School Aged
ELLA DIARIES: THE SUPER-SECRET CLUB BY MEREDITH COSTAIN
5+yrs, Scholastic, p/b, $7.99 Ella and Olivia are going to the Royal Show! There's so much to see and do. But will luck be on their side?
7+yrs, Scholastic, p/b, $12.99 Something very WEIRD is going on at school. Ella’s second-best BFFs keep WHISPERING super-secretively in class and DISAPPEARING at lunch time. Then Ella finds a fancy envelope on her desk with an invitation to join SOAP, the Secret Organisation for Amazing People... is she about to get to the bottom of the mystery?
MIGHTY MITCH #5 DAY/NIGHT DECIDER!
BY KELLY GARDINER
ELLA AND OLIVIA: THE ROYAL SHOW
BY YVETTE POSHOGLIAN
FIRE WATCHER #2 PHOENIX
BY MITCHELL STARC
7+yrs, Scholastic, p/b, $12.99 Mitch is getting ready for the biggest game of his life. But Coach has a surprise in store for Mitch and his team: they’re going to be playing at night, under lights! And with a pink ball! Can Mitch and his team end the season on a high?
8+yrs, Scholastic, p/b, $14.99 May 1941. The Blitz is reaching its fiery climax. Christopher tries to go back to 1666; to find his new friends and learn more about the power of his phoenix ring. Christopher must discover why the ring has brought him here, and how to get back to his own time.
EMERGENCY RESCUE ANGEL
200 MINUTES OF DANGER
9+yrs, Scholastic, p/b $16.99 Life has returned to routine for Mitch. Mostly. He’s had to find a new kind of normal after his dad drowned, saving a local kid. But now there's a new girl in Mitch’s class and she is stirring things up. Her name is Max, she dresses a bit goth, and suddenly seems to be everywhere. She is Mitch’s emergency rescue angel, and just the kind of friend you want on your side when life gets tricky.
10+yrs, Scholastic, p/b, $12.99 10 stories–10 dangerous situations–10 brave kids–20 minutes to escape. Quinn gets thrown overboard into an icy ocean. Can he outwit the circling shark? Ashling is watching a history-making science experiment— but it's about to go horribly wrong... Oscar hides from two secret agents while something much more dangerous hunts all three of them!
BY CATE WHITTLE
Win!
Pre - School THE WONDERFUL WISDOM OF ANTS BY PHILIP BUNTING
4+yrs, Scholastic, h/b, $17.99 The answers to life’s biggest questions can be found in the smallest places, once you’re ready to look. Get set for an insightful (and hilarious) peek into what we can learn from the world of the ant.
SAY CHEESE
BY FRANCES WATTS
3+yrs, Scholastic, h/b, $24.99 Maxwell Mouse the photographer is trying to take school photos at South Furriest Public School. But some students just won't stay still! And others won't look at the camera! Can Maxwell get all of the students to SAY CHEESE?
Book Reviews OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM
ILLUSTRATED BY MATT SHANKS
1+yrs, Scholastic, p/b $15.99 Old MacDonald had a farm, e-i-e-i-o. Old MacDonald is working on the farm. But he’d better watch out . . . the cheeky Australian animals are up to mischief!
HEART AND SOUL
BY CAROL ANN MARTIN
4+yrs, Scholastic, h/b, $24.99 Charlie and his dog Louis are a musical team. Charlie plays the trumpet and Louis sings his oohooh song. But when Charlie falls ill, Louis is left on his own. Louis no longer sings. He no longer wags his tail. Until, one day, Louis hears the familiar notes from a trumpet..
BY JACK HEATH
A PERFECT LITTLE MONSTER BY PENNY MORRISON
3+yrs, Scholastic, h/b, $15.99 Fang and Iris are brother and sister monsters, but they couldn't be more different! Iris likes to make a lot of noise and Fangs likes to listen quietly. What happens on their first day of school?
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58 Peninsula Kids – Winter 2020
RIBBIT RABBIT ROBOT
BY VICTORIA MACKINLAY
4+yrs, Scholastic, h/b, $17.99 This lamp is enchanted and I am the genie. I'll grant all your wishes, but don't be a meanie... When a friendly frog, a greedy rabbit and a robot with a short fuse discover a magic lamp, chaos follows... and friendship is found.