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Jackie French
Who invented cheese? Or bread and margarine? Where did lettuce and tomato plants originally come from? The plants we eat nowadays come from all over the world and the ways…
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Luke lives in modern-day Australia with his mother and stepfather, Sam. Lulach lives in 9th century Scotland with his mother and stepfather, Macbeth. Luke dreams about Lulach and Macbeth and…
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It’s 1854, and the Ballarat goldfields are a place of dreams and rebellion as Sam, a homeless teenager, is called back to the past to join the Puddlehams, who run…
How can Buster solve the disappearance of his werewolf parents when Uncle Wal keeps bugging him to act like a human all the time? What would TJ’s friends say if…
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The year is 1788, and in the newly created colony at Sydney Cove is struggling for survival. Seen through the eyes of the colony’s only surgeon and Nanberry, the Aboriginal…
A companion piece to the bestselling Hitler’s Daughter.
The third title in the Matilda saga, which began with A WALTZ FOR MATILDA and followed with THE GIRL FROM SNOWY RIVER. Blue Laurence has escaped the prison of her…
The second book in a series that explores little-known history about Australia’s fascinating past.
Barney Bean is keen to make his fortune and he hears a secret; a sailor’s secret…
Australian Children’s Laureate, book lover and dyslexia sufferer Jackie French gives a wonderful insight into how you can help your child discover a world of books. Does your child love…
Heartfelt, powerful and unforgettable. This extraordinary novel is set during WW2 and comes from one of Australia’s best - loved storytellers. The year is 1942 and the world is at…
Twelve-year-old Ben Huntsmore is the son of a shipowner, an only child who loves the farming life on his mother’s family estate, Badger’s Hill.
Based on eyewitness accounts, this fifth title in The Secret Histories series uncovers the secrets that the colonial government hid for over 200 years.
From bestselling and award-winning author Jackie French comes a new series for younger readers called The Secret Histories.
This first book in the series tells the story of a young…
This is the sequel to Walking the Boundaries . Martin is called back to Ted’s farm and when he walks the boundaries he is confronted by a terrible problem. He…
A collection of short stories, both historical and contemporary, based on real people and real events.
This is the story of a wombat’s life, told by Jackie French and illustrated by Bettina Guthridge.
Harry doesn’t really want to leave the farm to go to High School. And if he does go, will he want to come back to the farm? And then he…
A bundle of stories about Prudence and her best friend, the Phaery Ethereal - Phredde for short.
the plague is ravaging Europe. A young girl, lost and alone in her village after her family dies finds hope when Lady Dance comes by … Ages 10+ the plague…
A sequel to In the Blood , the author faces a pack of genetically engineered wolves, a trio of water sprites with a passion for muscular tentacles, and three bodies…
Another lighthearted bundle of stories about Prudence and her best friend, The Phaery Ethereal - Predde for short. Phredde, Prue and families have had lots of adventures in Stories to…
Mike’s neighbour is Lance Loosley, a boy everyone calls Loser . Loser tells Mike that Tenterfield – the old property nearby – is being used as a laboratory. One day…
Covers manners for various situations, such as kissing, dobbing, introductions and eating. This book also includes etiquette procedures for dealing with vampires, aliens, friends, zombies and more, delivered in a…
Aims to help parents and teachers identify children’s reading difficulties and then suggest ways to deal with them. This book contains practical solutions, showing there are many ways to improve…
Phredde, Pru and Bruce are back and this time they are in ancient Egypt. It seems Fluffy, Queen of the Nile, has sent a time tunnel to seek out a…
Tom Appleby, eight year old chimney sweep is convicted of stealing and sentenced to deportation to Botany Bay. This book tells of a colony that, despite its natural abundance, cannot…
Meet Phredde, the coolest phaery in the universe. Phredde is tiny, ferocious and Pru’s best friend. And with Pru’s brother turning into a werewolf, Pru needs all the magic help…
When your teacher’s a vampire, your brother’s a werewolf, and a frog named Bruce refuses to try to help to save Sleeping Beauty from the Prince, what else can happen…
There’s a grey-flesh zombie librarian tending her blood-starved books in the school library, and a 5,000-year-old Egyptian mummy roaming the corridors. Can Phredde and Pru escape? This book is for…
It’s a new school term and Phredde and her friends in the school footy team are determined to beat the West Wallabies, who are a footy team of vampires. This…
As a puppy, Snarf is fortuitously rescued by a young girl called Hekja when he is badly injured. Their simple but happy lives are changed unrecognisably when their village is…
Someone has left Pru a mansion of her very own! But why is Mr Nahsi the solicitor so keen for her to sell? What are the strange yellow puddles that…
All Martin has to do is walk the boundaries and the farm will be his. It is a bright sunny day when Martin sets out, but suddenly he finds himself…
Captain Cook’s goat had already sailed around the world before it went on its first voyage with Cook, and helped save everyone on board the ship from scurvy. As well…
The final title in the multi award-winning Hitler series, this compelling story follows on from Heidi’s story in Hitler’s Daughter and Georg’s in Pennies for Hitler, and shows us that…
Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a truly extraordinary woman. And after 2000 years, the story of her brave and remarkable life continues to inspire and enthrall us, as that…
A powerful novel from master storyteller Jackie French
The soldiers she saved called her the Angel of Waterloo. The husband she loved and lost called her Hen. The patients she…
Jackie French,Bruce Whatley
Take a closer look at Australia’s best-known marsupials. Why does Australia have animals that are so different from others anywhere else in the world? Why do ‘roos and wallabies have…
Japanese edition of Josephine Wants to Dance. Josephine loves to dance, but everyone knows that kangaroos do not dance. This day the ballet is in town and is rehearsing, but…
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From bestselling author Jackie French comes a book about the secrets we carry, those that we unearth - and those that are too dangerous to tell. The once impoverished medical…
From one of our most respected and award - winning authors, Jackie French, comes a fascinating and fresh interpretation of Australian history, focusing on how the land itself, rather than…
Exciting stories about animal heroes through history. ANIMAL STARS BOXED SET contains:
GOAT WHO SAILED THE WORLD
DOG WHO LOVED A QUEEN
CAMEL WHO CROSSED AUSTRALIA
DONKEY WHO CARRIED THE…
Justine Magee,Jackie French
This series has been created to assist HSC students of English in their understanding of set texts. Top Notes are easy to read, providing analysis of issues and discussion of…
Jackie French Koller
Chubby and I stood staring at the stove door, watching the flare of the burning letter. Someday had suddenly become starkly, terribly real. This town we loved, everything we knew…
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