Author: Kate Hunter
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 0702250848
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
An exciting new middle-reader adventure ?a modern neighbourhood gang with all the charm of the Famous Five. Katie Crisp has talent, it? just that the report card hidden in her room doesn? show it. School? out for another year and Katie is set to spend the summer lazing under the sausage tree in the backyard of the only home she? ever known. So, when she discovers that Parfitt? Family Soft Drink Company is about to be taken over by a corporate giant, leaving her mum out of a job and them both out of a home, it? time to finally show everyone what she? made of.With her nose for trouble and her eye for advertising, and a little help from some neighbourhood friends, Katie declares Mosquito Advertising open for business. Pocket money and creative thinking can stretch a long way when everything that means anything to you is about to be destroyed.
Mosquito Advertising: the Parfizz Patch
Author: Kate Hunter
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 0702250848
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
An exciting new middle-reader adventure ?a modern neighbourhood gang with all the charm of the Famous Five. Katie Crisp has talent, it? just that the report card hidden in her room doesn? show it. School? out for another year and Katie is set to spend the summer lazing under the sausage tree in the backyard of the only home she? ever known. So, when she discovers that Parfitt? Family Soft Drink Company is about to be taken over by a corporate giant, leaving her mum out of a job and them both out of a home, it? time to finally show everyone what she? made of.With her nose for trouble and her eye for advertising, and a little help from some neighbourhood friends, Katie declares Mosquito Advertising open for business. Pocket money and creative thinking can stretch a long way when everything that means anything to you is about to be destroyed.
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN: 0702250848
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
An exciting new middle-reader adventure ?a modern neighbourhood gang with all the charm of the Famous Five. Katie Crisp has talent, it? just that the report card hidden in her room doesn? show it. School? out for another year and Katie is set to spend the summer lazing under the sausage tree in the backyard of the only home she? ever known. So, when she discovers that Parfitt? Family Soft Drink Company is about to be taken over by a corporate giant, leaving her mum out of a job and them both out of a home, it? time to finally show everyone what she? made of.With her nose for trouble and her eye for advertising, and a little help from some neighbourhood friends, Katie declares Mosquito Advertising open for business. Pocket money and creative thinking can stretch a long way when everything that means anything to you is about to be destroyed.
Mosquito Advertising
Author: Kate Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702237713
Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
An exciting new middle-reader adventure - a modern neighbourhood gang with all the charm of the Famous Five. Katie Crisp has talent, it's just that the report card hidden in her room doesn't show it. School's out for another year and Katie is set to spend the summer lazing under the sausage tree in the backyard of the only home she's ever known. So, when she discovers that Parfitt's Family Soft Drink Company is about to be taken over by a corporate giant, leaving her mum out of a job and them both out of a home, it's time to finally show everyone what she's made of. With her nose for trouble and her eye for advertising, and a little help from some neighbourhood friends, Katie declares Mosquito Advertising open for business. Pocket money and creative thinking can stretch a long way when everything that means anything to you is about to be destroyed.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780702237713
Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
An exciting new middle-reader adventure - a modern neighbourhood gang with all the charm of the Famous Five. Katie Crisp has talent, it's just that the report card hidden in her room doesn't show it. School's out for another year and Katie is set to spend the summer lazing under the sausage tree in the backyard of the only home she's ever known. So, when she discovers that Parfitt's Family Soft Drink Company is about to be taken over by a corporate giant, leaving her mum out of a job and them both out of a home, it's time to finally show everyone what she's made of. With her nose for trouble and her eye for advertising, and a little help from some neighbourhood friends, Katie declares Mosquito Advertising open for business. Pocket money and creative thinking can stretch a long way when everything that means anything to you is about to be destroyed.
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins
Author: R. A. Spratt
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316230987
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Three children and their hilariously subversive nanny pig embark on zany adventures in this award-winning middle grade debut illustrated by Caldecott winnter Dan Santat. The three Green children are cared for by a nanny pig. Yes, a pig--a fabulously sassy and impeccably dressed pig, as a matter of fact! With her insatiable urge to eat chocolate (and feed chocolate to everyone she loves), her high-flying spirit, and her unending sense of fun, Nanny Piggins takes Derrick, Samantha, and Michael on a year of surprises, yummy treats, and adventures they'll never forget. It's no surprise that Booklist proclaimed, "Mary Poppins, move over--or get shoved out of the way." Nanny Piggins is a refreshing and dynamic addition to favorite classic nannies: Amelia Bedelia, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, and, of course, Mary Poppins. Read more books in the series: Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan and Nanny Piggins and the Runaway Lion.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316230987
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Three children and their hilariously subversive nanny pig embark on zany adventures in this award-winning middle grade debut illustrated by Caldecott winnter Dan Santat. The three Green children are cared for by a nanny pig. Yes, a pig--a fabulously sassy and impeccably dressed pig, as a matter of fact! With her insatiable urge to eat chocolate (and feed chocolate to everyone she loves), her high-flying spirit, and her unending sense of fun, Nanny Piggins takes Derrick, Samantha, and Michael on a year of surprises, yummy treats, and adventures they'll never forget. It's no surprise that Booklist proclaimed, "Mary Poppins, move over--or get shoved out of the way." Nanny Piggins is a refreshing and dynamic addition to favorite classic nannies: Amelia Bedelia, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, and, of course, Mary Poppins. Read more books in the series: Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan and Nanny Piggins and the Runaway Lion.
The Runaway Hug
Author: Nick Bland
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375981586
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"Mommy," said Lucy. "Can I have a hug before I go to bed?" When Mommy jokes that she only has one hug left, Lucy decides she must keep Mommy's last hug safe. As Lucy shares the hug with everyone in her large and loving family, she is always careful to get it back . . . until the canine member of the family refuses to play along! Highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling picture-book creators Nick Bland and Freya Blackwood collaborate for the first time on this charming story, which celebrates the imaginative powers of children and the extraordinary love to be found in ordinary bedtime routines.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375981586
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"Mommy," said Lucy. "Can I have a hug before I go to bed?" When Mommy jokes that she only has one hug left, Lucy decides she must keep Mommy's last hug safe. As Lucy shares the hug with everyone in her large and loving family, she is always careful to get it back . . . until the canine member of the family refuses to play along! Highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling picture-book creators Nick Bland and Freya Blackwood collaborate for the first time on this charming story, which celebrates the imaginative powers of children and the extraordinary love to be found in ordinary bedtime routines.
100% Wolf
Author: Jayne Lyons
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1534467009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Don’t miss the animated feature 100% Wolf! Discover the book that started it all with this special movie tie-in edition that tells the hilarious story of a young werewolf’s long-awaited transwolftation into…a poodle? Freddy Lupin is gearing up for the most exciting night of his life. It’s the evening of his one-hundred-and-twenty-first month (that’s ten years and one month to a human), and he’s about to undergo his very first transwolftation. As the youngest in a noble line of werewolves and the son of the late legendary Flasheart Lupin, Freddy has high expectations to live up to. But his rite of passage quickly morphs into an episode of humiliation. Because Freddy doesn’t turn into a wolf. He turns into a poodle. A funny and fast-paced adventure ensues, in which Freddy is thrown out of his pack, finds himself in the clutches of the dog pound, uncovers the truth about his brave father’s mysterious death, and discovers that a werewolf hunter is planning to destroy all of his family and friends—and Freddy is the only one who can stop him. He might be small, pink, and meticulously groomed, but luckily, Freddy Lupin is one hundred percent wolf.
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1534467009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Don’t miss the animated feature 100% Wolf! Discover the book that started it all with this special movie tie-in edition that tells the hilarious story of a young werewolf’s long-awaited transwolftation into…a poodle? Freddy Lupin is gearing up for the most exciting night of his life. It’s the evening of his one-hundred-and-twenty-first month (that’s ten years and one month to a human), and he’s about to undergo his very first transwolftation. As the youngest in a noble line of werewolves and the son of the late legendary Flasheart Lupin, Freddy has high expectations to live up to. But his rite of passage quickly morphs into an episode of humiliation. Because Freddy doesn’t turn into a wolf. He turns into a poodle. A funny and fast-paced adventure ensues, in which Freddy is thrown out of his pack, finds himself in the clutches of the dog pound, uncovers the truth about his brave father’s mysterious death, and discovers that a werewolf hunter is planning to destroy all of his family and friends—and Freddy is the only one who can stop him. He might be small, pink, and meticulously groomed, but luckily, Freddy Lupin is one hundred percent wolf.
My Hairiest Adventure (Goosebumps #26)
Author: R. L. Stine
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338338218
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Larry Boyd just found the coolest thing in the trash. It's an old bottle of INSTA-TAN. "Rub on a dark suntan in minute" - that's what the label says. So Larry and his friends do. But nothing much happens.Until Larry notices the hair. Dark spiky hair growing on his hands and face. Really gross shiny hair.Hair that keeps growing back even after he shaves it off...
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338338218
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
Larry Boyd just found the coolest thing in the trash. It's an old bottle of INSTA-TAN. "Rub on a dark suntan in minute" - that's what the label says. So Larry and his friends do. But nothing much happens.Until Larry notices the hair. Dark spiky hair growing on his hands and face. Really gross shiny hair.Hair that keeps growing back even after he shaves it off...
The Secret Key
Author: Lena Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781725476202
Category : Child detectives
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Agatha Oddlow has been a detective for as long as she can remember -- she's just been waiting for her first big case. And nothing gets bigger than saving the City of London from some strange goings-on. With a home in the middle of Hyde Park, a room full of beloved sleuthing novels, and a secret key that gives her access to a whole hidden side of London, Agatha is perfectly poised to solve the mystery of what's going on. But just who can she trust when no one is quite who they seem.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781725476202
Category : Child detectives
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Agatha Oddlow has been a detective for as long as she can remember -- she's just been waiting for her first big case. And nothing gets bigger than saving the City of London from some strange goings-on. With a home in the middle of Hyde Park, a room full of beloved sleuthing novels, and a secret key that gives her access to a whole hidden side of London, Agatha is perfectly poised to solve the mystery of what's going on. But just who can she trust when no one is quite who they seem.
300 Minutes of Danger
Author: Jack Heath
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 1760271276
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
10 stories. 10 dangerous situations. 10 brave kids. 30 minutes to escape. George is trapped in a falling aeroplane with no engine and no pilot. Milla is covered with radioactive waste and her hazard suit is running out of air. Otto is in the darkest depths of the ocean, where something hungry is circling ...
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 1760271276
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
10 stories. 10 dangerous situations. 10 brave kids. 30 minutes to escape. George is trapped in a falling aeroplane with no engine and no pilot. Milla is covered with radioactive waste and her hazard suit is running out of air. Otto is in the darkest depths of the ocean, where something hungry is circling ...
Atticus Van Tasticus
Author: Andrew Daddo
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1760147176
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
1750, when times were tough and teeth were rotten... As part of an ancient family tradition, young Atticus Van Tasticus narrowly escapes a life down the coal mines – or worse, going to school – when he gets to choose the gift of a pirate ship from his Grandnan’s treasure pile. It’s a choice that will change the course of history – well, OK, his story, at least. Atticus pulls together a rag-tag bunch misfits – AHEM – a tough, brilliant crew, and sets out to wreak havoc – I mean – live a piratin’ life. With little else to his name, Atticus has a taste for adventure, beauty and danger – where any minute might be your last, and your next minute could be your best (...if only they could get off the dock).
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1760147176
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
1750, when times were tough and teeth were rotten... As part of an ancient family tradition, young Atticus Van Tasticus narrowly escapes a life down the coal mines – or worse, going to school – when he gets to choose the gift of a pirate ship from his Grandnan’s treasure pile. It’s a choice that will change the course of history – well, OK, his story, at least. Atticus pulls together a rag-tag bunch misfits – AHEM – a tough, brilliant crew, and sets out to wreak havoc – I mean – live a piratin’ life. With little else to his name, Atticus has a taste for adventure, beauty and danger – where any minute might be your last, and your next minute could be your best (...if only they could get off the dock).
Cogheart
Author: Peter Bunzl
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 1631632884
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
When her father goes missing, thirteen-year-old Lily Hartman must team up with a clockmaker's son, Robert, and her mechanimal fox, Malkin, to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance and his world-changing invention, a perpetual motion machine called the Cogheart.
Publisher: North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 1631632884
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
When her father goes missing, thirteen-year-old Lily Hartman must team up with a clockmaker's son, Robert, and her mechanimal fox, Malkin, to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance and his world-changing invention, a perpetual motion machine called the Cogheart.