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Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Carmel Reilly
PM is a firm favourite amongst Primary Schools due to its reputation for reading success. Offering over 800 carefully levelled fiction and non-fiction books, PM builds confidence through gradual progression…
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The zoo is fun when you are little. But Anna is not little any more…
Harry did not want to help Mrs Black, but he did not want to say no. So, he stopped and turned around…
Ruby and Raf walked into the school dance. There were lots of kids inside. But no one was dancing.
Anna jumped on her new skateboard and raced down the hill. Tom wanted a ride on it, but Anna said ‘no’. Tom didn’t care what Anna said, and raced off…
Eddie was walking home from school. As he came around a corner, he saw that the jewellery shop had been robbed. All the jewellery had been taken…
Is making a cake like making a work of art? Or is making a cake science?
Mick could see his family and friends in front of him. Everyone was quiet. They were waiting for him to start.
People do a lot of dances. People dance to celebrate something, to tell a special story, or just to have fun.
Buzz looked out the window. The sky was still dark, but he could see something outside. ‘Oh my!’ he shouted, ‘where are we?
When animals are sick or hurt, they go to the animal hospital. The vet always has a lot to do. Medicine is given, and some animals even have operations. A…
Do you like making friends and keeping fit? Then joining a sports team could be for you. You will learn different skills, and have fun as well!
I felt really odd all dressed up. Mum said I have to put on my best clothes. We need to look good for Grandpa…
If you went swimming 100 years ago, your clothes would have been made of wool! Times have changed, and now sports clothes are made to be comfortable, and to help…
Ruki opened his eyes and stared into the darkness. He had heard something. ‘The call of the wolf,’ he said slowly, and shivered.
Jack was in the second-hand shop looking for old comics. Instead he found a magic lamp. He didn’t believe in magic lamps, but he rubbed it anyway…
People all around the world live in families. A family is a group of people who live together. Some families are big and some families are small. Some families live…
When most people think of hip hop, they think of rap music and break dancing, but hip hop is also a culture…
This book introduces the characters Lily and her father, as they see several different types of animals at a farm. High frequency words include a, are, at, for, here, is…
A bank is a safe place for people to keep their money. Banks also lend money to people to buy things, like cars and houses.
There are hundreds of UFOs sightings every year. Most of them can be explained as something ordinary. But there have always been a few sightings that cannot be explained…
Magician Mick was terrible at remembering things. Lucky for him, the wonderful Natalie remembered everything. Well, almost everything…
One day, a woodcutter decided to rest by a riverbank. He put his axe on the ground, and it slipped into the river. Lucky for the woodcutter, the river god…
Hobbies are fun things that people like to do in their spare time. But some people have more unusual hobbies than others…
Many people love acting. Some people are lucky to do it as a job. Other people can do it for fun at school or in their spare time.
Someone came to speak to us at school today about tree planting. I want to help out in the nursery just out of town where they grow the trees.
Jack woke to the sound of banging. ‘What’s going on?’ he asked, sitting up and rubbing his eyes. BANG, BAND, BANG!
Fossil fuels provide more than 80 per cent of the energy used in the world today. However, there are two major problems with the use of fossil fuels…
When Dad got his new job, I was pretty nervous. We had to move right next door to a graveyard…
All cultures have their own creation stories. Creation stories explain how the world was made, how things in the world came to be, and why things happen the way they…
Over time, people have always faced huge challenges. But, the biggest challenge people have faced has always been disease.
The World Heritage List was set up in 1972, by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). It was set up to save and care for special places…
Buzz and Zip landed their spaceship at the conference centre on Planet Seven. Buzz grabbed Zip’s arm. Look at that! he said, pointing to a four-headed representative from Planet Drill.
Over the last 50 years, many trees have been chopped down in Kenya. Thanks to the Green Belt Movement, many of these trees are now being replaced. This book deals…
The city of Pompeii was a part of the roman empire. In the first century AD. Pompeii was a busy trading centre. It was just after sunrise when the people…
‘I want you to help out on the school newspaper for next month,’ said Ms Cramble. ‘The newspaper!’ I groaned. What use would I be on the newspaper?
The great pyramids of Egypt were built more than 4000 years ago as tombs for the pharaohs, or kings, of the time. The largest of the pyramids was built for…
Alice wasn’t sure she liked the look of the new neighbours. There was something very odd about them - something not quite right…
Papua New Guinea is a country on the Pacific Ocean. Its population of five million is made of people from around 1000 different cultural groups.
Arachne was a talented young spinner and weaver. She made the most wonderful fabrics and tapestries. But, she was proud and stubborn.
The Aztecs were a native American people who lived in Central America between the 14th and 16th centuries. The Aztec empire grew to cover the area that is now Mexico…
The discovery of metals changed the world. Metal tools and utensils helped to make everyday tasks easier for people. Metal weapons helped to make communities stronger against their enemies.
When their family abandons their yacht in a wild storm, Matt and Milly reach the shore in a life raft. But where are Mum and Dad?
Everyday things - all kinds of materials, as well as plant, animal and human life - are all made up of a number of substances. These substances are called elements…
The first spacecraft with a human on board blasted into space in 1961. since then, people have not only travelled to space, but many of them have also lived there…
The House of Wisdom was a large place of learning in Baghdad, built in the early 800s AD. It was a centre of learning in many areas, but it was…
The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure on Earth. The wall was originally built as a form of defence to keep invaders out. But today, millions of…
Eddie and Nina love playing basketball. They would give anything to be in the Junior Super Stars basketball team. They are both chosen to be in the top ten players…