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The Hidden Girl

September 3, 2022

Louise Bassett, The Hidden Girl, Walker Books, August 2022, 352 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781760654788 Melati wins a scholarship […]

Bullying, Coming of age, family, friendship, human trafficking, mature themes, Mystery, romance, thriller, Travel

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Great Read Alouds Picture Books Reviews

Plume, World Explorer

July 15, 2022

Tania McCartney, Plume, World Explorer, Hardie Grant Books, October 2021, 48 pp., RRP 424.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781741177664 Meet Plume, World

adventure, Australian author/illustrator, Penguins, reading, Travel

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Picture Books Reviews

Afloat in Venice

December 31, 2021

Tina Wilson (text and illustrator), Joan Wilson (knitting) and Matt Ottley (music), Afloat in Venice (Monkey’s Great Adventures), One Tentacle

Australian author, photography, soft toys, Travel, unique, Venice

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Reviews Younger Readers

Mim and the Baffling Bully

December 19, 2021

Katrina Nannestad (text) and Cheryl Orsini (illustrator), Mim and the Baffling Bully (The Travelling Bookshop, #1), HarperCollins Publishers, July 2021,

adventure, Australian author, Australian illustrator, books, Bullying, friendship, humour, Travel

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Reviews Younger Readers

Paris Takes Over the World

October 14, 2021

Kyla May and Zanni Louise, Paris Takes Over the World, Scholastic, June 2021, 128 pp., RRP $14.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781743837412

adventure, Australian author, Australian illustrator, friendship, independent readers, Paris, Travel

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Reviews Younger Readers

From Stella Street to Amsterdam

November 1, 2020

Elizabeth Honey, From Stella Street to Amsterdam, Allen & Unwin, September 2020, 432 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781865084541 You have to know the

Culture & Diversity, gender stereotypes, intergenerational trauma, Prejudice, Travel, War

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Intermediate Readers

The Riders of the Thunder Realm (Paladero #1)

September 8, 2016

Steven Lochran, The Riders of Thunder Realm (Paladero #1), Hardie Grant Egmont, 1 July 2016, 320pp., $18.99 (pbk), ISBN: 9781760124700 One

animals, fantasy, good vs evil, Honour, Jurassic, Kings, magic, Mystery, Orphans, Queens, Quests, Secrets, Technology, Travel, Trust, Voyages

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Younger Readers

Blown to Rwanda (Banna and Bree #1); Blown to Mission Beach, Australia (Banna and Bree #2)

June 14, 2015

Karen Cross, Blown to Rwanda (Banna and Bree #1), Self-published, 7 October 2014, 76pp., $9.95 (pbk), ISBN 9780994164506 Blown to

Animal conservation, Animal protection, animals, conservation, Mission Beach, Queensland, Rwanda, Travel

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Highly Recommended Picture Books

Ruby: the adventures of a travel bug

March 31, 2015

COX, Sean Daniel Ruby: the adventures of a travel bug Self Pub, 2014 unpaged $15.00 pbk ISBN 9780646912431 Ruby is

insects, Ladybird, Ladybug, Travel

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Early Childhood Books

Cheeky Monkey Around The World (Cheeky Monkey #3)

March 29, 2015

Lisa Kerr, Cheeky Monkey Around The World (Cheeky Monkey #3), Five Mile Press. June 2014. 24pp, $14.95, ISBN: 9781760062453 Cheeky Monkey

Monkeys, Travel

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Hello my name is Ruby Philpott, my mother is Cath Pownall, Eve Pownall is my great grandmother. Thank you for…

This book is one of the best books I've ever read. Scarlett's story is heartbreaking yet heartwarming all at the…

I really like this book

i am reading this book for home work and it is so intriguing and i want to be like scoop…

It was a really good book I loved reading it