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After a rough start to life, living on the streets with his drug addicted mother, 14-year-old Josh finally finds a foster home where he feels safe. But fate has other ideas. In the middle of the first night, the house catches fire. Afraid he will be blamed, Josh flees and the other two foster children in the house, 11-year-old Brodie and 3-year-old Jaylee, follow him. On the run from the police who are looking for them, and out on the streets again with two younger children to protect, Josh expects life to get tough. But he doesn't expect to be held up at gunpoint by another child, threatened by a dog, and confronted by kidnappers wielding guns. Fighting to survive, they battle on trying to find a safe home again. Will fate intervene again and save them?

Unfortunately, the rules of written English can be difficult enough to remember, let alone teach. If you struggle to separate pronouns from prepositions, or are often left wondering whether to use "who" or "whom", Australian author Dianne Bates comes to your aid with Writing Essentials, a welcome reference for teachers and aspiring authors.This handy guide offers concise explanations on the basics of grammar, punctuation and word usage, while also introducing fundamental techniques to help broaden your vocabulary and bring your writing to life. Packed with plenty of exercises to test yourself and your students, Writing Essentials provides all the support you'll need to hone your own writing skills and pass on your knowledge to budding writers!

Two new adventures from the multi-award winning duo Dianne Bates and Bill Condon, with illustrations by Cherie Dignam.In "Hardnut Hannigan and the Jewel of the Jungle"...Harold Hannigan's parents knew their baby was different when he fell out of his cot and landed head-first on the floor. From then on, Harold was known as Hardnut Hannigan. Hardnut amazed the world with his extraordinary deeds; he climbed Mount Everest, without an oxygen mask; won an Olympic marathon; swam the English Channel - underwater! But, at 12 years old, he'd run out of challenges. Then he read about a long-lost, precious jewel in the deeply dangerous jungles of Mongo-Wongo. With his faithful emu Thunderbang and his beloved pooch, Itchybutt, he set off on the greatest adventure of his young life! Would he ever find the Jewel of the Jungle? And even if he did, would he live to tell the tale?In "Captain Offensnotty and the Giddi-Giddi Zombies"...Not far into the voyage of The Concrete Slug, the crew discover that Captain 'Potty Dotty' Offensnotty is sneaking off at night to her home sweet home, which she has secretly towed behind the mother ship. While the crew has to survive sleeping fifteen to a bunk, their crafty captain lives a life of luxury, nibbling chocolates and watching television! Enraged, the sailors stage a mutiny, but before they can reach their captain, they must get past her very big and mean cat. Then, the hapless crew are attacked by a sailor-swallowing sea serpent and the ferocious flesh-eating Giddi-Giddi Zombies! Will they survive?

TWO Adventurous Stories in one...TAZZIE WALLAROO & THE PERFECT MATCHThe wildest and toughest adventurers in this world - and the next - have failed to find and capture the Abominable Snowman. Famed adventurer, Tasman Wallaroo (known as Tazzie) enters the scene, saying she will 'crush that cruel creep to crumbs!' Training hard until she is as trim and taut as Superwoman after a super make-over, she and her team of 28 shaggy-haired Siberian Cha-Wow-Wows depart the Point of No Return.Will Tazzie and her doggies overcome blizzards and sub-zero weather? Will they survive falling into a crevasse? And thousands of ice mites? And frenzied ice mice? Will they overcome frostbite? And starvation? What happens when Tazzie uncovers an igloo? Is this the home of the Abominable Snowman? And how and why is love somehow on the cards?KYLIE O'RILEY AND THE WATTA-WOPPING VOLCANOThe world's most famous volcanologist Kylie O'Riley is asked by Hilda to recover her husband, Rudy, who has fallen into an active volcano, along with her precious ring and picnic basket. Kylie, who is fearless, brave, and extremely gifted, promises to recover Hilda's treasures. Off she heads to where the mighty Watta-Wopping Volcano is located. There she finds a dragon. Luckily, she can speak Dragonese and is able to persuade it to fly her to Cracka-Cracka Boom-Boom, home of the Gidgee Guy tribe. However, the chief's son, Tumby, fancies Kylie for dinner.Will she escape his cooking pot? What about the dangerous exploding Boom-Boom HaHa volcano? Does she find and recover Hilda's missing husband? What about the precious ring and picnic basket? What antique gift does she receive?To find out the answers to these and other enthralling questions, read these great books!

Una entranable historia sobre una nina que no puede dormir, ni siquiera cuando papa y mama hacen todo lo posible para ayudarla. Para dormilones de 4 anos en adelante. !Daisy no puede dormir! Mama le lee un cuento y papa le canta una cancion de cuna, pero nada funciona. Mama la anima a Daisy a pensar en algo lindo, asi seguro se quedara dormida. ?Funcionara?

A familiar bedtime story about a girl who can't sleep, not even when mom and dad do everything they can to help her. For sleepyheads ages 4 years and up. Daisy can't sleep! Mommy read her a story and Daddy sung her a lullaby, but nothing helps. Daddy encourages Daisy to think of something lovely. Then she'll fall asleep. Will it work?

Zane Fellows is shocked on the first day of school when his new teacher, Ms Plumb, has him sit next to the naughtiest boy in school. Jason Riley has a bad reputation and a disregard for the rules. Zane would prefer to sit next to his best mate, but Aaron has suddenly developed a crush on the new girl, Charlie. Dad, a knock-about man whose best mate is a foul-mouthed cocky, thinks it's a huge joke. How can Zane manage to stay out of trouble himself? And what does he unexpectedly find out about Jason that helps change his attitude towards him?

A sleeping boy dreams about scary monsters, but he’s not frightened of them, as he’s the boss and the monsters must obey him.