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Dog Beach by Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White

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Title: Dog Beach Author: Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White Genre: Fiction Publisher: NLA Publishing Published:  1st November 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Look who’s at the dog beach!Strong dogs, long dogs,Playing dogs, staying dogs,Black dogs, brown dogs, go-to-town dogs, Bit-of-a-clown dogs, upside-down dogs, Mopey dogs, dopey dogs, Shaggy dogs, waggy dogs … Going to… Continue reading Dog Beach by Julie Murphy, illustrated by Annie White

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Flora Most Curious by Tania McCartney

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Title: Flora Most Curious Author: Tania McCartney Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: NLA Publishing Published: 1st October 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 48 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: When it comes to flora, Australia is a land of diversity. From rainforests to deserts, mountains to the seashore, 90 per cent of our plant life is unique to this ancient land.… Continue reading Flora Most Curious by Tania McCartney

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Marion and the Forty Thieves by Sarah Luke

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Title: Marion and the Forty Thieves Author: Sarah Luke Genre: Faction, Historical Fiction Publisher: NLA Publishing Published: 1st July 2024 Format: Hardcover Pages: 208 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Marion’s life is anything but ordinary. The daughter of the principal, Captain Neitenstein, she is the only girl aboard a magnificent floating boys’ school, anchored permanently in Sydney… Continue reading Marion and the Forty Thieves by Sarah Luke

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Courageous Kids and their Amazing Adventures by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Liz Duthie (illustrator)

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Title: Courageous Kids and their Amazing Adventures Author: Stephanie Owen Reeder and Liz Duthie (illustrator) Genre: History, Non-fiction Publisher: NLA Publishing Published: 1st November 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 352 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: Stephanie Owen Reeder’s Heritage Heroes series celebrates stories of incredible survival, persistance and resilience by young people. This book binds together the five original, beloved stories with… Continue reading Courageous Kids and their Amazing Adventures by Stephanie Owen Reeder and Liz Duthie (illustrator)

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Captain Thunderbolt’s Recital by Jane Jolly, illustrated by Liz Duthie

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Title: Captain Thunderbolt’s Recital Author: Jane Jolly, illustrated by Liz Duthie Genre: Historical Publisher: National Library of Australia Publications Published: 1st July 2023 Format: Hardcover Pages: 40 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: Captain Thunderbolt was known as the ‘gentleman bushranger’. He didn’t like violence, was always polite, and even paid back most of the money he stole. In Captain Thunderbolt’s… Continue reading Captain Thunderbolt’s Recital by Jane Jolly, illustrated by Liz Duthie