KidGlovz

KidGlovz
Author: Julie Hunt
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2015-08-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742695663

WINNER: 2016 QLD Premier's Literary Awards, Children's Books SHORT-LISTED: 2016 CBCA Book of the Year, Crichton Award for New Illustrators KidGlovz is a musical genius. His gift is so precious that he's kept under lock and key. But when a young thief helps him escape, Kid must embark on a perilous journey through which he will discover the terrifying nature of his talent. A spellbinding graphic fable about friendship and freedom.

Shine Mountain (Dyslexic Edition)

Shine Mountain (Dyslexic Edition)
Author: Julie Hunt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2018
Genre: Blessing and cursing
ISBN: 9781525277313

On his deathbed, Ellie's pop reveals a secret - a magical button-box. It's a musical instrument from the Gleam country - a land far from Spit Farm and the mountains, with talking goats, sweet grass and corn that grows so high you have to fell it with an axe. But the button-box's magic is sinister. When Ellie plays it, flowers bloom and crops spring up overnight, but soon the farm is cursed by drought and her beloved oma is gravely ill. To save her oma and discover the truth about her own identity, Ellie must embark on a dangerous journey to the Gleam country - the only place where the evil button-box can be destroyed.

Song for a Scarlet Runner

Song for a Scarlet Runner
Author: Julie Hunt
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743313586

The fantastic story of a young girl who must run for her life because she has brought bad luck to her village... classic adventure-fantasy by an author with a fabulous and original storytelling voice.

Shoestring, the Boy Who Walks on Air

Shoestring, the Boy Who Walks on Air
Author: Julie Hunt
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1760874442

'Shoestring loved the sudden intake of breath when he stepped onto the rope. The upturned faces of the audience made him think of coins scattered at his feet, more coins than he had ever taken when he was a pickpocket.' Twelve-year-old Shoestring is leaving behind his life of crime and starting a new career with the Troupe of Marvels. Their lead performer, he has an invisible tightrope and an act to die for. But trouble is brewing - the magical gloves that caused so much turmoil for KidGlovz are back. When he's wearing the gloves, the world is at Shoestring's fingertips. It's so easy to help himself to whatever he likes - even other people's hopes and dreams. But when he steals his best friend's mind, he's at risk of losing all he values most. A thrilling, heart-in-the-mouth adventure of ambition, friendship and the threads that bind from the award-winning creators of KidGlovz.

The Coat

The Coat
Author: Julie Hunt
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 174115586X

Illustrated by Australia's leading picture-book artist, this is a surprising and delicious story that will lift you off your feet and whirl you away. A coat in a strawberry patch flies off with a down-at-heel man, and together they have the night of their lives. WINNER: CBCA Picture Book of the Year, 2013 The Coat stood in a paddock at the end of a row of strawberries. It was buttoned up tight and stuffed full of straw and it was angry. 'What a waste of me!' it yelled. Then along came a man. 'I could do with a coat like that,' the man said. Together, swooping and swinging, they travelled to the Cafe Delitzia, and had the night of their lives. A bold and original picture book.

Raising Readers

Raising Readers
Author: Megan Daley
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0702263621

Some kids refuse to read, others won't stop &– not even at the dinner table! Either way, many parents question the best way to support their child's literacy journey. When can you start reading to your child? How do you find that special book to inspire a reluctant reader? What can you do to keep your tween reading into their adolescent years? Award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley, the passionate voice behind the Children's Books Daily blog, has the answers to all these questions and more. She unpacks her twenty years of experience into this personable and accessible guide, enhanced with up-to-date research and firsthand accounts from well-known Australian children's authors. It also contains practical tips, such as suggested reading lists and instructions on how to run book-themed activities.Raising Readers is a must-have resource for parents and educators to help the children in their lives fall in love with books.

The Simple Gift

The Simple Gift
Author: Steven Herrick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2004-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0689868677

Weary of life with his alcoholic, abusive father, sixteen-year-old Billy packs a few belongings and hits the road, hoping for something better than what he left behind.

Song for a Scarlet Runner

Song for a Scarlet Runner
Author: Julie Hunt
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743431627

The fantastic story of a young girl who must run for her life because she has brought bad luck to her village...Classic adventure-fantasy by an author with a fabulous and original storytelling voice.

The Cloud Searchers

The Cloud Searchers
Author: Kazu Kibuishi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Amulets
ISBN: 9780606150545

Emily, Navin, and their crew of resistance fighters charter an airship and set off in search of the lost city of Cielis. There they hope to find help from the Guardian Council's powerful Stonekeepers. It's a mission that Alledia's survival depends on, and time is running out. Emily's got to find Cielis before the Elf King finds her.

Precious Little

Precious Little
Author: Julie Hunt
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 174269103X

Circus-hand Precious Little believes she has shattered her dream of flying through the air when she falls from a tightrope into a pit, until the pit gives her the chance to change her fate.