Books
Zac and Zeb and the Make Believe Birthday Party
Sarah Massini
Format: Paperback
It's Zac's birthday and by the end of his party, his best friend - Zeb - is feeling glum: Zeb wishes it was his birthday too, as parties look such fun. Zac decides to cheer Zeb up with a make-believe birthday party, which takes them on magical journey to the moon and back for a really special birthday treat!
The Convict Valley
Mark Dunn
Format: Paperback
The story of the second British settlement in Australia, where a notoriously brutal convict regime became the template for penal stations in other states. Mark Dunn explores relations between the white settlers and the local Aboriginal landholders, and uncovers a long forgotten massacre.
Fairy Tales: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
illustrated by Ed Bryan
Format: Paperback
A lively retelling of a favourite fairy tale that is 'just right' for bedtime
National Trust: Look What I Found in the Woods
Moira Butterfield, illustrated by Jesus Verona
Format: Hard Cover
Join in with a nature treasure hunt and discover more about amazing objects that can be found in the woods.
Mackenzie's Mission
Rachael Casella
Format: Paperback
A story of triumph over adversity, the strength that can be found in love and kindness, and the power of one couple to effect positive change in the world.
Forced Out
Kevin Maxwell
Format: Paperback
An explosive insider's account of racism, homophobia and wrongdoing in today's police force and his fight for change.
Fairy Tales: Snow White
illustrated by Ed Bryan
Format: Paperback
A lively retelling of a favourite fairy tale
Bottlebrush Creek
Maya Linnell
Format: Paperback
A pitch-perfect rural romance of changing relationships and family ties from the bestselling author of Wildflower Ridge.
Active Measures
Thomas Rid
This startling history of secret psychological operations traces the century-long rise of organized deception from the Russian Revolution to contemporary internet troll farms
The Poems of Basil Bunting
Basil Bunting
Format: Paperback
An important work of literary scholarship which highlights, for the first time, the achievement of a neglected modernist master - now in paperback
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