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Before it was Called Science – Corey Tutt. Jaelyn Biumaiwai.
ISBN:9781761181511 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children September 2026 RRP: $32.99 As soon as I knew this one was on its way, I asked for it because there is absolutely no doubt that Corey Tutt has proven himself to be such an excellent creator of engaging, interesting and meaningful information books – along with his…
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Star of Deltora- Emily Rodda
Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781761182686 Imprint:A&U Children’s Sep 2026 RRP: $39.99 I’ll be honest – I had completely forgotten the original editions of this series and I’m thinking now that I must not have read them at the time. Quite likely because it came out at a time when I was working in purely secondary libraries…
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Bravepaw and the Songstone of the Deep: A Tail of Adventure #4 – L. M. Wilkinson. Art by Lavanya Naidu.
Allen & Unwin ISBN:9781761182167 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:Albert Street Books RRP: $16.99 It’s always a little bitter-sweet when a favourite series comes to a conclusion and this one with this mousekin hero and her companions is one of the best, and therefore one of the saddest to leave. Titch and Huckleberry are a long way from…
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Nim’s Island – holiday fun on the Sunshine Coast
From Wendy Orr: Nim’s Island showing on the Sunshine Coast on the school holidays. Always nice to see it still bringing fun for kids. I wonder if they know it’s an Australian book and was filmed not far from them? [Hinchinbrook!] Thrilling activity guide for the holidays on the Sunshine Coast Maybe it’s time to…
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Spirit of the Crocodile – Aaron Fa’Aoso and Michelle Scott Tucker with Lyn White
Allen & Unwin March 2025 ISBN:978174331709 Imprint:A & U Children’s RRP: $19.99 Just last year some of my circle were saying we would love to see more Torres Strait Islander titles, particularly after the success of Our Flag, Our Story, so when this arrived I was very excited indeed. And this is a fantastic book…
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Fledgewitch: A Dragons of Hallows #2 – Lian Tanner. Illustrated by Martina Heiduczek.
Allen & Unwin April 2024 ISBN:9781761067365 Publisher:A&U Children’s Imprint:A & U Children RRP: $17.99 I absolutely fell in love with all things Hallow when I read Spellhound last year, and have been impatiently waiting for this second instalment to arrive (as Lian knows), [while The Kid has resigned herself to being called a minch-wiggin as…
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