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Allan Ahlberg
The creators of The Runaway Dinner and Previously team up to imagine the comical world that comes to life when a lonely pencil starts to draw. Illustrations.
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Bruce Whatley,Jackie French
A special new edition of the much-loved modern classic – celebrating 20 years of Australia’s best-loved wombat, MothballMondayMorning: Slept. Afternoon: Slept. Evening: Ate.Scratched. Night: Ate.
A typical day. Don’t…
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Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
A special anniversary edition of the popular modern classic. Celebrating twenty years of Australia's favourite sheep, Pete.
Shaun the shearer doesn't have a sheepdog.
He has Pete.
And Pete is…
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Bruce Hoffman, Jacob Ware
Shocking acts of terrorism have erupted from violent American far-right extremists in recent years, including the 2015 mass murder at a historic Black church in Charleston and the January 6…
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Nicola McDougall, Bruce Brammall
A quick-start guide to investing in Australia's property market
Are you looking for the best information on when, where, and how to choose an investment property? Do you want savvy…
An all-time favourite now in an edition so durable that even Mothball the wombat would have trouble destroying it!
Jackie French,Bruce Whatley
He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored. He creates havoc wherever he goes! He’s Mothball’s baby - and he’s even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum. Created by…
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She eats. She sleeps. She scratches. She goes to school...
Ingeborg Solbrekken
In 1935, the Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad made her United States debut in a live radio broadcast that went across the country and made her an overnight success. Flagstad went…
Anne Bruce,Sardek Love
One of the first books in McGraw Hill’s NEW Business Essentials Series providing a how-to guide to develop powerful, engaging, and effective presentations for today’s new world of work –
Jessica Tate
Mackenzie is having trouble reading. The letters bounce and the words run off the page. This makes Mackenzie very sad because she loves books. Her teacher asks her about it…
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Sean is a shearer and, instead of a sheepdog to help him, he’s got a sheep - Pete. After being rejected by the other shearers and their dogs, Sean and…
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This is an entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat, aimed at children between the ages of three and seven. Find out how one wombat - between…
Jackie French
A non-fiction book that explores details about wombats - from their zoological history to habitation and habitats. The author also shares some personal stories from her experiences living with these…
"A book to spend a year with ... Dwiggins did more to promote, diversify, and integrate the graphic, typographic, and printing-arts disciplines than anyone of his generation." -Steven Heller, design…
Talk about fast food! A hilarious, high-speed tale from the inimitable Allan Ahlberg - catch it if you can!
Alison Bruce
A brilliant new crime novel from the author of the critically acclaimed DC Gary Goodhew series set in Cambridge
Bruce Herman
In a series of fictional letters, respected artist and educator Bruce Herman passes on wisdom to a younger generation. Exploring a wide array of practical, philosophical, and theological issues, this…
Bruce Hindmarsh, Carolyn Hindmarsh
Transform Your Prayer Life and Draw Closer to Jesus
At the Feet of Jesus isn't just another book about prayer. It's a guided adventure into the heart of the gospel…
Bruce Handy
From NYT Best Children's Book author Bruce Handy, a luminous picture book that invites careful observation of light and shadow in the natural world, as well as in our own…
Bruce Coville
Bruce Coville's signature humor shines in this repackaged edition on Dragonslayers, which brings a fresh twist on classic tropes.
Bruce Pascoe, Vicky Shukuroglou
A new, fully illustrated book from award-winning author Bruce Pascoe and photographer Vicky Shukuroglou that offers a deeper understanding of Australia and how best to travel and appreciate the heart…
Inspired by the bushfires that have affected many Australians, Fire is a moving and sensitive story of a natural disaster as seen through the eyes of a cockatoo. The fire…
Rosie Smith
Beautifully illustrated with delightful animals, My Dad’s the Coolest captures the fun-loving bond between father and child - from a feathery tickle and playing in the mud, to dancing with…
Christmas Eve 1974 is marked indelibly into the Australian psyche, as the nighttropical Cyclone Tracy devastated the city of Darwin. Now, over 40years later, Jackie French’s lyrical rhyming…
From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire, Cyclone, Drought, Pandemic and Earthquake ... Grass and wheat-lands spread to the horizon, and so did we, with too few ibis to control…
Margaret Wild
Count along with Koala and discover how much fun school can be! From two of Australia’s favourite, award-winning picture-book creators, Margaret Wild and Bruce Whatley.
On my first day, I will meet new friends and learn new things … What about you? Whether big or small, feathered or furry, the first day of school can…
Down below the giant rumbled, All around us buildings crumbled, Newcastle began to shake ... 'Quake!' yelled someone. 'Out! Earthquake!' From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire, Cyclone, Drought and…
From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire, Cyclone, Drought, Pandemic, Earthquake and Tornado ... Grass-and wheat-lands spread to the horizon, and so did we, with too few ibis to control…
Deano Yipadee
There's another emergency vehicle in singer-songwriter Dean O'Brien's garage - this time it's a tow truck called Toot! Those goats of Granny's have been joy-riding on Farmer Tom's tractor and…
Andy Greenaway, Bruce Machette
Play is the key to learning. The Read + Play series of books harnesses the power of literature through the innovation of play.
Celebrating the twentieth anniversary, this is the story of Mothball, one of the world's most famous wombats - and where it all began
Leo Tolstoy
A devastating account of a man fighting his inevitable end, and asks the existential question: why must a good person be taken before his time?
Bruce E Bechtol
Bechtol not only presents an accurate picture of the current North Korean threat--he outlines methodologies that Washington and the international community must embrace in order to contain it.
W Bruce Cameron
When a tragic accident separates three dogs from their human, they find themselves up for adoption--separately. But Riggs, a dedicated, loyal Australian Shepherd, refuses to see his family torn apart…
Ripley: Fire Station Five is a new Dogs with a Purpose adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Dog's Purpose, W. Bruce Cameron!
Some dogs were…
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Bruce Hales-Dutton
Ayrton Senna grew from being a clumsy toddler who couldn't climb stairs into one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. After early successes in his motorsport career…
Rachel Syers
The extraordinary story of a man born into hardship who became a legend in Australian sport and politics, appearing in thousands of news headlines for more than half a century…
Mary M. Cronin, Bruce Berman
Alfred Palmer was a prolific home front photographer whose work was used by numerous federal propaganda agencies during WWII. A master of lighting and an early adopter of color film…
Dorothy Tse, Natascha Bruce (trans.)
A professor falls in love with a mechanical ballerina in a mordant and uncanny fable of contemporary Hong Kong.
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Bradley Fowler, Bruce G. Chaundy
This book explores current cybersecurity trends and effective software applications, AI, and decision-making processes to combat cyberattacks. It emphasizes the importance of compliance, provides downloadable digital forensics software, and examines…
Bruce Pascoe
This gentle story set in the rugged Australian bush is about a small calf who becomes separated from his family.
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Bruce Robert Coffin, LynDee Walker
An ancient mystery ignites a modern day treasure hunt.
When an artifact with the potential to destabilize the Middle East disappears, experts Avery Turner and Carter Mosley are summoned to…
Bruce L. Miller, Virginia Sturm
The book describes the scientific underpinnings of human behavior and values.Through the retelling of fascinating clinical stories of people with neurological conditions, this book explores the parts of the brain…
Jorn Lier Horst
The chilling new novel from Norwegian superstar J rn Lier Horst. This is Nordic Noir at its spine-tingling best
Thomas Kerr has finally agreed to lead the police to his…
