SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA

www.scholastic.com.au | Claire Pretyman claire_pretyman@scholastic.com.au

Scholastic is Australia’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books. No one reaches kids, parents and teachers the way Scholastic does. They publish approximately 600 books a year, and in 2020, they represented approximately 40% of Australia’s bestselling children’s books. Their local imprints include Scholastic Press, Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, Koala Books and Scholastic Australia licensed books.

THE NERD HERD

Nathan Luff and Chris Kennett

Individually they’re meek, mild and soft. But together, with their combined talents, they’re a herd. The Nerd Herd.

• Hilarious story about three misfits on a farm who want to move up the pecking order.

• Can Barny and his pals save the chickens from a fox? And will this give them the cred they want at the petting zoo farm? • A warm-hearted underdog series with fresh and accessible two colour illustrations.

PARIS TAKES OVER THE WORLD:

PARIS Kyla May and Zanni Louise

Hi! I’m Paris. I write in my travel journal as I explore the world! Paris is ten years old and is off to visit her favourite city, PARIS! While she is there, she meets a girl named Amélie who has lost her dog, Éclair. Can Paris help find the lost pup? • A wonderful introduction to the world through Paris’s adventures. • Full of maps, bright illustrations, landmarks, and stamps. • Illustrated and co-written by well-known children’s author/illustrator Kyla May.

RELEASE DATE: 02/2021 ISBN: 9781760971069 RRP (AUD): $14.99 FORMAT: PB, 144pp RIGHTS: World ex Poland CATEGORY: Fiction, Illustrated Series RELEASE DATE: 06/2021 ISBN: 9781743837412 RRP (AUD): $14.99 FORMAT: PB, 128pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Fiction, Illustrated Series

STUNT KID SERIOUSLY STACKS IT!

Jack Heath and Max Rambaldi

Levi is pretty sick of starring in Dad’s stupid TV show, Kid Kablam.

Because Levi is the kid who gets KABLAMMED. Dad has one more scene planned — the most dangerous stunt so far. Can Levi survive this final stunt without seriously stacking it? • A brand new comedy series from award-winning

Australian author, Jack

Heath.

• A side-splitting tale about a quiet kid performing dangerous stunts for his wannabe director dad, with a surprisingly heartwarming conclusion. • Packed full of uproarious illustrations and funny design elements.

THE GENTLE GENIUS OF TREES

Philip Bunting

What could we clever humans ever learn from trees?

Take an unashamedly anthropomorphic wander through the woods to learn a few life lessons from our foliaged friends. • A funny, forensic, forest of facts exploring the brilliance of trees, from photosynthesis, symbiosis and the wood-wide web.

• From the author/illustrator of How Did I Get Here?,

Who Am I? and Give Me

Some Space. • Philip Bunting continues to grow his appeal with funny fiction and nonfiction titles, and is a firm favourite in Australia and internationally.

PIG THE MONSTER

Aaron Blabey

Be very afraid … It’s Halloween and Pig is on a rampage for treats! But don’t be stingy, because this greedy Pug has some terrible tricks up his sleeve … Another laugh-out-loud book from the #1 New York Times best-selling author, Aaron Blabey. • Over eight million Pig books in print! • Trick or treat! Pig, the world’s greediest Pug, is back in time for Halloween, and he wants TREATS!

TREATS! TREATS! TREATS!

• Hilarious new story filled with tricks, treats and devilish fun, guaranteed to make the whole family laugh out loud! • By the #1 New York Times best-selling author, Aaron

Blabey.

RELEASE DATE: 03/2021 ISBN: 9781760970598 RRP (AUD): $17.99 FORMAT: PB, 336pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Middle Grade Fiction RELEASE DATE: 04/2021 ISBN: 9781760975173 RRP (AUD): $19.99 FORMAT: HB, 32pp RIGHTS: World ex Netherlands CATEGORY: Non-fiction RELEASE DATE: 07/2021 ISBN: 9781760979010 RRP (AUD): $17.99 FORMAT: HB, 24pp RIGHTS: World ex USA and Canada CATEGORY: Picture Book Series