Australia & Oceania

Have YOU ever had a bad week? The hilarious new series taking the world by storm. His cat has been abducted by aliens, his dad is dating his new head teacher, and he's unexpectedly gone viral online in the most embarrassing way. Justin Chase is having...

At Zoe's Rescue Zoo only the cutest, cuddliest animals need apply!Zoe loves living at her uncle's rescue zoo because there's always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret... She can actually TALK to the animals!Zoe's thrilled to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780736436038Author Laura HitchcockFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Winner of the CILIP Amnesty Honour 2017.Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017.Perfect for fans of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS. This is a beautiful, vivid and deeply moving story about a refugee boy who...

How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful and War Horse. There were dozens of us on the ship, all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying...

WINNER OF THE EDWARD STANFORD CHILDREN'S TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022A SUNDAY TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK Dive beneath the waves with this spell-binding adventure of friendship, forgiveness and bravery, set on the shores of Papua New Guinea,...

Have YOU ever had a bad week? Start Monday with a bang in the hilarious new series taking the world by storm. His mum just married a vampire, his dad is driving a giant toilet on wheels, and his cat's been abducted by aliens (probably). Justin Chase is...

Frankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game. And now that they have their magical football they're playing against teams they never imagined!This time the magic football takes them to Australia - what adventures will they...

Two diverse countries and cultures are linked with warmth and charm in this two-in-one picture book.This innovative picture book comprises two stories designed to be read simultaneously - one from the left, the other from the right. Page by page, we...

How the friendship of a lifetime began!The ninth title in this hugely popular series featuring Lily and her loveable soft toy. When Lily gets a new baby brother, she soon discovers that it's not easy learning new things and helping to look...

Ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and elegantly retold and illustrated by one of the most well-known artists working in the tradition. Discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781602198036Author Adam GamblePage Count 20Imprint Good Night BooksPublisher Our World of Books

I was stolen from an airport. Taken from everything I knew, everything I was used to. Taken to sand and heat, dirt and danger. And he expected me to love him. This is my story. ...

Walkabout is a survival story for children written by James Vance Marshall.Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian outback. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an...

Have fun exploring Australia with Busy Kangaroo. Push, pull and slide the tabs to bring Kangaroo's adventure to life. Say hello to a smiling quokka, discover the wombats' underground burrow . . . and watch out for the crocodile! Perfect for toddlers who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143309291Author Peter GossageFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Group (NZ)Weight(grams) 1098gDimensions(mm) 302mm * 217mm * 20mm

A tragic bush fire sparks a beautiful friendship between a young girl and a baby koala. Ruby is dreading changing schools as her autism makes it hard to befriend other kids. But when her dog finds a baby koala and her family agrees to foster it, Ruby...

Meixing Lim and her family have arrived in the New Land to begin a New Life. Everything is scary and different. Their ever-changing house is confusing and she finds it hard to understand the other children at school. Yet in her magical glasshouse, with a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780736436021Author RH DisneyFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

An Adventure Down Under!Mouldy mozzarella! A flock of sheep at Nicky's family's Australian ranch was losing all its wool and no-one knew why. Nick and her friends, the Thea Sisters, headed to Australia and set off on a tour of the whole country in...

'Just stay away from the island . . .'Hal and Roger Hunt are visiting New Guinea, one of the wildest islands in the world. But their adventure becomes deadly when the brothers discover that man-eating crocodiles and deadly snakes aren't the only things...

"Beautiful and heartwarming, gentle yet powerful, truly a book to treasure." Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken LegsEverything so far, if Peijing had to sum it up, was a string of small awkward experiences that she hoped would end soon.The...

Can a fairy penguin make a little girl's Christmas wish come true? A warm and fuzzy animal story that's perfect for sharing. A lonely girl named Millie, who has recently moved to Australia, rescues an orphaned baby fairy penguin on Christmas Eve. Millie...

Kensuke's Kingdom is a true children's classic by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo, the creator of War Horse. I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven't got your safety harness on, you...

From boulders to bee hives, from mountains to coral, Bronwyn Bancroft explores the shapes that form our land.Inspired by her deep love of country, she is a master craftswoman of vibrant, visual narratives and her way of capturing the beauty of Australia...

Travel along Melbourne's twisting Yarra river in a glorious celebration of indigenous culture and Australia's unique flora and fauna.Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly and Aboriginal Elder of the Wurundjeri people Aunty Joy Murphy join to tell the indigenous...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A wonderful collection of creation stories from Australia, telling how the koala lost his tail, the kangaroo got her pouch, as well as how the birds got their colours...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ACT Writing & Publishing Award for Best Children's Book. 2014 (Australia).Book InformationISBN 9781925820270Author Tania McCartneyFormat PaperbackPage Count...

They are all in search of some shade and food on a very hot day. The Koala, enjoying his eucalyptus leaves, watches as events happen around him. Then a bug, a water dragon lizard, an Emu and a mother Kangaroo with her Joey, all enter the story. See what...

A Little Wombat story about sharing, new friends, and of course, Easter eggs.Little Wombat is busy collecting eggs on his Easter hunt when he sees Rabbit hop by wearing a special Easter Bunny costume. It's such a good costume that the tail and nose won't...

A dramatic and emotional story about one girl's determination to stand by her beloved animals - and her refusal to give up, even in the face of impossible odds. When a devastating earthquake hits Evie's hometown of...

The fifth thrilling chapter in this action-packed series about psychic teenagers, from the bestselling author of Girl, Missing. Nico, Ketty, Ed and Dylan are four psychic teens who have been brought together by government agents to create a secret...

Here is the ABC like you've never seen it: featuring Donovan Bixley's most popular characters from his uniquely New Zealand 'Wheels on the Bus' and 'Old MacDonald's Farm'. Look out for the milkshake-making cow, the All Black lambs, the cute pink...

Can Tim and his dog, Grk, stop the Red Jelly Gang from blowing up the Sydney Opera House? When Grk sniffs some succulent sausages, he can't resist following his nose - and ends up on the other side of the world. He's in Australia, where a ruthless band...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2012 and Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) (Fiction) 2011.Book...

The second instalment in Emma Read's fun, fresh spider adventure series! PRAISE FOR MILTON THE MIGHTY: 'A charming and thoughtful read' THE SCOTSMAN Milton's superstardom is stressing him out: the...

Inspired by viral online stories during the 2019-2020 wildfires in Australia featuring wombats 'saving' other animals taking shelter in their burrows, here is a lyrical story about strangers in need of refuge.Up on the hill, Wallaby licks a puddle's last...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838757434Author John MageeFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Nightingale BooksPublisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers

The show must go on! The Sea Keepers head Down Under for a tropical talent show in this magical new series about saving our oceans.The Sea Keepers are off to Australia to help the Oceania mermaids! Divers are threatening their beautiful coral reef and...

A moving story of family, love and loss from one of Australia's greatest storytellers. Emily loves the bush and the native animals on her family's reforested property, particularly the beautiful rainbow lorikeets that nest in one of the tallest trees...