Review: Bee Detectives

Review: Bee Detectives

Olivia and Hamish are Bee Detectives. Along with their pet Ignatius, they are guides through a wonderful visual and factual tour, highlighting the lives of Australian bees. It begins with the noise of a chainsaw. The children and their parents […]

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Review: Toby the Rainforest Warrior

Review: Toby the Rainforest Warrior

Toby and Charlie, two young tree kangaroos that live in the Daintree tropical rainforest, are the narrators of this story. Men have come with loud chainsaws and have attacked their trees. Toby and Charlie raise the alarm. Destruction of the […]

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Review : Elsewhere Girls

Review : Elsewhere Girls

This clever and highly entertaining novel is written by two authors, writing one voice each. It is early 2021. Cat and her family have moved from country Victoria to the city. Cat has won a sports scholarship into Victoria College. […]

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Review: Who Fed Zed

Review: Who Fed Zed

This is one of the funniest, most clever rhyming picture books I have ever read! I couldn’t stop laughing! The images and text are priceless! But, the message is no laughing matter.  So many children suffer from allergies or food […]

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Review: Wolf Girl #5: Across the Sea

Review: Wolf Girl #5: Across the Sea

New adventures await Rupert, Gwen and the dog pack as they continue to search for their parents. With everyone caring and protecting for one another – dogs especially, and Gwen’s ability to communicate with the dogs, they continue their quest. […]

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Review: Story Doctors

Review: Story Doctors

Nothing less than spectacular, Story Doctors is well-timed for NAIDOC week, 4 –11 July. The empowering theme this year, is Heal Country, from the meaningful words from the heart of Boori Monty Pryor, who was Australian Children’s Laureate in 2021– […]

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Review: Lucy and Copper

Review: Lucy and Copper

Lucy has grown up with Smudge her little pony always at hand. They have experienced many first things together and Lucy loves him very much.  Now Lucy is big. Her legs no longer need the help of a crate. But […]

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Review: Pear of Hope

Review: Pear of Hope

Anna spends a lot of time beneath the pear tree playing, enjoying its wonder, climbing with friends, swinging on branches, embracing the trunk and sitting in its shade. The wonder disappeared when the clouds rolled in. The darkness that comes […]

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Review: Life Sucks!

Review: Life Sucks!

Life Sucks! is Clancy Tucker’s third book in the ‘Kick Ass’ series featuring the bold, intelligent and proactive, Sam Tyler.  She is a dynamic character; a fighter for lost causes who believes in giving everyone a fair go. Many important […]

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