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WRITING SKILLS. AUSTRALIAN. A lawyer practising in defamation and media law, Peter Breen is the author of the bestselling The Book of Letters. At the end of his letter writing book, he proposed a letter writing system which has evolved from a computer program to a web application. My Letters is a...

Six years after her perilous exploits in Eriga, Isabella embarks on her most ambitious expedition yet: a two-year trip around the world to study all manner of dragons in every place they might be found. From feathered serpents sunning themselves in the ruins of a fallen civilization to the mighty...

Food That Set Me Free isn't just a book about eating wisely, it's also a great resource for understanding how to help your body heal and prevent chronic conditions. A valuable food reference guide containing the mind-blowing benefits of various foods, it features what to eat during pregnancy, can...

Humorous fiction. Love stories. The first time Joe plays Percy one of his songs in his college room in 2000, she instantly realises three things: One, she is watching a star in the making. Two, she can shape his music into something extraordinary. Three, she will always be on the sidelines. She s...

The guide for when (and how best) to use virtual communication tools, from video to instant messaging and everything in between. Andrew Brodsky is here to explain that, yes, that meeting could have been an email. And that email? Maybe it should have been a voice memo. Your camera? It's okay to tu...

A thief. An officer. A guardian. Three strangers, one shared destiny... When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. A new life for a wealthy French family and their descendants. But five hundred years later, it's now a place where an extravagant elite class reigns supreme; where...

Oleg and Emma entered their den to find a cardboard spaceship standing exactly where they usually sat. Slowly, the front door opened and out stepped a boy. 'My name's Sebastian Cole,' he said. 'But you already know that.' When Oleg and Emma invent a new classmate called Sebastian, they are amazed...

Picture book. BOARD BOOK. Friendly animals love to tickle; all the animals do! Can you tickle them before they tickle you? Touch, feel and tickle the friendly animals in these interactive books that are full of playful fun! In each book there are five friendly animals for you to tickle as you fol...

Picture book. Very young interactive puzzles with irresistible cut-out finger trails to follow. Help baby stegosaurus find her way through the swamp, and guide triceratops through a dinosaur-shaped hedge maze by following the finger trails in this delightful young puzzle book. It features nine si...

An important dictionary and thesaurus for home and school, with over 6,000 words carefully defined in simple language and over 650 colourful illustrations.

BOARD BOOK. Through busy, labelled scenes, children are introduced to exactly 100 everyday French words in an engaging and entertaining way. They can also hear all the French words on the Usborne Quicklinks website.

A very simple, illustrated vocabularly book with over 270 French words for children to spot and learn. Each word is brought to life with a friendly illustration, and grouped into themes including 'Animals', 'At home', 'My body', 'Bedtime' and lots more. With sturdy board pages designed to withsta...

After spending their early years together in conflict zones as foreign correspondents, and living in Sydney, Geraldine Brooks and Tony Horwitz settled down to raise two boys on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The life they built was one of meaningful work, good humour, and tenderness, as they s...

The story of "The First Boomerang" was told to Raymond by an old Bundaman who was bending a boomerang in the fire to make it fly. Raymond (Willy) Broome was born in Bundaberg in 1944. His tribal name is "Gullarah" which means "StormCloud".

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 2 BESTSELLER ** THE NEW YORK TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER 'More explosive, compulsive and gasp-inducingly, spine-tinglingly, mouth-dryingly, heart-poundingly thrilling than any fiction I have read for years, but it is all true' Stephen Fry 'Mind-blowing...Browder's battle for justi...

Adventure fiction. Picture book. Movie Tie-In. Venture into Roz's wild world in this gorgeously illustrated picture book that brings to full colour the adventures of the The Wild Robot, now a DreamWorks major motion picture starring Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal and Kit Connor! Roz is not where sh...

Suspense fiction. Mystery fiction. Thatcher Hutton, a war-weary soldier on the way back to his cowboy life, jumps from a moving freight train to avoid trouble-and lands in more than he bargained for. On the day he arrives in Foley, Texas, a local woman goes missing. Thatcher, the only stranger in...

Picture book. Join Shane and friends as they attempt to settle the age-old question of which tastie-tastic rice dish is the best! Join Shane and friends as they attempt to settle the age-old question of which rice dish is the best! Shane is convinced that nothing beats a big, delicious bowl of ri...

Knitted and crocheted accessories are totally on trend, and bags are particularly popular. They are relatively quick to make and knitters of all abilities can try new techniques that don't take too long to complete. Sian has created 22 designs in a range of sizes and styles, suitable for beginner...

Join the Ten Little Aliens as they jet off through space in search of a new home - discovering fiery planets, fizzing comets and some very strange space creatures! Ten Little Aliens need a place to stay. Searching through the universe, home is far away. Look - a sun with planets! Should they take...

Aust'n. Picture book. Follow the fun rhyming text as it takes you on a journey to meet Australia's amazing wildlife, featuring bouncy kangaroos, noisy cockatoos, speedy emus and many more, all brought to life through stunning artwork by Darug artist-educator Leanne Mulgo Watson.

While Puppy gets a big present and a very special birthday breakfast, all Kitty can do is pop the balloons, topple the cake, and cause mayhem... unless she can learn how to let Puppy have the spotlight.

Fantasy fiction. First comes love. Then comes marriage. Vlad Taltos is in love. With a former assassin who may just be better than he is at the Game. Women like this dont come along every day and no way is he passing up a sure bet. So a wedding is being planned. Along with a shady deal gone wrong...

An accessible introduction to the world of law, for complete novices. An entertaining and thought-provoking guide to what laws are, who makes them and how people enforce them. It covers crime and punishment as well as social and citizenship issues such as politics and international law, using a ...

Reader. Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading abilit...

The Dalai Lama has had to contend with the People's Republic of China his entire life. He was 15 years old when communist China invaded Tibet in 1950, only 19 when he had his first meeting with Chairman Mao in Beijing, and 24 when he was forced to escape to India and became a leader in exile. Alm...

Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Ann Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer Ethan Oswald. Haunted by what happened, Ruth has long been convinced Oswald had other victims. But no one has ever believed her. After dropping out of college and failing to prove her serial killer theory, Ruth...

It's the season of Fallow, in the era of iron. In a northern misty bog surrounded by woodlands and wheat fields, a settlement lies far beyond the reach of the Romans invading hundreds of miles to the southeast. Here, life is simple -- or so it seems to the tightly knit community. Sow. Reap. Honor...

The must-have guidebook for young sports fans is back with the latest news and features on the top athletes and sports moments from the past year. Scholastic's annual Year in Sports returns with brand-new, exciting coverage of the past year's sporting events. This 2020 edition features colorful p...

Graphic Novel. Learn more about Daredevil, the blind lawyer turned superhero named Matt Murdock who protects Hell's Kitchen both in court and on the streets! Here comes Daredevil, the Man Without Fear - one of the bravest heroes in all of the Marvel-Verse! Discover how young Matt Murdock was blin...