Jetty Jumping

Jetty Jumping
Author: Andrea Rowe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-01-20
Genre: Australian fiction
ISBN: 9781760500658

While Milla's friends take big, brave jumps off the jetty, Milla stays on the blistering wood, scared of what lurks below. But when Milla accidentally falls off the edge, she discovers the beauty of the deep, dark sea - and her summer changes forever. Andrea Rowe and Hannah Sommerville perfectly capture the challenges of childhood - and the joy of letting go - in this homage to summer.

A Boy and a Ball

A Boy and a Ball
Author: Phil Cummings
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781743812525

The cloudless sky suddenly roared like thunder. Shadows, swift and frightening, descended. The boys brother grabbed him by the arm. Run, quickly, But my ball. Leave it. From the Prime Ministers Literary Award-shortlisted creators of Feathers, comes this compassionate tale of a familys search for a safe place to call home.

The Book Jumper

The Book Jumper
Author: Mechthild Gläser
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2017-01-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250086671

Amy Lennox doesn't know quite what to expect when she and her mother pick up and leave Germany for Scotland, heading to her mother's childhood home of Lennox House on the island of Stormsay. Amy's grandmother, Lady Mairead, insists that Amy must read while she resides at Lennox House—but not in the usual way. It turns out that Amy is a book jumper, able to leap into a story and interact with the world inside. As thrilling as Amy's new power is, it also brings danger: someone is stealing from the books she visits, and that person may be after her life. Teaming up with fellow book jumper Will, Amy vows to get to the bottom of the thefts—at whatever cost.

The Floating Field

The Floating Field
Author: Scott Riley
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1728427371

On the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. How will a group of Thai boys play soccer? After watching the World Cup on television, a group of Thai boys is inspired to form their own team. But on the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. The boys can play only twice a month on a sandbar when the tide is low enough. Everything changes when the teens join together to build their very own floating soccer field. This inspiring true story by debut author Scott Riley is gorgeously illustrated by Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien. Perfect for fans of stories about sports, beating seemingly impossible odds, and places and cultures not often shown in picture books. "A compelling book for football [soccer] fans and readers seeking examples of ingenuity."—starred, Publishers Weekly

Lucy Goosey

Lucy Goosey
Author: Margaret Wild
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-06
Genre: Australian fiction
ISBN: 9781742975528

A story about a young gosling's fear of the unknown and how her mother's unconditional love works wonders and makes anything seem possible!

Market Day

Market Day
Author: Carrie Gallasch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2022-01-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781760504076

When a girl is given a coin to spend at the market, she thinks carefully about what to buy. She is tempted by the towering stacks of fruit, spinning rides and glass jars filled with sweets. But it isn't until a stranger gives something to her, without expecting anything in return, that she knows exactly what to do with her coin. A story brimming with joy, generosity and magic from two of Australia's beloved picture book creators. Carrie Gallasch's beautiful text evokes the warmth and community of the market, while Hannah Sommerville brings this glorious world to life with rich colour and texture.

Gary

Gary
Author: Leila Rudge
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2016-11-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763689548

Originally published: Newtown, N.S.W.: Walker Books Australia, 2016.

Panic Terror

Panic Terror
Author: Richard Padgett
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2014-07-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1499050631

Panic Terror is a book about friends, family, and eccentric southern relatives. Two marriages, raising six children, building a house, teaching close to 40 years--it's a collection of autobiographical poems and stories. Panic and terror are the emotions I feel most strongly when I sit down to write. Pan--the god associated with delivering both joy and terror--often imposed both states of being on unsuspecting individuals he encountered as he played his flute. I have met Pan often along the way. Panic Terror is my attempt to synthesize my often humorous life experiences and the holy terror that goes along with the spooky art of trying to capture fleeting memories in writing.

The Path to You

The Path to You
Author: Claire Kingsley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2019-02-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781797054445

He'll protect her no matter the costAlthough I've achieved my dream of owning my own restaurant, something is still missing from my life. I'm the one guy I know who didn't get the girl.And then Sadie walks into my life.She works for me, so I'm not supposed to want her. But she awakens something inside me I thought was dead and gone. I was numb, and she makes me feel again.She's running from her past, but I won't let it catch her. I'll protect her from whatever she left behind. She gave me a reason to care. If she'll let me, I'll give her a reason to trust and show her we belong together.The Path to You was previously titled Could Be the Reason

Pleasurable Kingdom

Pleasurable Kingdom
Author: Jonathan Balcombe
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2006-05-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0230552277

The recognition of animal pain and stress, once controversial, is now acknowledged by legislation in many countries, but there is no formal recognition of animals' ability to feel pleasure. Pleasurable Kingdom is the first book for lay-readers to present new evidence that animals--like humans--enjoy themselves. It debunks the popular perception that life for most is a continuous, grim struggle for survival and the avoidance of pain. Instead it suggests that creatures from birds to baboons feel good thanks to play, sex, touch, food, anticipation, comfort, aesthetics, and more. Combining rigorous evidence, elegant argument and amusing anecdotes, leading animal behavior researcher Jonathan Balcombe proposes that the possibility of positive feelings in creatures other than humans has important ethical ramifications for both science and society.