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Airman
'A fast-moving, action-packed read'- Sunday Express'Wonderfully inventive . . . great stuff'- Mail on SundayOne dark night on the island of Great Saltee, fourteen-year-old Conor is framed for a terrible crime he didn't commit. Thrown into prison by the dastardly Hugo Bonvilain, Conor is trapped in a sea...
The Very Busy Spider
Now one of Eric Carle's most popular books is a lift-the-flap book The horse wants to go for a ride, the cow wants to eat some grass, and the sheep wants to run in the meadow--but where is the very busy spider? You'll have to lift the flap to find out...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
A collection of the most famous cases faced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's peerless creation This collection of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary detective one of fiction's mos...
The Wise Heart: Buddhist Psychology for the West
For over 2000 years, Buddhist psychology has offered invaluable insights into the nature of the heart and mind, and transformed the way many people around the world handle life's challenges. But the ancient texts on which these remarkable teachings are based can be difficult to penetrate for modern seek...
Her Fearful Symmetry
At last - another brilliant, original and moving novel from the author of The Time Traveller's Wife. Julia and Valentina Poole are normal American teenagers - normal, at least, for identical 'mirror' twins who have no interest in college or jobs or possibly anything outside their cozy suburban home. But...
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Cassie didn't understand why farming his own land meant so much to her father. During that year, in the 1930s, when the night riders carried destruction among her people, she learned that it was worth fighting for a principle even if it brought terrible hardships....
The Best Ballgirl (Aussie Chomps)
When Kristen learns that her favourite professional tennis player is going to play at her club, she decides to become a ballgirl so she can be up close to the action. But standing in the way of getting the best net post in the house is Kristen's biggest rival, Sally Starling, and Sally's mum Mrs Starlin...
The Portable Thoreau
Self-described as 'a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot', Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his freedom as a man and as an artist. Nature was the fountainhead of his inspiration and his refuge from what he considered the follies of society. Heedless of his ...
THE 100 - A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY
In 1978, when Michael Hart's controversial book The 100 was first published, critics objected that Hart had the nerve not only to select who he thought were the most influential people in history, but also to rank them according to their importance. Needless to say, the critics were wrong, and to date m...
French Children Don't Throw Food: The hilarious NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER changing parents' lives
"The book everyone is talking about- how the French manage to raise well-behaved children, and have a life! ho hasn t noticed how well-behaved French children are, compared to our own? How come French babies sleep through the night? Why do French children happily eat what is put in front of them? How ca...
The Spook's Curse (Wardstone Chronicles #2)
"The Spook's Curseis the second book in Joseph Delaney's terrifying Wardstone Chronicles- over 3 million copies sold worldwide! i>'By now the dark has noticed you and will be trying to hunt you down . . .' /i>t's the job of the Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, to protect the County from the ...
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe's great masterpiece, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. These delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design 'I walk'd about on the shore, lifting up my ...
What's in a Surname?: A Journey from Abercrombie to Zwicker
This is the Sunday Times bestseller. Surnames are much more than convenient identity tags; they are windows into our families' pasts. Some suggest ancestral trades (Butcher, Smith, Roper) or physical appearance (Long, Brown, Thynne). Some provide clues to where we come from (McDonald, Evans, Patel). And...
Dick Johnson: The autobiography of a true-blue Aussie sporting legend
This is theincredible story of Dick Johnson the Aussie battler who became an all-time V8 great. Ford legend Johnson did not get his break in motorsport until he was famously smashed out by a rock in the 1980 Bathurst 1000. But true to his never-say-die attitude, he went on to establish one of Australia ...
The Bucket: Memories of an Inattentive Childhood
The Bucket by Allan Ahlberg - the enthralling childhood story one of Britain's best-loved children's authors 'My mother, who was not my mother, I see her now, her raw red cleaner's hands twisting away at her apron as she struggled to speak. Adoption was a shameful business then in many people's eyes, th...
It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!
In It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired Get Going, Chelsea Clinton tackles some of the biggest challenges facing our world today, especially for kids. Using data, charts and stories she unpacks challenges related to Poverty, Climate Change, Gender Equality, Health, Endangered Species and more. Sh...
Why I Love Footy
There are a bazillion reasons to love footy These are just my biggest ones... There's the big tackles and amazing marks. There's wearing the scarf and singing the song. But whether your team wins or loses, from the opening bounce to the final siren, the very best thing about footy is that we do it toget...
Ben Quilty
Ben Quilty has worked across a range of media including drawing, photography, sculpture, installation and film. His works often respond to social and political events, from the current global refugee crisis to the complex social history of Australia; he is constantly critiquing notions of identity, patr...
This is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession
This is the first book to offer a comprehensive explanation of how humans experience music and to unravel the mystery of our perennial love affair with it. Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles, Levitin reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to fo...
Lulu Bell and the Arabian Nights
Belinda Murrell; Serena Geddes (Illustrator)
Lulu Bell is about to make a new friend! It's Harmony Day at Shelly Beach School, and Lulu's class is going to star in the school play. What will be the special theme this year? Lulu is sure that the new girl in her class will have good ideas. How can she make Amira feel welcome? The answer is a happy...
Kickstart Creativity - 50 Prompted Cards to Spark Inspiration
Bust through creative blocks and ignite innovative problem-solving with this toolkit for creative experimentation featuring 50 prompt cards. What if finding inspiration was merely a matter of gazing through a different lens or trying out a new tool? Kickstart Creativity is a deck of 50 cards--each with ...
Hello, Emma Memma (HB)
Introducing Emma Memma! Join Emma Memma for a magical story time as she says hello to the world. Here she is! The wait is finally over, beloved children's entertainer Emma Watkins' next chapter has been unveiled as she makes a joyful transformation into Emma Memma. Sing, dance and sign with Emma Memma...
Dearly: Poems
'A source of uncompromising elemental warmth' Ali SmithBy turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals. They explore bodies and minds in flux, as well as the everyday objects and rituals that embe...
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