Collection: Junior Fiction

This remarkable book is more than an A to Z of Australian animals. It is a spectrum of every feeling under the sun - from wonder to vanity, from weariness to delight - and every one of these passions can be found between the covers of a book...if only you take the time to have a look.

When you peel a banana, or bite into a pear, when you smell a rose, pop a fuchsia bud or scrape your knee climbing an old pine tree, do you ever wonder how those plants came to this country? Let me tell you of the amazing case of Dr Ward.

Sometimes school can be scary and even embarrassing, but not today. Today is Birdie's birthday, and everything will be perfect. Birdie's panda-riffic cupcakes are beautiful, and there's one for everyone. But then a trip and fall on the way to school means no more cupcakes and who can save the day...

Hello! My name is Edie Eckhart and I'm eleven years old. I'm a little bit different. I have a disability called cerebral palsy, so I talk slowly and fall over a lot. It's never really bothered me because I've never known anything else. Edie Eckhart is Excited with a capital E to start secondary s...

Edie Eckhart is a little bit different. She has a disability called cerebral palsy, so she talks slowly and falls over a lot. But it has never really bothered her because she has never known anything else. This term, Eddie has a lot on her mind. Why is she the only one who doesn't know what she w...

It's time to send the animals rescued from the pirate circus home. Uncle Mac sets sail with amazing Esme and her fearless cousins on a journey to hot and cold and distant lands - from Scotland to Siberia to Peru!

Mr Blunden's words echoed through Lucy's ears as she explored the house. It was such an old house that it seemed to Lucy as if all the past was gathered up inside it as if in a great box; as though it had a life of its own that continued to exist just beyond the reach of her eyes and ears. Did Mr...

Peter Parker is an average teenager. He's passionate about science and timid around others, making him the perfect target for bullies. But that all changes the day a science experiment goes wrong.

Since his transformation into Spider-Man, Peter Parker's been a bit lost. He's not sure exactly how to make use of his extraordinary abilities. If that wasn't stressful enough, he's forced to do battle with the Vulture, a winged-man out for revenge.

The Lizard is on the loose. There's only one person who can defeat this scaly villain... Spider-Man! Will the cold-blooded villain be too much for Spider-Man to handle?