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The Land of Kur: Stopwatch, Book 1 by Sally Morgan
14 February, 2009 Grandfather’s stopwatch has magic powers. 
14 February, 2009 Set in mid-13th century India, In the Shadow of the Palace tells of three princesses who are kidnapped on the eve of their betrothals. 
14 February, 2009 Poppy has inherited the genie gene, which displays itself on her 12th birthday. 
14 February, 2009 Hirsch’s winning form continues with his latest novel, Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool, a captivating story with a message of optimism and hope. 
14 February, 2009 Mr Green is looking for a new nanny for his three children, their mother having died in a boating accident. 
14 February, 2009 The main characters in this book are not referred to by name. 
14 February, 2009 Award-wining children’s book author Dubosarsky appears at ease writing stories for the very young all the way through to teenagers. 
14 February, 2009 This picture book is based on the true stories of the ‘boy soldiers’—some as young as 16—who fought with the Australian army in WWI. 
14 February, 2009 ‘My mummy is magic’ begins the simple text, as the young narrator lists the magical aspects of her mummy: her body (‘she grew me in her tummy’), hands (brushing hair and pushing the swing), her eyes (‘she knows when I haven’t brushed my teeth’) and so on. 
14 February, 2009 A hybrid of picture book and scrapbook, this is a story of substance for older readers, with a subtle history lesson woven in. 
14 February, 2009 JasperMcFlea is a companion volume to the popular picture book, Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair, by the same author. 
14 February, 2009 Fair Dinkum Aussie Easter is an ocker Easter songbook and CD celebrating everything uniquely (and stereotypically) Aussie on this holiday, including backyard cricket and old board games on Easter long weekend 
14 February, 2009 As part of the ‘Walker Classics’ series, Walker Books has published a 25th anniversary edition of the awarded and noted book, The Duck in the Gun. 
13 February, 2009 A little boy and his toy duck do everything together— eating dinner, sleeping, having a bath. When ‘Duck’ is sad, our protagonist comforts him. 
15 November, 2008 See Me Move is a board book for ages up to three. It is, as books for this age range should be, very colourful and bright. 
15 November, 2008 Remember when you didn’t know the story of Ned Kelly? The perfect introduction to the man and the myth is the short, pictorial book Outlaw Son: The Story of Ned Kelly. 
15 November, 2008 Humans belong to the Great Ape family, along with gorillas, orangutans and chimpanzees. 
15 November, 2008 It’s Wombat’s birthday and he has written, ‘a list of wild and dangerous things to do between now and [his] next birthday’. 
15 November, 2008 Hall’s lift-the-flap book Guess Who? had illustrations from John Gould’s famous books, The Birds of Australia and The Mammals of Australia. 
15 November, 2008 The fast-paced, soccer-themed Way to Play, Sammy! is the second book in a series by former New Zealand international footballer and FIFA Committee for Women’s Football member Michele Cox. 
15 November, 2008 I have a confession, I wasn’t wholly convinced with the strength of the first book, Victor’s Quest, which I reviewed for a previous issue of Bookseller+Publisher. 
15 November, 2008 Uncle Eddie has a dilemma--the grass around his house has grown dangerously tall. 
15 November, 2008 A major focus of educators at present is tackilng the problem (and yes, it's a big one) of bullying and harassment at school level. 
15 November, 2008 This is the final book in Williams’ young adult trilogy. 
15 November, 2008 Mal has to prove she’s as bad as her big sister Sal, because it’s up to merfolk (as part of the fairy race) to maintain balance in the world. |
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