The best-selling treasury of poems for young people, compiled by much-loved Australian author Libby Hathorn. A rich collection of Australian poetry, with old favourites alongside works of contemporary poets. Offering readers pleasure and renewed appreciation of our Australian culture and land. I hope this collection stirs something in the heart and mind of the young ...
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Wonderstop, the Adventures of Bodge and Widge
You can take the journey with Bodge and Widge, the Wandering Wombats. You can help ward off the evil Boom and Jag who want to steal their magic computer, Lumino, and help them to arrive safe and sound at the Land of Most. The only thing is, you have to get through 8 stops, picking ...
Women’s Work
Take delight in this collection of moving reflections on women in their various roles. Thoughtfulness, longing, anger, humour, sadness and joy thread their way through these beautifully expressed poems. Well known poets such as Judith Beveridge, Gig Ryan, Susan Hampton, Rhyll McMaster and Tricia Dearborn share their thoughts with some 70 poets in this diverse ...
Fire Song
Ingrid’s family hits hard times – her father’s gone, her two brothers have been fostered out and there’s no money. When her mother asks her to do something she knows is wrong – something completely against her principles – Ingrid is desperate for help. But who can she turn to? She finds that she is ...
Friends and Secret
Jessica’s best friend leaves the school and she feels alone in a crowded playground. Paolo is shy and awkward – but he has a delightful secret he shares with Jessica that changes everything.
A Face in the Water
Set in India at the Taj Mahal, this time-slip tale tells of Pearl, an Australian tourist, meeting a child of the past in young Goharara. The face in the water is Goharara. And she is none other than the daughter of the Shah Jahan, the Emperor who built the Taj Mahal long ago, in memory ...
All About Anna
Anna is a high-spirited girl who has great ideas, such as teaching her cousins, Harriet, Lizzie and Christopher to fly! Her ideas generally lead to trouble. But she’s always good fun even though her cousins often have to pay for her plans of action!
Paolo’s Secret
Jessica doesn’t want to go to school anymore. Her best friend has left and she feels all alone in a crowd. But things change when the quiet and shy Paolo shares an amazing secret. And that’s when she discovers there are friends all around. Reprinted as Friends and Secrets.
Jezza Sez
Jezza always has a myriad of good ideas and other kids seem to follow him. His scheme to buy a bright yellow inflatable boat sometimes leads to trouble but he does manage to save money. Just when he finally has enough, he learns that his mother needs some money for something more important than his ...
So Who Needs Lotto
Cosmo and everyone else thinks the new girl at school, Denise, is a pain. But then he finds they share an interest in dogs and they become friends. It proves the point that the best things in life are free.
