Author: Ian Bone
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742283403
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This was my first mother-hug since I wore shorts and sandals. My shoulder was wet, my mum was sobbing and my brain was in terminal panic! This whole dolphin thing was meant to be a joke, for crying out loud! Now it was a nightmare of biblical proportions.That Dolphin Thing is the hilarious story of one boy's navigation through the treacherous waters of adolescence. Will he make it? Or will he sink under the weight of his Professor-of-Jokes mother's illness, a girl called Killer, his neurotic siblings, and a very big fear of the sea?
That Dolphin Thing
Author: Ian Bone
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742283403
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This was my first mother-hug since I wore shorts and sandals. My shoulder was wet, my mum was sobbing and my brain was in terminal panic! This whole dolphin thing was meant to be a joke, for crying out loud! Now it was a nightmare of biblical proportions.That Dolphin Thing is the hilarious story of one boy's navigation through the treacherous waters of adolescence. Will he make it? Or will he sink under the weight of his Professor-of-Jokes mother's illness, a girl called Killer, his neurotic siblings, and a very big fear of the sea?
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1742283403
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This was my first mother-hug since I wore shorts and sandals. My shoulder was wet, my mum was sobbing and my brain was in terminal panic! This whole dolphin thing was meant to be a joke, for crying out loud! Now it was a nightmare of biblical proportions.That Dolphin Thing is the hilarious story of one boy's navigation through the treacherous waters of adolescence. Will he make it? Or will he sink under the weight of his Professor-of-Jokes mother's illness, a girl called Killer, his neurotic siblings, and a very big fear of the sea?
Grimsdon
Author: Deborah Abela
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0857983229
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Bestselling author Deborah Abela brings us a heroine to love and a great deal of danger to overcome in this thrilling novel set in a post-apocalyptic, flooded world. Grimsdon is in ruins. Three years ago a massive wave broke its barriers and the sea flooded this grand city. Most were saved, some were lost - and some were left behind. Isabella Charm and her best friend, Griffin, live with three other children in the top of an opulent mansion. They've survived with the help of Griffin's brilliant inventions, Isabella's fighting skills and their vow to look after each other. But what will happen when a newcomer arrives in his flying machine? Grimsdon is full of hidden perils, from bounty hunters to sneaker waves. Could Xavier's daredevil risks put all their lives in danger?
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0857983229
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Bestselling author Deborah Abela brings us a heroine to love and a great deal of danger to overcome in this thrilling novel set in a post-apocalyptic, flooded world. Grimsdon is in ruins. Three years ago a massive wave broke its barriers and the sea flooded this grand city. Most were saved, some were lost - and some were left behind. Isabella Charm and her best friend, Griffin, live with three other children in the top of an opulent mansion. They've survived with the help of Griffin's brilliant inventions, Isabella's fighting skills and their vow to look after each other. But what will happen when a newcomer arrives in his flying machine? Grimsdon is full of hidden perils, from bounty hunters to sneaker waves. Could Xavier's daredevil risks put all their lives in danger?
When Henry Caught Imaginitis
Author: Nick Bland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781741695410
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Henry is a very serious boy. His room is always neat, and he always buttons his shirt right to the top. But lately Henry has been having thoughts that don't make any sense, thoughts about pirates, dragons and rocket ships. Henry has caught imaginitis - and the only cure is to grow up. But what should Henry do in the meantime?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781741695410
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Henry is a very serious boy. His room is always neat, and he always buttons his shirt right to the top. But lately Henry has been having thoughts that don't make any sense, thoughts about pirates, dragons and rocket ships. Henry has caught imaginitis - and the only cure is to grow up. But what should Henry do in the meantime?
Flitterwig
Author: Edrei Cullen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781742839981
Category : Fairies
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Ella always thought she was odd, but when she meets an emotionally unstable pixie she discovers just how different she really is. She is a Flitterwig - a human with magical blood and only she can save the kingdom of Magnus.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781742839981
Category : Fairies
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Ella always thought she was odd, but when she meets an emotionally unstable pixie she discovers just how different she really is. She is a Flitterwig - a human with magical blood and only she can save the kingdom of Magnus.
The Big Bazoohley
Author: Peter Carey
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571306594
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Sam Kellow is nine. His father is a compulsive gambler, pursuing the 'big bazoohley' - the jackpot to end all jackpots. But it is Sam who sets out to win it - against all the odds, he enters the Perfecto Kiddo Competition . . . 'Carey has written a novel in the mould of Roald Dahl, rich in pathos, humour, wacky plot twists and curious characters . . .' Independent 'An absolutely enchanting first children's book.' Good Book Guide
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571306594
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Sam Kellow is nine. His father is a compulsive gambler, pursuing the 'big bazoohley' - the jackpot to end all jackpots. But it is Sam who sets out to win it - against all the odds, he enters the Perfecto Kiddo Competition . . . 'Carey has written a novel in the mould of Roald Dahl, rich in pathos, humour, wacky plot twists and curious characters . . .' Independent 'An absolutely enchanting first children's book.' Good Book Guide
Dacked!
Author: Andrew Daddo
Publisher: Hachette Australia
ISBN: 0734412843
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Okay, the surf's sweet, the sand's hot (so are the people on it), you're happily reading between the flags and one of these stories sneaks up behind you and...you're DACKED! Any minute, you won't be the only one laughing. So before you go any further, find yourself a spare pair of pants. You're going to need them.
Publisher: Hachette Australia
ISBN: 0734412843
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Okay, the surf's sweet, the sand's hot (so are the people on it), you're happily reading between the flags and one of these stories sneaks up behind you and...you're DACKED! Any minute, you won't be the only one laughing. So before you go any further, find yourself a spare pair of pants. You're going to need them.
Lily and Me
Author: Moses Aaron
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780091830311
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The story of the friendship between Moses the storyteller, and Lily, a young girl with leukemia.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780091830311
Category : Friendship
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The story of the friendship between Moses the storyteller, and Lily, a young girl with leukemia.
Little Platypus
Author: Nette Hilton
Publisher: Inter Australia Company
ISBN: 9780864612724
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"Who are you?" asked the small glossy creature. "Am I one of yours?" Little Platypus is feeling lonely. He doesn't know where he belongs. How can he find a friend who is just the same?
Publisher: Inter Australia Company
ISBN: 9780864612724
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"Who are you?" asked the small glossy creature. "Am I one of yours?" Little Platypus is feeling lonely. He doesn't know where he belongs. How can he find a friend who is just the same?
The Duck Catcher
Author: Moses Aaron
Publisher: Hachette Children's Books Australia
ISBN: 9780733612886
Category : Ducks
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Gombei the duck catcher goes out each day to catch a duck for his family's dinner. He does this by tying a loop into the end of a rope. When the duck steps into it, Gombei pulls it tight and the duck is caught. His friends ridicule him. They tell him that his father and grandfather used to catch many more ducks each day than just one, but Gombei tells them they had bigger families with more mouths to feed. But when it snows one morning, Gombei realises that he can save himself having to go out in bad weather by catching a hundred ducks! So he makes a hundred rope traps, a hundred ducks walk into them and Gombei is very pleased with himself. Until a noise frightens the ducks and they all take flight - with Gombei still holding onto the ropes! High up in the air he lets go and as he falls something strange happens: Gombei grows a beak, feathers and wings. He lands back on the ground as a duck - and when a hunter traps him, Gombei yells out to tell him that he is not a duck - he's a man. The hunter thinks hes hearing things and bolts away in fright. And Gombei is free. As he finds himself turning back into a man, he resolves never to catch ducks for food again.
Publisher: Hachette Children's Books Australia
ISBN: 9780733612886
Category : Ducks
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Gombei the duck catcher goes out each day to catch a duck for his family's dinner. He does this by tying a loop into the end of a rope. When the duck steps into it, Gombei pulls it tight and the duck is caught. His friends ridicule him. They tell him that his father and grandfather used to catch many more ducks each day than just one, but Gombei tells them they had bigger families with more mouths to feed. But when it snows one morning, Gombei realises that he can save himself having to go out in bad weather by catching a hundred ducks! So he makes a hundred rope traps, a hundred ducks walk into them and Gombei is very pleased with himself. Until a noise frightens the ducks and they all take flight - with Gombei still holding onto the ropes! High up in the air he lets go and as he falls something strange happens: Gombei grows a beak, feathers and wings. He lands back on the ground as a duck - and when a hunter traps him, Gombei yells out to tell him that he is not a duck - he's a man. The hunter thinks hes hearing things and bolts away in fright. And Gombei is free. As he finds himself turning back into a man, he resolves never to catch ducks for food again.
New City
Author: Deborah Abela
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1760892556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Isabella and her friends are nervous about what they'll find in the New City. It's inland and it's dry - far from the flooded city they've just left. Will their lives here be as luxurious and carefree as Xavier says? In fact, bleak, uncertain times have brought darkness and danger to New City. The city has been divided in two- the citizens who have, and those who the ruling Major General says have come to steal from them - the refugees who have fled the rising waters, who are imprisoned in a camp on the edge of the city. The kids of Grimsdon once faced sea monsters and evil harbour lords, but now they face new threats. From freakish weather events that whip up with little warning to the fierce misinformation that swirls around the city to the theft of their freedom, now they face the prison-like restrictions and control of the New City. Unlike the refugees, they're heralded as heroes. But what does the Major General really want from them?
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1760892556
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Isabella and her friends are nervous about what they'll find in the New City. It's inland and it's dry - far from the flooded city they've just left. Will their lives here be as luxurious and carefree as Xavier says? In fact, bleak, uncertain times have brought darkness and danger to New City. The city has been divided in two- the citizens who have, and those who the ruling Major General says have come to steal from them - the refugees who have fled the rising waters, who are imprisoned in a camp on the edge of the city. The kids of Grimsdon once faced sea monsters and evil harbour lords, but now they face new threats. From freakish weather events that whip up with little warning to the fierce misinformation that swirls around the city to the theft of their freedom, now they face the prison-like restrictions and control of the New City. Unlike the refugees, they're heralded as heroes. But what does the Major General really want from them?