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Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
$20.00 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Australian Children's Classics
Short excerpt: Without doubt she was the worst of the seven probably because she was the cleverest. Her brilliant inventive powers plunged them all into ceaseless scrapes.
Space in 30 Seconds: 30 Super-Stellar Subjects For Cosmic Kids Explained in Half a Minute by Clive Gifford
$19.95 AUD
Category: Information Books | Series: Children's 30 Second
Perfect for inquisitive cosmic kids aged 8-12, this succinct, entertaining look at what really happens in space takes a rapid-fire approach, offering 30 key topics, each one explained in neat 30-second sound bites and supported by 3-second flash summaries and cool, cartoon-style artwork. 3-minute active ...Show more
Struwwelpeter in English Translation by HEINRICH HOFFMANN
$17.95 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Dover Children's Classics Ser.
One of the most popular and influential children's book ever written, this time-honored tale - sure to produce lots of giggles - describes the gruesome consequences that befall children who torment animals, play with matches, suck their thumbs, refuse to eat, and fidget at meals. A collector's item, wri ...Show more
Taronga (Australian Children's Classics) by Victor Kelleher
$19.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Australian Children's Classics
"The great dome of the sky, black, star-sprinkled, arched above him, appearing at that moment so limitless, so vast and free, that the fences and cages of Taronga were dwarfed, reduced to the point where they barely seemed to exist." Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving ...Show more
The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sterling Children's Classics) by Scott McKowen (Illustrator); A. Conan Doyle
$17.00 AUD
$24.95 (31% off)
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Children's Classics Ser.
The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings ...Show more
The Blue Fairy Book (Leather Bound) by P. (ILT) H. J. (ILT); Jacomb Hood Andrew (EDT); Ford Lang
$30.00 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Children's Classics
This title features full-colour illustrations and includes a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive stained edging and decorative endpapers. It is suitable for children aged 10 to 13. A beautiful collection of fairy tales, including "Cinderella", "Hansel and Gretel" and "Puss in Boots", as well as lesser-kn ...Show more
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (#1) by John Boyne
$17.00 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Vintage Children's Classics Ser.
'Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone.' Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the 'Fury'? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to 'Out-With' ...Show more
The Children of the New Forest (Wordsworth Children's Classics) by Captain Marryat
$9.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics
In The Children of the New Forest, Cavalier and Roundhead battle it out in the turbulent setting of the English Civil war and provide the background for this classic tale of four orphans as they face adversity, survival in the forest, reconciliation and eventual forgiveness. This is the first enduring h ...Show more
The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
$19.99 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Children's Classic Collections
Originally published as separate stories throughout the early 20th century, "The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit" contains all four stories featuring the famous bunny. With original illustrations by Potter enhanced and reformatted. Full color.
The Jungle Book (Sterling Children's Classics) by Rudyard Kipling
$17.00 AUD
$22.99 (26% off)
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: Sterling Children's Classics
Children will delight in this unabridged version of Rudyard Kipling's classics, "Jungle Books One and Two"! Not only does this attractive volume feature the beloved tales of Mowgli, the "man cub" raised by wolves, and Rikki Tikki Tavi, but also the lesser-known but wonderful stories of Toomai, the boy w ...Show more
The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
$30.00 AUD
Category: Crime | Series: Children's House
The first in an exciting new series from the author of THE SILENCE OF THE SEA, winner of the 2015 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian Crime Novel. The only witness to a shocking murder is the victim's seven-year-old daughter, Margret. The police turn to the Children's House for their expertise in childh ...Show more
The Man from Snowy River by Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson; Annette MacArthur-Onslow (Illustrator)
$17.00 AUD
Category: Australian Picture Books | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser.
Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson were writing for the Sydney Bulletin' in 1892 when they decided to have a duel of poetry. The idea was to increase the number of poems they could sell to the paper. It began in fun but later became bitter. Paterson wrote many poems and stories about his travels in the Out ...Show more