Nobody has ever been able to catch The Great Googly Moogly - a giant and terrifying fish of legend. But Stella aims to do just that. Armed with fishing gear and differing baits, she sets out every day to realise her dream, whatever the weather. But what will she do if she succeeds? Courtney Dicmas's latest book features a strong and spirited ......
2 men go tracking and hunting for cattle on horseback in the hot, dusty Central Australian Desert. When they return to the Cattle Station yards a few days later with several young bulls, their enthusiastic children enjoy watching the process from behind the safety of the wooden rails.
Making friends can be tough, but this rhyming picture book will help navigate difficulties of shyness and social anxiety. Shelli is determined to try to make friends with kids at school. Readers will relate as Shelli takes brave steps toward breaking out of her shell.
When the SOS Lifesaving Day is held on a pirate ship, Flick Foulweather wants to run down the gangplank and hide. The ocean terrifies her. Especially the sharks! Can the black cat face her fears and perform the rescue of her life? Welcome to the School of Scallywags (SOS), a boarding school for young pirates where each new day is an adventure ......
Tommy is terrified of dogs. When he gets an invitation to a big birthday party at his neighbor's house, his heart sinks-he can't possibly go, the dog is enormous and scary! This gentle introduction to the concept of exposure therapy for kids will help them deal with phobias.
When a family of hamsters are shipwrecked, the Scallywags help by raising money with a costume parade. But every costume The Big Chipper tries to make is a disaster! How will the salty seagull feel when he discovers Deluchio’s cool costume?
What happens when four students try to make their own Volcanic Candy? A full-on CATASTROPHE happens, that’s what happens! Join Mischief, Benny, Flick and Horace on their second disastrous adventure at the School of Scallywags.
It’s a rollercoaster ride from start to finish (and yes, there is an actual rollercoaster in the story). ......
Told in the first person, a young lady follows echidna tracks through grass and under rocks to find a big mob of echidnas. She is helped by her mother to carry them home in a bag, where her family help her to clean and cook them. Book 11 in the Reading Tracks series.
The story is told by a young boy who goes tracking and hunting with two men. The oldest man teaches them how to track and shoot a kangaroo. They return home with a big fat one, which they share around a fire with the family. Book 10 in the Reading Tracks series.
Mum and her three young children go looking for goannas. They find a big one but it runs up a tree to escape from them. Finally, it returns to the ground and they run after it. The children back in the camp are very happy when the family returns with a yummy meal to share with them all. Book 7 in the Reading Tracks books.
Set in Southern Africa: The book opens with a San woman and four San men doing chores in their traditional village. The men go to hunt for an Eland bull, which they kill and eat. Book 2 in the Reading Tracks series.
Told in the first person by an elderly lady who goes into the bush looking for signs of witchetty grubs. When she finally finds the signs in the sand under a witchetty tree, she digs up the roots, and shares the grubs with the women and kids back home.
We are very excited to introduce our Reading Tracks series of 15 learn-to-read books, featuring the tracking and hunting skills of the First Australians. Readers will be taken on exciting journeys which cover many of the following topics: Fishing for barramundi; Tracking and hunting for emus, cattle, camels, perenties, kangaroos....
Wonder is a beautifully illustrated rhyming picture book that aims to heighten awareness of and interest in the natural world. The reader is invited to follow and share in the adventure of two young girls who cycle together from dawn to dusk, passing through an unfolding series of landscapes representing the cycle of the seasons. It is a glimpse ......
Mischief McScruff is running late for class – again! With the scruffy Sea Dog on his last warning, Mischief must arrive on time for the circus excursion or face expulsion from the School of Scallywags. But being marooned on the not-so-deserted Dessert Island was not part of the plan. Can Mischief eat his way out of trouble and reach the circus ......