Giveaways

Author: Charlie Archbold

Published by: Wakefield Press

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Sometimes I feel like I’m neither one thing nor another. I live in the Mallee but I don’t like the desert. I live on a farm, but I get hay fever and I’m scared of goats. I like school but my best mates don’t. I’m stuck between stuff. It’s like I’m not meant to be here but I am. Sandy Douglas knows that life at 15 is hard, but it’s even harder when your mother died a year ago and nothing’s gone right since. His brother Red, on the other hand, is 18 now and working the farm. He’s amped up on rage and always looking for a fight. And then there’s their dad Tom. He does his best, but - really - he doesn’t have a clue.

As Sandy and Red deal with girls, dirt biking, footy and friendship, both boys have to work out who they want to be, without their mum around. The Mallee, where they live, may seem like the middle of nowhere, but it turns out this is going to be one hell of a year.

Illustrations by: Andy Mansfield and Sebastien Iwohn

Published by: Lonely Planet Kids

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Help young children unlock the French language while travelling with First Words French. Brought to you by Lonely Planet Kids, this is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the French language. Get the whole family prepared for and excited about an upcoming trip by learning 100 travel-relevant French words – from food and transport, to animals and weather. Each double page features one word with a simple pronunciation guide paired with a bold, fun illustration to give the word context – and help make remembering the new vocabulary easy and fun!

Each book is accompanied with a free audio pronunciation guide. Either scan the QR code on the back cover or visit the First Words website to discover a list of every word in the book. Then click on each word to hear it spoken clearly by a native child.

Author and illustrator: Norma MacDonald

Publisher: Magabala Books

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Lucky and Spike is the thrilling tale of two spinifex hopping mice who leave their burrow each night to race across the plains in search of food. Avoiding predators is a risky business, especially when a feral cat and a ravenous owl are on the hunt. Lucky and Spike are heading to the people’s camp to forage for spinifex seeds when they come face-to-face with a prowling cat. The chase is on! The terrified mice skid across the dirt and hide among the people who are dancing to the hum of the didgeridoo. A camp dog joins the ruckus and takes off after the cat. But when the owl sees the mice resting in a spinifex hideout, he swoops to attack! This is another heart-stopping adventure from Lucky and Spike who we first met in the celebrated Spinifex Mouse.