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Australian Backyard Explorer by Peter Macinnis
25 March, 2009 This is a showcase for many pictorial treasures from the National Library of Australia, as the long list at the end demonstrates. 
25 March, 2009 Read as a whole, this book tells a coherent and important story; which is why it is so much better than internet trawling! Dipping into it and looking things up works well too, helped by index and glossary. 
25 March, 2009 Another instalment in Scholastic’s ‘Mates: Great Australian Yarns’ series, this one caught my eye as it features illustrations by one Andrew Marlton.
Willy Waggledagger: By the Picking of My Nose by Martin Chatterton
25 March, 2009 Blackadder meets the Bard in this humorous historical tale based on the child Shakespeare’s first foray into the theatrical world. 
25 March, 2009 Tracey Binns is Lost is Sherryl Clark’s second, and equally excellent, middle reader about sixth grader Tracey Binns. 
25 March, 2009 A relative newcomer to children’s book writing, Aaron Blabey took out the CBCA 2008 Book of the Year Early Childhood Award for his first book Pearl Barley & Charlie Parsley. 
25 March, 2009 Three young cousins who have never met, receive invitations from their wealthy, reclusive uncle to visit his fabulous estate—Uncle Silas is dying, and he must choose an heir. 
25 March, 2009 Teenage vampires are all the rage thanks to Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenally successful ‘Twilight’ series. 
25 March, 2009 I have to confess that I am a huge fan of dogs, so I was bound to like Pamela Allen’s latest picture book. Aimed at children aged three-to-five, Our Daft Dog Danny tells an endearing story about two children who regularly visit their Uncle Peter who lives by the seaside with his dog, Millie. 
24 March, 2009 Richard Harland’s new YA novel is an enjoyable romp set entirely aboard the Worldshaker juggernaut—a city-sized vehicle that trundles around the world on giant rollers. 
24 March, 2009 My Baby Love is a beautifully crafted picture book by renowned Australian author, Meredith Costain, and talented Spanish artist, Beatriz Martin Vidal. 
24 March, 2009 Originally released in New Zealand in 2001, Jolt has been described as part Tomorrow When The War Began, and part One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. 
24 March, 2009 When golden-haired Shirley wanders off into the bush, a run-in with an ant’s nest causes her to venture into a nearby hut. 
24 March, 2009 This fantasy series about a magical city named Quentaris has infinite possibilities. 
24 March, 2009 Mother Crocodile lays her 50 eggs, and when the first one hatches says, ‘You are a cranky baby’. 
24 March, 2009 Two years ago Eloise’s mother died in a car accident and over time, sadness has taken Eloise’s voice. 
24 March, 2009 One of the ‘Aussie Gems’ series, Big Bad Bushranger is a good book for younger children aged three to four and older. 
14 February, 2009 This gentle, understated novel tells the story of Clementine—a quiet, sensitive girl in awe of her beautiful cousin, Fan. 
14 February, 2009 The ‘Aussies-at-war’ sub-genre in YA fiction consists largely of tales of the ANZACs at Gallipoli in WWI, and troops on the Kokoda track in WWII. 
14 February, 2009 Sports-mad Charlie is 14, with a crush on Stefan and a burning desire to make the A grade basketball team of her elite Sports High School—despite being very short 
14 February, 2009 Zackary is the youngest son of the King and Queen of Zedge, and he’s running out of tutors. 
14 February, 2009 Every family has secrets, skeletons in the closet that are too shocking to reveal. 
14 February, 2009 This is the sixth book to feature the ‘Clued Up Six’, a bunch of nosey kids from the small Victorian town of Teasdale, who regularly get themselves mixed up in various mysterious and dramatic scenarios (a la the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew). 
14 February, 2009 Bound to delight readers of all ages, this reads like a fairytale with more substance and length. 
14 February, 2009 Bestselling author Andy Griffiths has sold over three million copies of his novels worldwide. |
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