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Their lives couldn't be more different, but Emmie can't help liking Bertha Schippan. She's funny and knowing and wild, and she distracts Emmie from the monotony of farm life in their tiny, isolated community. But, as Emmie soon discovers, Bertha has secrets. Terrible secrets. This heartbreaking story is based on a real crime that took place more than a century ago, capturing headlines all around Australia.
Every month of the year there are jobs to do on a small Australian farm. Fruit ripens, lambs are born, hay is harvested. 'A Year on our Farm' shows the passing of the seasons through the eyes of the children for whom the farm and all its animals is home. This delightful picture book won the Children's Book Council of Australia award for Book of the Year: Early Childhood.
Tom wants a pet he can play with. Monty the ferret is perfect. He's smart, he can run fast, and he loves playing hide-and-seek!
Escape into nature with Matt Baker's fascinating journey through the natural year and family life on the farm 'A delight' Countryfile Magazine _______ Matt Baker finds his calm on the farm. Surrounded by nature with his family, dogs, array of sheep, Mediterranean miniature donkeys and a whole host of wildlife in the farm's ancient woodland, Matt shows us how the power and beauty of the countryside can bring joy to us all. Following the ever-changing seasons of the year, we see woodland animals emerge after a long winter of hibernation and lambs begin to gambol in April. We hear the dawn chorus in the height of summer and see the preparations unfold for the harsh and wild winter months. Peppered with hand drawn sketches, unforgettable moments from Matt's TV career and stories of a landscape you'll fall in love with - from its sun-soaked pastures to 6ft snow drifts - Matt reveals how the outdoors has made him who he is today.
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Just about everybody I know recycles stuff. They say they're MAKING A DIFFERENCE. They say they're helping to SAVE THE PLANET. Most books for children about the environment are either scary or too 'worthy' for words. Here at last is a clever, funny, informative book to inspire kids. Water isn't exactly a new idea, and everyone should know about the water cycle, but in this book readers will discover, through a child's eyes, the real magic and importance of water. Penny Matthews' warm and clever text and Tom Jellett's wonderful comic-strip illustrations make this simply the best book about the environment for kids in the market today. Small things can make a big difference.
Zizzy is a baby sloth who likes nothing better than to hang upside down in a tree. Occasionally he catches a glimpse of blue through the rainforest trees and wonders what it can be. One day a bird offers to show him, and Zizzy is off on the journey of his life.
First day of school, new experiences and making friends play centre stage for this book for pre-schoolers. It is Maddie¿s first day of school and she has everything ready ¿ her uniform, shoes, socks and hat. But there is one special thing that Maddie can¿t leave behind ¿ her blanky! Award winners Penny Matthews and Liz Anelli team up to bring us this wonderful picture book about the excitement of going to ¿big¿ school for the first time.
Katie is not very excited about her best friend's baby brother or the fact that soon there's going to be a new baby in her house too. Then an incident changes her outlook.
A magical story of friendship and fate in the exciting new Lightning Strikes series. Shy Stacey Bunn and outgoing Twyla Popovic are exact opposites but also the best of friends. On the day of Twyla's birthday, Stacey and Twyla are set go to the Royal Show. But their horoscopes tell them that their best friend is going to betray them! The events of the day prove the prediction to be spot on but with the help of a mysterious fortune teller, the girls manage to put things right.