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    Christmas Under the Overpass
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    Christmas Under the Overpass

    On Monday, a mattress appeared under the overpass. On Tuesday, a blanket, and an upside-down box. On Wednesday, most of a sofa. On Thursday, a pile of clothes. On Friday there appeared a rickety old man asleep on a rickety old chair. ‘We have a new...
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    Butterfly Girl
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    Butterfly Girl

    Olivia and her butterfly friends spend all of their time together, until one day everything changes, and Olivia and her mother move to an apartment in the city.Olivia is heartbroken because she doesn’t want to leave her butterfly friends behind but her...
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  • Pepper Masalah and the Temple of Cats
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    Pepper Masalah and the Temple of Cats

    Pepper Masalah lives with Zamir and his family on an olive farm in Australia. Zam’s grandmother is from the old country (Kashmir) and she brought with her an ancient carpet. She is the only one who believes the carpet can fly and will try to find its...
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    Meet Mim
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    Meet Mim

    The world of the sandy seabed is brought to life in Meet Mim, the story of one of the natural world’s masters of disguise — the mimic octopus. Sandra Severgnini sets up a delightful guessing game for the reader while showcasing the abilities of this...
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    Monet Chases the Light Monet Chases the Light
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    Monet Chases the Light

    Monet Chases the Light is a creative non-fiction picture book for children aged 4-6 years. Claude Monet, a French artist, produced paintings that glowed with light and colour. Monet was fascinated by light and painted at all times of the day, in all...
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  • Secret Science Society in Space
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    Secret Science Society in Space

    THE SECRET SCIENCE SOCIETY IN SPACE is a fun story about diversity and individuality and the joys of science. It follows the adventures of four students who are forced to work together to represent their school to produce a project for a science fair...
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    If I Were A Lion
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    If I Were A Lion

    If I Were A Lion follows the journey of different children as they express admiration for different lion traits, wishing they had the same courage, curiosity, lounging ability or terrific smile that lions do. But, with the wishing comes the realisation...
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    Harriet’s Hungry Worms Harriet’s Hungry Worms
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    Harriet’s Hungry Worms

    This funny, engaging eco story invites young readers to follow the adventures of Harriet’s ravenous compost worms as they munch their way through their wide and wonderful weekly menu. Harriet’s nine-hundred-and-eighty-three hungry worms live in a shady...
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  • Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet
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    Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet

    Pepper Masalah and the Flying Carpet is a junior fiction story based on the adventures of a Bombay/British Shorthair cross cat called Pepper Masalah, a 9-year-old boy called Zamir and a flying carpet. Author Rosanne Hawke blends culture, legend, and...
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    Mama's Chickens
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    Mama's Chickens

    A sensitive, beautifully illustrated book that uses backyard chickens to give a closely observed child’s-eye view of early-onset dementia. Mama didn’t want chickens, but she grows to love them as her dementia symptoms increase. Her young children see...
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  • Colour for Curlews
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    Colour for Curlews

    Who could resist a little dab of colour here and there? Two curious curlews discover a stash of paints and brushes. An adorable case of Australian birds introduce readers to the joy of colours and colour mixing.
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    Cloud Conductor
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    Cloud Conductor

    Frankie loves to just sit and watch the clouds. She conducts symphonies in the sky and listens to the melodies that only she can hear. As the seasons pass, Frankie is taken away from her bedroom on the tales she creates. Even when illness means she...
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  • Annabel's Dance
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    Annabel's Dance

    Hazy mazy oops a daisy, wriggle your ears but don’t go crazy! Annabel is no ordinary sheep. She is wiggly and jiggly. Loud noises hurt her ears and no matter how hard she tries, she just can’t fit in with the mob. Until one day her supersensitive style...
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    Amira's Magpie
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    Amira's Magpie

    Amira’s Magpie is a story of friendship, family and escape; of bravery and resilience in the face of hardship. It is the story of hope we find in small happinesses, even when it seems like all hope is lost. In the evocative and primarily monochrome...
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  • Motive Games
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    Motive Games

    In Canada, Phil Roland is a hero. He's saved his dad's company, Motive Games; solved his dad's murder; and exposed a mafia ring. But by his second day in Auckland, Phil's life is out of control. The E3 East gaming show was supposed to be Motive's big...
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  • Motive Games: DDU
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    Motive Games: DDU

    In Canada, Phil Roland is a hero. He's saved his dad's company, Motive Games; solved his dad's murder; and exposed a mafia ring. But by his second day in Auckland, Phil's life is out of control. The E3 East gaming show was supposed to be Motive's big...
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  • Marty's Nut-Free Party
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    Marty's Nut-Free Party

    Marty loved to party. At every party, Marty was the first to arrive and the last to leave. That was before Marty found out that peanuts make him sick. Really sick. Parties aren't so much fun for Marty now that he keeps ending up in hospital. How can...
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  • Lily's Balloon
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    Lily's Balloon

    When Lily finds a beautiful, big, shiny balloon she wants to keep it forever… But what if somebody else needs it more? Lilly’s Balloon is a gentle, hopeful story about disappointment, loss and learning to let go. Three young lives are connected through...
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  • Mustara
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    Mustara

    Every day Mustara and Taj look out onto a sea of yellow-red dust and stones. The sand rolls and shifts. Taj’s father says it is like the waves of the ocean and the spinifex bushes are little boats blown about by the wind. Taj longs to take his young...
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    Slowly! Slowly! Doucement! Doucement!
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    Slowly! Slowly! Doucement! Doucement!

    Throughout Slowly! Slowly! Grandfather teaches Bongani and young readers the important virtues of patience, perseverance, resilience and being grateful for what you have. These life lessons are important for preparing children for life experiences and...
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  • Slowly! Slowly!
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    Slowly! Slowly!

    Throughout Slowly! Slowly! Grandfather teaches Bongani and young readers the important virtues of patience, perseverance, resilience and being grateful for what you have. These life lessons are important for preparing children for life experiences and...
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  • Amanda Commander : The Purple Invitation
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    Amanda Commander : The Purple Invitation

    Amanda Commander is kind, loyal and a natural-born leader. But even school can be a battlefield at times, so sometimes Amanda and her Squad need a plan just to survive. When every girl in Year Three gets an invitation to Eve’s birthday party except...
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  • Amanda Commander : The Pinky Promise
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    Amanda Commander : The Pinky Promise

    Amanda Commander: The Pinky Promise is the second book of the Amanda Commander series. With friends Mai and Lu, the Dolphin Squad is about to tackle the upcoming Cross Country! Although, not all of them love running. When they plan a way to enjoy the...
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  • Amanda Commander : The Yellow Dress
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    Amanda Commander : The Yellow Dress

    Amanda and her two best friends, Lucia and Mai, are the Dolphin Squad. They live by the beach, hang out in HQ and solve all sort of problems. Amanda Commander is nearly nine and there is nothing she loves more than hanging out with her two best...
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    Edward’s War Edward’s War
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    Edward’s War

    A sweet, poignant story about the passing of time and an enduring friendship between a girl and her teddy bear. Katie and Edward do everything together. They especially love to play in the old summer house in the garden. Katie and Edward listen as the...
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    Jørn’s Magnificent Imagination
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    Jørn’s Magnificent Imagination

    Celebrating new ideas that can make a world of difference, Jørn’s Magnificent Imagination is the true story of Jørn Utzon, the architect of the world-renowned Sydney Opera House. Was it a sailboat, a seashell, a swan or an orange peel that inspired Jørn...
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    Lucky’s Horse Shoes Lucky’s Horse Shoes
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    Lucky’s Horse Shoes

    Captivated by the glamour of elegant hats and high-heeled shoes, a spirited racehorse named Lucky, who is the fastest horse in the stable, becomes determined to emulate race-day fashion in the quest to win the cup, only to discover that the best shoes to...
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    Violin and Cello
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    Violin and Cello

    A perfect gift for any young musician! Violin & Cello celebrates musical friends — with a bonus duet of ‘The Mystery Friends’ for young violinists and cellists to play now!  Children will love this heart-warming story about making music with...
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    Granny Smith Granny Smith
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    Granny Smith

    Granny Smith looks after her husband, her children and the trees that grow in her orchard. The original Granny Smith was in fact more famous in her lifetime for being the local midwife than she was for her now internationally acclaimed green apples,...
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    Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
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    Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!

    Richie the rooster loved waking up the farm each morning. He loved it so much that he began to crow earlier and earlier. Again and again! Stop, everyone cried. But Richie wouldn’t stop. Until one day… A hilarious story about how sometimes you can have...
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    Milly and the Mulberry Tree
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    Milly and the Mulberry Tree

    A delightful story about the magic of both home and other worlds, which will encourage exploration, caring for the environment, and seeing the wonder in everywhere we go.   When Milly and Papa plant a mulberry tree, Milly has no idea how magical and...
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    Don’t Think About Purple Elephants
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    Don’t Think About Purple Elephants

    Sometimes Sophie worries — not during the day when she is busy with family and friends, but at night when everything is calm and quiet. What if her favourite shirt is still in the wash and she can’t wear it at the weekend? Or what if she forgets her...
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    Freddy the Not-Teddy Freddy the Not-Teddy
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    Freddy the Not-Teddy

    Freddy is certainly not a Teddy, but that won’t stop him from being the star of the Teddy Bears’ Picnic in this inspiring story about inclusion, friendship and staying true to yourself. Freddy is Jonah’s favourite stuffed toy, but no one knows quite what...
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    Where’s Lucky?
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    Where’s Lucky?

    Lucky, the orphaned swamp wallaby, has a knack for getting into mischief. While Theresa and Tony care for him, and their mob of other joeys, Lucky gets into lots of places he should not be. Where will they find Lucky next? An amusing tale about the...
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    Too Many Ducks Too Many Ducks
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    Too Many Ducks

    What do you do when your life is overrun by ducks and everything gets to be just a little too much? Find out in this beautifully illustrated story about a boy and his newfound flock of aquatic friends. One morning, Alexander wakes to find a duck waiting...
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    In the Shadow of an Elephant
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    In the Shadow of an Elephant

    A thought-provoking story filled with content that will generate a variety of discussions both at home and in the classroom. A gentle introduction to loss and bereavement with the positive overtones of the strength that can come from friendship between...
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    Hector and his Highland Dancers Hector and his Highland Dancers
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    Hector and his Highland Dancers

    An Australian chicken breeder, Mr McFowler, fails to win competitions with his prized chicken, Hector, mainly because Hector had a nose pecking habit and an inability to remain still when being judged. Mr McFowler was downcast as he felt Hector was the...
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  • Patch and Ruby
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    Patch and Ruby

    Patch the pony is lonely. He has fun with his young owner, Sam, and the other farm animals are friendly, but sometimes it feels as if he still doesn’t quite fit in. Then one day Sam has an idea and something happens that changes Patch’s life forever...
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  • Paddy O'Melon
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    Paddy O'Melon

    Paddy O’Melon is the endearing story of a young rainforest kangaroo. Separated from his mother as a young joey, Paddy is found and raised by an Irish family who live in the rainforest and often help orphaned or injured animals. But while Paddy loves his...
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  • Finn and Puss
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    Finn and Puss

    Finn, a young boy, is lonely. Puss, a cat, is lost. Then Finn and Puss meet. Suddenly Finn isn’t lonely anymore, and Puss seems quite happy to be with Finn too. So when Finn sees a ‘Lost’ poster, put up by Puss’s owners, he’s faced with a tough decision...
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  • Sir Isaac Newton
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    Sir Isaac Newton

    The work of Sir Isaac Newton created the foundations for modern science and furthered our understanding of the universe. He discovered gravity, he invented calculus, and he defined the three Laws of Motion that form the basis of modern physics. He also...
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  • Scaredy Book Scaredy Book
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    Scaredy Book

    Book lives at the library and desperately wants to go outside like the other books, but is scared of what might happen ‘out there’ – he could get splashed, or even lose pages! Meanwhile, Emma loves visiting the library and delights in the many adventure...
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    Saying Goodbye to Barkley
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    Saying Goodbye to Barkley

    Olivia and her dog Barkley are inseparable. He’s her sidekick, her partner in crime-fighting — they’re the perfect pair. But then, Barkley dies and Olivia is heartbroken. Gradually, however, she realizes that Barkley wouldn’t want her to be unhappy for...
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    Grandpa’s Noises Grandpa’s Noises
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    Grandpa’s Noises

    Children love laughing about body noises. In Grandpa’s Noises, a range of sounds and words coming from body and mouth are explained in a warm and funny intergenerational romp ‘Eyenolessgofurawark’ is obviously Grandpa-speak for ‘I know, let’s go for a...
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    Ho Ho Ho! Ho Ho Ho!
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    Ho Ho Ho!

    A wordless, graphic picture book set in a traditional snow-filled landscape, where Santa Claus and his reindeer are on their magical Christmas Eve flight to visit all the children around the world. ‘Ho Ho Ho!’ chuckles Santa as he delivers presents to...
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    Toy Mountain Toy Mountain
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    Toy Mountain

    Sam is tired of his toys. Why would he want his Grandma’s old trainset and teddy when there’s a toy factory high up in the clouds that makes rumbly red toys, grumbly green toys and so much more? In this important story about reducing waste and taking...
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    Lonely Planet Kids Deadly Animal Atlas
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    Lonely Planet Kids Deadly Animal Atlas

    Beware! The world's deadliest creatures reside in the pages of this epic kid's animal atlas… do you dare to meet them all?Discover the world's scariest beasts in this ultimate compendium of our planet's most fearsome predators. From snakes, sharks, and...
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    Lonely Planet Kids The Rocks Book

    The ultimate introduction to rocks, minerals, and gemstones for kids - and grown-ups too!What are rocks? How do fossils form? Are rocks different across the world? The Rocks Book has all the answers for curious readers, budding geologists - and...
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