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  • Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky – Rebecca Lim

    Allen & Unwin August 2023 ISBN: 9781761180224 Publisher: A&U Children’s Imprint: A & U Children RRP: $23.99 Like many others, I have read both fictional and factual accounts of the extreme hardship and brutality of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward, an ill-conceived scheme to bring China to an ideal Communist Utopia. It resulted in the Read more

  • Alias Anna: a true story of outwitting the Nazis – Susan Hood {with Greg Dawson}

    Harper Collins Australia August 2023  Sydney Taylor Book Award 2023 Middle Grade Notable  Jewish Book Council Award Middle Grade Finalist  Nerdy Book Club 2022 Best Novel-In-Verse Book  New York Public Library 2022 Best Book For Kids  Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books For Younger Readers Of 2022 I think it’s fair to say I’ve read Read more

  • Tamarra: a story of termites on Gurindji Country – Violet Wadrill, Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal, Leah Leaman, Cecelia Edwards, Cassandra Algy, Felicity Meakins, Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti

    Hardie Grant July 2023 ISBN: 9781741178302 Imprint: Hardie Grant Explore Rethinking Termites through Gurindji eyes ABC Listen This is, quite simply, a completely breathtaking and remarkable book which almost defies description. It uses both storytelling and artwork, as well as a combination of science and cultural knowledge, to inform about the lifecycle, habits and social Read more

  • How to be a Friend – Anna Branford

    Walker Books July 2023 ISBN13:9781760657246 Australia RRP:$15.99 New Zealand RRP:$17.99 If you are looking to add to your collection for your newly independent readers, this will be a super choice. Some of your Smalls will already be exploring the Violet Mackerel series or have read How to be the New Person, both of which have Read more

  • Meet Mim – Sandra Severgnini

    Exisle Publishing August 2023 ISBN: 9781922539557 Imprint: EK Books RRP: $24.99 After a slow delivery to get this one, what an absolute joy it is to finally see it. As you might imagine with us living by the ocean, and with The Kid spending many weekends in the surf, we are pretty keenly interested in marine Read more

  • Friendship Survival Guide[Book #0 Usborne Life Skills] – Caroline Young

    Harper Collins Australia August 2023 It is absolutely true that all kids, younger or older, will have some friendship issue/s at some point. And certainly we try to help them navigate this as best we can in our respective educational or other settings. Which makes books such as this tremendously important to have at hand. Read more

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