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  • Global Heroes: Waves of Waste

    Global Heroes: Waves of Waste

    • Damian Harvey, Alex Paterson
    • Hachette Children's Group
    • ISBN13: 9781445182988
    • Published: 08-09-2022

    Join our team of Global Heroes in this fast-paced, science-themed chapter book as they aim to rid the seas of the rising pollution and waste, but must also navigate deadly dangers from sea predators...Great for readers age 7+ these adventure stories are also full of fascinating fac...

  • Iceberg

    Iceberg

    • Claire Saxby, Jess Racklyeft
    • Allen & Unwin Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9781911679509
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    WINNER: 2022 CBCA Picture Book of the Year.   In the final freeze of an Antarctic winter, green tails wave across a star-full sky, as if to farewell endless nights. If this world looks empty, look closer... Penguins trek across the ice to their winter homes. As the temperature warms, birds fly...

  • Festergrimm

    Festergrimm

    • Thomas Taylor, George Ermos
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781529502121
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. The town may welcome his entrepreneurial scheme to resurrect Festergrimm's Waxworks, a dusty and defunct old gallery of spooky characters from Eerie legend, bu...

  • If You Read This

    If You Read This

    • Kereen Getten
    • Pushkin Children's Books
    • ISBN13: 9781782692812
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    When Brie was younger, her mama used to surprise her with treasure hunts around their island town. After she died three years ago, these became Brie's most cherished memories.  Now, on her twelfth birthday, her mama has another surprise: a series of letters leading Brie on one last treasure hu...

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

    • Lou Peacock, illus Kate Hindley
    • Nosy Crow Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781788008921
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    Meet Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger in this timeless adventure that has enchanted generations of children.This beloved childhood classic by Kenneth Grahame is now available in a stunning gift book edition, abridged by Lou Peacock and with dazzling new art by Kate Hindley. One spring day,...

  • The Lucky Bottle

    The Lucky Bottle

    • Chris Wormell
    • David Fickling Books
    • ISBN13: 9781788451888
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    Ten-year-old Jack is stranded on a desert island with no way to get home. He's been very lucky: he's survived a terrible storm and the mysterious island he has found himself on has a kindly if unusual inhabitant, fresh water and plenty of food. But Jack needs to find his way home, and as he un...

  • Spark (The Twitchers)

    Spark (The Twitchers)

    • M. G. Leonard, illus Paddy Donnelly
    • Walker Books Ltd
    • ISBN13: 9781406389388
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    M.G. Leonard, internationally bestselling author of Twitch, Beetleboy and Adventures on Trains, is back with another thrilling wildlife mystery for birdwatching detectives The Twitchers!When Jack rescues a wounded cat, he quickly suspects foul play. Could there be a wildlife crimin...

  • Beyond the Frozen Horizon

    Beyond the Frozen Horizon

    • Nicola Penfold
    • Little Tiger Press Group
    • ISBN13: 9781788954471
    • Published: 01-09-2022

    The earth is thriving - with wilderness status protecting land and wildlife, and scientific organisations researching new ways to support human life sustainably. Rory's mum is a geologist on one of these projects, and Rory is beyond excited to join her on a work trip to the Arctic. But the pro...