The Garden of Empress Cassia

The Garden of Empress Cassia PDF Author: Gabrielle Wang
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 174348464X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Book Description
Mimi laid the box in the bench and opened it carefully. Inside were rows and rows of coloured pastels that shimmered in the light. She rolled them under her fingertips and her imagination began to fill with amazing pictures. When Mimi is given a box of magical pastels, she discovers that she can draw the Garden of Empress Cassia – a drawing so beautiful and real that people are transported inside it. But the pastels are ancient, mysterious and powerful, and in the wrong hands can be very dangerous . . .

The Garden of Empress Cassia

The Garden of Empress Cassia PDF Author: Gabrielle Wang
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 174348464X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Book Description
Mimi laid the box in the bench and opened it carefully. Inside were rows and rows of coloured pastels that shimmered in the light. She rolled them under her fingertips and her imagination began to fill with amazing pictures. When Mimi is given a box of magical pastels, she discovers that she can draw the Garden of Empress Cassia – a drawing so beautiful and real that people are transported inside it. But the pastels are ancient, mysterious and powerful, and in the wrong hands can be very dangerous . . .

The Fiction Gateway

The Fiction Gateway PDF Author: Suzanne Eberlé
Publisher: Aust Council for Ed Research
ISBN: 0864318804
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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Book Description
In this guide, two experienced school librarians provide a selection of books for librarians, teachers and parents. The Fiction Gateway is an essential resource that supports individual, group and social reading program and provides an instant guide to matching children's interests with suitable reading material.

The Wishbird

The Wishbird PDF Author: Gabrielle Wang
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 085797162X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159

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Two extraordinary children. A quest to save a city. A magical adventure for children 10 years and olders. Oriole's beloved Wishbird is dying and she must leave the Forest of Birds to save him. But in the City of Soulless there are traitors everywhere, and when Oriole is captured, only a street orphan can help her. Can Oriole and Boy save Soulless and its bewitched king, or will the city's darkness prove too great even for magic?

Stanley Paste

Stanley Paste PDF Author: Aaron Blabey
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 1743483473
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Stanley Paste is small. Really small. And he hates it. But when a new girl arrives at school, Stanley learns that perhaps being small is not so bad after all . . .

Bungawitta

Bungawitta PDF Author: Emily Rodda
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781862918337
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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It's crunch time in Bungawitta. The land's as dry as a dead galah, there's no rain in sight, and only twelve people left in town. Little Glory-Alice blames it all on the TV weatherman. Jay knows better. Nobody can make it rain. But a shower of money would help keep Bungawitta alive. And a festival would attract city tourists with money to spend, Jay's sure of it. But can twelve people, two dogs and a Shetland pony put on a proper festival? Only time, and the ABC, will tell.

A Ghost in My Suitcase

A Ghost in My Suitcase PDF Author: Gabrielle Wang
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
ISBN: 0143303791
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139

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The flute music stops, and my breath catches in my throat. Silence falls like a veil. Then I hear something - no, I feel it in my chest. 'Steady yourself,' Por Por whispers. 'It's here . . . ' When Celeste travels to China to visit her grandmother, she uncovers an incredible family secret. And with this secret comes danger and adventure. If Celeste is to save her family and friends, she must learn to harness her rare and powerful gift as a ghost-hunter. . . From the award-winning author of The Garden of Empress Cassia

Lively Elizabeth!

Lively Elizabeth! PDF Author: Mara Bergman
Publisher: Albert Whitman
ISBN: 9780807547021
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Elizabeth, Elizabeth, that lively girl Elizabeth would kick and stomp and tease and shout, would point and laugh and run about. And do some things she shouldn't do, like hide, then jump out yelling... "BOO!" Lively Elizabeth lives up to her name - in fact, she's a bit of a handful! She doesn't mean to hurt anyone, but one day at school she finds out that one little push can lead to BIG problems!

Our Australian Girl

Our Australian Girl PDF Author: Gabrielle Wang
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 9780670079162
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Book Description
"It's 1864 . . . and Poppy, disguised as a boy, has escaped from the aboriginal mission at Bird Creek near Echuca. Her dream is to find her brother Gus, who ran away to pan for gold. But travelling alone through the Australian bush is full of danger and adventure . . . Journey with Poppy across all four exciting stories about a girl who dreams of a better life during the Gold Rush. Resourceful, brave and kind, Poppy is an unforgettable Australian Girl."

Reading the World's Stories

Reading the World's Stories PDF Author: Annette Y. Goldsmith
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442270861
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 301

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Book Description
Reading the World’s Stories is volume 5 in the Bridges to Understanding series of annotated international youth literature bibliographies sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People. USBBY is the United States chapter of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a Switzerland-based nonprofit whose mission is bring books and children together. The series promotes sharing international children’s books as a way to facilitate intercultural understanding and meet new literary voices. This volume follows Children’s Books from Other Countries (1998), The World though Children’s Books (2002), Crossing Boundaries with Children’s Books (2006), and Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World through Children’s Books (2011) and acts as a companion book to the earlier titles. Centered around the theme of the importance of stories, the guide is a resource for discovering more recent global books that fit many reading tastes and educational needs for readers aged 0-18 years. Essays by storyteller Anne Pellowski, author Beverley Naidoo, and academic Marianne Martens offer a variety of perspectives on international youth literature. This latest installment in the series covers books published from 2010-2014 and includes English-language imports as well as translations of children’s and young adult literature first published outside of the United States. These books are supplemented by a smaller number of culturally appropriate books from the US to help fill in gaps from underrepresented countries. The organization of the guide is geographic by region and country. All of the more than 800 entries are recommended, and many of the books have won awards or achieved other recognition in their home countries. Forty children’s book experts wrote the annotations. The entries are indexed by author, translator, illustrator, title, and subject. Back matter also includes international book awards, important organizations and research collections, and a selected directory of publishers known for publishing books from other countries.

Ting Ting the Ghosthunter

Ting Ting the Ghosthunter PDF Author: Gabrielle Wang
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143787330
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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Thirteen-year-old Ting Ting has learned the ancient skills and art of ghost hunting from her adopted grandmother, Por Por, a famous ghost hunter. But Ting Ting is sick of capturing harmless 'fat belly' ghosts, and when a desperate plea for help comes for Por Por, Ting Ting recklessly decides to take matters into her own hands and prove that she is a true ghost hunter. But what Ting Ting discovers is much more dangerous than she had thought. Can Ting Ting conquer her own pride to save Por Por and the villagers before it's too late?