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c h i l d re n’sAUGUST 2022new books
FLIPPER AND FINNEGANThe true story of how tiny jumpers saved little penguinsSophie Cunningham,illustrated by Anil TortopAlbert Street Books HB Picture Book9781761180071 19.99 This affirming and delightful tale is based on a true story ofanimal rescue and community cooperationFlipper and Finnegan live on a beautiful island. Every morningthey hunt for fish in the clear blue ocean waters. Every eveningthey waddle up the beach together with all their friends—it's apenguin parade. But one day, when Flipper comes up for air, shegets covered in something that is black and smelly and sticky—andFinnegan is nowhere to be seen . . .The wildlife rangers hear the news that a big ship has spilled oilinto the sea. They know that oily feathers cannot keep the wildpenguins warm, and that swallowing oil will make them sick. Sothey put out the call: please knit tiny jumpers to help save thepenguins!This is the miraculous true story of how a viral knitting campaignhelped save the lives of Phillip Island's Little Penguins. For ages3-6.Sophie Cunningham and Anil Tortop are the bestselling creators ofTippy & Jellybean—the True Story of the Brave Koala Who Saved HerBaby From A Bushfire.
A NEW GEMINI: E-BOY4Anh Do, illustrated byTim McEwenAllen & Unwin9781760879037 15.99 PB Middle FictionE-boy is back in an electric new adventureEthan was a normal teenager, until a freaklightning strike gave him the ability to hack intoany electronic device—with his mind!When Ethan's link to Gemini breaks down aftera mid-air battle, he decides to fix the android.But all the equipment he needs is with theenemy!Can Ethan, Doctor Penny and Gemini worktogether to outsmart the dangerous AgentFerris and infiltrate enemy headquarters?An electrifying adventure series from thebestselling author Anh Do. For ages 10-14.Anh Do is one of Australia's best-lovedstorytellers. His series, including Wolf Girl, E-Boyand WeirDo are adored by millions of kidsaround the country. Tim McEwen is a comicco-creator, educator, storyboard artist andillustrator.THE LAST GLADIATOR:RISE OF THE MYTHIX5Anh Do, illustrated byChris WahlAllen & Unwin9781761065682 15.99 PB Middle FictionWhat happens when three ordinary teenagersdiscover they are destined to be . . . theUnicorn, the Minotaur, the Griffin?The Mythix are united at last, but things areNOT going according to plan!Could there be something . . . or someone . . .missing from the prophecy?The Collector is close on their tail, Jimmy is interrible danger, and the Gladiator Games arein full swing—the Mythix are definitely going toneed help.But when the Kraken rises, whose side will hebe on? For ages 10-14.Anh Do is one of Australia's best-lovedstorytellers. Chris Wahl is an award-winningAustralian illustrator and comic artist.
SMIDGEN: HOW TO MAKE APET MONSTER 3Lili Wilkinson, illustrated by AlexPatrickAlbert Street Books9781761067433 14.99 PB Junior Fiction'Funny, silly, and with just enough gross bits!Everyone needs their own pet monster!'—SallyRippinHave you ever wanted a pet monster?If you are like me, the answer is NO, becauseyou think monsters don't exist.If you are like Willow, the answer is YESDEFINITELY.Willow and I found an ancient spell book calledthe BIGGE BOKE OF FETCHING MONSTERS,which shows you how to make REALMONSTERS. We made HODGEPODGE, who's abit furry and a bit stinky. He's my best friend.Then Willow made FLUMMOX, but they didn'tget along all that well, and FLUMMOX wentto live with one of our friends. So now Willowwants to TRY AGAIN. I do NOT think this is avery good idea . . . For ages 7-10.Lili Wilkinson is the award-winning author ofThat Christmas Feeling and Clancy the Quokka.She lives in Melbourne.WISHTREEKatherine ApplegateWelbeck9781801300704 14.99 PB Middle FictionFunny, deep, warm and nuanced, a story oftolerance and kindnessTrees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tellstories . . .Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red isthe neighbourhood wishtree—people write theirwishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red'sbranches. Along with a crow named Bongo andother animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows,this wishtree watches over the neighbourhood.You might say Red has seen it all.Until a new family moves in. Not everyone iswelcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtreeis more important than ever. For ages 8 .Katherine Applegate is the Newbery Medalwinning author of The One and Only Ivan. Shelives in California.
A LITTLE SPARKBarry JonsbergAllen & Unwin9781760526924 16.99 PB Middle FictionFrom the bestselling, multi-award-winning author comes anotherwonderful middle fiction novel that is warm, upbeat, intriguingand wholly absorbingI don't tell Mum and Sam anything about my weekends with Dad. Itwould be giving them tickets into that world. The world Dad and Ihave created. And I don't want to do that. It's ours. It's all we have.It's all we've been allowed since my parents got divorced.Cate gets to spend every second weekend with her dad, and eachtime something special and surprising happens. Something thatfires the creative spark that Cate channels into her writing.And everything is fine until Cate's stepdad, Sam, gets offered hisdream job in London and her mum decides they are going to moveto England with him.Cate must decide what she wants for herself. She loves both herparents—but she must choose between them.A warm and funny novel full of unexpected twists and turns, joyand heartbreak. For ages 10-14.Barry Jonsberg is the bestselling, multi-award-winning author of MyLife as an Alphabet and A Song Only I Can Hear. He lives in Darwin.
ENOLA HOLMES AND THEELEGANT ESCAPADE: ENOLAHOLMES 8Nancy SpringerAllen & Unwin9781761066245 16.99 PB Middle FictionEnola Holmes, Sherlock's much younger and feistier sister,returns in this new adventure in the internationally bestsellingseries and breakout Netflix sensationEnola Holmes, the much younger sister of Sherlock, is now livingindependently in London and working as a scientific perditorian(a finder of persons and things). But that is not the normal lotof young women in Victorian England. They are under the nearabsolute control of their nearest male relative until adulthood.Such is the case of Enola's friend, Lady Cecily Alastair. Twicebefore Enola has rescued Lady Cecily from unpleasant designs ofher caddish father, Sir Eustace Alastair, Baronet. And when Enolais brusquely turned away at the door of the Alastair home, it soonbecomes apparent that Lady Cecily once again needs her help.Even worse, Lady Cecily has a secret that few know. She hasdual personalities—one, which is left-handed, is independent andcompetent; the other, which is right-handed, is meek and mild. NowEnola must find Lady Cecily again before one of her personalitiesgets her into more trouble than she can handle. Once again, forEnola, the game is afoot. For ages 10-14.Nancy Springer is the award-winning author of the bestselling EnolaHolmes novels as well as more than 50 other books for children andadults.
S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: ACCESS DENIEDJason RohanNosy Crow9781839943386 16.99 PB Middle FictionThey're in a race to save his dad . . . and the worldArun, Donna and Sam are ordinary school kids with anextraordinary secret. They are S.T.E.A.L.T.H., a crack team of agentsin charge of the most cutting-edge piece of tech the world doesn'tknow exists: MANDROID. Always flying under the radar, they solvecrimes, prevent disasters and rescue the innocent—and they STILLhave to get their homework in on time!When his dad disappears, Arun is amazed to discover that he wassecretly working on a classified project and has been kidnapped bypeople intent on stealing it.Along with his geeky best friend Sam and tough-talking Donna,Arun is plunged into a race to rescue his father and find the projectbefore the thieves can turn it into a destructive global weapon.Full of thrilling high-octane car chases and more, this is the first inan explosive new action-adventure series. For ages 9 .Jason Rohan is a project engineer. He lives in London.
MAX COUNTS TO A MILLIONA funny, heart-warming story about one boy'sexperience of lockdownJeremy WilliamsNosy Crow9781839947308 16.99 PB Middle FictionThis funny, poignant, uplifting story aboutlockdown celebrates how—sometimes—justkeeping on going makes you a heroDo you like epic quests of amazing counting?Do you dislike global pandemics, being stuck athome, and the number 7?Then I have a story for you. It's about how Icounted to a million during lockdown—with helpfrom Mum and Dad, friends and neighbours,and Grandad. And some birds. And a bucketof marbles. And an awesome TV reporter.Sometimes, just keeping on going makes youa hero.An uplifting story that reflects the experiencesshared by so many during the Covid pandemicand celebrates how ordinary people accomplishepic things. For ages 7 .Jeremy Williams writes serious books for adultsand less serious books for children.FAKEEle FountainPushkin Children's9781782692904 16.99 PB YAIn a digital world it's hard to know what's realImagine a world where your only friends arevirtual, and big tech companies control accessto food, healthcare and leisure. This is Jess'sworld.But when she turns fourteen, Jess can go toschool with other children for the first time.Most of them hate the 'real' world, but Jessbegins to question whether the digital world is'perfect' after all.Back home, her sister Chloe's life-savingmedication is getting ever more expensive.Determined to help, Jess risks everything byusing skills forbidden in the cyber-world, onlyto stumble on something explosive. Somethingthat will turn her whole world upside down.It's up to Jess to figure out exactly what is real,and what is fake—Chloe's survival depends on it.For ages 11 .Ele Fountain is the award-winning author of Boy87. She lives in the UK.
UNTWISTEDPaul JenningsAllen & Unwin9781761065903 22.99 NEW IN PAPERBACKHonest, insightful, funny—a brilliant memoir about writing andteaching and life from one of Australia's most loved children'sauthorsSometimes, rather than making you laugh or cry out in surprise, astory will instead leave you wondering about human fragility . . .In the telling of his own tale, children's author and screenwriterPaul Jennings demonstrates how seemingly small events cancombine into a compelling drama. As if assembling the piecesof a jigsaw puzzle, he puts together fragments, memories andanecdotes to reveal the portrait of a complex and weathered soul.The accounts of the trials and joys of turning his stories intoepisodes of the television program Round the Twist will be ofspecial interest to the millions of fans of this series. Untwistedis revealing, moving and very funny. Paul Jennings has craftedperhaps his most masterful story yet . . . the story of his life. Forages 15 .Paul Jennings has written more than one hundred stories andsold over ten million books. In 2019 he was awarded a LifetimeAchievement Award by the Children's Book Council of Australia. Helives in Victoria.
DEAR GRANDPAKate Simpson, illustrated byRonojoy GhoshI REMEMBERJeanne Willis, illustrated byRaquel CatalinaAllen & Unwin9781761065934 14.99 PB Picture BookNosy Crow9781839941221 24.99 HB Picture BookPerfect for Father's Day, especially for thosefamilies who are separated by distance, DearGrandpa celebrates the bond between grandpaand grandsonA poignant story full of love and gentlehumour to help young children understanddementiaHenry lives 2,003 kilometres from his grandpa—that's longer than all the world's blue whalesplaced end to end and as uncatchable as agoodnight kiss on a shooting star. But Grandpaknows that even from a long distance, love canbe closer than you think. For ages 4-8.Kate Simpson is a picture book author and cohost of the children's book podcast One MorePage. Ronojoy Ghosh is an award-winning andbestselling illustrator whose previous booksinclude Bin Chicken and I'm Australian, Too.George's granny is quite forgetful. Sometimes,she can't even remember George's name. ButGeorge doesn't mind. Together they play in thegarden, dance and share chocolate biscuits.Granny might not always remember the littlethings, but George knows she loves him morethan words can say.A celebration of the unforgettable love betweena grandparent and grandchild, proving thateven though the mind can sometimes forget,the heart will always remember. For ages 3-5.Jeanne Willis is a bestselling and award-winningwriter of over 300 books. Raquel Catalina is aSpanish illustrator.
KITSY BITSY'S NOISYNEIGHBOURSPolly Faber, illustrated by MelissaCrowtonNosy Crow9781839943669 24.99 HB Picture BookA comic, timely tale about the importance of community spirit!The animals of Park View Rise all love their high-rise home. It'speaceful, calm and quiet—no one here would cause a riot . . . Butwhen Honky Tonk sings much too loudly, Smart Alec's DIY goes allwrong and Sugar Plum's freshly baked treats are ruined and, well,all hell breaks loose!Luckily, Kitsy Bitsy arrives just in time to teach her neighboursabout the importance of kindness . . . and an enormous cake bringseveryone together for a party!Roll-off-the-tongue rhyming text and bright, lively artwork combinein this comic, timely tale. And readers can make their own GoodNeighbour Cake using the recipe at the end of the book! For ages3-5.Polly Faber is an English writer. Melissa Crowton is an Americanillustrator.
MAKE TRACKS: CARSJohnny DyranderNosy Crow9781839942129 19.99 BD BK Novelty BookGet to know five things that go in this chunky board book serieswith sliding countersDiscover five different cars in this series of interactive board bookswith easy-to-use moving parts—a car, a sports car, a racecar, a fourwheel drive and a taxi!Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words, clear diagramsand helpful text prompts to encourage discussion. Then tracefive types of transport around five different tracks with a movingcounter on every spread and the cover.The perfect book for children who love race cars—and being in thedriving seat! For ages 2-5.Johnny Dyrander is an illustrator based in Stockholm, Sweden.
OUR TOWERJoseph Coelho, illustrated byRichard JohnsonFrances Lincoln Children's9780711268821 24.99 HB Picture BookThis magical story is a modern-day fablethat shows the children of a tower blocktravelling to a strange, magical worldinside a tree and meeting an old man withsupernatural powers, only to realise that themagic they'd been looking for had been intheir tower all along. Beautiful illustrationscomplement the poetic narrative, creatingan enchanting story about how societyseparates ‘urban' spaces from thecountryside, but the reality is that natureis everywhere, and everyone should haveaccess to it. For ages 6-10.Joseph Coelho is an award-winning poet andperformer. Richard Johnson is an illustrator.They live in the UK.THIS BOOK WILL SAVETHE PLANETDany Sigwalt, illustrated byAurélia DurandFrances Lincoln Children's9780711268876 19.99 PB SciencePOWERED BY PLANTSClive Gifford, illustrated byGosia HerbaWide Eyed Editions9780711270060 29.99 HB BuildingsA rousing and radical investigation into theclimate crisis, its causes, and how to fightfor the most vulnerable people affectedby it, This Book Will Save the Planet isa vibrantly illustrated study of one ofhumanity’s most significant threats. Withthis third title in the #1 best-selling Empowerthe Future series, young adults will gain adeeper understanding of climate change andclimate justice. At the end of each chapter,there are activities and calls to action toprovide all the tools needed to go out andmake a difference. For ages 12-16.Powered by Plants explores the worldof plants and how they are increasinglyhelping to shape the cutting edge of humantechnology and design. Plants exhibit anincredible range of diversity in their shape,structures and how they interact with otherliving things and their environment. Someof this great diversity is being increasinglystudied and copied, inspiring innovation inscience, design, engineering and technology.Lively illustrations and pop-out fact boxes inthe book bring science to life and show howmuch we can learn from the natural world.For ages 7-10.Dany Sigwalt is Co-Executive Director ofPower Shift Network. Aurélia Durand is aFrench graphic artist.Clive Gifford is the award-winning Britishauthor of more than 200 books. Gosia Herbais an illustrator and art historian.
WORLD OF WEIRDA creepy compendium of true storiesTom Adams, illustrated byCelsius PictorWide Eyed Editions9780711269521 29.99 HB MysteriesIn the 21st century, a scientist uncoverstheir Victorian ancestor's notebook in a box.This ancestor is Dr McCreebor—an eminentexplorer, philosopher and collector of thevery strange and truly creepy. This is hisnotebook—filled with the dark and disturbingstories he has collected on his travels. Fromshrunken heads to witches' charms, saints'blood to graverobbers' remains, it is a peekinto our grisly and macabre past. And now,after over 125 years in a dusty attic, DrMcCreebor's writings can be read . . . by onlythe bravest. For ages 8-12.Tom Adams is an award-winning televisionproducer and author. Celsius Pictor is afreelance illustrator and visual artist. Theylive in the UK.SPIN ME RIGHT ROUNDDavid ValdesBloomsbury9781526642196 16.99 PB YAAll Luis Gonzalez wants is to go to prom withhis boyfriend, something his ‘progressive’school still doesn't allow. Not after whathappened with Chaz Wilson. But that wasages ago, when Luis's parents were in highschool; it would never happen today, right?When a hit on the head knocks him backin time to 1985 and he meets the doomedyoung Chaz himself, Luis concocts a newplan. A sharp and funny YA novel that's Backto the Future with a twist, as a gay teentravels back to his parents' era to save acloseted classmate's life. For ages 12 .David Valdes is the author of HomoDomesticus. He lives in the USA.THE DEADLY DAYLIGHTAn Alice England MysteryAsh HarrierPantera9780648987673 16.99 PB Middle FictionAn original and engaging mystery seriesstarring a neurodiverse girl detective.Twelve-year-old Alice England is curious,truthful and smart, but when you work inyour father's funeral home and you getmessages from the dead, it can be difficultto make friends. When she comes across thepeculiar case of George Devenish, who wasallergic to sunlight, Alice is convinced there'smore to his death than meets the eye. Itseems the truth of George's death maynever see the light of day unless Alice canput the clues together and solve a mysterymuch bigger than anybody expected. Forages 7-12.Ash Harrier is an Ambassador for the Booksin Homes Australia charity. She lives in Perth.
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Tippy & Jellybean—the True Story of the Brave Koala Who Saved Her Baby From A Bushfire. Albert Street Books 9781761180071 19.99 HB Picture Book NZ 22.99. A NEW GEMINI: E-BOY 4 . other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighbourhood. You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not .
