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  • BOOK OF HORSES AND UNICORNS BOOK OF HORSES AND UNICORNS
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    BOOK OF HORSES AND UNICORNS

    Take a journey through the ages and around the world - from ancient Greece, to the time of Genghis Khan to Arthurian England and then to outback Australia in the 1950s. Each story weaves the fantastic into the commonplace or focuses on the special...
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  • Hairy Nose, Itchy Butt
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    Hairy Nose, Itchy Butt

    Ever had an itch you couldn't scratch? Hairy-Nosed Wombat has one, and somebody has chopped down his favourite scratching tree!Join our marsupial hero on an itchity, scratchity adventure as he tries to find the perfect place to scratch his butt.Itchity,...
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  • Friends of the Museum
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    Friends of the Museum

    Explore Australia's spectacular natural world!Colour along as you discover fascinating facts about Australia's wondrous wildlife, from birds and butterflies to wallabies and whales, along with crystals, fossils and other marvels of nature.This...
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    Horridus and the Night Forest
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    Horridus and the Night Forest

    Age range 3+What kinds of Cretaceous creatures roam the forest at night?Join Horridus the Triceratops and Archie the Avisaurus as they explore the undergrowth and discover the magic of a twilight stroll through the trees in this second instalment of the...
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    The Quest for Kool
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    The Quest for Kool

    Age range 5+The Quest for Kool follows the adventures of an intrepid palaeontologist echidna named Tacho. Her all-time favourite animal is the Koolasuchus, and her greatest wish is to meet one of these long-extinct amphibians in the flesh. So she invents...
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    Horridus and the Hidden Valley
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    Horridus and the Hidden Valley

    Age rang: 3+Join Horridus the Triceratops and Archie the Avisaurus on their Cretaceous quest to unlock the secrets of Hidden Valley.Along the way they'll encounter lakes, mountains, Tyrannosaurs, Pterosaurs and a distinct lack of decent snacks.Will they...
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    Saving Seal
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    Saving Seal

    *CBCA 2022 Notable Book: Eve Pownall Award*Age range 6 to 9Seal has made his home in the waters of a coastal village, but he often finds himself trapped and ensnared in the plastic rubbish filling the Bay. Fortunately, he is rescued by Lizzie and Grandpa...
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  • Chooks in Dinner Suits
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    Chooks in Dinner Suits

    **Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature, Winner 2017****CBCA, Notable Award for Picture Book of the Year 2017****CBCA, Notable Award for Eve Pownell Information Book of the Year 2017**Age range 3+On a tiny island lives a waddle...
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  • Marion and the Forty Thieves
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    Marion and the Forty Thieves

    A smirking boy shuffled past the door, and Marion, hands shaking, quickly turned the key in the lock. It was Cotterson, the boy from Sewers Canal who wanted to burn the Sobraon. Her heart jolted.The barge had delivered the Forty Thieves onto the...
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  • New Year Surprise!
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    New Year Surprise!

    Age range 6 to 9Little Brother is told by his brother and his friends that he's too small to help out at the Spring Festival. He's too little to fly a kite and he's not strong enough to hold a dragon pole. But Father says he has a special job to do. What...
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  • Courageous Kids and their Amazing Adventures
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    Courageous Kids and their Amazing Adventures

    Age range 6+Stephanie Owen Reeder's Heritage Heroes series celebrates stories of incredible survival, persistence and resilience by young people. This book binds together the five original, beloved stories with two brand new ones:Brave Bee and the...
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    Ayla's Christmas Wish
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    Ayla's Christmas Wish

    Age range 3 to 6Christmas is coming and Ayla wants a snowman just like in her book, but there is no snow to be found in her drought-stricken town, not even a drop of rain. Only bales of hay.Ayla's Christmas Wish is inspired by the small, south-west...
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  • Captain Thunderbolt's Recital
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    Captain Thunderbolt's Recital

    Age range 4+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 Recital, author Jane Jolly retells the true tale of one of the...
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  • Sorry Day
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    Sorry Day

    Winner of the 2019 CBCAEve Pownall Award for Information BooksAge range 7+There was a hum of excitement. Flags flickered in the breeze as Maggie's heart danced with delight. 'This is a very special day!' her mother said.Maggie...
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    Strangers on Country
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    Strangers on Country

    *Honour Book for the CBCA Book of the Year 2021: Eve Pownall Award for information books*Age range 8+Giom, Anco and Duramboi are the names of just three young shipwreck survivors and convict escapees who were given refuge by Indigenous communities during...
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    Little Lon
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    Little Lon

    Little Lon scrapes back the layers of history to show how people lived and worked in a post settlement Australian city. Behind the grand buildings of the big streets was Little Lon. A working-class district of little houses and narrow lanes, bursting...
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  • The Red Bridge
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    The Red Bridge

    Age range 5 to 9Claire's family has moved from Australia to Vietnam and the little girl finds herself lost in the busy, bustling streets of Hanoi, until she finds the red bridge and a new friend to show her the way.Kylie Dunstan's stunning collage...
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    AlphaKid
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    AlphaKid

    Age range 5+ Annoying, bored, creative and daring, AlphaKid is every kid-at their best (kind, loving), worst (impatient, unreasonable) and in between (smelly, odd). Packed with heart and humour, kids of all ages will smirk and titter at this A...
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  • A New Prayer for the Animals
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    A New Prayer for the Animals

    Age 5 to 12From the oceans and coastal plains to the African Veldt, we share thisearth with many unique and wonderful creatures. This book celebrates MarkWilson's lifelong passion for endangered wildlife and the preservation ofhabitat. A New...
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  • Hip Hip Hooray
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    Hip Hip Hooray

    Age range 3 to 6The big day is almost here. The invitations are sent, the presents made pretty...there's some fun to prepare!Peek inside the homes of these adorable animals as they celebrate charming birthday traditions - from party hats and piatas to...
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    Bessie's War

    Age range 6+ Bessie's War takes a look at the part women on the home front played in World War 1. Bessie is frustrated because her brothers and father are off fighting the war and she is stuck at home feeling like she can offer no help...
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    Pandora & the Key to Spring

    Age range 5 to 9Butterfly Girls follows the adventures of two friends who share a special secret. In their sleepy seaside village of St Ives there's a park and in the park, under the Eucalypts, there's a clover patch and inside the clover patch there's...
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  • Rosy and the Baby Unicorn
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    Rosy and the Baby Unicorn

    Age range 6 to 9Butterfly Girls follows the adventures of two friends who share a special secret. In their sleepy seaside village of St Ives there's a park and in the park, under the Eucalypts, there's a clover patch and inside the clover patch there's...
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  • No Kind of Superman
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    No Kind of Superman

    Age range 3 to 6 Dad doesn't always get the small things right! But then, it's not always the small things that matter. When it comes to big things...well, Dad has his own brand of superpowers to call on.
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    Cockatoo
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    Cockatoo

    In the hollow of an ancient tree, a black cockatoo chick relies on its parents for survival. But as spring turns to summer, only the young cockatoo can save itself from the deadly heat.A story about the magnificent black cockatoo, how they begin their...
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    Like A Gannet
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    Like A Gannet

    Little Francie feels capable and confident in the water, so when she watches her bigger cousins diving like gannets from the diving boards at the local pool, she wants to do it too. But can she be a gannet if she cannot even dive? Like A Gannet is a...
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    Shy Mala

    In the central desert of Australia north of Alice, Warla, a tiny shy mala sat under a bush. What was that ? Danger!" The Marla is a small nocturnal marsupial that inhabits the spinifex and hummock grasslands of the central desert. The numbers of...
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  • Go Wild
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    Go Wild

    Age range 0 to 3Howl to the moon Stamp your feet. Roar from your belly GO WILDGo Wild encourages children to feel free to express themselves and have fun. Following on from Anna's previous board books Love Green and Chill Out, these books encourage young...
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    Cubby Hunting
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    Cubby Hunting

    Age range 4 to 6Little Max has little legs, little feet and little steps. When Rosie, Izzy and Georgi go cubby hunting, little Max wants to go too but he can't keep up with his friends. Max soon finds himself lost and alone. But what else will he...
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    What Noise Does the Baby Make?
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    What Noise Does the Baby Make?

    Age range 0 to 4If a monkey goes oo-ooand a lion goes, ROAR!What noise does the baby make?This wonderfully noisy book will delight readers with all the different sounds animals make from the common to the unexpected.
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    Baby Does Too
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    Baby Does Too

    Age range 0 to 3'When Nana knits, sister bakes and brother hides, what does baby do?'A beautifully illustrated book celebrating the joy and chaos of babyhood.
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    The Bill Dup
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    The Bill Dup

    Age range 4 to 8A young boy notices a line of ants marching in, right into the house. His mum says they spell rain but she doesn't want to get his hopes up...A charming and linguistically playful story about a boy's first experience of The Bill...
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    Cloudspotting
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    Cloudspotting

    Age range 4 to 6When the sun rises over the sea, the sky is a canvas of possibilities for a father and daughter. Cloudspotting is a joyful celebration of love, lunch and the imagination. Join a father and daughter as they share a special time catching...
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  • Poppy's Gift
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    Poppy's Gift

    Age range 3+Oswin, the cricket, likes singing. When a poppy appears on his dry sand hill he falls in love and offers to sing for her. But Poppy rejects Oswin's offer as she prefers the more colourful visitors. However they soon disappear and Poppy...
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  • Little Dolphin
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    Little Dolphin

    Age range 4+Little Dolphin celebrates the level of intelligence and compassion that scientists are only now realising Dolphins possess, and explores the life of a young dolphin as it approached adulthood. We follow little dolphin from her difficult birth...
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  • Love Green
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    Love Green

    Age range 1 to 3Love Green focuses on the importance of appreciating nature, and being grateful but also fostering curiosity and taking active responsibility for the world around us and the environment. Practical and simple thoughts on being one with the...
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  • Chill Out
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    Chill Out

    Age range 1 to 3Chill Out focuses on the importance of being free to be still and to experience small moments. To appreciate simple but powerful everyday things and to find ways of relaxing the mind and body. These little exercises help to keep the mind...
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    Charlie's War
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    Charlie's War

    Age range 4+A young Aboriginal boy's dream of shearing sheep turns into reality. Then war breaks out in Europe. Despite initially not being able to enlist, he and his two best friends eventually sign up and their lives are changed forever. How this book...
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  • Winter's Blanket
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    Winter's Blanket

    Age range 3 to 6When an autumn leaf lands on Lilly's nose her mother tells her that winter is creeping in. Lilly has never seen winter, she has a lot of questions. Does winter creep about like a ghost? Does it roar like a monster? And when it...
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    Secrets of the Seasons
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    Secrets of the Seasons

    Age range 3 to 6As the seasons shift, the world around us changes.Cicadas drone and clouds rumble.Fruit bats squabble and snails ooze.Leaves drift and bees bustle.Secrets of the seasons explores the magic of a childhood spent in the Australian bush,...
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    My Aussie Plants and Animals
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    My Aussie Plants and Animals

    Age range 3 to 6My Aussie Plants and Animals is a great introduction to the alphabet using much loved Australian flora and fauna. Each letter introduces the young readers to a different Australian animal and plant whilst also reinforcing their...
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    Ghostie
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    Ghostie

    Age range 3 to 6 When Mum and Dad are busy working, Ava gets bored. Luckily for her, Ghostie comes to the rescue. There's mischief and mayhem galore as together they explore his ghostly powers and celebrate family, friendship and imaginative play.
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  • Waiting For Hugo
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    Waiting For Hugo

    Age range 3 to 6Waiting for Hugo explores notions of diversity and difference. The central character is a young boy who has an obsessive interest which dominates his life and that of his family.This is a trait often present in children who have Autism...
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    The Most Magnificent Thing
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    The Most Magnificent Thing

    Age range 3 to 6A warm hug, a loud cheer, a tickly hand, a steady hand.Following a boy and his dad through the day we see all the ways a dad, through his actions, shows his love. The Most Magnificent Thingis a tribute to the everyday magnificence of dads.
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