SCOUT $17.95 (PB) As the Scout sails from England,

Kit Lovell cries for the life she is

leaving and the life she could

have had. Her father was a sea

captain who went down with his ship

before she was born. Now her mother is

to marry a stranger, a lighthouse keeper

in the remote colony of South Australia.

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CAPTAIN COOK’S

APPRENTICE $19.95 (PB)

The enthralling true story of

Captain Cook's voyage to

Australia on the Endeavour, seen

through the eager eyes of a cabin boy.

HISTORICAL FICTION - SECONDARY

BLACK JACK ANDERSON

$19.95 (PB) Ruthless, passionate,

charismatic and complex.

Black Jack Anderson made a

living by raiding passing ships

off the southwest coast of

Australia. The massive African-American

was notorious in his lifetime, but this

towering figure in Australian history has

slowly been forgotten... until now.

BLACK DOG GANG $17.95 (PB) The gang was Mickey's idea.

We'd heard the rumours – rats

were coming in off the ships

and spreading disease. Then

the government started

offering tuppence a rat, so we

decided to get stuck in. But we hadn't

counted on someone getting sick.

MIDNIGHT ZOO $24.95 (HB)

Under cover of darkness, two

brothers cross a war-ravaged

countryside carrying a secret

bundle. One night they stumble

across a deserted town

reduced to smouldering ruins.

But they find a small green miracle: a

zoo filled with animals in need of hope.

BLACK WATER $15.95 (PB) When his father is missing at

sea, all Farren wants is for his

brother, Danny, to come

home from Gallipoli. But when

Danny does return from the

war, he is vastly changed. And

with the arrival of the mysterious child

Souki, the sole survivor of a midnight

shipwreck, the lives of both Fox brothers

are altered forever.

WHEN WE WERE TWO $17.95 (PB)

Dan leaves the home of his

abusive father in Gunnedah to

enlist in the war but he doesn't

count on the company of his younger,

brain-damaged brother Eddie. This is a

journey of hope, forgiveness,

acceptance and mateship, with an

emotionally powerful climax.

BREAK OF DAY $18.95 (PB) Murray Barrett is attached to

the 39th Battalion, at the

Kokoda Track things are looking

bad for them and there is talk

among the soldiers that it will

be a slaughter as they dig in

and wait for the Japanese to arrive.

A GIRL LIKE ME $19.95 (PB)

This heartbreaking story is

based on a real crime that

took place more than a

century ago, capturing

headlines all around Australia.

SECRET FATE OF MARY

WILSON $32.99 (PB) Drawing on the little-known

history of lawless Far North

Queensland and based on the

true story of a remarkable

woman and her intriguing

diary, this is a thrilling tale of peril and

intrigue, infused with a heady

combination of beauty and foreboding.

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LIFE OF A TEENAGE

BODY-SNATCHER $17.95 (PB)

This is the story of a young man

growing up in England in 1828.

Thomas Timewell lives a rather sedate

life with his mother, but all that changes

when he meets a man who steals

corpses from cemeteries and sells them

to hospitals for dissection.

HISTORICAL FICTION - SECONDARY

EMPIRE DAY $32.99 (PB) Empire Day, 1948. Behind

closed doors, Old as well as

New Australians suffer secret

heartaches. As the smoke of

fires past and present gradually

disperses and the lives of the

two groups entwine, unexpected

relationships form that bring passion and

tragedy for some, and forgiveness and

resolution for others.

STRANGE OBJECTS

$18.99 (PB)

On 4 June 1629, the Dutch

vessel Batavia struck uncharted

rocks off the West Australian

coast. In 1986, Steven Messenger

discovers gruesome relics from that

wreck. Four months later he disappears

without a trace. Where is Messenger? Is

his disappearance linked to the relics?

WATERCOLOURS $29.99 (PB) The story of a boy artist, a river

town and its mysterious

underworld. Watercolours is a

poignant novel with a mystery

at its heart, an unexpected

love story and a surprising twist.

Most of all, it celebrates the clarity and

colour a child′s-eye view brings to the

adult world.

THE BALLAD OF LES

DARCY $19.99 (PB) Torn between the duty he felt

he owed his family, and the

duty many felt he owed his

country, Les made his choice ... and

faced the consequences. And so

unfolds a ballad of a champion whose

story still has the power to move the

stoniest heart.

ACT OF FAITH $19.99 (PB) England, 1640. Sixteen-year-old

Isabella is forced to flee her

home when her father's radical

ideas lead him into a suicidal

stand against Oliver Cromwell's army.

Taking refuge in Amsterdam and

desperate to find a means to survive,

Isabella finds work with an elderly printer.

ART OF THE ENGINE

DRIVER $24.99 (PB)

It’s a hot summer's night in the

1950s. As the neighbours walk

to the party, we are drawn into

the lives of a bully, a drunk, a

restless girl and a young boy forced to

grow up before he is ready. The Art of

the Engine Driver is a luminous and

evocative tale of ordinary suburban

lives, told with an extraordinary power.

EARTH MATTERS $29.95 (PB) From the deepest oceans to

fiery deserts, tropical jungles to

icy mountains, it lets you

explore and get close to the

places or 'biomes' that make

our world so special.

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DIRTGIRLWORLD $16.95 each (PB)

Based on the popular kids'

television show DirtGirlWorld,

these books contain strong

environmental messages,

colourful pictures from the

TV show and friendly

characters.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - PRIMARY

UNO’S GARDEN

$29.95 (HB) A moving and timely tale

about how we all

unknowingly affect the

environment around us, just by being

there, and how we can always learn

from our mistakes and find ways of

doing things better.

HOW DOES MY GARDEN

GROW? $24.95 (PB)

Packed with inspirational ideas &

over 30 practical projects and

recipes to enjoy with children.

Plant a seed that could last a lifetime.

LITTLE FUR $16.95 (PB) Little Fur is half elf and half troll,

and she lives in her very own

wilderness, a patch of park

within the city where the

humans live. Little Fur is

distressed by what the humans are

doing and she must go on a perilous

journey to prevent her precious home

from being destroyed.

BLUEBACK $17.95 (PB) Abel Jackson has lived by the

sea at Longboat Bay ever

since he could remember.

One day he meets Blueback,

the biggest and most beautiful fish he's

ever seen. An achingly beautiful story

about family, belonging and living a life

in tune with the environment.

LOOK AFTER YOUR

PLANET $14.95 (PB) Charlie has this little sister

Lola. At the moment Lola is

throwing everything away.

'Why don't you recycle it?' says Charlie.

And Lola says, 'Recycle it? What is that?'

SIGN OF THE

SEAHORSE $19.95 (PB)

Reeftown is in danger,

and soon Pearl, Bert,

and Pearl's brother

Finneus must journey through the

ocean depths to find the source of

the deadly poison that is destroying

the coral reef.

PANDA BEAR, PANDA BEAR,

WHAT DO YOU SEE? $14.95 (PB) This special book about a very

important topic – endangered

animals. A bald eagle soars, a

spider monkey swings and a

macaroni penguin struts and all

are watched over by our best

hope for the future – a dreaming child.

LIONBOY $14.95 each (PB) Charlie Ashanti can speak Cat.

But when his mum and dad go

missing he sets out to find them.

He stows away on a circus ship

bound for Paris, where he meets six

proud, beautiful Lions who need his help.

ONE SMALL ISLAND $29.95 (HB) Macquarie Island lies in the

Southern Ocean, between

Antarctica and New

Zealand. This story explores

the island's unique

geological beginnings, discovery and

degradation at the hands of humans,

and the battle to restore it today.

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CLIMATE CHANGE $16.95 (PB) Stunning real-life photographs

offer a unique 'eyewitness'

view of the dramatic changes

that are affecting the

weather, the environment and

the way we lead our lives.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - PRIMARY

FANCY NANCY

$7.99 (PB) Being green is important to

Nancy—so important that she

wants her family to take care of

the Earth morning, noon, and night!

THE LORAX $9.95 (PB)

A hilarious story with typical

zany humour and silly

rhymes, that packs a punch

with its ecological message

without feeling heavy-

handed or worthy.

HOW TO GUZZLE YOUR

GARDEN $14.95 (PB) In this book it describes and

shows children how to easily

and quickly set up a garden

and be able to eat things from

it with little financial outlay and

not too much work!

STAMP, STOMP, WHOMP $14.95 (PB)

A companion to 'How To

Guzzle Your Garden', children,

parents and teachers will all

love this book and its amusing

but serious stories of garden

pests and what to do about them.

LEAF LITTER $17.99 (PB) This exquisitely illustrated book

explores a small patch of leaf

litter beneath one tree, which

contains a hidden world that

changes day by day.

TOMORROW BOOK $14.99 (PB)

Little Prince loves reading

books. So, together with

his friends, he starts to

change the world using

ideas from books in the

palace library. A gentle

message about the difference that we

can make to our world.

ZOOBOTS $24.99 (HB) Making new friends can

sometimes be hard to do

- unless you live in Junk

Jungle, which is filled

with things that can be turned into other

useful things - like a new friend! A

wonderful picture book that celebrates

the joy of friendship and the imaginative

fun of recycled art.

UNDER THE SEA $19.99 (HB) A fabulous flap book with

over 80 flaps to lift and extra

pages to open up to explore

life under the sea. Shows

coral reefs teeming with fish,

the icy waters of the Arctic

and the dizzying depths of ocean

trenches, and shipwrecks and pirate

booty too. Flaps reveal extra facts,

information and surprises.