Enter the Roo
Silent as the shadows!
Deadly as the ... err ... something ...
With their incredible kung fu skills, Kai, Harry and Charley already make an unstoppable team.
Then their train is hit by a meteor, and they discover they can transform into animals.
Mastering their new powers is no easy task, but someone needs to stop the Crocka Gang!
It's Kung Fu Roo and his team to the rescue!
Can they fight crime and keep their new identities secret?
Otto the Top Dog
This is Otto. Otto loves a lot of things, but nothing more than his beloved basket. From the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner Catherine Rayner, comes this sweet, humorous and beautifully illustrated tale of a sausage dog who just can't say no.
After Otto invites one of his friends to share his comfy basket, word quickly spreads around the neighbourhood. Soon he's sharing his cosy bed with all the dogs in the area, even taking in the local strays! Before he knows it, everyone is having the best sleep in his beloved basket: everyone, but Otto! Will Otto ever get his basket back to himself? And will he still like it if he does . . .
Otto is a delightfully funny tale that will entertain young readers, while showing them that while it's fun to share, sometimes too much of a good thing isn't so great either!
Would You Rather? Dinosaurs!
Would you rather have a row of spikes along your back? Or would you rather use your horns to save you from attack?
Would you rather have spikes or horns? Splash through icy water or stomp through muddy puddles? Get ready to play Would You Rather? Dinosaurs. In this laugh-out-loud rhyming picture book, preschool readers are given a fun choice on each page, with bouncy read-aloud text, bright, colourful illustrations and loads to spot along the way.
Would You Rather? Dinosaurs by Donna David and Eamonn O'Neill is packed full of roar-some fun, plus an amazing fold-out game at the end and reading tips for grown-ups.
The Little Witch Who Lost Her Broom!
Little Witch has lost her broom and needs to find it by the rise of the moon so she can take to the skies with the other witches for Halloween. To speed up her broom hunt, she tries out a number of methods of transport, including scooter, digger, train and plane, which lead to a series of misadventures.
Peppa’s World: The Must-Have Guide
In this special book, you can get to know all Peppa's family and friends, visit her favourite places and discover special secrets about Peppa's world!
There's lots to do in this brilliant book including learning fun facts, trying different activities, and discovering treasures! The perfect gift for the BIGGEST Peppa fans!
Did you know . . . Peppa loves jumping in MUDDY PUDDLES!
When Dinosaurs Roamed Australia
Millions of years before you and me,living in wetlands and by the sea,
lurking in lakes and green forest floors,
Australia was home to DINOSAURS!
Journey back in time to the Cretaceous period and meet the dinosaurs that roamed Australia millions of years ago.
Descendants: The Rise of Red
In this newest installment in the mega-hit Descendants franchise, former Villain Kid Uma, now headmaster of Auradon Prep, extends an invite to the school to another VK - Red, the rebellious daughter of the tyrannical Queen of Hearts from Wonderland. The Queen of Hearts has long held a grudge against Auradon, and especially Cinderella, and seizes the opportunity to seek revenge when she drops her daughter off at school. When the Queen of Hearts incites a coup against Auradon, Red must team up with Cinderella's perfectionist daughter Chloe and travel back in time to try to undo the traumatic event that set Red's mother down her villainous path.
Poo at the Zoo
Sophia and Ollie have always dreamed of working at the zoo like their parents. Now, they've been given the chance to volunteer! But it's not all fun and games - they'll have to start at the bottom and work their way up, learning the ropes of what it really means to be a zookeeper at Taronga Zoo Sydney. And that means one thing- cleaning up after the animals!
Join the best friends as they dive into the wild world of zookeeping, discovering new animals and fun facts at every turn!
Dexter Procter
It was clear from an early age that Dexter Procter was different.
He started speaking at four seconds old. By the age of three, he had 87 A-levels, from Afrikaans to Zoology.
And by ten, he was working as a paediatrician at Lilydale General Hospital.
Despite a loving but annoying family and a couple of good friends (Rupi and Otto), Dexter's always struggled to fit in. Add to this a mortal enemy (Dr Drake) and a major problem at his old school (all the teachers struck down with awful diarrhoea) - will Dexter be able to save his job, save the school and find his place in the world? (Spoiler alert- yes!)
The Best Witch in Paris
Luna rides a battered old broom that keeps crashing itself into the school pond. She has a witch's hat and wand and sometimes she's quite good at magic, but she isn't completely sure that she's a real witch. She doesn't have a familiar for one thing, and she doesn't know where she came from-only that she was found by three witches who she now calls her aunts. When she swaps her moonstone ring for an Australian boobook owl in the Lost Forest, the mysterious bird seller makes her promise to keep the bird hidden for as long as she can. This is not easy when you live with very inquisitive aunts. And it's not easy when you find out that the fearsome Madame Valadon, the Best Witch in Paris, is missing her boobook owl and she's sure that Luna knows something about it.
Could it be that Luna has Madame Valadon's boobook? Why then did the mysterious bird seller give it to Luna? Why did she say the bird belonged to her? A familiar can only belong to one witch, after all. Luna has lots of questions-the biggest one of all is who she really is.
Fun and funny and full of life, The Best Witch in Paris is a delightful story of courage and self-belief, with colourful characters, fabulous magic and a puzzling mystery at its core.
Awakening
UNICO tells the incredible story of a young unicorn who, after enraging the evil goddess Venus, is banished from the heavens and forgets all he once was. Saved from oblivion by the kindhearted West Wind, Unico continues to help others, before having to escape Venus again and begin a new adventure.
In this first manga, Unico awakes in a mysterious land and is befriended by a resourceful watch cat, Chloe, who feels protective of the young unicorn. When they find themselves near a small village in the forest, they take refuge with a kindly, but helpless, old woman. To take care of her, Chloe begs Unico to turn her into a human girl, but that act of kindness has unforeseen consequences: Unico's love has awakened Venus and her minion, Byron, who want to destroy them both
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