the UK and US. It was shortlisted for 8 other awards in the UK including the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Independent Bookshop Week Award, and has sold in over 20 languages.
Price: AU $12.99 NZ $14.99 ISBN: 9781786035950 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 300h x 220w mm Extent: 40 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Frances Lincoln Children's AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Egyptian Mummy (Inside Out) Lorraine Jean Hopping
This riveting journey into the secret death rites of an ancient civilisation includes a die-cut model that reveals a mummy’s tomb layer by layer!
Description Though the ancient civilisation of Egypt may be long gone, its dead still have secrets to tell. From the myth of Isis and Osiris, to King Tut's tomb, to the intricacies of preparing the body for its underworld journey, Inside Out: Egyptian Mummy takes you step by step into a tomb. Get a fascinating glimpse into how an ancient culture saw death and the afterlife beyond.
Alongside beautiful illustrations and photographs, an interactive die-cut model reveals the many rites of the Egyptian tomb: the golden burial mask, lucky amulets, linen wrappings, even the mummified body and preserved sacred organs. And when it comes to hieroglyphics, hidden burial grounds, and missing treasure, there's always more to uncover.
About the Author Lorraine Jean Hopping grew up in small-town Michigan. At the age of twenty-one, she moved to New York City to launch a career in publishing, eventually making her way into the worlds of magazines, books, radio, software, board games, toys, and websites. Currently she enthusiastically explores the overlap between digital fiction, games, multimedia, and interactivity. .
Price: AU $18.99 NZ $21.99 ISBN: 9780760355343 Format: Misc HB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 279h x 215w mm Extent: 16 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Becker Meyer AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Human Body (Inside Out) Luann Columbo
This exciting journey into the human body includes a die-cut model that will take you from head to toe and from a single cell to an entire system!
Description What do you think is the most amazing machine in the universe? A superconductor? The modern computer? A rocket ship? Think again: It's the human body!
Astonishingly intricate and complex, your body grows, heals itself, and performs a mind-boggling number of complex functions all at the same time! Discover the amazing human body, system by system and layer by layer, in this fascinating book.
Inside Out: Human Body takes you on an incredible journey through the powerful muscular system, the 'bone zone,' the long and windy road of the digestive system, the blood-pumping circulatory system, the forty-seven-mile long nervous system, and beyond! A unique layered model of the human body serves as the centre point of each section, revealing key body parts and functions, while entertaining and informative text explains how the body works.
Each section is fully illustrated with colourful diagrams and includes fun, interactive lessons for you to try yourself. You can learn how to take your own pulse, how to make your arms float, and even what the colour of your urine means! Sometimes the most incredible wonders are right under our noses.
About the Author Luann Colombo, M. Ed., is an award-winning science author and educator with thirty-seven published books and CD- ROMs. Luann writes curriculum for TV shows such as BillNye the Science Guy and NOVA.
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Becker Meyer AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 T. Rex (Inside Out) Dennis Schatz
Meet the king of the dinosaurs and explore a die-cut model that reveals scientists’ most groundbreaking theories about T. rex, from the inside out!
Description The Tyrannosaurus rex has long been hailed as the king of the dinosaurs, but what do scientists really know about this prehistoric creature?
Inside Out: T. Rex offers clues to understanding the most compelling and mysterious dinosaur of them all. Loaded with awesome illustrations and captivating text, a die-cut model within the book's pages will take you inside T. rex's body to reveal, layer by layer, how these giant beasts lived more than 65 million years ago.
Each page will bring you deeper into the world of the Tyrannosaurus rex, and show how its specialised anatomy, from its razor-sharp teeth to its massive size, established it as the top of the prehistoric food chain.
About the Author Dennis Schatz is the author of twenty-one bestselling science books for children and co-author/editor of several curriculum resources for teachers. His personal dream is for science to be as popular and pervasive as sports is in our society.
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Becker Meyer AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 Sharks (Inside Out) David George Gordon
This fascinating look at sharks includes a die-cut model of a great white that reveals how these much- misunderstood creatures operate, layer by layer!
Description Journey inside a shark and live to tell the tale! With Inside Out: Shark, you’ll take a three-dimensional tour through a great white to learn about the unique bodies of these eating machines.
Why are shark eggs called 'mermaid purses'? What in the world are 'skin-teeth'? Do sharks deserve the nickname 'man- eater'? Find the answers to these questions and more in this action-packed book, which dives deep under the surface to explore the world of these astounding animals.
From the eerie goblin shark to the wide-eyed hammerhead to the most feared shark of them all, the great white, see the world from a shark's-eye-view - and get an in-depth look at these most mysterious and misunderstood predators.
About the Author David George Gordon is the award-wining author of nineteen books on topics that range from watching gray whales and bald eagles to appreciating cockroaches, coral reef fishes, and geoduck clams. He has been featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not, National Geographic Kids, The Wall Street Journal, and Time magazine. As a bug chef, he has performed at the Smithsonian Institution, Yale University, and Singapore's Food Fest. He lives in Seattle with his wife and their pet tarantula, Wes.
Price: AU $18.99 NZ $21.99 ISBN: 9780760355329 Format: Misc PB Package Type: PAPERBACK Dimensions: 279h x 215w mm Extent: 16 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Becker Meyer AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 National Trust: The Wide, Wide Sea Anna Wilson, illustrated by Jenny Lovlie
A lyrical, beautiful and inspirational story about protecting nature from plastic pollution.
Description When a young child forges a special connection with a seal on a trip to the seaside, their imagination takes them on an unforgettable journey. Through their eyes, we have a chance to explore everything the amazing beach and wide, wide sea has to offer . . . until suddenly a violent storm blows in. The next morning the beach is covered in litter. Whose fault is it? And who can fix it?
Lyrical, beautiful and inspirational, this is a story of imagination, of joy in nature, and of the nascent realisation of a young child that plastic pollution is our fault . . . but that together we can be the solution.
About the Author Anna Wilson (Author) Anna Wilson lives in Penzance, Cornwall, with her family, cats, chickens, ducks and a tortoise called Hercules. She has written numerous wonderful picture books and fiction titles for Pan Macmillan, HarperCollins, Stripes and Nosy Crow. A keen wild swimmer, Anna's passion for animals and the natural world shines through in all her work.
Jenny Lovlie (Illustrator) Jenny Lovlie grew up in Northern-Norway on Ekkeroy, a tiny peninsula sticking out into the Barents Sea, where she was the first child to be born in 12 years. Summers were spent in the great outdoors under the never-setting sun, climbing rocks, watching the seagull-chicks hatching and rock-pooling and the dark winters reading, drawing and making.
Jenny studied Illustration & Animation at Kingston University in London, and graduated with a BA Hons in 2014. Her love of nature shines through in her work and she draws inspiration from the wild landscapes of Scandinavia, nordic folklore and Scandinavian design. She uses bold colours, interesting textures and strong shapes in creating landscapes, people and animals. Jenny is fascinated by the strong bond between humans and animals and the link between humans and nature. Jenny's favourite things are going on adventures in her van, camping, bird-watching, cooking and reading. Price: AU $24.99 NZ $27.99 ISBN: 9781788006439 Format: Misc HB Package Type: HARD BACK Dimensions: 250h x 270w mm Extent: 32 pages Bic1: Bic2:
Nosy Crow AUSTRALIA SEPTEMBER 2020 ARC OCT Skunk and Badger A&U Point of Sale
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