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Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

A delightfully funny story set in ancient Roman times when Titus was emperor. It features many farcical and well-named characters.

There was once a country where the people were always happy. Being happy was a law set down by the King whose face held an unchanging grin. When a small boy was hauled before his majesty because he was in tears over the death of his dog, the boy noticed that the King was wearing a mask.

Sadie and Ratz are Hannah's hands. They love to fight and, sometimes, they fight each other. Hannah's brother, Baby Boy, is only four but he can be very annoying and very tricky, and Sadie and Ratz get blamed for lots of things. But, one day Baby Boy goes too far.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Sage and her parents fly to Perth for Christmas, ready to film a world record attempt by Chef Myra to make the largest ever pavlova. But a ghostly presence threatens to interfere with Myra and her plans.

While Sage's parents prepare to film their next cooking show, she and her friend, Lucy, enjoy the beach. But, the reappearance of Nancy unsettles Sage and, soon, strange things begin to happen.

While Sage's mum gets ready to launch her first cookbook, Sage struggles with a tough school assignment. But at the book launch, she might need to step up and face her fears...

Ten year old Sage and her parents visit a bakery to film a segment for their television show. They're in for a bit of a surprise when a treasured ring goes missing.

Sage embarks on an exciting new adventure in Singapore. Her TV chef parents are recognised wherever they go. Posters advertise their upcoming cookbook and the inflight magazine has a big story on the Cooksons. But when a lady with pink hair starts following them a mystery unfolds.

Sage Cookson travels to the snow with her parents to film the opening of a new patisserie for their TV show. But when snow begins to fall in the Australian Alps, things don't go quite to plan.

Sage flies to Townsville to help sample seafood with her parents for their cooking show. When they arrive and are caught in the middle of a cyclone, Sage quickly realises its not going to be the glamorous beach holiday she was expecting.

Sage Cookson's parents are television chefs with, unsurprisingly, a passion for food. They spend a lot of their time travelling Australia and the world sampling the food and learning new cooking techniques. Ten year old Sage often gets to travel with them. When Sage and her parents visit a chocolatier to film a segment for their television show, things go drastically wrong when the chocolate maker's competitive spirit gets the better of him.

A tale of two young dingoes who set out on a log to see the America's Cup yacht race in Fremantle WA, and take the long way round.

Rain and more rain! When Peter's family wakes one morning to discover their house is adrift in the middle of the ocean, it is the start of an adventure.

One Sunday by the sea, Sally pulls and pulls at a brightly coloured limpet shell. It makes a squelching noise and sticks firmly to her finger. Everyone has a go at removing the limpet but it just won't let go. When Sally's teacher says a limpet lives for twenty years and spends its lifetime on the same rock, Sally desperately wants to put things back just the way they were for the limpet.

Sally finds a wonderful, secret attic space in her busy house, away from the annoyance of brothers and sisters. Here she creates her own private studio to paint the pictures that dance and sing in her head.

Take a walk in the woods with Kate and her dad to find out why the Pacific rainforest is called the salmon forest and how the salmon and the forest need each other. You'll also meet fat slugs, squawking gulls and a bear that is hungry for fish.

The fastest salt flat racers can reach speeds of man than twelve hundred kilometres per hour. Find out about the salt flats, the history of salt flat racing and the technology behind some of the fastest land vehicles on Earth.

Sam wants to go to sea again but Albert is reluctant. Every day he comes up with a different excuse. The funny thing is Sam is a cat and Albert is the sailor. Perhaps there is a reason why Albert is not so keen.

Sam is going to eat as many Bisky Briks as it takes to collect all the parts of the super robot. But with each added part comes renewed danger, in this thriller set in your average family home with your average but very funny family.

After a rough start, Sam Kerr settles into playing soccer for the Knights. But there's so much to learn -- new rules and positions and strategies... Lately, it seems like soccer is the only thing she can think about. When she finds out she'll have to wear a dress and dance in front of a hundred people at her cousin's upcoming wedding (terrifying), Sam feels like she's all but had enough. So why isn't her best friend Indi supporting her? And why is school bully Chelsea suddenly a bit... nice? Will Sam be able to mend her friendships -- and score a few goals in the meantime -- before it's too late?

The 2006 World Cup is around the corner and thirteen-year-old Sam Kerr is pumped! Even though the games are being played on the other side of the world, Sam and her best friend, Dylan, are planning to get up early to watch the games live on TV. They couldn't be more excited! But there's more for Sam to get excited about when she's invited to trial for a rep soccer team; the coach of the team has seen Sam play and is blown away by how good she is. Sam is thrilled when she gets into the team, then she realises she has to juggle training with the Knights AND with her new rep team. And when her mum and dad organise a family holiday interstate it looks like Sam might have to miss out because of her new timetable. Sam starts to question if she's really ready for the big time. Will watching the World Cup convince her that she wants to play in the rep team, or will the juggle of school, training and games all become too much for a girl who has just started high school?

Sam Kerr has only been playing soccer for a few months and now her team is playing in the finals! She can't believe it! But when her best friend, Dylan, is appointed team captain, Sam is worried that his shyness might get in the way. Together with her other bestie, Indi, they must find a way to help him overcome his nerves. Meanwhile, Sam has become friends with her new neighbours Jake and Will. But strange things start happening: she loses her new water bottle, her soccer boots go missing, and her dog, Penny, disappears from the garden. Sam has had enough! It's time to get to the bottom of the mystery in the midst of preparing for her finals match. It's not always easy being a soccer superstar!

Soccer tragic Sam is devastated when her school's annual Sports Day rolls around and she discovers soccer isn't on the planned list of activities. Taking the matter into her own hands with the help of her friends Indi and Dylan, she petitions her classmates to create the first ever soccer team in the history of her school. Will Sam's mission to add her beloved game to the program be a success, or will Chelsea and Mr Morton stir up trouble and ruin everything?

Sam Kerr is an Aussie rules football fan through and through. But when she's excluded from her team she doesn't know what to do. Netball? No thanks. Chess? Bleugh. Her best friends Dylan and Indi think she should flip from AFL to soccer -- and it doesn't seem so bad at first. The coach is OK. The team seems nice enough... But with Chelsea the school bully on her case and the pressure of learning new rules weighing her down, will it all be too much? Will Sam give up -- or will she make the flip?

Despite Mum's advice, Sam can't resist putting his fingers in the handlebars of his scooter. Sam had no idea that a scooter could cause so much trouble.

Sam, the gorgeous golden Labrador puppy, is the best Christmas present Emily has ever had. The two of them become great friends and Emily is sad to leave him at home when she returns to school. When Sam is stolen from the garden, a heartbroken Emily is hot on the trail of the thieves, determined to get her precious puppy back.

Sam is the boy to know in the school. He is good looking, smart and a great sportsman until a new boy comes to town, Finn Hester. The boys seem to compete in everything. Then they become rivals in the Nipper's exciting competition...to win a surfboard signed by Mick Fanning. Sam is keen to win, but Finn has a deeper motivation to win.

Sixteen year old Grace Bussell was hailed a hero for her part in saving fifty passengers and crew from drowning, when the SS Georgette was wrecked off the coast of Western Australia in 1876. But, the rescue would never have been possible without the guidance and leadership of Sam Isaacs, an Aboriginal stockman.

Sami lives with his Grandfather Ali on a vegetable farm. Sami would love to go to school but, instead, he helps his grandfather who is old and can't cope alone with all the hard work. They sell their produce at the town market. One day, Sami trades some eggs for a box containing four dirty old lamps.

Emma loves going to Summerhill Stables for her riding lessons. One day, she arrives to find that everyone is really worried. Tiggy, the stable cat, has disappeared. Emma hurts her ankle during her lesson and goes to sit down in the barn until she feels better. There she hears a strange squeaking noise and discovers that Tiggy has had three kittens. But, the riding school can't look after so many cats and Tiggy might not be able to stay.

After successfully thwarting a dastardly plan to steal rare marine animals, from the sea around the Scottish island of Mull, Ben and Fee MacTavish feel they can relax and continue learning all about nautical life on board School Ship Tobermory. But it is not long before their everyday routine is interrupted by an extraordinary event. Ben, Fee, their fellow students and the crew of the Tobermory find themselves embroiled in another adventure that leads them thousands of miles from Mull to a small island in the Caribbean, where they learn extraordinary details about Captain Macbeth's past and come face to face with modern-day pirates.

Claude and Sir Bobblysock think they've caught a burglar, coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve. They clap on the handcuffs and turn on the lights. But, it's not a burglar and the key for the handcuffs is lost. This year's presents might not get delivered before midnight.

It's Christmas Eve in the North Pole and the situation is serious. Santa is getting ready to deliver all the Christmas presents but he can't find his famous, red suit.

Sarah knows that her heart will always be hers to carry. She just wishes it wasn't quite so heavy.

Sarindi tries everything to help his mother regain her health. A meeting with a stranger at Lucky Buddha's shrine changes Sarindi's life. Readers will gain an understanding of the beliefs, rituals and superstitions of the Indonesian people.

It's Sarindi's birthday and what he wants more than anything else is the multi-coloured dragon kite he sees in the market. When he wakes up and sees the kite, he can't wait to go to the beach to fly it with his father. But, an earthquake has flattened a nearby town and he and his father must go to see if they can help.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Philip's dad has always told him he can be a Somebody. But, Philip's more interested in catapults and chewing gum, and whether he can be in Mickey Durston's gang. On the day the steam engine is in danger, someone needs to have the courage to save the train.

It's time for the Royal Show and Bonnie and Sam are going to help their riding teacher get ready for a big competition. There's so much to do and remember but everything changes when the girls stumble across a sad, starving pony in a backyard near the showgrounds.

Another Permian adventure awaits when Tom, Jamie and Wanna discover a friendly pareiasaurus. The enormous herbivore and Wanna soon become friends, but suddenly a hungry anteosaurus appears on the scene and he's looking for some dinner! It's up to the boys to set a trap for the predator and try and lead their new friend to safety. But how will they ever get the pareiasaurus across the muddy swamp without him sinking?

Louie can not resist the challenge of nurturing a small and sickly baby donkey when it is brought home from his uncle's farm. Everyone tells Louie the animal will surely die, but Louie is determined to do everything he can to make sure it survives. Winslow the donkey brings various people from the neighbourhood around, and not all of them are so sure that a backyard donkey is for the best.

Life during the Depression can be tough especially when there's no money and dad's out of work but there are some things that Jo Boy can do to help.

This vividly illustrated book features two iconic Australian animals, the scaly-tailed possum, found only in a remote part of the Kimberley, and one of Australia's most unusual mammals, the echidna. A traditional Dreamtime story.

By night, the secret society of the Scaredy Cats tell each other spooky tales. Stories with humour and plenty of shocks and scares along the way. Ideal for newly independent readers.

Scarlett can't sleep again. The moon is scratching the sky, and she's counting sheep called Daddy Neema, Mummy Neema and Baby Neema. Scarlett is also sad because her pet dogs, Holly and Sparky, have died. But then a surprise comes to the door and the world seems new again.

Scarlett Finnegan loves cricket but never gets to play on the team. When McGanty breaks his leg she has the chance to prove her worth, but is it just her talent. It seems as if she has a magic bat.

Grandma and Grandpa don't think they love each other anymore. Their likes and dislikes are too different. But, their granddaughter sees how miserable they are when they're apart and hatches a plan that just might bring them back together.

A look at an average school day in the lives of children from seven countries around the world, showing how they are all different and yet all the same.

It is 1850, and Annie Foster's twin brother, Artie, is off to school while Annie seems doomed to a life of housework and needlecraft.

Any two Countdown or Blast Off magazines can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

A great collection of exciting and beautifully illustrated stories in a different format. To read the articles go to https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/magazine.html

Twins, Ben and Fee MacTavish, are off to boarding school while their marine researcher parents explore the seas in their small submarine. But, it's not a traditional boarding school, it's a training sailing ship off the coast of Scotland. Like all schools, there are rules to learn, friends to make and bullies to avoid. Even in such small confines, mystery and intrigue find a place with a stowaway, a suspect film crew and rare animal trading.

Schumann the Shoeman was adored. The shoes he made were really beautiful and lasted a lifetime. No two pairs were ever the same. Outside his shop, on an elegant shoe-shaped sign, Schumann tied the laces into an elegant bow to let customers know when their shoes were ready. However, when a shoe factory opened in the town, Schumann's world was about to change forever.

Lotte doesn't believe in happy endings. She lives with her horrible, bossy sisters and her only friends are the exquisite cut-out paper puppets she makes by the light of the moon. But when an invitation to the Palace Spring Ball arrives on their doorstep, Lotte sees her chance to change her life forever... Cinderella with a difference where forceful individuality and talent create happy endings not fairy tale magic.

Fluster, the corella, is frantic. Her egg has fallen from her nest. Stripey and Leggy want to help her but, before they can make a plan, the egg begins to hatch. Soon, the strangest creature appears, it is definitely not a bird of any kind. Join Stripey and his friends as they search for the mother of the funny little grub that has hatched.

Scratch kitten has spotted a ghost ship but nobody believes him. Scratch prowls along the deck and, when he reaches a hatch and pokes his nose in, his whiskers tremble and his fur stands on end.

Scratch Kitten looks forward to a new life on board the Great Sardine but he has chosen the wrong ship. When he is adopted by children who find him hiding, Scratch has great difficulty being a cat because he is dressed up as a toy and called Miss Fluffy. This is hardly what Scratch imagined when he came on board for adventure.

Rescued by Jock, a deckhand on a tiny fishing boat, after escaping from a land-locked life as the plaything of some spoilt children, Scratch should be in heaven. Instead he and Jock have their work cut out for them, trying to keep the Rat Pack away from their rat-phobic captain.

Scratch Kitten has just settled into life on a small fishing boat when he spots his long-lost Paa on a neighbouring ship. To spend time with Paa, Scratch tries to befriend Mrs Captain, the sailor in charge of Paa's ship. But, Mrs Captain has so many rules.

Tired of life on the docks, Scratch Kitten runs away to sea, keen to make a name for himself as a brave ship's cat. However, he finds the life of a ship's cat is not as easy as he thought.

Scratch Kitten was just getting used to life as a brave ship's cat when he was captured by pirates. He must find out how to win over the Captain or else he'll be made to walk the plank.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Who drew on those tree trunks? Charlie asked Max. They'll be in big trouble if Mummy sees that! Join four children on a walk through the bush as they make all sorts of wild discoveries.

Bella instantly falls in love with her scruffy puppy Sid when she sees him at the animal shelter. But one person is not too impressed with Sid - Bella's friend Megan, who is getting her own pedigree pup. Megan is pretty snooty about Bella's beloved mongrel pet, and she begins to wonder if she's that good a friend after all. Bella decides to enter Sid into a dog show, so she can prove for once and for all that all dogs are brilliant, no matter where they come from.

A polar bear hunts and naps and raises her young in the far north Arctic waters. She moves with the ice, swimming, running, hunting and resting. She follows the rhythm of the sea and the seasons. What happens when there is no ice?

A message in a bottle provokes a vision that deeply disturbs Sea Gem. It prompts her to take a long and dangerous voyage to the land of ice to find the young seadog she thinks needs help. She encounters a menacing predator and also gains the courage to be herself.

Ben and Tim and their cousins don't expect unusual adventures when they begin their summer holidays at the beach. When they stumble across a mer-boy called Sechiel stranded on the sand, they hear about a sinister diver in a submarine, who, together with his razor-toothed shark, is terrorising the mer-people and destroying the wildlife. Worse still, he has abducted Sechiel's sister.

Join Rosie as she helps the Princess Marissa of the mer people.

Simple, clear descriptions of the seven different species of sea turtles that live in the world's oceans including information on their diet, habitat, appearance and life cycle.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

In the warm ocean, amid the coral and waving sea grass, you might see an eye like a small black bead peering out at you. Discover the secrets of the sea horse, one of the shyest fish in the sea. With a head like a horse, a tail like a monkey and a pouch like a kangaroo, the sea horse acts like a chameleon, changing colour to ward off danger or to show that he and his mate are a lifelong pair.

Danny is off to the goldfields with his uncle who has sung in the Chinese Opera but now sews. Reluctantly, Danny also discovers he has a talent for sewing repairs and for creating beautiful things.

Secret Agent Jack Stalwart must find the diver and defeat the pirates before they sail away forever.

Fred Beaney doesn't want very much, just a round watch with black hands and a loud tick. Fred searches everywhere, from Argentina to the Cocos Islands, determined to find his heart's desire.

In the summertime, Grandpa and I go cicada-watching. We put our camping gear into my wagon and walk down to the local reserve. Last year we saw five Green Grocers, three Yellow Mondays and one Floury Baker. Can we find the rare Black Prince this year?

Captain Teggs and his crew have been sent to a watery planet where a very large and very scary monster has been attacking a local fish factory. When Teggs and Gipsy, one of his crew, travel down to the bottom of the sea to check out the monster, they also come under attack and end up in the company of a rather strange creature with amnesia. To survive, they must try to find their way back to the surface.

Laura lives in a Cornish village where her mum works as a caretaker for some holiday apartments. A rowdy family comes to stay for a few weeks over the summer. Laura notices that they are always leaving their puppy behind when they go to the beach and offers to take it for walks. But, when the family are forced to leave, Laura finds herself having to say goodbye to the little dog much sooner than she thought.

When Ben walks into a pet shop the last thing he expects is to buy a talking cat. Iggy is from a secret country slowly losing its creatures. Ben sets out to save them but encounters great evil that tries to stop him succeeding.

Lucy can't help but feel lonely when she and her brother move in with their gran, leaving behind their old friends. Lucy wishes she could have a pet, but Gran isn't keen on animals. A stray kitten catches Lucy's attention, and she instantly falls in love with it.

Secret Agent, Jack Stalwart, must rescue the keeper of the sacred necklace and return the necklace from the madman.

When Daisy arrives at the farm campsite where her family are spending her summer holiday, she knows she's going to have the best time ever. Especially when she finds out that the farm dog has just had puppies. Daisy can't help falling in love with Barney, the smallest of the litter of German shepherd pups. Barney takes to the friendly new girl who sneaks her food and smuggles him into her sleeping bag at night, and soon the pair are inseparable. Daisy longs to take Barney home with her and can't bear the thought of leaving the puppy behind. She will need to find a way to persuade Mum and Dad to let her keep him.

It happened when I was little, always when we were alone. But sometimes he did things that worried me and made me feel completely strange on the inside. I thought games were supposed to be fun.

Four unique science nuts need to come up with a prize-winning experiment for the Science Expo. They are over the moon with their brilliant idea inspired by their Planetarium excursion. But, will Zane's mystery modification to their dog-in-space rocket make their entry an astronomical disaster?

When a priceless pearl necklace goes missing, the Secret Seven are the first off the mark to catch the thief. After all, they saw him escape. But will they be able to find the stolen necklace.

Jack's little sister, Susie, is so annoying. The Secret Seven are furious when they discover she's formed her own detective gang. Then some money is stolen, and Susie is a chief suspect. The Seven can't quite believe it , Susie wouldn't do anything that bad.

A girl has mysteriously run away from home, and her parents are frantic with worry. The Secret Seven will need to follow the clues and catch up with the girl before Susie, Jack's troublesome little sister, gets in the way.

Something mysterious is going on at Tigger's barn, and the Secret Seven are intrigued. Peter thinks it's all just gossip, but Jack isn't so sure when he overhears a strange conversation. Soon, the Secret Seven are hurtling into a new adventure.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

This work features a secret store of stolen silver, a surprising view through a telescope, a shrill scream on a night out, a disappearing cash box and a dangerous accident and a trap for the Secret Seven.

The Secret Seven have a brand new meeting place but somebody else has been using it too. How dare they. Whoever it is is going there at night, and the gang are going to put a stop to it. They are determined to catch the cheeky intruder, whatever it takes.

This is the first adventure of the Secret Seven Society, a group of four boys and three girls who love to solve mysteries. It is snowing and while Jack is trying to find his missing badge he sees some men taking a prisoner into a spooky old house. The seven decide to look into the mystery and find who has been kidnapped. It is not what they expected.

There are strange people arriving and behaving strangely at the hotel. And a big hole in the ground near by. Peter finds an old skull and you know there is only one thing for The Secret Seven to do. Investigate and solve the mystery.

Alan has superpowers, and he wants to tell his step-dad, but he is concerned his powers might disappear if he tells his secret.

Butterflies are beautiful but they have some very off habits - welcome to their secret world. Did you know that butterflies taste with their feet, do a dark-red poo when they come out of their chrysalises and that some drink the tears of crocodiles?

An explanation of how and why lizards behave as they do, how they communicate and reproduce, what they eat, their role on the planet and how pollution and habitat destruction may threaten their existence.

Cut outs replicate a microscopic view of sea life that becomes part of a food chain with each step in the chain increasing in size.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Deep in the Australian bush, Bottersnikes live in rubbish heaps along dusty roadsides. They have green, wrinkly skin, cheese grater noses and long, pointy ears that go red when they're angry, which is most of the time. Giggling Gumbles are cheerful little creatures who can be squashed into all sorts of shapes. They can't pop back into their proper shape unless helped. This makes the friendly Gumbles useful to the lazy Bottersnikes, who have some very nasty tricks planned.

Meet the Selwood boys ... There's the twins, Troy and Adam, pulling pranks and making mischief, then Joel with his sneaky, cheeky antics, and finally little Scott, who just does his best (or make that his worst!) to keep up. Can Joel finally get off the sidelines and onto the footy field to play with his big brothers? It'll be a battle royale that's bound to involve the whole family!

The Selwood brothers are off on a family holiday, travelling from Bendigo to the Gold Coast. They are up to their usual mischief, and Joel's brothers are also trying to find out his sporting weakness. Will Joel be an amazing all-rounder, or does he have one weakness?

A prank-filled visit to the Selwoods' country cousins lands the boys in trouble with Mum...But will the boys maintain the mischief? And who will save the day on the footy field?

This is another adventure of AFL's Selwood brothers as young boys. At last Joel gets to play for the full season. When a new friend struggles to join the team Joe needs to be a footy legend for his team as well as a good mate.

A fascinating introduction to the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. Simple explanations and beautiful illustrations provide information on all five senses.

Due to an accident with a computer, Serena Smith is a know-all. When a sea serpent starts wrecking ships, the town thinks the only way to stop it is to give it a child to eat. Serena volunteers, sure that she can sort out the problem.

Elaine Russell's dad built the family shack just outside the Aboriginal mission at La Perouse in Sydney. The life of an indigenous kid on the urban fringes with memories from happy ones like hunting for bush tucker to her saddest Christmas ever.

Best friends, Bonnie and Sam, love horses. They ride nearly every day and have the best adventures. Sometimes, in the mountains, Bonnnie and Sam catch a glimpse of the wild bush horses, the brumbies.

Jamie, Tom and Wanna are back in the Permian for another adventure. When a pack of wolf-like lycaenops come races past chasing a giant lizard, it's obvious to the friends that they should keep clear of these carnivores. But when the creatures collapse to the ground, the boys realize that there's something wrong. The lycaenops are starving and won't survive much longer without the boys' help. But how do you herd a pack of carnivores to a tasty meal without turning into the meal yourself?

When a young girl on the Tiwi Islands asks her parents for a dog, the last thing she expects is a pet buffalo! This page-turner tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a dog and a water buffalo and all of the trouble they get themselves into.

From boulders to bee hives, from mountains to coral, Bronwyn Bancroft explores the shapes that form our land.

Share-a-Not wants it all and he wants it now. Everyone in town has just one pet rock but the Share-a-Not wants more. He goes on a stealing spree, taking rocks from everyone, even babies and old ladies. Finally, he steals from a young lad whose father decides enough is enough, and he works out a plan to show the Share-a-Not that he's got it all wrong.

Shark and Lobster are frightened of tigers so they find a deep sea monster to protect them. But, the monster doesn't like being woken up and chases the duo all around the ocean. Shark and Lobster realise that maybe a tiger isn't so bad after all.

A grey nurse shark colony is under attack - an old mining dam has collapsed in a savage storm, sending a flood of toxic mud towards their breeding ground! Leo and Mozz need to rescue the sharks before it's too late! But when the SkyTiger falls into trouble, will Leo and Mozz be the ones who need rescuing?

He's quick, he's silent and has five rows of deadly teeth. Meet the shark, the fish that ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Sharks have soft cartilage to help them glide, twist and turn. They can smell a single drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean and feel electricity given off by prey. Find out all about these amazing fish.

Sunrise to sunset there are sheep with attitude, a shed of shearers, dogs with personality, motorbikes and a country kitchen to open the door on the life of a country kid.

Georgina, Hubert, and Gogol go to the beach for one last, carefree day of summer sun and surf. Once there, these innocent lambs get fleeced by some cagey characters who smooth talk them out of their fur coats. Enter Elliott Baa, Private Detective, who, together with the three cold and exhausted friends and some rugby-playing cats, set off to confront the villains in this action-packed and off-beat tale.

A hungry Wolf tricks Sheep into accompanying him on an adventure. Sheep has no idea what's really going on and he isn't the slightest bit afraid. Finally, Sheep thinks he has found a friend. But, remember, a wolf is a wolf and there is Sheep.

Sheila the blue heeler is the smartest dog in town, so when her master Old Ben goes missing, she turns to the Aussie Angels. They are baffled until Mike discovers some old caves and an underground river that may unravel the mystery.

As part of her school's community week, Kaitlyn visits her a local animal shelter. There she falls in love with Teddy, a gorgeous whippet cross, who becomes the star of her project. But when a boy in her class watches Kaitlyn's presentation and decides he wants to adopt Teddy, she realises how much she wants to keep Teddy herself. And she can't help feeling happy when it turns out that James's family aren't suitable to adopt Teddy. She isn't even excited about the surprise birthday outing her family have organised - until she finds herself at the shelter...

Bones, the family dog, is very smart according to the son but the father doesn't agree, until he loses his car keys.

Sherlock Bones, a tawny frogmouth skeleton and his sidekicks (a raccoon and a stuffed parrot) are on the case in the National History Museum to solve a new mystery. What is hissing and growling? Is the painting of the Hydra really haunted?

Sherlock Bones is the world's greatest detective and needs to journey through the Museum of Natural History to uncover the case of the missing blue diamond. Along the way, Sherlock Bones will encounter a chocolate-crazed raccoon, a stuffed parrot and a range of other memorable characters. Can Sherlock Bones uncover the mystery and save the day before it's too late?

Nico's parents are almost entirely uninterested in her longings to be a scientific explorer. As Nico follows a cat aboard a ship, she becomes an accidental stowaway and her adventures begin. Life on the high sea is not without its challenges but Nico is totally unprepared for the attention of a crew of pirates who also have their sights set on the Tree of Hope and will stop at nothing to get to it first.

Diagrams and cutaway artwork reveal how ships, sailing boats, jet skis and hydrofoils, in fact, everything from dinghies to ocean liners work. Even instructions on building your own sea craft.

Every night, the little girl and her best friend, Brownie, wait for Papa to come home. Before their world changed, her Papa was a farmer but he now works long hours in a car factory. Her Mama was a teacher but she makes dresses all day long. Sundays are special, they're picnic days.

Dogs are disappearing from the village, but the Seven are so busy arguing and falling out with each other that they don't even notice. Then poor Scamper becomes the latest victim and it's all systems go for the Secret Seven.

Six little, bilby babies go to school for 'show and tell' and escape. If Tommy didn't know all their personalities so well, the children in his class would never have been able to find them.

Ben's new teacher has set school work in the summer holidays. Everyone in the class is horrified until they find that the projects are going to be judged by a famous TV wildlife presenter. Ben has a great idea for his project.

Adelaide Banks is the newest student to join the SEAS Space Agent program. Does First Year Space Cadet Star Girl have what it takes to save space-one planet at a time? Planet Botanicus has been struck by a strange and sudden drought and the purple-eyed trappers are drying up. When Space Cadets Star Girl, Star Cluster and White Dwarf are sent to find out why, things get a little too hot to handle. Can they shut down the heat on Botanicus in time to save the planet and its alien purple-eyed trappers?

In the central desert of Australia lives a small nocturnal marsupial group call Marla that inhabits the spinifex and hummock grasslands. Their numbers have declined since the 1990s due to habitat destruction and predation. Warla, the shy Marla, tells how the Warlpiri people rescued her and how she now lives in a safe environment.

A bumbling, fearful medieval knight and an affable dragon, in search of his lost puff, band together to soothe each other's troubles. Their adventures are full of gentle humour.

Hidden in the castle of Rosie's great-aunt are lots of little princesses, ready to whisk her away on a magical adventure.

One of many Milligan classics, rich with his zany sense of humour and illustrated with his own quirky art.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Eleanor (Ellie) is obsessed with dance and attends Silver Shoes Dance Studio as often as she can. Jazz is her favourite dance style. With an elite troupe being selected for a competition, Ellie is dismayed when new girl appears to be a serious challenge to her position as best dancer at Silver Shoes.

Riley loves ballet. It's her favourite style and she's great at it, with perfect technique and natural athleticism. But, it's not just dancing she loves, it's all sports. With her carefree attitude, Riley is happy to ignore everyone who says she does too much. When she scores a lead role in the upcoming ballet eisteddfod, Riley is super excited but, one fouette too late, she realises that her sporting and Silver Shoes commitments clash.

Jazz has always been Ellie's thing and she has big dreams of making it on Broadway. Her chance to leap into this world comes when auditions for a grand musical are announced. Ellie is sure she has what it takes to be a star of the stage. That is, until she realises she needs to be able to tap and the all-too-perfect Cadence Kohdean comes into the picture.

Paige has grown up dancing and takes almost every class at Silver Shoes. She loves her friends there but often feels pushed into dancing by her mum, who was once a dancer. With a ballroom competition coming up and her waltz looking less than graceful, Paige's confidence begins to crack. She wants to make everyone happy but things become difficult with her best friend and Benji, her ballroom partner.

As her parents' business has folded and money is tight, Ashley has had to leave her old dance school. The girls there were very unfriendly so Silver Shoes is a pleasant change. Ashley discovers hip-hop and, with the help of her sister, manages to fund the extra lessons through her own hard work. Ashley really wants to win the Danceworks competition and get a new hip-hop wardrobe to wear for the upcoming festival.

When an agent comes to Silver Shoes looking for the best junior dancers, everyone wants to strut their stuff. Although Ash acts the class clown, she is desperate to get an interview. Ash hopes her new dancehall moves will impress enough for her to star in a music video.

Riley has sprained her ankle playing basketball and has to miss three weeks of dancing. Sitting at home is difficult for active Riley and she decides to help out at Silver Shoes. Excitingly, Miss Caroline makes Riley her personal assistant. But, Riley might just be getting too carried away with her new role and becoming bossy. And, her impatience to get back out on the dance floor might make her injury even worse.

It's time for the end of year concert at Silver Shoes. Everyone is super excited and the studios are buzzing. Miss Caroline assigns Paige and Ellie a junior class and challenges them to put together a jive-style dance for the concert. Paige is thrilled to be choreographing with her best friend until she realises they have completely different ideas about what they want to do.

Silver is a struggling sorcerer and after failing his test, he is sent to be a magician in a circus, where he wants to prove himself.

A suspected illegal mining operation in the jungle of the Republic of Congo means finding the impressive mountain gorillas isn't the only thing on Bindi's mind.

A poignant account of the story of John Simpson Kirkpatrick and how he and his donkey, Duffy, rescued over 300 men during the campaign at Gallipoli. The book includes a brief biography of the man, details of his work at Gallipoli as well as the little known story of how, without realising, he rescued his childhood friend.

Following a lightning strike, an axolotl shocks his poor restaurant owners by singing. A ruthless loan shark requires self-sacrifice and creates the need for a daring marine rescue. A humorous story with a strong Mexican flavour and good values.

Cal and Ricky take time off from school and 'borrow' a boat but the gizmo on the boat turns everything to water when Cal looks at it. Cal is in trouble if he can't find a way to stop it.

Sisi slips away from her mother and sisters to catch a tortoise in the waterhole. She surfaces from a deep dive and realises she is lost. A boy offers to help, then disappears. It is both mysterious and worrying for Sisi who is not sure she'll get back.

Louis wanted to read. But there were no books for blind children. And so he invented an alphabet that he could read by touch. Each letter was formed from just six raised dots. Now the world of books was at his fingertips.

Disaster has struck Squawk Major, the pterosaur planet. Its people have forgotten how to fly, except for a sinister stranger named Grandum who now plans to rule the world. Captain Teggs and the crew of the spaceship, DSS Sauropod, must stop him and put things right before it's too late.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don't have a clue where you are when you wake up. When Skoz finds himself in a small boat in the middle of the ocean, he's got not one, but two, big problems. Skoz wonders how he's going to get home and what he's going to do about that shark.

The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don't have a clue where you are when you wake up. When Skoz wakes up, he finds he's got a bit of a chill. Make that a lot of chill. This time, Skoz is going to have to give it all he's got to find his way home. That is, if he can make it past the big, furry, slobbery blue-eyed monsters.

Skoz wakes up feeling cosy in his kennel, until he discovers he is the star of a circus, about to be shot out of a cannon into the loud crowd. He needs to survive this, then snakes and then the biggest cat he has ever seen.

The problem with being a sleepwalking dog is you don't have a clue where you are when you wake up. When Skoz finds himself falling from a great height, with no parachute, he has no idea how he got there. If he doesn't get those floppy ears flapping soon, he'll go splat.

Leaving his home one day, a bespectacled, tuxedo-clad man discovers a small skunk sitting on his doorstep. When the man finds the skunk following him, the unlikely pair embark on an increasingly frantic chase through the city, from the streets to the opera house to the fairground. It's not clear what the skunk wants. When the man escapes the creature by moving house, maybe he is missing something.

When Liam's sister dies, his world turns grey. He spends hours watching clouds crossing the wintry skies, hoping that Cassie is out there somewhere.

Olivia's very unhappy about moving house and leaving all her friends behind, not to mention next door's two lovely cats. But her parents have a surprise that they hope will cheer her up: a beautiful Siamese kitten. The kitten is adorable, with huge blue eyes, but Olivia insists she doesn't want a cat and Sky is left all alone.

A magical watery world is created for the princess, a hippopotamus, to fall asleep in, in this revised classic.

As a result of Jed's grandad inventing the Starspinner Drive for spaceships, Jed finds himself on the way to the distant planet, Serendipity. Jed is supposed to sleep for a year. But one day, he wakes to find space pirates have taken over the ship.

It's time for the Brownie's annual show and sleepover. The girls are practising their performances but things don't go to plan on the night.

Amy, Bella, Chloe, Daisy and Emily are school-friends who plan ever-more elaborate sleepover parties. Daisy begins to dread her turn, wondering what her friends will make of her home and her sister, who has learning disabilities.

Sam visits the zoo and fills in some papers to adopt an elephant. He never thought one would turn up on his doorstep.

To say Ned was just an ordinary boy would be wrong. He wasn't ordinary-he was extraordinary. He was the coolest boy on wheels. He is from the Isle of Munch. Jemima is his older sister. She likes nothing more than playing the most horrid tricks on her little brother. Like the ghastly present she has prepared for his birthday. But Ned finds the present the day before. He uses the find to take revenge on his sister and all the other mean bullies on the island.

The whole class is going on a school excursion to the city. They're visiting the museum, the park and the Road Safety School. There's so much to see and do, and Boris wants to try everything, including a big red bike that looks like it could go really fast.

Tilda is lonely so decides she wants a pet. When Pop Hooper offers her Hoodini, the monkey, Tilda is delighted. But, Hoodini runs away and Pop asks Tilda to take care of Pickle, the turtle, overnight while he retrieves the monkey. This slow-moving pet isn't exactly what Tilda had in mind.

Hundreds of years ago, Earth was home to some strange animals. There was the giant beaver taller than a human; the Sicilian dwarf elephant; the three-metre-tall elephant bird; the giant lemur nicknamed the tratratratra; the Thylacine; the world-famous dodo... Hunted by humans and weakened by climate change, these animals gradually disappeared. All that remains are footprints and fossils, stories and fascinating folk tales, all waiting to be discovered in the pages of this book.

Being small can be overwhelming in a city. People don't see you. The loud sounds of the sirens and cyclists can be scary. And the streets are so busy it can make your brain feel like there's too much stuff in it. But if you know where to find good hiding places, warm dryer vents that blow out hot steam that smells like summer, music to listen to or friends to say hi to, there can be comfort in the city, too. We follow our little protagonist, who knows all about what it's like to be small in the city, as he gives his best advice for surviving there. As we turn the pages, Sydney Smith's masterful storytelling allows us to glimpse exactly who this advice is for, leading us to a powerful, heart-rending realization...

Milly loves her small town with its friends and family and basketball and fun. Like a lot of small towns, people keep leaving and soon there are not even enough players for a basketball team. In school, Milly learns about refugees who need a place to live. It only makes sense that her town can be that new home, but how does one create an invitation like that?

This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparison to all the clever cupcakes and brilliant rolls in the bakery. Will a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of confidence be enough to help her learn that perfect scores and having all the answers aren't the only ingredients for intelligence

Wit is a good and really smart dog who likes to be included in whatever is going on. When it's his owner's birthday party, Wit does not like to be left out.

Mia adores her new kitten but her parents are worried that she's so busy with after school clubs, she won't have time to take care of him. Mia promises to be organised but, even with her best intentions, she forgets to feed Smokey one morning. When Mia gets home from school, her lovable kitten has disappeared.

Olivia is very protective over her lovely new kitten, Smudge. But, when her big brother's naughty friend, Jack, comes to tea, she worries that he'll tease Smudge. Olivia hides the little kitten away but later, that night, she is nowhere to be found.

Simple, factual information about snails, with beautifully presented photographs and illustrations. A glossary of terms and an index are included.

Like all friends, Snake and Lizard have different ways of looking at the world. They are a lovable, foolish pair who are always arguing and embarking on unlikely enterprises.

Amazing photographs of many of the world's snakes including the longest, the heaviest, the smallest and the most venomous. Bite-sized chunks of information, a glossary of terms and relevant websites help increase your knowledge and understanding of snakes.

Harry and Jordan might seem like your average pair of identical twins, but don't be fooled. Their billy cart is really a FoxMobile, their mobile is a FoxPhone and, along with their giant dog, Myrtle, they're the secret agents of Mission Fox. They are on a mission to rescue an escaped pet snake and a giant, hungry python who's spied a cockatoo for breakfast.

Mum has no peace when Holly opens her holiday home for pets. Guinea pigs, birds and Doris the snake take over the house. Then Doris goes missing.

Explore the fascinating and remarkable world of snakes. Find out why snakes hiss, what they eat and how they shed their skin.

Discover the African Rock Python, the Sidewinding Adder and the Indian Cobra. Find which snakes hibernate, lay eggs and how scutes help them move.

Jamie and Tom head off to Dino World to watch the Triassic sunrise. Above the noise of the screeching, buzzing dawn chorus, one sound is louder than anything else so the boys and their dino friend, Wanna, decide to investigate. The eohraptors that they find take a shine to Wanna and, while the boys are distracted, they lure him away. It's up to Jamie and Tom to find their little friend, but when they do eventually catch up with him on the clifftop, they realise they have a bigger problem-an enormous tidal wave is heading their way...

Two traditional tales retold.

When Sniffy gets thrown out of sniffer dog school, he is sent to live with a family and he has to prove that he really is a clever dog.

Jamie and Tom are back in the Permian era and decide to do some snorkelling and look at all the weird and wonderful creatures beneath the sea. Wanna can't swim but he wants to come too, so the boys make him a boat from an enormous trilobite shell. The three friends discover a secret pool of water and decide to explore . . . but disaster strikes! They're not the only ones in the pool. They've been joined by three prehistoric sharks with ferocious unravelling jaws full of razor-sharp teeth. When Wanna falls off his shell-boat, it's up to Jamie and Tom to lure the sharks away before their little dino-friend becomes Permian shark food!

A lifelong friendship develops between a boy and a rogue polar bear that has lost her cubs. Includes information about polar bears.

Don't worry! This isn't the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that has bored children for years. This disgusting and completely awesome retelling of the classic tale brings the story to life for a whole new generation of blood thirsty, booger hunters!

Visiting a Japanese friend in Nagano, Japan, Bindi helps her friend Emi by photographing a group of snow monkeys. Her nature photography turns into detective work when the monkeys start to display unusual behaviour and abnormal colouring.

Hidden in the castle of Rosie's great-aunt are lots of little princesses, ready to whisk her away on a magical adventure.

As the family gathers for a celebration, a baby boy's relatives arrive, one by one. They love him so much, they want to hug, kiss and squeeze him. Even the cousins are fighting over him. When Dad walks in, he gets a real surprise.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Step back in time in this most current dinosaur book. Discover dinosaurs you have never heard of and what makes them unique. Which dinosaurs were closely related to the Spinosaurus? Learn about new scientific discoveries and how they have changed our understanding of dinosaurs. Find out how to become a fossil hunter and how much you really know about dinosaurs.

Biologist and TV scientist Dr Ben Garrod's fun, funny, informative and collectable series of books about dinosaurs is the most up-to-date on the market. Did you know that not all dinosaurs were green and scaly, some were ginger and feathered, or that they didn't all roar, they cooed like pigeons, or that the ultimate prehistoric predator was actually not a dinosaur? TV scientist, Ben Garrod, is proud to be a geek as he mixes hard science and humour to prove that science is for everyone. Looking at the evolutionary arms race, prey, predators, place, time, groups and species, Ben reveals new-look dinosaurs.

Find out what the experts know about dinosaurs in this most current dinosaur book. How do scientists know about dinosaurs and how they lived? What was the Earth like when Velociraptor was alive? Discover new facts about dinosaurs and how evolution creates a species. Learn what a curator is and what they do. In the practical guide, learn how to scientifically prepare fossils you discover.

Life in Ancient Egypt for children was very different from today - dodging crocodiles, eating pigeon pizza for dinner and cleaning up dung. If that sounds horrible there are plenty more strange and fascinating ways of life that children endured. They did however get some pretty cool pets, including baboons, gazelles, jackals, monkeys and even lions. As the title says, if you think you've got it bad, you really don't!

Rushton Reds is a mixed boy and girl soccer team. When a television crew starts filming for a documentary, not everyone is working as a team. A big match is coming up and the team must learn to pull together.

Simple explanations and beautiful illustrations provide information on a wide variety of space topics. Discover the activity of the flaming prominences of the sun and the bubbling volcanoes of Venus.

Mars, the koala, is the star of a story filled with facts about koalas and how to care for them so that they can be returned to the wild. Lots of appealing illustrations.

Filled with facts about wombats and how to care for them so that they can be returned to the wild. Lots of appealing wombat illustrations.

Find out how a steam train works, what bogie wheels are and why there are so many different kinds of wagons and coaches.

All you want to know about elephants. A delightful book with beautiful illustrations and fascinating facts.

Interesting information about lions with attractive illustrations.

A humorous and informative book about the importance of water in our lives. Find out about the water cycle and the part you can play in helping the planet by recycling. Small things can make a big difference.

Grandfather was too poor to give Joseph all the things he wanted to give him but he was a tailor so he made Joseph a wonderful blanket. A blanket to keep him warm and cosy and to chase away bad dreams.

Kevin, the dog, worships Brian but he has always ignored Kevin and never fully appreciated him. When Brian becomes ill, he realises the love that has been there all along and how much he needs it. Things are never quite the same between Kevin and Brian again.

In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Sonam's world is dark and silent. Then one day, she follows a magical melodious sound to a walled garden, and her world is silent no more. The sound is music, and it lifts her up amongst the stars and takes her deeper than the tree roots in the earth. How can she hold on to this feeling in a world where music is forbidden?

Sophie Scott is only nine years old but she's going to Antarctica on an icebreaker with her dad, the ship's captain. During the voyage to Mawson Station and back, Sophie keeps a diary. She makes new friends, wonders at the southern lights and even becomes stranded in a blizzard.

Sophie loves hairdressing and Melita loves ballet. Normally, they are the greatest of friends but when Melita gets the lead role in Swan Lake and gains some new friends, Sophie is left wondering where her best friend has gone.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Fox and Bear were true friends. They were close-as-can-be friends, through and through friends... except for one thing. Fox was quick and slick and sly, and Bear was dumber than a pile of rocks. But that's how it was. And it didn't matter. Then Fox stretched the string of friendship until it snapped and they weren't friends any more.

The once glorious reef is now faded and dying due to pollution and global warming. Lu is determined to save her home. With the help of Captain J and Jason the octopus, the reef comes up with a plan....but will it work? This is an inspiring story about how each of us, no matter how small we may be, can do great things if we work together.

Science enthusiasts will enjoy the interesting information and illustrations about our solar system. The pictures and graphics are rich and colourful. Each two-page spread contains much to see and discuss.

A fictional description of a manned journey to the planets in our solar system shows what our astronauts and unmanned space flights have discovered, such as huge yellow clouds filled with acid and solar gas explosions.

Has Emily Anne Quinn found a meteor, a strange egg or a space monster? If it is a strange egg what sort of creature will hatch from it and what will that creature eat? Strange things are happening at Biscuit Creek.

The crew of the SS Sauropod are sent on a mission to a planet where a team of diplodocus are mining for a very valuable space mineral. But, their work is being disrupted by space ghosts. The mysterious spectres keep appearing and scaring their workers off. Captain Teggs and his team begin to investigate but then strange things begin to happen to them too.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

When Kip gets trapped on a slimy, gross planet, he thinks it's the worst mission ever. Then he meets the gigantic hairy monsters that are stuck there as well.

Kip is sent on a mission to explore a planet covered with giant flowers, and he soon discovers the plants are not as innocent as they seem.

The year is 2354 and twelve year old Kip Kirby is the youngest ever WorldCorp space scout. Earth is overcrowded and the space scouts are searching the universe for a replacement planet. Kip and his 2IC, Finbar, part human, part Arctic Wolf, visit a cold planet inhabited by tiny dinosaur-like creatures.

When kids in the annual Smartest Kid in the Universe competition start disappearing, Kip suspects foul play. Can he get to the bottom of it, or will he be the next victim.

As soon as Kip lands on this weird, dark planet, the aliens there are struck down by a mysterious sickness. Either Kip is deadly to the aliens, or there's something more sinister going on.

Kip can't wait to explore Vapod, a giant gas planet with cool flying aliens. But as soon as Kip arrives, the planet comes under attack. Can Kip save the day before it's too late.

The year is 2354 and twelve year old Kip Kirby is the youngest ever WorldCorp space scout. Earth is overcrowded and the space scouts are searching the universe for a replacement planet. Kip and his 2IC Finbar, part human, part Arctic Wolf, visit a planet with a giant underwater city.

Kip is off to a planet without any adults. It's every kid's dream - a world full of rollercoasters, hover-boarding ramps and chocolate fountains. But when disaster strikes, are the kids too busy playing to save the planet.

The year is 2354 and twelve year old Kip Kirby is the youngest ever WorldCorp space scout. Earth is overcrowded and the space scouts are searching the universe for a replacement planet. Kip and Finbar, part human, part Arctic Wolf, visit a planet with high-speed walkways, skyscrapers and friendly robots.

The year is 2354 and twelve year old Kip Kirby is the youngest ever WorldCorp space scout. Earth is overcrowded and the space scouts are searching the universe for a replacement planet. Kip and Finbar, part human, part Arctic Wolf, visit a planet where the inhabitants are only fifteen centimetres tall.

Since ancient times, people have been fascinated by how things work. This series features the design and technology of machines that are part of our daily lives, and explains where and how they are used and the materials from which they are made.

I began as a dry spark in the dry grass. All I wanted was a friend. I found one in the wind, who helped me to grow and fly.

Kev is so special, his mum planted red roses and rolled out the red carpet when he was born. He is the only one of his eleventy million cousins with red hair and freckles. When his favourite cousin goes away, Kev is lonely and hasn't a friend who plays football. When Kev joins up with Nicky Bathgate to play Ned Kelly, things start to go wrong.

Dan is terrified about giving a speech in front of his class. But, Dan learns some tricks to outsmart Mr Jitters when his speech day arrives.

Eliza has moved from London to the countryside and hopes to begin horse riding lessons. But when her mum takes her to enquire, the stables are deserted and seem long neglected. When a door opens for Eliza that her mum thought was locked, she meets a girl in the stable who is wearing a very old-fashioned dress. The girl's name is Olivia and when she explains why the stables are deserted, Eliza agrees to go on quite a big adventure.

Prince the horse isn't as fast as he used to be, and the problem is cake! Can Olivia and Eliza help break the spell that is making him so slow? Can they bring him back to the stable?

A hairy, scary, creepy huntsman spider is in Min's bedroom.

A quirky anthology from playground rhymes to Shakespeare, including new, old, multicultural, funny, sad, thoughtful, short, long and classic poems.

You know you should be careful when looking at spiders and not to touch them but you may not know that they have pale blue blood, unless you read this beautifully presented book that includes an index, a glossary and web links.

One of the Minibeasts series, describing the physical characteristics, behaviour and habitat of spiders.

Simple, factual information about spiders and scorpions, with beautifully presented photographs and illustrations. A glossary of terms and an index are included

Spiggie, an Atlantic puffin, is in training for his first ever migration. He is left guarding the burrow and wants to be brave and be able to fly and swim like the older puffins. Spiggie may not be ready for the Great Trip North.

Planet Catlabrator is awash with water and the catralabs are drowning. When Space Agent Star Girl is sent to investigate with SA Asteroid she learns that some mission buddies are more trouble than they're worth. Can she work with Asteroid to save the planet and its alien catralabs?

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Cheeky, the spinifex hopping mouse, lives up to his name by taunting a hungry snake. But, he is soon swept up into a risky adventure.

A look at animals that spin and weave. The book includes simple factual information, beautifully presented photographs and illustrations, a glossary and an index.

An appealing investigation into simple science treating concepts that include wave action, soap, buoyancy, water temperature and mirrors.

A book for sports lovers. Everything from the origin of the Olympics and the history of rugby, football and tennis, to the health benefits of sport, from politics and doping to sports around the world, to playing for fun or as a professional. Also includes information about sporting careers, useful websites, sports vocabulary and lots more.

The ancient Greek Olympic Games were a little different to those of today. Find out why people took part, who was allowed to participate or attend, what activities there were and how hard it was. As the athletes were all naked, the illustrations are in the style of Ancient Greek pottery, or sculptures, however the male torso is shown.

Since ancient times, people have been fascinated by how things work. This series features the design and technology of machines that are part of our daily lives, and explains where and how they are used and the materials from which they are made.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Time was running out. Jessica looked up at the ring. With an almighty toss, she took a shot at the basket. Everyone held their breath. Find out why Jessica, a basketball all-star, needs lucky shoes.

Pete's family is crazy for cricket and he is hoping that his team can take home the Jacaranda Cup. But, Pete dropped to his knees, knowing he wouldn't reach the ball in time. He was devastated. It was all over.

Joe marked the footy. He ran with it as fast as he could and handballed it to Angus. But, the umpire shouted that he'd dropped the ball. Joe is awesome at footy but he finds handballing really hard.

Luca never loses at handball. But, when he is challenged by Vinnie Ping, the Handball King from Grade Six, Luca wonders if he really can win.

Lucy desperately wants to win and wills herself to run faster. But, the girl is sprinting ahead of her. Lucy can't believe this is happening.

Lizzie knows everything there is to know about netball. Her dream is to become a famous netball coach. Lizzie loves talking about netball but she doesn't know why her teammates don't want to listen to her.

It was a killer kick, straight through the goals. Abby did a victory dance and skipped around Joe and Lizzie. Abby always wins at soccer but Pete won't join her team.

Ben dived. Jessica dived. Oliver dived. But, when Emma dived, it was the belly-whacker of all belly-whackers. Emma is a swimming superstar but she just can't dive.

Stefan threw his arms in the air. He'd won. But, there was no one else to cheer him on. Stefan has winning racquet skills but he wonders if he'll ever get to play a real game of tennis.

Spring has sprung at Silver Street Farm. How will Karl, Meera and Gemma ever cope with all that has to be done once the piglets, kids and lambs have been born?

Charli is at riding camp, where her dream is about to come true. She will finally learn to ride a real, live horse. But, Instead of riding the beautiful palomino Razz, Charli is stuck with the massive, retired racehorse, named Spud. And Charli is worried about the bats that fill the night sky. Riding camp isn't turning out the way Charli planned, especially when she finds herself in the middle of a life-threatening disaster.

Three faulty toys, a bear too strong to hug, an angry doll who hates children and a robot police rabbit, are the unlikely heroes in this story. They are recruited as spies and as part of a top secret team, The Spy Toys. They must save the Prime Minister's son Sam from being kidnapped. Can they stop the criminals in their tracks?

The secret code that controls every toy's mind has been stolen! It's up to the SPY TOYS - Dan, the super-strong teddy bear, Arabella, the doll with the serious temper and Flax, the gadget-crazy robot rabbit, to get it back before toys everywhere turn bad!

When Holly finds a baby squid at the beach, she calls him Mr Googly Eyes and keeps him in a bucket with other things she has collected from the sea. Holly decides that he will be the star of her Travelling Creatures Show. But, when it's time to leave, Holly begins to think about Mr Googly's home.

Nicholas and Liam rescue a fairy. They think it will solve their problem, what to give Bronte for her birthday, but Squish, the fairy, becomes more trouble than he is worth.

An apartment full of questions, on a street full of mysteries. Squishy wants to know why Boring Lady is suddenly being so interesting, what kind of person comes back from holidays without any luggage and who's been smuggling illegal diamonds. Oh, and also, why she can only have dessert on Saturday nights.

An apartment full of questions on a street full of mysteries. Squishy wonders why she has to share everything with her new step-sisters, why her next-door neighbour is the crankiest man in the world and who's hiding in the basement. And, also, why green jelly snakes are the yummiest.

Squishy Taylor is a cheeky, sneaky 11-year-old who lives with her dad and step-family in a very crowded apartment. Luckily for Squishy, their building is huge and there's always plenty of mysteries to investigate. She investigates three mysteries in this book; who is hiding in the basement, who has been smuggling illegal diamonds and how do you get rid of Chinese-warrior ghost.

An apartment full of questions on a street full of mysteries. Squishy wants to work out what's the best way to sneak onto a film set, why grown-ups trust you more when you're carrying a baby and what you can do when everyone hates your hero. And, also, whether a pizza is even a pizza without mozzarella.

Sita 'Squishy' Taylor is a cheeky, sneaky 11-year-old who lives with her dad and step-family in a very crowded apartment. Luckily for Squishy, their building is huge ... and there's always plenty of mysteries to investigate! Like what's the best thing about hotel swimming pools? And can you live in two places at once?

An apartment full of questions , on a street full of mysteries. Squishy wants to know how can summer be fun if you don't go to the beach, why is rainbow cake so delicious, what kind of scientist wears red sneakers and who would try to smuggle rare birds?

Sita 'Squishy' Taylor is a cheeky, sneaky 11-year-old who lives with her dad and step-family in a very crowded apartment. Luckily for Squishy, their building is huge and there's always plenty of mysteries to investigate. Like that scary but exciting tunnel and who is storing that toxic waste under the park.

An apartment full of questions on a street full of mysteries. Squishy wants to find out how a vase can disappear from a locked apartment, why everyone is getting Dad's special forehead-kisses too, and how to get rid of a Chinese-warrior ghost. And, also, why toast tastes better on a balcony.

Sita 'Squishy' Taylor is a cheeky, sneaky 11-year-old who lives with her dad and step-family in a very crowded apartment. Luckily for Squishy, their building is huge - and there's always plenty of mysteries to investigate! Like how can one person be in two places at the same time, why does pizza taste better outside, how can you climb a forbidden staircase and who would steal plants from Squishy's dad?

Squishy Taylor is a cheeky, sneaky eleven year old, who lives with her dad and step-family in a very crowded apartment. Luckily for Squishy, their building is huge and there are always plenty of mysteries to investigate. Squishy wants to find out how long it would take to cycle to a space station, why there is a renegade astronaut on the roof, and why you can't hug over the internet. And, also, why red cordial makes everyone more fun.

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Sita "Squishy" Taylor is a cheeky, sneaky 11-year-old who lives with her dad and step-family in a very crowded apartment. Luckily for Squishy, their building is huge -- and there's always plenty of mysteries to investigate! Like ... Why is the mayor being so SNEAKY? How do you make someone look fake-sick? How many dumplings are too many dumplings? What is the Boss of the World doing at Jessie's violin concert? Australian superstar Squishy Taylor is a curious, likeable and instantly relatable hero. Between nightly Skype-chats with her mum, dealing with a noisy baby or her two new 'bonus sisters', there's always a new challenge or exciting mystery to solve.

t's time for Jamie, Tom and Wanna to journey right back in time to the Permian era. A time of weird and wonderful creatures and lots of danger and adventure! The friends are on the hunt for a dimetrodon to find out what it used the huge sail on its back for. They discover lots of amazing things about this Permian carnivore, but as they creep around trying to get a closer look they don't realise that they're the ones being stalked . . .

An invaluable aid to growing vegetables and annuals for young people who want to protect their garden from all sorts of bugs.

When Jamie and Tom return to Dino World, everything is quiet and they can't see any dinosaurs. Then, they hear a big explosion as meteors slam into the ground. Gradually, the dinosaurs begin to emerge from the forests. They're totally spooked and a hundred of the frightened ones begin to stampede, charging towards the biggest meteor crater. If the boys can't stop them, the dinosaurs will fall to their deaths.

Lincoln has a double, someone who looks just like him. While Lincoln does the more important things, like building the biggest tower, his trusty stand-in does the tidying, putting away and sorting out.

Stanley finds a genie in a teapot and while he and his brother Arthur enjoy having wishes come true they realise there can be serious consequences.

Stanley's most exciting adventure is about to begin. He'll meet the Queen of England, have a birthday party in outer space and save a whole planet of aliens from danger.

Santa Claus is not his usual, jolly self. In fact, he's in a terrible mood. He doesn't believe that children appreciate Christmas anymore. This year, he has decided that he is not going to deliver any Christmas presents.

Stanley has become flat again, and when his little brother tries to inflate him with a basketball pump, it hurts too much to continue.

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Bonnie would like just for once to be good at something, just for once not to come last at everything. Finding your talent isn't easy but Bonnie just fails to see how very special she is.

Several spaceships carrying valuable cargos go missing and Captain Teggs and his crew of astrosaurs investigate. When some treasures turn up on a carnivore world, it seems the meat-eaters are involved. To find out, Teggs swaps their spaceship for an old banger and is soon under attack from star pirates. Teggs must find out what secret goal the pirates are working towards before he has to walk the plank.

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Poppy is thrilled that her best friend, Sarah, is finally coming to visit Starlight Stables. She's sure that Sarah will love it as much as she does, especially Poppy's beautiful pony, Crystal, and her horse-mad friends, Milly and Katie. But, it soon becomes clear that Sarah doesn't share Poppy's love of horses and riding. She's more interested in helping Poppy's uncle with some bushfire-injured animals. When a bushfire erupts nearby, Poppy finds herself fighting not only to save her friendship but also to save her beloved Starlight Stables.

Horse-mad friends, Poppy, Milly and Katie, are overjoyed to be back at Starlight Stables and spending every second with their new ponies. They're training and preparing for their first big pony club competition. But, when a rival competitor arrives to train with them, trouble seems to seek the girls out at every turn. They wonder if it is just coincidence or whether someone is trying to sabotage their chances of winning.

Poppy is thrilled to be back riding horses at Starlight Stables, especially when her aunt and uncle surprise her with her very own horse. But, there's a catch. Poppy must look after the new scholarship girls, bold and troublesome Milly and shy, sensible Katie. And, something strange is happening around the local farms. Horses are disappearing.

Poppy's world is falling apart. Her aunt and uncle have lost an important riding sponsor and had an ominous visit from the bank. They might have to sell Starlight Stables. Poppy is determined to do everything she can to help. She just has to win the upcoming show-jumping competition so she can give them the prize money. But, it means she'll have to jump higher than she's ever done to save the stables, her beautiful horse, Crystal, and her friends, Milly and Katie.

Jules is seven and has a problem. She needs a new best friend to replace Charlotte. Just as things look exciting, Jules is asked to film a mouth wash add, but it is for a flavour that makes her vomit. Will she be able to stomach the mouth wash and will she be able to fix her friendship with Charlotte or make a new best friend.

Jules's insides are all mixed up, with an ex-friend changing schools and a new friend who is just a bit too quiet. She has landed a role on a new TV show and needs to find a way to take part in her class play too.

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Jules is off to Montreal where she'll film her first movie. But that means no friends around on her birthday and no birthday party. With only a hockey player and diva starlet as cast mates in a town where no one speaks her language, Jules is feeling awfully lonely. Good thing her best friend Elinor is sending super-secret spy missions to keep Jules busy. With a little stealth she might be able to turn her bummer summer into a blockbuster.

Jules is a third grader at last, but so far, the reviews aren't good. Her new teacher makes her feel tongue-tied, Charlotte shows up on the first day wearing the one thing Jules really wants and she has homework - researching a famous person to become for the class wax museum. Even worse, her sitcom rehearsals are harder than ever, with the TV show about to air for all the world to see.

When Jeffrey sees a falling star, he scampers out into the dark night in search of it. He's worried that the star may be a lost part of his imagination, tumbled to the ground and forever lost. When he finds the star, he discovers an empty shell, which he takes to stuff with poetry and pictures and secrets he hopes will rekindle the star. But as Jeffrey drifts off to sleep, something magical happens.

Hi! I'm Stella and yes, I'll admit it. I am just a teeny tiny bit obsessed with winning the Camp Cup this year. Who wouldn't be? The winner gets a pizza party! Year Five camp only comes around once in a lifetime and it's going to be awesome. Except ... the campsite is on the edge of an old abandoned graveyard. And there's a rumour that a kid called Spud Riley went to camp and never came back. AND we're on a Camp Cup team with Lizzie Lawless, and the thing you need to know about Lizzie Lawless is - oh. Never mind. You'll see ... It's going to be hectic. Yes. No. Really.

Who knew fire extinguisher foam was bad for guinea pigs? Stella found out the hard way and is now forced to enter the talent show as punishment. Can she get herself out of this predicament with the help of her crazy friends? Maybe her dog Defer will help her, maybe her crazy idea might just work.

Stellaluna falls into a bird's nest and is brought up a bird until she finds her mama again.

Stella the elephant is fighting interstellar discrimination one pachyderm at a time! Stella wants to be an astronaut. There is only one problem: Stella is an elephant. Every time she applies to Space Command, they come up with a new reason she can't join. But where there's a will, there's a way and Stella is determined to reach for the stars.

Standing at the summit of Coopers Hill in England, Stephanie Chiocci prepares to barrel down a slope steeper than the MCG grandstands. But winning the annual Gloucester Cheese-Rolling Race is just one of her objectives. The Collingwood AFLW captain has also taken it upon herself to save the family cheese-making business of one of her biggest fans. To do so Stephanie must defeat local toff Neville O Shea in one of the worlds most dangerous foot races.

War is coming closer to Rama's village in Syria. Her family have stayed, not wanting to leave but now there's not enough food and the bombs are falling near their village. The family make the decision to leave but now they are faced with the dangers of travelling to a new country.

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Soccer World Cup fever is affecting everyone at school, including the Stick Dudes. They dream of meeting a soccer hero but their schoolyard enemy, Meeval the Evil, and his friends might ruin their hopes.

More adventures of the Stick Dudes at school. This time there is a thief amongst them so Ben and his friends form a spy team in order to discover the culprit and experience a few adventures along the way.

Ben and his mates have been frustrated by the un-summer weather in the holidays. When the first hot day arrives, they are determined to make the most of it and have many adventures. Hurdles include scary girls, pirates, disappearing shorts and mysterious brown logs.

Sticky Burr is a special burr who lives in Burrwood Forest with all the other burrs. He has lots of adventures, wins through in the end and becomes something of a hero. Through the book, he enlists the aid of a friendly dragonfly and is pursued by a pack of wild dogs whom he outwits.

When Sophie sets out for school, she gets stuck fast by sticky, gooey chewing gum to the footpath, then a park bench and, finally, to the school fence. When her classmates and teacher come to her rescue, Sophie needs a clever idea to get everyone free.

Planet Perilenda has been struck by an evil force and the skunettas are disappearing. When Space Captains Star Girl and Supernova 1 are sent to investigate they soon learn that seeing isn't always believing. Can they see through the evil tricks in time to save the alien skunettas?

Glip! Glop! Gloop! What looks like dog vomit, smells like a corpse flower, and stars in one of the scariest movies Stink Moody has ever seen? Is it the Blob? The Glob? Son of Glob? No, it's... slime mold! Stink may be a super science geek, but even Dr. Stinkelstein is feeling freaked out about having a slime mold living and growing in his very own room. At Saturday Science Club, Stink learns that these one-celled organisms are smart enough to find their way out of mazes and gang up on food sources -- so who says they aren't smart enough to take over Stink's pets, Stink's room, Stink himself, and... the world? Vintage horror flicks meet classic Star Trek episodes as a wary Stink (with some help from Dr. Judy Moody) comes to know and love an unusual new pet in a hilarious adventure that sneaks in factoids and comics at each chapter's end.

Stink may be super smart, and Stink may be uber clever, but he s been in the Polliwog swim class frog-ever and he still can t bear to put his face in the water. Why would he want a geyser up his nose, on purpose? But then something weird happens: Stink starts to see frogs everywhere - in the changing room, in his boot, in the bathtub. And when a freaky blue frog licks his arm, his froggy senses start tingling! He has an urge to slurp up raisins (that look like flies). He can t wait to play in the rain and mud. He s a whiz at identifying frog calls. And he has become very interested in the local frog population. Could it be that Stink is turning into ... the amazing Stink-Frog, fighter of slime? Pree-eep! Craw-awk!

When Stink, Sophie and Webster discover that pet-shop owner Mrs Birdwhistle has rescued 101 guinea pigs from a perfume-testing lab, they offer to help her find good homes for the critters. After persuasion, salesmanship and even a road trip, the friends accomplish their mission.

Stink discovers the power of the pen when he writes a letter of complaint to the manufacturer of a disappointing jawbreaker and receives a huge box of the candies in response. The flurry of correspondence continues with more complaint letters, a thank-you note, and, eventually, a written apology. Stink sports a memorable name and a talent for self-expression.

Guts! Brains! Eyeballs! There's only one week before the new book in the Nightmare on Zombie Street series comes out. Of corpse Stink will be first in line at the Blue Frog Bookstore to buy his copy and join the town's Midnight Zombie Walk! Until then, Stink and his friends keep busy making ketchup-stained zombie costumes, trying to raise money to buy the book and racking up points for Virginia Dare School's race to one million minutes of reading. But with all that talk about the undead, Zink - that is, Stink - starts to wonder: is he being hunted by zombies? He does have a very delicious - er, superb - brain, after all. Readers will just have to open ze book and zee! Mwa ha ha ha!

When Stink's parents win tickets for the whole family to sleep over at the aquarium (along with Stink's two best friends), it sounds like a science freak's dream come true. Stink loves the sea-creature scavenger hunt (Bat ray! Brain coral!), the jellyfish light show and the shiver of sand tiger sharks with razor-sharp teeth. And of course Stink is nuts about gross stuff - but after some spooky stories around the virtual campfire, can he fall asleep while thinking about the eating habits of the vampire squid? Especially Bloody Mary, the mutant, glowing Frankensquid that's supposed to be on the prowl?

Crackdown! Smackdown! Thmackdown! Stink Moody, family brain, brings home a report card that isn't perfect? Yikes! Time for him to get into fighting shape and beat back that U for Unsatisfactory in gym! A scan of the sports channel leads to a knock-out find: world-class thumb-wrestling, with tricky moves like Snake in the Grass and Santa's Little Helper (no equipment needed, save for a tiny terrifying mask to sit on your thumb). But when Mum and Dad are not wowed, Stink gets another idea: he'll kick and punch his way to a yellow belt with the help of a Dragon Master, a seeing-eye Moose, and a mind as still as a pond. Can you say Crouching Tiger, Hidden Thumb? Hee-ya! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Stink Moody is sure he can win the Super-Stinky Sneaker Contest with his supersensitive nose. When his class goes to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, Stink's ability to identify every smell in the Everybody Stinks exhibit really impresses his classmates. When cancellation of the contest is threatened, Stink's teacher comes up with a unique way to save the day.

Any three titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

It is spring break, and Stink is faced with a difficult choice: hang out at home with his sister, Judy, or become a Shakespeare Sprite with his friend Sophie of the Elves. Hanged be! When Sophie tells Stink that there will be swordplay and cursing at Shakespeare camp, his choice is made. But wait! How now? The eager young thespian had not counted on Riley Rottenberger being a Sprite, too. And he positively had not counted on being the only boy! Fie upon it!

Look! Up in the sky! Is it a falling leaf? A speck of dust? A speeding mosquito? No, it's Stink Moody, Solar System Superhero! When Stink learns that Pluto has flunked out of the Milky Way for being too shrimpy, he feels like he might just explode with a Big Bang. He has no choice but to take a stand for the sake of little planets (and little people) everywhere. Will our humble hero, Stink Moody, be smart enough to defeat a panel of big-shot scientists? Will he be strong enough to beat know-it-all Riley Rottenberger and her 'Team KPB'? Will Stink succeed in rescuing Pluto from a fate worse than being swallowed by a black hole? Start the countdown for a funny (and very informative) out-of-this-world adventure - and prepare to have your universe rocked!

James Moody, also known as Stink, is short. In fact, he's the shortest kid in his second-grade class. Judy is his bossy older sister but he learns to handle her. For Presidents' Day, Stink's hero is not big tall Lincoln but another James, James Madison, the shortest American president ever.

The Little People of Mt Miniature are holding a fiddle to ransom to coerce its talented owner to assist them to thwart the plans of an oppressive, nearby kingdom. The story is inspired by the music of an actual fiddle player known to the young author.

Uncover the history of Stone Age people and discover how they lived, from their clothing, houses and monuments, such as Stonehenge, which still survive today. Full of interesting facts, colourful illustrations and photographs of historical artefacts such as baked pots, tools and jewellery. Internet links take readers to specially selected websites to find out more.

This picture book explores the relationship between us and the natural world through the powerful imagery of elephants.

Sometimes, statues are granted a chance to become warm, breathing creatures. The stone lion's only dream is to run, pounce and leap in the park across from where he sits. But, one snowy night, when a baby is abandoned at his paws, he is compelled to think differently.

BOLT encourages a wide variety of students, including reluctant readers, by providing them with books featuring appealing topics and carefully prepared text. Innovative infographics and attention-commanding photography draw in young readers, and accessible, levelled text helps even the most challenged readers understand the material and enjoy the reading experience. This strong image/text integration aids in comprehension and complements classroom instruction, helping each and every student reach his or her learning potential! Packed with dynamic photos, charts, diagrams, fun facts, and infographics, BOLT's attention-grabbing titles are sure to have your readers coming back for more.

Brian's life is falling apart. His dad has left, he has to move house, start at a new school and to make matters worse the school bully notices him straight away. What can Brian do to solve these problems? And will his shameful secret come out?

When Simon unwraps a beautiful boomerang, he finds out about an Australian Prime Minister's national apology to the Stolen Generations. Through a new friendship and a magnificent collection of stories, Simon learns about the Stolen Generation, and gains a deep appreciation of the past and a positive vision for the future.

Four humorous stories tell of everyday situations in a suburban house.

Three charming stories about everyday things.

Dragon's are not always as fearsome as they appear. These short stories show dragons in a new light.

Thor, son of Odin and god of thunder and lighting might be the bravest warrior in all of Asgard but there are many that will still challenge him. In these retellings of three classic Thor stories, Thor must use all of his wits and his strength to defeat an angry giant, a sea serpent, dangerous frost giants and on top of all that, contend with his mischievous step-brother Loki's tricks. A great first introduction to Norse mythology for young readers.

Bleak was the day and the wind whipped down. When I and my sisters walked into town. So begins the story of three sisters who find a whale stranded on a windswept beach and try to save it.

Thunderstorms, sandstorms and hurricanes are just some of the storms people live with across the world. Explore these and other types of extreme storms.

Ping, the hero of this classic, is a rebellious little duck. On a day almost like any other, Ping is accidentally left behind. Undaunted, Ping heads out onto the Yangtze in search of his family, finding friends and adventures around every bend.

The first adventure in a series of children's classics, tells of Babar, elephant extraordinaire. We discover how Babar lost his mother, lived among men and was crowned King of Elephants.

Ferdinand is mistaken for a fierce bull when he is stung by a bee. In this classic tale, it turns out that Ferdinand would much rather smell the flowers than take on the bullfighter.

Rosy Dock is a plant introduced into Central Australia by a settler who liked its red seed pods. This book, with detailed collages, follows the spread of Rosy Dock.

Sasha is different from other monsters. All she wants is a quiet place to practise her flute. Then, along comes a swamp goblin.

Sasha is a strange little monster. She doesn't like roaring and rumbling like her parents and her sisters. She'd much rather play the flute with her granddad. But, when she discovers that her parents are worried because she's so very different, Sasha makes an effort to roar and rumble with the best of them. Mum and Dad decide to enter her in the Hide and Go Scare contest.

Chatto is a cat with a mouse problem. Strat is a rat with a house problem. But, with friends in places high and low, and a devious plan, Strat has the solution to both these problems. All he needs are a few bats, cockroaches, silverfish and a toad.

David and his mother would share their last drop of milk. One cold and rainy night, they are evicted from the caravan where they have been living, but their kindness to a one-eyed stray farm cat pays off in a very mysterious way.

A whimsical, ancient tale that clearly reveals the agony and ecstasy of pasta power. It has become a children's classic.

I am the last of my kind. This I know. Once, we roamed the land. We owned the land. We called it home. But strange creatures came to take it from us. I am a Thylacine. I am the last Tasmanian tiger to roam free.

Gretel Grey has lived in a bubble after an incident when she was young. Her parents do all they can to protect her from any mishaps by keeping her at home and safe. So, when they enrol Gretel in STUNT camp, they think she is going to a Sensible, Totally, Undangerous, Never Thrilling camp. How wrong could they be. Gretel has to headbutt all her fears when she is faced with twisting, tumbling and flipping daredevils. Then Gretel and her new friends are assigned a top secret and highly dangerous mission. Will they survive this? What about Gretel's parents?

When Subzero won the Melbourne Cup, it was just the beginning for him and his best mate Graham Salisbury. Never has there been a greater bond between man and horse. What they did together will touch your heart. This is their true story.

Charley, Hannah, Izzie and Xa are the C.H.I.X gang, who become best friends, looking after a coop of hens. They promise to keep each other's secrets, always wear a feather and never, ever eat chicken. But, when the enemy boys let the chickens out, the girl gang is put to the test. And, they must find out what grumpy Grandma Slater's black key opens.

A beautifully presented book about the universe including simple and interesting facts, an index, a glossary and web links.

Captain Teggs and his faithful crew of astrosaurs, on the spaceship DSS Sauropod, are on a mission to help the planet of the woolly rhinos, where one of their three suns has gone missing. Teggs and his team must investigate who could have swallowed such a huge ball of fire. But, soon, they discover they are dealing with a rare and enormous creature, a solarwurm, and they have to muster all their strength to sort it out.

Sunday Chutney's family is always moving so she has lived all over the world. That means she's always the new kid at school. Sometimes, Chutney gets lonely but she copes in a very modern way.

Join the super cutes for fun times at Camp Cute Adventure School. The friends are learning how to look after the natural world, from keeping the hug whales happy to caring for the cuddly merkitties But there is one animal who just wants to cause trouble. That is Clive the spoilt chihuahua. The friends have so much to discover looking after each other and accepting their differences.

Planet Earth is in danger. If it crashes into Planet Pea, the explosion will cause Planet Pea to break into millions of little peas and then the people on earth will have to eat peas with everything. The only person who can save our planet is Super Daisy.

It's not easy to be thwarted by Super Fly twice, but Crazy Cockroach isn't giving up on his plans to take over the world. And his latest plan is truly evil: to turn Super Fly's loyal sidekick, Fantastic Flea, against him! It's always been Super Fly and Fantastic Flea versus the baddies, but what will happen when it's Super Fly versus Furious Flea? Is this the end for our dynamic duo and the human world as we know it? Stay tuned!

Zeek and Arnie are best friends who set off on a quest to find treasure. Once they have found the treasure they plan to use it to fund Zeek's ultimate quest - world domination.

From the author of Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja comes this new funny, action series of books about Ben Braver. Ben is selected to go to a school with super powers, even though he doesn't seem to have a super power and is just an ordinary kid. After arriving at the new school he discovers the bully from his old school is also there, which isn't a good thing. Soon after a strange sickness spreads through the school causing the students to act like zombies and eat worms. It's up to Ben and his friends Noah and Penny to solve the mystery. This book is hilarious and if you like superhero fiction you will love this book.

You choose, athlete of the century or phenomenal sporting failure! You are ready for a day of fun-filled physical activity. There are so many cool sports to try, but you notice that the competitors look a little unnatural. The basketball players are way too tall and some kids look strangely perfect. Are they human or could they be robots in disguise? Will you become a sporting star or a victim of the weirdest world domination plan ever?

Many Australian Sportswomen are kicking goals and breaking records. Be inspired by these fierce athletes who are the champions of having fun. Sport (noun): an activity for pleasure and exercise. Maybe Australia's top sportswomen can help me discover my passion and inspire me to be the best I can be. What sport will you try?

Supersonic jets travel faster than the speed of sound. These jets are designed to maintain stability and function at very high temperatures. Find out about the technology, history and future of supersonic jets.

Bindi and her friend, Kelly, are on a surfing tour in Mexico and the United States. Getting to surf with green sea turtles is a complete thrill. But, one of their fellow surfers is acting suspiciously and Bindi realises that he's got more than beautiful waves on his mind.

Suri lives with other children behind a wall. She is much taller than the others and they are frightened of her. But, one day, Suri has grown tall enough to see over the wall and she begins to describe to the children the beautiful things that she sees.

Factual information about sharks is told in a very amusing and informative way that may even dispel our unrealistic fear of these so-called monsters.

Rainbow the koala learns all he can from his mum and must go into the bush to learn his own lessons. The bush is full of dangers and challenges for a young koala, but as a huge fire approaches, all the animals must do what they can to survive.

Star the elephant and her herd are having a hard time finding food to eat on their small island. When Star is separated from her aunt and mum, she must remember the good advice given to her and hope she can stay safe and find her herd.

Susan laughs, she sings, she rides, she swings. Susan gets angry, she gets sad, she is good and she is bad. Susan is just like any other child, but then again, are all children the same.

Susie K's mum thinks she will be 'Queen of the jungle' at the school camping trip, the only obstacle is that Susie hates the outdoors. Not able to get out of the trip Susie straps her goldfish to her backpack and they begin Operation: Happy camper.

Susie's mum is delighted to hear there'll be a talent quest at school ... except Susie has no skills she could perform on a stage. But even though Susie would much rather stay home doing crossword puzzles, she uses all her problem-solving skills to become a show stopper!

Suzie K Files the Game Changer continues Suzie's challenge of keeping her mother happy. This time her mother wants her to be a champion at the school sports day. Suzie is more of a bookish type, preferring her studies of science. Using problems solving steps Suzie sets to be as useful as possible to her team.

Susie's mother had come from Sri Lanka and didn't have many of the opportunities Susie has in Australia. She really wants her daughter to be one of the crowd and that includes being invited to class parties. Susie isn't worried, she is happy with the fish, George, and her science work. However she also wants to please her mother so...being a problem solver she sets out to work out how to get an invitation to the most popular girl in school's birthday party!

Jamie and Tom are caught up in a terrifying prehistoric storm. As the Triassic landscape floods around them the friends find shelter in a nearby cave. But as their eyes adjust to the dark, they see that they're not the first ones here. And when the mass of pterosaurs spy the boys they decide to swarm.

Monsieur Bibot, a very fussy French dentist, scoffs when he is told that the figs given as a form of payment by an impoverished patient are magic. He learns otherwise after eating one.

Pirates and an unexpected treasure, in a story about the adventures and arguments aboard the 'Thick and thin'.

The humorous story that defies stereotyping in which baby, Sweetie May, turns two gangs of swashbuckling pirates into besotted surrogate fathers.

A look at animals that swim. The book includes simple factual information, beautifully presented photographs and illustrations, a glossary and an index.

Colourful photographs and drawings introduce the social and competitive side of the sport of swimming. There are tips on what to wear, equipment needed, safety issues and rules, plus good warm-up activities.

Jamie and Tom are off for a spot of snorkelling in Dinosaur Cove and they've even brought a body board for Wanna, the baby dinosaur. As the boys dive under the water, Wanna drifts out to sea. The boys must save him, especially when a huge Plesiosaur, with his terrible snapping jaws, lurks beneath the waves. Perhaps a passing school of dolphin-like Ichthyosaurs might just be able to help.

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While on an errand to the smith in the town, Tommy overhears a plot to poison Sir Walter during a banquet and make it look like the work of a neighbouring nobleman. Tommy must foil the plot or Flamant Castle will be at war.

Tommy, a kitchen girl at Flamant Castle, dreams of becoming a knight. When she is made the Keeper of the Blades, caring for all the swords in the castle armoury, it seems like her dream might come true. But, when Sir Walter's most valuable sword goes missing from the sword room, Tommy must find it before she is sent back to the kitchen in disgrace.

When Sir Walter, Sir Benedict and the other knights go to nearby Roses Castle for a tournament, the enemy knights from Malice attack Flamant. The only hope of rescue lies in getting a message to Sir Benedict, a day's ride away. But, the castle is surrounded and there's no way out. With the help of her friends, Tommy devises a daring plan to try and save Flamant Castle before it's too late.

Flamant Castle is having a tournament and when one of the squires is injured during practice, Sir Benedict asks Tommy to take his place. He even offers her one of his own horses to ride. It's a dream come true for Tommy but there's just one problem. She's never ridden a horse before. Every time Tommy tries to ride Bess, the horse throws her off and time is running out.

Sydney Walton Mouse dreams of a life of adventure. Most of all, he wants to go to Antarctica where it is wild and white and wonderful. When Sydney's dream comes true, it's not quite how he expected.