Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

When 9yr old Billy Fincher gets bitten by a lizard at his local petshop, strange things start to happen...His fingernails turn into claws, his skin becomes green and he starts breathing fire. Billy can't hide it any longer - he's turning into a dragon.

One Sunday afternoon at the zoo clouds as big as dinosaurs stomp across the sky - and roar! While they wait for the rain to stop, Dad, Lucy, Amy and Alfie begin to count: 'One hippopotamus, two hippopotamuses, three hippopotamuses...' Bim Bam Boom!

The ibis is known in cities for its ability to pull snacks out of deep bins and to snatch up dropped chips. Some people might find them dirty. Other birds think them shameful, but find out why the ibis holds its head high.

The city is buzzing, shoppers run this way and that, there's carols and lights and a Santa Claus hat! But if a bird is clever... if a bird is a smartie... a bird can still have a fabulous Christmas party! Ibis is in a flap and can't find any trash, but Bush Turkey knows exactly where to find a fe...

"Wading through bin juice, sticky with grime, Ibis's tummy is rumbling... it's nearly lunchtime! 'Buzz off! Scram! Shoo! We don't feed bin chickens here at the zoo!'" It's feeding time at the zoo and no-one is sharing their lunch. Luckily, Ibis knows just how to steal some snacks... and the spotl...

Where's all the garbage and delightful bin juice? This trash can is empty, I feel like a goose! That dirty truck is stealing my food! It's simply not on. And terribly rude.' Ibis has a grand plan to take back her trash! But look out, she's got some very hungry competition ...

Following her beak, on long gangly legs, Ibis spies something shiny- glittering eggs! But there's kids on a hunt! And a bunny on the loose! 'Shoo, Bin Chicken! Scram, Garbage Goose!' It's Easter morning, and there there are eggs everywhere. Ibis better hop to it and get hunting!

Meet 11-year-old Bindi. She’s not really into maths but LOVES art class and playing hockey. Her absolute FAVOURITE thing is adventuring outside with friends or her horse, Nell. A new year starts like normal—school, family, hockey, dancing. But this year hasn’t gone to plan! There’s a big art assi...

Bindi and her family are studying crocs and researching endangered wildlife at the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve. A large mining company has shown interest in mining area and Bindi and Robert want their dad's reserve to be left as is.

Bindi and her family have arrived in Sumatra to take home three gorgeous Sumatran tiger cubs. But Bindi is horrified to see the huge logging operations that are going on so close to the endangered tigers' natural habitat.