The Games: An Extraordinary History Of The Modern Olympics
Carole Wilkinson

$17.00 (Paperback book / Egmont Books )

Long after the specific records are forgotten it is the amazing true stories which are remembered. Such as the rower who stopped to let a family of ducks go by and still managed to win, or the marathon runner who learnt ... More »

Juicy Writing: Inspiration and Techniques for Young Writers
Brigid Lowry

$18.95 (Paperback book / Allen & Unwin )

Why being a writer is good: You can stay home and work in your pyjamas, you get paid to make stuff up, you get to travel because it's research



Why being a writer is bad: Staring at a blank page when you can't think of e... More »

Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008

$35.00 (Hardcover book / )

Features interviews with champion gamers, hints and tips to improve gameplay, profiles of the world's best-selling titles and features on the latest games and consoles. More »

The Word Spy
Ursula Dubosarsky and Tohby Riddle

$24.95 (Hardcover book / Viking )

Award-wining young adult author Ursula Dubosarsky teams up with cult illustrator Tohby Riddle to create this entertaining journey through the English language. Learn more about where the alphabet came from, find out what... More »

Physics
Dan Green

$15.00 (Paperback book / Kingfisher )

Imagine physics as a community full of wacky characters--the building blocks of the universe each with a unique personality. This book throws open the doors and welcomes you into their amazing world. From gravity to the ... More »

The Art Of Conversation Game: Children's Edition
Taoc

$19.95 (Boxed set / )

Following the success of their original game, The Art of Conversation, creators Keith Lamb (Hush) and Louise Howland have adapted and extended the concept to create The Art of Conversation for Children (TAOC®). This edit... More »

Coasts: Mapping Earthforms series
Melanie Waldron

$37.50 (Hardcover book / Heinemann Education )

Explores land features and earthforms, combining solid geographical information with the discussion of human, plant and animal adaptation to different environments.

The Mapping Earthforms books investigate what the diffe... More »

The Australia Book
Eve Pownall and Margaret Senior

$35.00 (Hardcover book / Black Dog Books )

When The Australia Book won the 1952 Children’s Book of the Year Award, it was described as ‘one of the most beautiful and original books ever published for children in Australia’, and that remains as true today as it wa... More »