Children's New Titles | July - December 2023 Catalogue

Children’s & Home Learning New Titles JULY–DEC 2023

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We’re passionate about helping every child to love reading and learning. That’s why we work with fabulous authors and illustrators to create the wonderful stories and learning resources showcased here.

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The Oxford Children’s Team

JULY

The Digits:

The Perfect Number

Odds Vs Evens

Ray

Sunny and the Birds

Mirabelle Wants to Win

Marv and the Killer Plants

Rudy and the Skate Stars

A Pack of Lies

July–December 2023 publishing

The Wild

AUGUST

Amazing Animal Tales:

Little Monkey

Tiny Tadpole

Peculiar Pets: How to Feed an Elephant

Emerald and the Sea Sprites

Oxford Children’s Classics: A Christmas Carol

Anne of Green Gables

Black Beauty

Little Women

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Railway Children

The Secret Garden

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Treasure Island

The Wind in the Willows

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Bond 11+ CEM & Online Tests: English and Verbal Reasoning Assessment Practice

Science Words for Little People: Space

50 Words About Nature: Birds Plants

Paws, Claws, Tails & Roars

Winnie and Wilbur: The Witches’ Sports Day

Isadora Moon: The Winter Sparkle Activity Book

Emerald and the Ocean Parade

Victoria Stitch: Dark and Sparkling

Bond 11+ CEM & Online Tests: Maths and Non-verbal Reasoning Assessment Practice

OCTOBER

The Dress in the Window

Isadora Moon and the Frost Festival

Mirabelle and the Haunted House

Kitty and the Snowball Bandit

Rudy and the Forbidden Lake

Pippi Longstocking

Tom’s Midnight Garden

Minnow On The Say

The Way To Sattin Shore

Very Short Introductions for Curious Young Minds:

The Earth’s Essential Rainforests

The Expanding World of Data

NOVEMBER

Animal Academy: Get Off, Bear!

The Perfect Number

Explore addition and subtraction with a group of number friends known as The Digits through an action-packed day out at a theme park.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Theme parks

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However, before Eight could look for that special ride, Ten said, ‘Right, follow me. think we  should all stick together.’

PUB DATE July 2023

AGE 2+

AUTHOR Tony Bradman

ILLUSTRATOR Miguel Sánchez

BIC CODE YBLC; Y

CBMC CODE A2M79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 245x245mm

EXTENT 32pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278365-3

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $17.95

NZD $19.99

Packed with visual humour, The Digits is a series of picture books exploring numbers, with simple maths concepts subtly woven into funny plotlines. Includes extension activities to explore the topics further.

The Perfect Number explores addition and subtraction through a day out at a theme park.

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

Finally, they arrived at the special ride. Eight thought it looked AMAZING!

But there was problem

‘Oh no, it’s only got EIGHT seats,’ wailed Eight. ‘There are TEN of us!’

‘I don’t want to go on it,’ said Three. ‘Me neither,’ said Seven.

‘It looks SCARY!

‘I thought everyone would like it,’ said Eight, disappointed. ‘Ah well, we all like different things,’ said One. ‘And besides, TEN MINUS TWO MAKES EIGHT! ‘Good point,’ said Eight. ‘And that really is the PERFECT NUMBER!

TONY BRADMAN is an award-winning writer of children’s books for all ages. His work includes poetry, picture books, and beginner readers. He was born and raised in London and is a longtime advocate of children’s books, launching the Parents children’s book review pages in 1980 and instigating the Baby Book Award.

MIGUEL SÁNCHEZ studied Fine Art in Valencia, Spain. His work is infused with warm and vibrant colours, inspired by the Mediterranean climate of his home country. He currently lives in Madrid.

‘Wow, this place is AWESOME said Eight.

Odds Vs Evens

In Odds Vs Evens, the Digits hold a football match to try to decide whether odd or even numbers are the best.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Odd numbers

• Even numbers

• Football

PUB DATE July 2023

AGE 2+

AUTHOR Tony Bradman

ILLUSTRATOR Miguel Sánchez

BIC CODE YBLC; Y

CBMC CODE A2M79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 245x245mm

EXTENT 32pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278367-7

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $17.95

NZD $19.99

EARLY YEARS | AGE 2+

BOOK 4

Packed with visual humour, The Digits is a series of picture books exploring numbers, with simple maths concepts subtly woven into funny plotlines.

Odds Vs Evens explores odd and even numbers through a funny story about a football match.

Includes extension activities to explore the topics further.

TONY BRADMAN is an

writer of children’s books for all ages. His work includes poetry, picture books, and beginner readers. He was born and raised in London and is a longtime advocate of children’s books, launching the Parents children’s book review pages in 1980 and instigating the Baby Book Award.

MIGUEL SÁNCHEZ studied Fine Art in Valencia, Spain. His work is infused with warm and vibrant colours, inspired by the Mediterranean climate of his home country. He currently lives in Madrid.

Ray

Mouse is scared of the dark, but luckily he meets Ray, a friendly firefly, to show him that the shadows aren’t as terrifying as he thinks . . . or are they?

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Fear of the dark

• Shapes and shadows

• Travel and journey

• Animals

PUB DATE July 2023

AGE 3+

AUTHOR Alex Latimer

ILLUSTRATOR Alex Latimer

BIC CODE YBCS; Y

CBMC CODE A3M79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 270x230mm

EXTENT 40pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278386-8

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $17.95

NZD $19.99

PICTURE BOOK | AGE 3+

Praise for Food Fight ‘A riot of verbal and visual puns makes for a hilarious picture-book treat.’

The Guardian

‘Very funny picture book with expressive illustrations and plenty of food for thought – pun intended.’

Primary Times

A hilarious story about being scared of the dark.

Latimer’s luminous images and rich colour palettes make this an

A satisfying twist at the end which will appeal to fans of Jon Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back

But the hens didn’t want to stay in the cactuses. ‘Can we join you? Cluck! We’re TOTALLY fine with darkness, it’s just that our . um favourite show is on TV, but Henrietta here lost the . um . remote control. We might as well watch at Mouse’s!’

ALEX LATIMER is the awardwinning South African author and illustrator of many picture books including Am I Yours?, Lula and the Sea Monster, Mole Hill, and most recently Food Fight. His picture books have been translated into dozens of languages and have been published all over the world. He lives in Cape Town.

‘It’s not a bear! It’s the hens roosting in the cactuses.’

PHEW!

Sunny and the Birds

Sunny comes up with a plan to help his dad find joy in his new home in this sensitively written story about moving to a new country, family love, and the meaning of home.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Immigration

• Family

• Home

• Birdwatching

PUB DATE July 2023

AGE 3+

AUTHOR Wendy Meddour

ILLUSTRATOR Nabila Adani

BIC CODE YBCS; Y

CBMC CODE A3M79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 270x230mm

EXTENT 32pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278440-7

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $17.95

NZD $19.99

Gently and thoughtfully introduces the topic of immigration to a young audience.

A celebration of kindness, family,

Books for Topics (Lubna

ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE AUTHOR

The Times: Best young adult and children’s books for summer 2022

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Exquisitely illustrated by Indonesian artist, Nabila Adani.

The Guardian (Tibble and Grandpa)

WENDY MEDDOUR is a Doctor of English Literature and an internationally successful and award-winning children’s writer. Her debut children’s book, A Hen in the Wardrobe, was selected as one of the Guardian’s ‘Best 50 diverse Children’s Books since the 1950s’. Wendy is also the author of several picture books, including the highly acclaimed Lubna and Pebble. Wendy also teaches Creative Writing at Exeter University.

NABILA ADANI lives in Jakarta, Indonesia and enjoys illustrating different cultures around the world. She worked as a product designer in Japan and Indonesia before moving to the United States to study children’s book illustration. Now, living back in Jakarta she enjoys illustrating and telling stories for children worldwide.

‘Meddour’s perfectly judged, very simple text effortlessly convey sorrow, and abiding love.’

‘Beautiful picture book that celebrates new beginnings and the power of human connection.’

Some of them ran around, chasing more of the balls. Even Hazel seemed to be enjoying herself, despite no one sticking to the proper rules of football. I began to run, feeling my hair

Mirabelle Wants to Win

A big football star is coming to Mirabelle’s school to watch them play, and with a little bit of help from some magic Mirabelle is determined to show her that she’s the best. Can Mirabelle learn that there’s more than one way to feel like a winner?

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Witches

• Football

• Winning

PUB DATE July 2023

AGE 5+

AUTHOR Harriet Muncaster

ILLUSTRATOR Harriet Muncaster

BIC CODE YFB; Y

CBMC CODE B3N79

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From the creator of Isadora Moon, featuring Isadora’s half witch, half fairy naughty cousin, Mirabelle Illustrated throughout in witchy purple and black.

A mischievous and magical football story, publishing to coincide with the Women’s World Cup 2023!

Perfect for readers who are looking for a first chapter book with a healthy dose of mischief and magic.

stream out behind me, leaping up into the air, higher and higher in my magic witchball boots. It felt good to run and twirl and chase. There didn’t seem to be any rules right now. Everyone was just having fun.

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

‘What an eventful game!’ said Chrissy Gold. ‘To be honest, I’m not sure which team won, so I’m going to have to award the trophy to all of you! Well done!’

‘Woohoo!!’ we all yelled.

I’d better look after that!’ said Miss Spindlewick, taking the trophy out of Chrissy Gold’s hands. ‘It can go on top of the potion cupboard in the classroom.’

OTHER TITLES

HARRIET MUNCASTER is the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Isadora Moon series, Mirabelle and Emerald, companion series to Isadora Moon and stunning middle-grade trilogy Victoria Stitch

Harriet lives with her husband and daughter near some beautiful countryside in Bedfordshire, England.

‘The cheerful two-tone illustrations are beautifully simple, and you can’t help but love Mirabelle’s cheeky expressions’

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Marv and the Killer Plants

When ordinary boy Marvin wears his super-suit, he becomes MARV.

A superhero with infinite powers . . . In this story, supervillain Violet Vine takes over the school garden with an army of kid-eating Venus fly-traps! Armed with his super-suit and robot sidekick, Pixel, Marvin leaps into action to become the invincible, unstoppable superhero, MARV!

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Superheroes

• Gardening

• School projects

• Overcoming jealousy

PUB DATE July 2023

AGE 5+

AUTHOR Alex Falase-Koya

ILLUSTRATOR Paula Bowles

BIC CODE YFB; Y

CBMC CODE B3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

EXTENT 128pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278050-8

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $15.95

NZD $16.99

An exciting new series that celebrates the power of kindness, resilience and courage.

With a relatable protagonist, a hilarious robot sidekick, and a superhero suit that offers endless possibilities, this series will appeal to any superhero fan and thrill-seeking adventurer!

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

Highly illustrated in two-colour throughout, the Marv series is perfect for reluctant readers, newly confident readers, and to bridge the gap between picture books and independent reading.

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‘...a powerful series of one boy’s journey to unlock the superhero within.’

Michael Thorn,

ACHUKA

ALEX FALASE-KOYA has been writing children’s fiction since he was a teenager and was a winner of Spread the Word’s 2019 London Writers Awards for YA and Children’s.

Marv is his debut series and he is the coauthor of The Breakfast Club Adventures, the first fiction book by England footballer Marcus Rashford.

PAULA BOWLES studied Illustration at Falmouth College of Art and is a children’s book illustrator working for Nosy Crow, Simon and Schuster, and Oxford Children’s.

Rudy reached

Rudy and the Skate Stars

When Rudy and his friends discover that the Skate Stars competition has come to their hometown they can’t wait to enter and show off their skills. But how far is Rudy willing to go to win a medal?

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Skateboarding

• Competitiveness

• Loyalty

• Friendship

PUB DATE July 2023

AGE 5+

AUTHOR Paul Westmoreland

ILLUSTRATOR George Ermos

BIC CODE YFB; Y

CBMC CODE B3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

EXTENT 128pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278255-7

PAPERBACK PRICE

AUD $15.95

NZD $16.99

Perfect for reluctant readers.

BOOK 4

A delightfully spooky world brought to life by breathtaking two-colour illustrations throughout makes these books look howlingly good.

A celebration of the power of the pack, wherever you might find it. Family, friends, loved ones; your pack is where you feel you are home.

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

KKKKKKRRRRRK!

‘Paul Westmoreland’s debut gothic-inspired middle grade series will forge a love of reading in little ones with an appetite for adventure. Packed with mischief, irresistible characters, colourful illustrations & lots of heart, Rudy’s werewolf skateboarding escapades are the perfect spooky read for Halloween!’

London Mums Magazine

Rudy was pleased for them, but he also felt slightly sad. If he’d gone along with them, he would’ve won a gold medal too. But it wouldn’t have been his medal, not really. ‘And the silver medal goes to . .’ Jessie continued.

Rudy couldn’t believe it. He didn’t realize there were other medals! ‘. . THE SKULL SCRAPERS!’

Celebrating an exuberant wolf boy character with a nose for adventure, powered by strong friendships and a belief that kindness and empathy for others will always win the day.

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

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PAUL WESTMORELAND has been a professional writer for over 25 years, creating award-winning advertising for TV, cinema, radio and digital campaigns. He is now a full-time author, and this is his first children’s book. He writes about Rudy and his friends in the comfort of his own home, tucked away in South London.

GEORGE ERMOS is an illustrator, maker, and avid reader from Derbyshire, England. He works digitally and loves illustrating all things curious and mysterious. He is always trying to incorporate new artiness from the various world cultures he reads about and explores.

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the top and let his front wheels go over the edge. He found his balance, then turned his shoulders towards the other side of the half-pipe and his board began a teetering rail-slide along the edge of the ramp!

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A Pack of Lies

Ailsa doesn’t trust MCC Berkshire, the mysterious man helping out in her mother’s antique shop. He tells wonderful stories about all the antiques, and his stories persuade the customers to buy the items he talks about, but everything he says is a pack of lies, isn’t it?

The story of Ailsa and MCC is interwoven with the stories MCC tells the customers, which range from romances to adventure stories; from crime dramas to pirate stories; from stories set in modern-day Ireland to stories set in ancient China.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Mystery

• Storytelling

• Antiques

PUB DATE July 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Geraldine McCaughrean

ILLUSTRATOR Not applicable

BIC CODE YFCF

CBMC CODE D3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

EXTENT 176pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278898-6

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $16.95

NZD $19.99

The 35th anniversary edition of the Carneigie Medal winning novel with foreword from Geraldine McCaughrean. A beautifully designed new cover package. A gripping and imaginative novel from a master storyteller.

CELEBRATING 35 YEARS OF SHAMEFUL LIES!

Half my lifetime ago, had just seen my first novel published. I was reeling with happiness as I wandered my local library, reading the book spines, wondering what I should write next. In what genre?

(Readers differ so much in what they like!) Should tackle a mystery?

Adventure? Historical? Comedy? Poetry? Crime . Then it came to me: ‘Why not a bit of each!’ And that’s when the seed of A Pack of Lies was planted. The first version didn’t work. The characters came second to the knick-knacks and furniture. started afresh.

I worked on magazine back then, and the man across the desk from me wore a green corduroy jacket. In summer he was golden-tanned because he played so much cricket. And there he sat: (though didn’t tell the man across the desk): MCC Berkshire—cricketing hero of my book. knew what MCC would look like, what he liked to do, and knew I would slip him into the life of whom? Ailsa! (A name had chosen for my unborn child). It would be terrific fun if it worked!

Writing stories remains (for me)

date, new books pile up That’s why I’m hugely indebted to Oxford University Press for giving A Pack of Lies a new lease of life, and publishing it afresh for a new audience of readers to celebrate the book’s 35th anniversary.

didn’t fully realise, at the time, that my editor, Ron Heapy (whom first knew as a friend of my school teacher), was in fact one of the all-time great children’s editors. He didn’t turn a book down if he saw potential: he encouraged an author simply to make it better. His death left a huge hole in the industry. He was marvellously wry and

understated:

‘Well, I don’t know if anyone will like it, but I do, so I’m going to publish it . I’ve always wanted to win a Carnegie, and dammit, I win it with the library book!’

Oh yes, Ron would be well pleased to see ‘the library book’ celebrating a new lease of life.

A Pack of Lies won two major prizes—The Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award—which was beyond my best imaginings. In time, it meant that I was able to become a full-time author. So, please remember, as you read it, that joy hangs between the pages. I fervently hope some will rub off on your fingers. So, thank you, OUP. And thank you Reader, for picking up A Pack of Lies

Geraldine McCaughrean

(By the way, despite Chapter One, I love libraries. So does the real Ailsa—now grown up—who works in them and loves them too. She’s also an actress, so inhabits countless different characters . Wherever did she get that from?)

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

GERALDINE MCCAUGHREAN trained as a teacher, worked for ten years in publishing, and in 1988 became a full-time writer. Since then Geraldine has written over 140 books and plays for both adults and children, including Peter Pan in Scarlet the official sequel to J M Barrie’s Peter Pan

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She has has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children’s Book Award (three times), the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Smarties Bronze Award (four times), the Blue Peter Book of the Year award and the Blue Peter Special Book to Keep Forever award.

‘McCaughrean is one of the greatest living children’s authors.’ The Bookseller

AMAZING ANIMAL TALES

Little Monkey

Little Monkey loves to scamper about his treetop home, swinging from branch to branch and playing. There are many dangers in the forest, but luckily Little Monkey’s mum is never far away! This heartwarming story about an animal family living in the wild has big flaps to open and monkey facts to discover.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Spider monkeys

• Rainforest habitat

• Animal family

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 2+

AUTHOR Anne Rooney

ILLUSTRATOR Carolina Rabei

BIC CODE YBC; Y

CBMC CODE A3M79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 245x245mm

EXTENT 24pp plus 4 gatefolds

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278089-8

PAPERBACK PRICE

EARLY YEARS |

AUD $17.95

NZD $19.99

EARLY YEARS | AGE 2+

BOOK 5

Combines an emotionally resonant story with fascinating facts in one beautiful package. Big non-fiction flaps present amazing facts in an engaging and innovative way.

Perfect for nature-loving children to learn about their favourite animals.

Teach Early Years

ALSO AVAILABLE

Part of a six-book series, each following the story of a different baby animal in its habitat.

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OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

CAROLINA RABEI ’s debut picture book illustrating Walter de la Mare’s poem, Snow was published to critical acclaim, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and featured on The Independent’s list of ‘11 Best Books for 4- to 7-Year-Olds’. She has a BA in Graphic Design

‘The stories are all extremely well-written and penned by an experienced author who accurately pitches the text to an Early Years audience and their magic is that intersection where imagination and information meet.’

and received a distinction in Children’s Book Illustration from the prestigious Cambridge School of Art in 2014.

A spider monkey’s hand has no thumb — just four fingers which it uses together like a hook to hang from the branches.

But it does have a thumb on each foot! This thumb helps it to grip branches.

As the sun drops behind the treetops, the monkeys settle in little groups, all safely close by. The sounds of the rainforest change as the night-time animals wake.

ANNE ROONEY is a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults who has published more than 150 books.

Wait for me!

The branches move together and then quickly sway apart. He daren’t jump.

Mum catches the branches and holds them still. Now Little Monkey can cross safely on a furry bridge.

Now that Little Monkey is bigger, he follows Mum as she hurries through the branches. He’s learning to swing, but she’s so quick that he’s soon left behind.

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AMAZING ANIMAL TALES

Tiny Tadpole

Tiny Tadpole is at the start of an amazing transformation. She begins life in the shelter of a hidden pool, growing and learning alongside her brother - until one day, she starts to change. This heartwarming story about an animal family living in the wild has big flaps to open and frog facts to discover.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Poison dart frogs

• Tadpole lifecycle

• Rainforest habitat

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 2+

AUTHOR Anne Rooney

ILLUSTRATOR Qu Lan

BIC CODE YBC; Y

CBMC CODE A3M79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 245x245mm

EXTENT 24pp plus 4 gatefolds

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278085-0

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $17.95

NZD $19.99

BOOK 6

Combines an emotionally resonant story with fascinating facts in one beautiful package. Big non-fiction flaps present amazing facts in an engaging and innovative way.

Perfect for nature-loving children to learn about their favourite animals.

Teach Early Years

ALSO AVAILABLE

Part of a six-book series, each following the story of a different baby animal in its habitat.

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OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

‘The stories are all extremely well-written and penned by an experienced author who accurately pitches the text to an Early Years audience and their magic is that intersection where imagination and information meet.’

QU LAN graduated from the China Academy of Art and now lives in France.

Tiny Tadpole and her brother swim and tumble in the lovely water. Their tails send them f lashing from side to side, up and down, round and round. Then, one day, huge drops splash down, sending rings of ripples over the surface of the pool. Cool, fresh rain ills it to the brim.

ANNE ROONEY is a prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults who has published more than 150 books.

A mummy poison dart frog lays her eggs on on a leaf or the loor of the South American rainforest.

The daddy frog watches to keep them safe. The tadpoles grow inside the eggs, eating the soft jelly. After two weeks, the tadpoles hatch. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Deep among the leaves, Mummy Frog has laid her eggs. Each spot of soft jelly shelters the tiny dot of a new tadpole.

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How to Feed an Elephant

It’s very important to look after your pet properly. But when that pet is huge and hungry and likes to trumpet in the middle of the night, taking care of it can be . . . interesting. A hilarious story about what might happen if an elephant came to stay.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Pets

• Elephants

• Responsibility

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 2+

AUTHOR Sam Wilde

ILLUSTRATOR Sarah Horne

BIC CODE YBC; Y

CBMC CODE A3M79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 245x245mm

EXTENT 32pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278655-5

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $17.95

NZD $19.99

BOOK 1

Acclaimed illustrator Sarah Horne (Panda at the Door) brings an energetic hilarity to the artwork.

Explores animal facts in a fun-filled celebration of the joys and responsibilities of having a surprising pet. Presents ridiculous scenarios, full of humour and heart.

Includes extra facts at the back to help readers learn even more about their favourite animal.

SARAH HORNE learnt to draw whilst trying to explain her reasoning for an elaborate haircut at the age of nine. An illustrator for over fifteen years, she has illustrated over 70 books. She lives in London.

SAM WILDE is a children’s book author, published by Oxford Children’s, part of Oxford University Press.

Here he is now!

I will do my best to take care of him.

It turns out, my elephant eats quite a lot.

Emerald and the Sea Sprites

When Emerald and her stepsister, Delphina, sneak out of the palace in search of sea sprites they know it isn’t strictly ‘perfect mermaid princess’ behaviour. But they’re about to learn that being a mermaid princess is about more than just following the rulesit’s also about following your heart.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Mermaids

• Stepsisters

• Pets

• Axolotls

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 5+

AUTHOR Harriet Muncaster

ILLUSTRATOR Harriet Muncaster

BIC CODE YFB; Y

CBMC CODE B3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

EXTENT 128pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278399-8

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $15.95

NZD $16.99

Chapter TWO

Inkibelle swished around my bedroom, squiggling her little octopus arms as I rummaged in the toy chest for my backpack. When I found it I stuffed my pair of binoculars and the book about sea sprites into it, along with a packet of sea biscuits—

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according to the book, sea sprites love sea biscuits! Then Inkibelle and I swam out of the palace and into the royal gardens, hoping that we wouldn’t bump into anyone on the way.

BOOK 2

From the creator of Isadora Moon, the second title in a brand-new series featuring Isadora’s mermaid friend, Emerald!

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

The sea sprites finished the biscuits but they continued to stay near, swimming circles around us and playfully tugging at our hair. One of them seemed to particularly like me. She was a bit smaller than the others and she kept swimming over to sit on my shoulder. When I asked her what her name was she pointed at one

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of the opals embedded in the coral reef. ‘Opal?’ I asked, and the little sea sprite nodded, beaming back at me with a big, wide smile.

‘They’re all so sweet,’ said Delphina. ‘They are,’ I agreed, glancing up towards the surface of the water which was now glinting with a syrupy orange light. The sun was fading.

‘I think we need to go,’ I said. ‘It’s getting late.’

Delphina nodded, looking worried for a moment. ‘I lost track of time!’ she said.

‘I hope we can get back before anyone notices that we weren’t in the palace today.’

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HARRIET MUNCASTER is the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Isadora Moon series, Mirabelle and Emerald, companion series to Isadora Moon, and stunning middle-grade trilogy

Victoria Stitch.

Harriet lives with her husband and daughter near some beautiful countryside in Bedfordshire, England.

‘I am so excited about my new MERMAID series! I have always wanted to write a book about mermaids and it’s been so much fun getting to explore a new corner of the Isadora Moon universe’

Harriet Muncaster

OXFORD CHILDREN’S CLASSICS

A Christmas Carol and Other Sto ries

This stunning Oxford Children’s Classic edition is the perfect introduction to A Christmas Carol –the ultimate ghostly Christmas tale. Features an introduction by Neil Gaiman and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Christmas spirit

• Social responsibility

• Redemption

• Victorian England

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Charles Dickens

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DIMENSIONS 198x129mm

EXTENT 320pp

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The FIRST of the Three Spirits

When Scrooge awoke, it was so dark, that looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber. He was endeavouring to pierce the darkness with his ferret eyes, when the chimes of a neighbouring church struck the four quarters. So he listened for the hour.

To his great astonishment the heavy bell went on from six to seven, and from seven to eight, and regularly up to twelve; then stopped. Twelve! It was past two when he went to bed. The clock was wrong. An icicle must have got into the works. Twelve!

He touched the spring of his repeater, to correct this most preposterous clock. Its rapid little pulse beat twelve; and stopped.

‘Why, it isn’t possible,’ said Scrooge, ‘that I can have slept through a whole day and far into another night. It isn’t possible that anything has happened to the sun, and this is twelve at noon!’

The idea being an alarming one, he scrambled out of bed, and groped his way to the window. He was obliged to rub the

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frost off with the sleeve of his dressing-gown before he could see anything; and could see very little then. All he could make out was, that it was still very foggy and extremely cold, and that there was no noise of people running to and fro, and making a great stir, as there unquestionably would have been if night had beaten off bright day, and taken possession of the world. This was a great relief, because ‘three days after sight of this First of Exchange pay to Mr Ebenezer Scrooge or his order,’ and so forth, would have become a mere United States’ security if there were no days to count by.

Scrooge went to bed again, and thought, and thought, and thought it over and over and over, and could make nothing of it. The more he thought, the more perplexed he was; and the more he endeavoured not to think, the more he thought.

Marley’s Ghost bothered him exceedingly. Every time he resolved within himself, after mature inquiry, that it was all a dream, his mind flew back again, like a strong spring released, to its first position, and presented the same problem to be worked

Scrooge lay in this state until the chime had gone three quarters more, when he remembered, on a sudden, that the Ghost had warned him of a visitation when the bell tolled one. He resolved to lie awake until the hour was passed; and, considering that he could no more go to sleep than go to Heaven, this was perhaps the wisest resolution in his power. The quarter was so long, that he was more than once convinced he must have sunk into a doze unconsciously, and missed the clock. At length it broke upon his listening ear.

CHARLES DICKENS was born in Portsmouth in 1812. In 1823 his father was imprisoned for debt and Dickens was sent to work in a blacking warehouse. When his father’s fortunes improved, Dickens went back to school and then worked as a solicitor’s clerk, a shorthand reporter, and a parliamentary reporter. In 1833 he began contributing stories to newspapers and magazines and in 1836 his first novel, Pickwick Papers, was published in monthly instalments followed by Oliver Twist in 1837 and A Christmas Carol in 1843. Charles Dickens died in 1870 and has been acclaimed as one of the greatest English novelists.

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Anne of Green Gables

This stunning Oxford Children’s Classic edition is the perfect introduction to Anne of Green Gables – the unbeatable coming-of-age story.

Features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Emma Norry, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Home and belonging

• Imagination

• Social expectations

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR L.M. Montgomery

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DIMENSIONS 198x129mm

EXTENT 464pp

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Each classic features a personal introduction from a contemporary author, with insights on how their work was inspired by the story.

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L.M. MONTGOMERY was born in 1874 on Prince Edward Island, Canada, where Anne of Green Gables is set. Her mother died when she was just a baby and so she was brought up by her strict grandparents. She became a teacher, and although she didn’t enjoy it, it gave her lots of time to write. She had her first poem published at the age of 15, and went on to write hundreds of short stories, poems, and novels throughout her life. Anne of Green Gables was published in 1908 and was an immediate success. She died in 1942.

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Black Beauty

This stunning Oxford Children’s Classic edition is the perfect introduction to Black Beauty – the ultimate story of hope. Features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Hannah Gold, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Horses

• Respect for animals

• Victorian England

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Anna Sewell

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DIMENSIONS 198x129mm

EXTENT 304pp

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Packed with bonus material providing insights for readers, facts, activities, and more. by the story.

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ANNA SEWELL was born in 1820. At the age of fourteen she injured both of her ankles in an accident, which meant that she could never walk properly again. Because of this she relied heavily on travelling in horse-drawn carriages, and it was from here that her love of horses grew. In 1871 Anna began writing a book aimed at encouraging more humane treatment of horses. Owing to her failing health the story took nearly seven years to complete but was eventually published in 1877. Sadly, Anna never got to know of the huge success of Black Beauty, as she died in 1878.

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Little Women

This stunning Oxford Children’s Classic edition is the perfect introduction to Little Women - the ultimate tale of sisterhood.

Features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Laura Dockrill, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Family

• Women’s lives

• American Civil War

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Louisa May Alcott

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DIMENSIONS 198x129mm

EXTENT 368pp

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Each classic features a personal introduction from a contemporary author, with insights on how their work was inspired by the story.

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LOUISA MAY ALCOTT was born in Pennsylvania, USA, in 1832. The Alcott family did not have much money and so when Louisa was in her teens she began to take various positions including teacher, seamstress, and servant. When the Civil War broke out she enlisted as a nurse and during this time contracted typhoid fever which would affect her health for the rest of her life. She had various stories published before being asked to write a children’s book, the result of which was Little Women. The success of this book meant that she and her family were financially secure at last. Louisa died in 1888 and is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Massachusetts.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

This stunning Oxford Children’s Classic edition is the perfect introduction to The Hound of the Baskervilles – the best-loved Sherlock Holmes mystery. Features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Nancy Springer, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Mystery

• Superstition

• Justice

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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EXTENT 224pp

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‘I am presuming that the cause of his fears came to him across the moor. If that were so, and it seems most probable, only a man who had lost his wits the house instead of towards it. If the gipsy’s evidence may be taken as true, he ran with cries for help in the direction where help was least likely to be. Then again, whom was he waiting for that night, and why was he waiting for alley rather than in his own house?’

‘The man was elderly and infirm. We can understand his taking an evening stroll, but the ground was damp and the night inclement. Is it natural that he should stand for five or ten minutes, as Dr Mortimer, with more practical sense than I should have given him credit for, deduced from the

‘I think it unlikely that he waited at the moor-gate every evening. On the contrary, the evidence is that he avoided the moor. That night he waited there. It was the night before he was to take his departure for London. The thing takes shape, Watson. It becomes coherent. Might I ask you to hand me my violin, and we will postpone all further thought upon this business until we have had the advantage of meeting Dr Mortimer and Sir Henry Baskerville in

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Sir Henry Baskerville

Our breakfast table was cleared early, and Holmes waited in his dressing-gown for the promised interview. Our clients were punctual to their appointment, for the clock had just struck ten when Dr Mortimer was shown up, followed by the young baronet. The latter was a small, alert, dark-eyed man about thirty years of age, very sturdily built, with thick black eyebrows and a strong, pugnacious face. He wore a ruddytinted tweed suit and had the weather-beaten appearance of one who has spent most of his time in the open air, and yet there was something in his steady eye and the quiet assurance of his bearing which indicated the gentleman.

‘This is Sir Henry Baskerville,’ said Dr Mortimer. ‘Why, yes,’ said he, ‘and the strange thing is, Mr

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Each classic features a personal introduction from a contemporary author, with insights on how their work was inspired by the story.

SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in May 1859 and was educated at a Jesuit school. He married in 1884 and went on to graduate as a doctor from Edinburgh University in 1885. His first novel, A Study in Scarlet, was published in 1881 and introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world. Arthur Conan Doyle soon became very popular and his stories about the great detective were serialized in the Strand Magazine. In 1902 he was knighted and also wrote The Hound of the Baskervilles. He died in July 1930.

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The Railway Children

This stunning Oxford Children’s Classic edition is the perfect introduction to The Railway Children – the ultimate story of courage and hope. Features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Onjali Q. Raúf, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Family

• Community

• Justice

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Edith Nesbit

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DIMENSIONS 198x129mm

EXTENT 320pp

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Each classic features a personal introduction from a contemporary author, with insights on how their work was inspired by the story.

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EDITH NESBIT was born in London in 1858. Her father died when she was four years old and she spent much of her childhood travelling around England, France, Germany, and Spain with her mother and sister Mary, in an attempt to cure Mary of tuberculosis. Edith married Hubert Bland in 1880 and they went on to become two of the founding members of the Fabian Society. She wrote many stories and poems for both children and adults, including the much-loved Five Children and It, The Story of the Treasure Seekers, and The Railway Children. Edith Nesbit died in 1924 and is buried in Kent.

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The Secret Garden

This stunning Oxford Children’s Classic edition is the perfect introduction to The Secret Garden – the ultimate story of friendship. Features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Geraldine McCaughrean, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Loneliness

• New home

• Friendship

• Gardening

• Healing

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Frances Hodgson Burnett

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DIMENSIONS 198x129mm

EXTENT 352pp

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FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT was born in 1849 in Manchester. After her father’s death the family moved to Tennessee, USA in 1865. She started writing for magazines soon after moving to the United States and went on to write, and have published, a number of adult novels. Little Lord Fauntleroy was published in 1886 followed by Little Princess in 1905 and The Secret Garden in 1911. These children’s books are what she is now best known for, although her adult novels were very popular during her life. Frances Hodgson Burnett became a US citizen in 1905 and died in 1924.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

This stunning Oxford Children’s Classic edition is the perfect introduction to The Wizard of Oz – the much-loved story of heart, mind, and courage. Features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Lemn Sissay, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Friendship

• Facing fears

• Political allegory

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR L. Frank Baum

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EXTENT 208pp

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Each classic features a personal introduction from a contemporary author, with insights on how their work was inspired by the story.

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Packed with bonus material providing insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

York in 1856 and had seven brothers and sisters. Until the age of twelve Baum was privately tutored at home and in 1869 he spent two years at a military academy. After various jobs including journalist and actor, Baum wrote his first novel Goose in Prose in 1897. He went on to write over sixty books, including, in 1900, his most famous novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L.

L. FRANK BAUM was born in Chittenango, New

Frank Baum was married with four children and died in 1919.

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Treasure Island

This stunning Oxford Children’s Classic edition is the perfect introduction to Treasure Island – the ultimate swashbuckling adventure. Features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Ross Welford, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Pirates

• Adventure

• Buried treasure

• Deception

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Robert Louis Stevenson

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EXTENT 288pp

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ROBERT

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Edinburgh. In 1867 he entered Edinburgh University to study engineering but subsequently switched to law. Stevenson liked to travel and wrote many essays and short stories for magazines about these travels. Treasure Island was published in 1883 and was followed by Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in 1886. In the late 1880s Stevenson moved with his family to Samoa and died there in 1894.

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The Wind in the Willows

This stunning Oxford Children’s Classic edition is the perfect introduction to The Wind in the Willows – the best-loved animal tale of friendship and daring. Features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by M.G. Leonard, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Friendship

• Manners & etiquette

• Animals

• Countryside

PUB DATE August 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Kenneth Grahame

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EXTENT 216pp

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The Open Road

‘Ratty,’ said ‘R the Mole suddenly, one bright summer morning, ‘if you please, I want to ask you a favour.’ The Rat was sitting on the river bank, singing a little song. He had just composed it himself, so he was very taken up with it, and would not pay proper attention to Mole or anything else. Since early morning he had been swimming in the river, in company with his friends the ducks. And when the ducks stood on their heads suddenly, as ducks will, he would dive down and tickle their necks, just under where their chins would be if ducks had chins, till they were forced to come to the surface again in a hurry, spluttering and angry and shaking their feathers at him, for it is impossible to say quite all you feel when your head is under water. At

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last they implored him to go away and attend to his own affairs and leave them to mind theirs. So the Rat went away, and sat on the river bank in the sun, and made up a song about them, which he called ‘DUCKS’ DITTY.’

All along the backwater, Through the rushes tall, Ducks are a-dabbling, Up tails all!

Ducks’ tails, drakes’ tails,

KENNETH GRAHAME was born in Scotland in 1859. On leaving school he worked at the Bank of England during the day and also wrote articles, stories, and poems, which he submitted to many publications. He married in 1899 and had a son, Alastair. The Wind in the Willows was originally a story for Alastair, and was spoken aloud as short stories. Only after that did Grahame put them into one book which was published in 1908. He died in 1932 and is buried in Oxford.

Bond 11+ CEM & Online Tests

English and Verbal Reasoning Assessment Practice

Bond 11+ CEM English & Verbal Reasoning Assessment Practice offers exam-style practice questions for children preparing for the CEM 11+ test or other online selective school assessments.

These fully revised editions include essential guidance and full answer explanations and will develop the skills that are vital for success.

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Comprehensive practice questions with new Curveball Questions to encourage flexibility.

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Nature

This is the perfect first look into nature for young learners to give them the vocabulary they need to understand the world around them.

Praise for the Words For Little People series: ‘Empowering, interactive, fun, and with age appropriate language, these books are supportive, engaging and important’ Armadillo Magazine

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TOPICS

• Nature

• Plants

• Vocabulary

PUB DATE September 2023

AGE 3+

AUTHOR Helen Mortimer

ILLUSTRATOR Cristina Trapanese

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CBMC CODE A2M79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 187x187mm

EXTENT 32pp

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Oxford language expertise provides just the right words to explore science with a key word glossary explaining tricky words.

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HELEN MORTIMER has had a career spanning more than 25 years and a number of leading children’s books publishers including HarperCollins and Oxford University Press.

Helen lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds and when not at her desk she loves to explore the footpaths and towpaths close to her home.

CRISTINA TRAPANESE is an illustrator based in Naples, Italy where she also teaches illustration at the Scuola Italiana di Comix.

She works with traditional and digital art and likes to experiment with mixing media.

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Space

This is the perfect first look into space, giving little astronauts the space vocabulary they need.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Science

• Space

• Vocabulary

PUB DATE September 2023

AGE 3+

AUTHOR Helen Mortimer

ILLUSTRATOR Cristina Trapanese

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DIMENSIONS 187x187mm

EXTENT 32pp

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Oxford language expertise provides just the right words to explore science with a key word glossary explaining tricky words.

Provides ideas for grown-ups to get the most from reading this book with children. Hardback books that are the perfect size and shape for sharing and reading together.

Engaging, friendly picture book approach to support vocabulary development.

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HELEN MORTIMER has had a career spanning more than 25 years and a number of leading children’s books publishers including HarperCollins and Oxford University Press. Helen lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds and when not at her desk she loves to explore the footpaths and towpaths close to her home.

CRISTINA TRAPANESE is an illustrator based in Naples, Italy where she also teaches illustration at the Scuola Italiana di Comix. She works with traditional and digital art and likes to experiment with mixing media.

Birds are vertebrates or animals with backbones. They have: a beak sometimes called a bill

There are all sorts of birds, big birds, small birds, birds that fly long distances, birds that like the dark, and even birds that don’t fly at all! This book is the perfect resource for the important first words needed to talk about birds with little children.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Birds

• Nature

• Vocabulary

PUB DATE September 2023

AGE 3+

AUTHOR Tara Pegley-Stanger

ILLUSTRATOR Debbie Powell

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RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x185mm

EXTENT 32pp

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Encourages young children to build their vocabulary before starting school.

Includes an introduction to support grown-ups sharing the book.

Appeals to children’s curiosity, whilst offering a valuable learning experience.

wings feathers

Most birds use their wings to fly. This colourful bird is a scarlet macaw

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All birds hatch from eggs

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Colourful illustrations bring to life children’s interest in the natural world.

Explanations to support the pronunciation of difficult words.

A group of eggs is called a clutch

Adult birds lay eggs, then sit on them to keep them warm. This is called incubation

Birds’ eggs are not all the same size, shape or colour Ostrich egg (the biggest egg of all, more than 20 times the size of a chicken egg!)

Emu egg

Raven egg

Chicken egg

TARA PEGLEY-STANGER has been an infant teacher for 23 years, the majority of which she has spent specializing in early years education. She is passionate about parental engagement and children’s voice.

DEBBIE POWELL is inspired by the natural forms she sees around her, the imaginations of her children, and the Dorset countryside where she lives.

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There are so many words to discover about the world of plants, and this little book is the perfect first look into the diversity of plant life. With beautiful illustrations, new, familiar, and even challenging words, this is the ideal resource for developing children’s vocabulary on nature.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Plants

• Nature

• Vocabulary

PUB DATE September 2023

AGE 3+

AUTHOR Tara Pegley-Stanger

ILLUSTRATOR Debbie Powell

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children’s curiosity, experience.

Includes an introduction to support grown-ups sharing the book. Colourful illustrations bring to life children’s interest in the natural world.

Tropical rainforests are warm, damp places full of plants and animals.

The tallest trees are called emergents

Explanations to support the pronunciation of difficult words.

The canopy is the main layer of tree tops.

Plants can even live in dry deserts.

Cactus plants store water.

They have sharp spines instead of leaves.

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Cacti are flowering plants. This saguaro cactus has white-and-yellow flowers.

After flowering, this prickly pear producesfruit.tasty

TARA PEGLEY-STANGER has been an infant teacher for 23 years, the majority of which she has spent specializing in early years education. She is passionate about parental engagement and children’s voice.

DEBBIE POWELL is inspired by the natural forms she sees around her, the imaginations of her children, and the Dorset countryside where she lives.

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SCAN ME!

Paws, Claws, Tails & Roars

Answer the call of the wild with this timeless, stunningly beautiful gift book from Brian Wildsmith, one of the world’s finest illustrators, presented with a foreword from shining star of children’s literature, Michael Rosen.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Nature

• Animals

• Art

PUB DATE September 2023

AGE 2+

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ILLUSTRATOR Brian Wildsmith

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DIMENSIONS 305x240mm

EXTENT 96pp

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Introducing Brian Wildsmith, one of the greatest ever children’s illustrators, to a new generation.

Foreword written by former Children’s Laureate, and shining star of children’s literature, Michael Rosen.

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wild animals Hedgehog an array of hedgehogs In the dark, a scuff ling of leaves. A shuff ling of feet. A snuff ling of snout. Always cautious, alert, ready to roll into a ball of prickly protection. 39

A sublime celebration, in art and word, of the animal kingdom.

Brian Wildsmith’s breathtaking animal paintings are accompanied by a new lyrical text.

ALSO Minnow a stream of minnows

‘This book is in praise of the wild creatures we live with.’

Michael Rosen

‘Children are all-important, and so is art . . . Art is food for the soul. And books are a child’s first encounter with art so I felt it was a way I could make a contributionto the world. A drop in the ocean maybe, but picture books offered a chance to communicate the importance of things such as kindness, compassion, friendship and beauty.’

Brian Wildsmith BookTrust

AVAILABLE Streams of minnows low. Silvery scales catching the surface light before diving down down down to the depths below. Streams within streams they swim together, small fish inding safety in large numbers.

BRIAN WILDSMITH (1930–2016) has a worldwide reputation as one of the greatest ever children’s illustrators, known for his vibrant use of colour and radiant portrayal of nature.

The Witches’ Sports Day

Winnie and Wilbur are taking part in the local witches’ sports day. The main event is the exciting broomstick obstacle race. Winnie is desperate to finally win it this year - but can they fly to victory?

A spellbindingly sporty story that will have readers rooting for Winnie and Wilbur as they loop the loop and soar high in the sky.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Sports Day

• Taking part

• Competitions

PUB DATE September 2023

AGE 2+

AUTHOR Valerie Thomas

ILLUSTRATOR Korky Paul

BIC CODE YB; Y

CBMC CODE A3M69

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 279x214mm

EXTENT 32pp

HARDBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278778-1

HARDBACK PRICE AUD $27.95

NZD $31.99

OVER 20 PICTURE BOOKS AVAILABLE!

AS WELL AS FICTION, ACTIVITY BOOKS AND LEVELLED READERS

A magically sporty story with relatable themes of taking part, team spirit and having a go.

Korky Paul’s intricate and spellbinding artwork is full of fun, mischief and mayhem!

Perfect for getting children in the sporty spirit ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.

Over 10 million Winnie and Wilbur books have been sold worldwide, in more than 44 languages.

Join Winnie and Wilbur as they tackle the high jump, cats’ tree climb and three-legged race.

Winnie and Wilbur have been delighting fans all over the world for over 35 years.

The Sunday Times

VALERIE THOMAS was born in Australia and has lived there most of her life.

Since creating her characters Winnie and Wilbur in 1937, Valerie has taken them on all kinds of magical adventures.

KORKY PAUL was born in Zimbabwe and is a well-known illustrator the world over.

His drawings appear in more than 50 Winnie and Wilbur books, as well as many other titles.

Korky regularly visits schools and appears at festivals to promote his passion for drawing.

‘Vivid and wondrous.’

The Winter Sparkle Activity Book

This enchanting winter activity book is perfect for fans of the bestselling Isadora Moon series.

Packed with look-and-find, drawing and colouring-in, number puzzles and much more, this book is a school holiday essential.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Winter

• Festivities

• Colouring

• Creativity

• Puzzles

PUB DATE September 2023

AGE 5+

AUTHOR Harriet Muncaster

ILLUSTRATOR Harriet Muncaster

BIC CODE YFGC; Y

CBMC CODE B3L69

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

EXTENT 64pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278583-1

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $14.95

NZD $16.99

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The third in a range of seasonal activity books that will appeal to young readers of the bestselling Isadora Moon series by Harriet Muncaster.

Based on the magical world of Isadora Moon, a totally unique half vampire, half fairy with an out-ofthis-world family. Over five million copies of the Isadora Moon books have been sold worldwide.

Last Class! Fairy Flower

Packed with activities designed to encourage problem solving, play and creativity, and to develop literacy and numeracy skills.

Look and Find

HARRIET MUNCASTER

is the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Isadora Moon series, Mirabelle and Emerald, companion series to Isadora Moon, and stunning middle-grade trilogy Victoria Stitch

Harriet lives with her husband and daughter near some beautiful countryside in Bedfordshire, England.

‘The most lovable vampire ever created’ Guardian

I swam into the playground and spotted my friends right away. Marina, Oceana, Finn, and Aqua were huddled over a notebook, looking very busy with something.

Emerald and the Ocean Parade

Emerald is learning how to be a mermaid princess, but she doesn’t feel like one at all. Will she be able to appear with the King and Queen at the annual Ocean Parade, and still stay true to herself?

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Mermaids

• Blended families

• Being yourself

AGE 5+

AUTHOR Harriet Muncaster

BOOK 1 SEPTEMBER

ILLUSTRATOR Harriet Muncaster

BIC CODE YFB; Y

CBMC CODE B3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

PUB DATE September 2023

EXTENT 128pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278873-3

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $14.95

NZD $16.99

YOUNG FICTION | AGE 5+

‘Hi, Emerald!’ said Marina, looking up. ‘We’re just designing our outfits for the Ocean Parade. Look, here’s mine!’ She held the notebook out towards me and I stared at the page, impressed.

SCAN ME!

‘I am so excited about my new MERMAID series! I have always wanted to write a book about mermaids and it’s been so much fun getting to explore a new corner of the Isadora Moon universe’

From the creator of Isadora Moon, the second title in a brand-new series featuring Isadora’s mermaid friend, Emerald!

Perfect for readers who are looking for a mermaid story with a splash of wildness and wonder.

Harriet Muncaster

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

Harriet lives with her husband and daughter near some beautiful countryside in Bedfordshire, England.

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It would be faces. Hundreds and hundreds of them! Staring at me, wearing my big silver princessy headdress.

‘We wave like this,’ said Auster, showing me how to swish my hands through the water in a regal way.

Victora Stitch: Dark and Sparkling

Victoria Stitch is finally Queen of Wiskling Wood, along with her sister Celestine. She is also proud aunt to Princess Minnie Stitch. When old enemies resurface and kidnap Minnie, Victoria Stitch is intent on revenge. It’s time for her to ride again and remind these Wisklings that Victoria Stitch is undeniable, incredible, and almost certainly unstoppable.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Gothic fantasy

• Wisklings

• Revenge

PUB DATE September 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Harriet Muncaster

ILLUSTRATOR Harriet Muncaster

BIC CODE YFGC; Y

CBMC CODE B3L69

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 198x129mm

EXTENT 272pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278370-7

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $16.95

NZD $19.99

BOOK 3

The long-awaited final instalment of Harriet Muncaster’s thrilling middle grade

Perfect for independent readers who love stories with a bit of mischief, glamour, and glitter.

‘This absorbing miniature melodrama is full of fraught sibling fondness between sweet, gentle Celestine and the marvellously ambitious and snooty Victoria, with Muncaster’s own enticing illustrations’

ALSO AVAILABLE:

enchanting black and white illustrations

HARRIET MUNCASTER

is the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Isadora Moon series, Mirabelle and Emerald, companion series to Isadora Moon, and stunning middle-grade trilogy Victoria Stitch.

Harriet lives with her husband and daughter near some beautiful countryside in Bedfordshire, England.

Guardian

Key skills highlight the topic then offer tips and strategies to succeed

Bond 11+ CEM & Online Tests

Maths and Non-verbal Reasoning Assessment Practice

Bond 11+ CEM Maths & Non-verbal Reasoning Assessment Practice offers exam-style practice questions for children preparing for the CEM 11+ test or other online selective school assessments. These fully revised editions include essential guidance and full answer explanations and will develop the skills that are vital for success.

PUB DATE September 2023

AGE 8–9 9–10 10–11+

BIC CODE 2.1

CBMC CODE C2N79 D2N79

D2N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 297x210mm

EXTENT 90pp

978-0-19-277982-3

Combine maths and non-verbal reasoning, just like in the real exam.

Detailed answer explanations empower parents and children with greater understanding.

PAPERBACK ISBN

978-0-19-277983-0

978-0-19-277984-7

PAPERBACK PRICE Contact for pricing

Each title aids progression by starting with topic-focused papers, before moving to mixed-topic tests, and concluding with full-length, exam-style practice papers.

No repetition – Bond books never re-use material.

Part of the Bond 11+ programme for exam success.

New

Questions to encourage flexibility

‘All my students do their homework from Bond books.’

11+ Ingenuity Tutoring

FROM TITLE FOR AGES 8–9

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Curveball

The Wild

When humanity takes too much from the Wild it starts to suffer. For the Wild to be well again someone must be brave enough to raise their voice. A modern fable with a hopeful and powerful message.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Nature

• Environmentalism

• Wellbeing

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 3+

AUTHOR Yuval Zommer

ILLUSTRATOR Yuval Zommer

BIC CODE YBCS; Y

CBMC CODE A3M79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS

EXTENT

HARDBACK ISBN

HARDBACK PRICE

Renowned illustrator, Yuval Zommer’s magical artwork makes for a collectable, beautiful book

Praise for Yuval Zommer

‘Yuval Zommer’s unique artistic style brings the wintery landscapes to life in this wonderfully atmospheric book’

Phoebe Demeger, CLPE Librarian on The Lights that Dance in the Night

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

YUVAL ZOMMER graduated from London’s Royal College of Art with an MA in Illustration. He then worked as a creative director at many leading advertising agencies but his passion for picture books won, and he is now the author and illustrator of highly acclaimed children’s books including the internationally bestselling The Big Book series for Thames and Hudson.

The Dress in the Window

One day a boy is walking past a second-hand shop when he sees a dress. It’s no ordinary dress –it’s glittering, sparking, dazzling, and red. For the boy it’s love at first sight. Can he make enough money to buy it before someone else does?

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Being true to yourself

• LGBTIQA+

• Community

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 3+

AUTHOR Robert Tregoning

ILLUSTRATOR Pippa Curnick

BIC CODE YBCS; Y

CBMC CODE A3M79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 270x230mm

EXTENT 32pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278358-5

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $16.95

NZD $19.99

A strong title for Pride. The Dress in the Window is an empowering story that celebrates diversity.

The Dress in the Window is inspired by author Robert Tregoning’s personal experiences.

Bestselling illustrator Pippa Curnick (The Big Freeze and Indigo Wilde) brings sparkle and joy to this positive and imaginative story.

As an LGBTIQA+ writer, Robert hopes to help children and adults alike to accept and celebrate all that makes us uniquely ourselves. The stories Robert writes are the stories he wishes he could have read as a child.

PIPPA CURNICK grew up in rural Essex and studied at Camberwell College of Art. She graduated from the University of Derby with a first class degree in Illustration.

Pippa’s picture book Lucie Goose was shortlisted for the Evening Standard’s Oscar’s First Book Prize and Indigo Wilde and the Creatures at Jellybean Crescent won the Alligator’s Mouth Award for illustrated early fiction.

‘A sparkling, funny and heartwarming story bursting with humour, joy and anticipation, brought to life with Pippa Curnick’s gorgeous illustrations.’

Harry Woodgate, author and illustrator of Grandad’s Camper

ROBERT TREGONING studied at the Glasgow School of Art before leaping into a career on the West End stage.

snowballs and snuggled back into my seat between Aunt Crystal and Uncle Wren at the front, as the wind whipped at my hair and nipped at my nose.

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Isadora

Moon and the Frost Festival

In this brand-new story Isadora has a festive adventure full of frosty winter magic! Isadora is so excited to be going to the Frost Festival, a huge celebration of the winter fairies. But in the hustle and bustle Isadora loses sight of Pink Rabbit. Can she find him before the grand fairy lights are switched on?

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Winter

• Festivities

• Fairs

Getting lost

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 5+

AUTHOR Harriet Muncaster

ILLUSTRATOR Harriet Muncaster

BIC CODE YFB; Y

CBMC CODE B3L69

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

EXTENT 160pp

HARDBACK ISBN 978-0-19-277809-3

HARDBACK PRICE AUD $20.95

NZD $23.99

BOOK 18

Perfect for newly independent readers who want their magic and sparkle with a bit of bite.

The Isadora Moon series has sold over 4 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 37 languages. A lovely hardback gift edition, with lots of fun activities and things to make and do in the back.

flew along, the air began to sparkle and I noticed tiny snowflakes swirling about in the frozen air. The clouds below started to look like snowy landscapes. I could see mountains and valleys, icy waterfalls, and glittering snowy houses! I munched on the

Highly illustrated throughout in black and pink.

‘Good idea,’ I said, feeling relieved that Estrella was here. ‘Maybe we’ll even spot the star at the same time.’ We fluttered up into the air together, looking down at the huge clearing from up above. We hovered over the gleaming

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

ice rink swarming all over with fairies, at the striped canopies of all the stalls, at the pointed roof of the carousel spinning round and round, and at the green fir trees all around, their snowy tops glowing white in the moonlight.

DISCOVER ISADORA MOON ACTIVITY BOOKS

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

HARRIET MUNCASTER is the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Isadora Moon series, Mirabelle and Emerald, companion series to Isadora Moon, and stunning middle-grade trilogy Victoria Stitch. Harriet lives with her husband and daughter near some beautiful countryside in Bedfordshire, England.

‘The most lovable vampire ever created.’

Guardian

Mirabelle and the Haunted House

When Mirabelle gets so cross with her brother, Wilbur, that she says she wishes he would just disappear, she doesn’t actually think it will happen. How will she get him to come back? Hopefully a new friend can lend a ghostly hand. . .

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Siblings

• Brothers

• Halloween

• Ghosts

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 5+

AUTHOR Harriet Muncaster

ILLUSTRATOR Harriet Muncaster

BIC CODE YFB; Y

CBMC CODE B3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

EXTENT 160pp

HARDBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278872-6

HARDBACK PRICE

BOOK 9

BookTrust

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

From the creator of Isadora Moon, featuring Isadora’s half witch, half fairy naughty cousin, Mirabelle Starspell!

Gently explores sibling relationships, and considers the best way to deal with really annoying brothers.

Perfect for readers who are looking for a first chapter book with a healthy dose of mischief and magic.

AUD $20.95

NZD $23.99

A beautiful hardback gift edition, featuring fun activities and things to make and do.

HARRIET MUNCASTER is the author and illustrator of the internationally bestselling Isadora Moon series, Mirabelle and Emerald, companion series to Isadora Moon, and stunning middle-grade trilogy Victoria Stitch Harriet lives with her husband and daughter near some beautiful countryside in Bedfordshire, England.

‘The cheerful two-tone illustrations are beautifully simple, and you can’t help but love Mirabelle’s cheeky expressions’

Kitty and the Snowball Bandit

Meet Kitty. A superhero-in-training, with cat-like superpowers.

Join Kitty in a snowy adventure! In this story the young superhero is on a mission to track down the Snowball Bandit and stop them from ruining everyone’s snow day fun!

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Superheroes

• Winter fair

• Making new friends

BOOK 13

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 5+

AUTHOR Paula Harrison

ILLUSTRATOR Jenny Løvlie

BIC CODE YFB; Y

CBMC CODE B3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

EXTENT 160pp

HARDBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278760-6

HARDBACK PRICE AUD $20.95

NZD $23.99

Chapter 4

Kitty stood at the edge of the fairground and peered into the darkness. Beyond the Winter Fair, there was a row of steps leading down to the riverbank. The squeaking noise had stopped, and Kitty hesitated, unsure which way to go.

Sienna hurried down the steps, sniffing the air. ‘It definitely smells like danger!’ she muttered to herself.

A beautiful hardback edition featuring an actionpacked Kitty adventureturn to the back for lots of fun activities relating to the story.

Beautifully illustrated in twocolour throughout by Waterstones Children’s Book Prize winner Jenny Løvlie and written by bestselling author, Paula Harrison.

This is the purrfect series for newly confident readers, cat lovers, and fans of superhero stories, Isadora Moon, and Mirabelle. Features a brand new superhero, Sienna the fox-girl!

Reviews

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

‘This way, Kitty! We’ll be able to see everything from up there.’ She pointed to a bridge with icicles hanging from the railings. 12

The girl threw another lump of snow which hit Kitty on the forehead.

Snow dripped down Kitty’s mask and she wiped it off quickly.

‘Got you!’ called the Bandit, running off again.

‘Hold on! I just want to talk to you,’ cried Kitty.

‘You’d better catch me then!’ The girl grinned and dashed away into the dark.

Kitty chased the other girl across the park. They raced around trees and jumped over bushes. Kitty worked hard

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

PAULA HARRISON is the bestselling author of series such as The Rescue Princesses and The Secret Rescuers and now the Kitty series.

JENNY LØVLIE won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for her debut picture book, The Girls and illustrates the internationally successful Kitty series. She is fascinated by the strong bond between humans and animals and loves using bold colours and shapes in her work.

‘Jenny Løvlie sets an incredible scene with her dramatic black and orange illustrations on almost every page’

Kirkus

Rudy and the Forbidden Lake

When things start mysteriously disappearing around town, Rudy and his friends are determined to get to the bottom of it. But when all clues point towards the forbidden lake in the depths of the forest, is Rudy prepared to discover what might be hiding beneath the surface...?

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Mystery

• Friendship

• Teamwork

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 5+

AUTHOR Paul Westmoreland

ILLUSTRATOR George Ermos

BIC CODE YFB; Y

CBMC CODE B3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

EXTENT 128pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278257-1

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $14.95

NZD $16.99

BOOK 5

A delightfully spooky world brought to life by breathtaking two-colour illustrations throughout make these books look howlingly good.

Bridges the gap between picture books and independent reading. Perfect for reluctant readers.

Celebrating an exuberant wolf boy character with a nose for adventure, powered by strong friendships and a belief that kindness and empathy for others will always win the day.

Luckily, Edie was the perfect scout. She floated ahead, drifting through the fallen trees as though they weren’t even there, checking the way before Femi and Rudy clambered over and crawled under the obstacles. Bit by bit they scrabbled their way through the forest. They followed the trickling rainwater, but didn’t find much besides broken branches, soggy bogs, and dirty puddles. There was no sign of Jackie’s toolbox.

The afternoon wore on until the trees finally parted, revealing the murky shore of Dankpool Lake. It got its name because the surrounding rocky hills were so steep they cut out the dwindling light, and the water was so dark it looked like an enormous puddle of jet-black ink.

‘Paul Westmoreland’s debut gothic-inspired middle grade series will forge a love of reading in little ones with an appetite for adventure. Packed with mischief, irresistible characters, colourful illustrations & lots of heart, Rudy’s werewolf skateboarding escapades are the perfect spooky read for Halloween!’

London Mums Magazine

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES

street, yard,

The wind had uprooted entire trees and left them lying across roads and roundabouts. A few had even karate-chopped through cars. It was as though the weather had had a full-on temper tantrum!

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PAUL WESTMORELAND has been a professional writer for over 25 years, creating award-winning advertising for TV, cinema, radio and digital campaigns. He is now a full-time author, and this is his first children’s book series. He writes about Rudy and his friends in the comfort of his own home, tucked away in South London.

GEORGE ERMOS is an illustrator, maker, and avid reader from Derbyshire, England. He works digitally and loves illustrating all things curious and mysterious. He is always trying to incorporate new artiness from the various world cultures he reads about and explores.

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Every

and garden Rudy skated past was a soggy mess. The rain had left streams trickling along the gutters, and some gardens were flooded like ponds.

Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking is one of the most popular children’s characters of all time, with dedicated fans all over the world.

Stylishly illustrated by Lauren Child, Pippi is funny, feisty, and incredibly strong, and has the most amazing adventures!

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Adventure

• Mischevious

• Friendship

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 7+

AUTHOR Astrid Lindgren

ILLUSTRATOR Lauren Child

BIC CODE YFA; Y

CBMC CODE C3N68

RIGHTS Not available

DIMENSIONS 185x129mm

EXTENT 128pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278854-2

PAPERBACK PRICE

Pippi Longstocking has been in print continuously since 1945, making Pippi one of the most popular children’s characters ever.

ALSO AVAILABLE

ASTRID LINDGREN was born in 1907 on a farm in the county of Småland in Sweden, and died in 2002 in her home in Stockholm. Her books have sold a staggering 165 million copies and been translated into more than 100 languages.

AUD $29.95

NZD $33.99

A new sumptuous gift edition, illustrated in glorious full colour by award-winning illustrator, Lauren Child.

Features a sparkling new translation of this classic text by Astrid Lindgren.

LAUREN CHILD MBE is a multi-award-winning author and illustrator. She is the creator of many much-loved characters, including Clarice Bean, Ruby Redfort, and Charlie and Lola. Her first Charlie and Lola book, I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato was listed in the top 10 Kate Greenaway Medal winners of all time.

‘There’s no stopping Lauren Child as she brings her own inimitable style to illustrate Pippi Longstocking... Everyone will love this.’

The Bookseller

‘Should certainly be on every child’s bookshelf.’

The Times

Tom’s Midnight Garden

Lying awake at night, Tom hears the old grandfather clock downstairs strike . . . eleven . . . twelve . . . thirteen . . . Thirteen! How strange! When Tom gets up to investigate, he discovers a magical garden. A garden that everyone told him doesn’t exist. A garden that only he can enter . . .

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Modern children’s classic

• Time adventure

• Victorian England

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Philippa Pearce

ILLUSTRATOR Not applicable

BIC CODE YFA;Y

CBMC CODE D3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 198x129mm

EXTENT 208pp

HARDBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278874-0

HARDBACK PRICE AUD $27.95

NZD $31.99

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278875-7

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $16.95

NZD $19.99

This stylish anniversary edition includes a foreword by Frank Cottrell Boyce to celebrate 65 years of one of the most popular children’s books of all time.

Featured in BBC Culture’s 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time.

Tom’s Midnight Garden has been continuously in print since its first publication in 1958 and is as relevant today as it was then.

Voted one of the top ten favourite Carnegie Medal-winning books.

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

PHILIPPA PEARCE spent her childhood in Great Shelford, a village near Cambridge, and was the youngest of four children of a flourmiller and corn-merchant. The village, the river, and the countryside in which she lived appear more or less plainly in Minnow on the Say, and Tom’s Midnight Garden. Philippa later went on to study English and History at Cambridge University. She worked for the BBC as a scriptwriter and producer, and then in publishing as an editor. She has written many books including the modern classic, Tom’s Midnight Garden, for which she won the Carnegie Medal. She has been awarded the OBE for services to Children’s Literature. Sadly, Philippa died in 2006, at the age of 86.

‘A perfect book.’

Philip Pullman

‘A masterpiece of English children’s literature.’

The Independent

‘A rare, moving story, beautifully written, and true in every way that matters.’

The Guardian

Minnow on the Say

It’s a great discovery. Right there, at the bottom of the garden, bobbing on the river, is a canoe. The Minnow. David can’t help wishing he could keep her . . .

The Minnow leads him to Adam, and an extraordinary summer begins. Armed with a mysterious, ancient clue, the two boys set out along the river by boat. They’re determined to find the legendary lost treasure, hidden by one of Adam’s ancestors hundreds of years before. But they are not the only people looking for treasure, and soon they are caught in a dangerous race against time . . .

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Mystery

• Lost treasure

• Family history

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Philippa Pearce

ILLUSTRATOR Not applicable

BIC CODE YFA;Y

CBMC CODE D3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 198x129mm

EXTENT 272pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278944-0

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $16.95

NZD $19.99

By the author of Tom’s Midnight Garden, one of the most popular children’s books of all time. Stylish new edition of this classic riverside mystery story, perfect for introducing Philippa Pearce’s classic novel to a new generation of readers.

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

HB: 978-0-19-278874-0

PB: 978-0-19-278875-7

PHILIPPA PEARCE spent her childhood in Great Shelford, a village near Cambridge, and was the youngest of four children of a flour-miller and corn-merchant. The village, the river, and the countryside in which she lived appear more or less plainly in Minnow on the Say, and Tom’s Midnight Garden. Philippa later went on to study English and History at Cambridge University. She worked for the BBC as a scriptwriter and producer, and then in publishing as an editor. She has written many books including the modern classic, Tom’s Midnight Garden, for which she won the Carnegie Medal. She has been awarded the OBE for services to Children’s Literature. Sadly, Philippa died in 2006, at the age of 86.

The Way to Sattin Shore

Kate never knew her dad, but that doesn’t stop her missing him. She often secretly visits the gravestone with his name on it.

But when the gravestone disappears Kate has a mystery on her hands. She has to find out what has happened and as she delves deeper into her family’s past, she realizes that there are many secrets to uncover and that all the clues point to one place.

As Kate races to Sattin Shore her mind is a whirl of emotions: what she finds there will change the shape of her life for ever.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• Family mystery

• Missing father

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Philippa Pearce

ILLUSTRATOR Not applicable

BIC CODE YFA;Y

CBMC CODE D3N79

RIGHTS World

DIMENSIONS 198x129mm

EXTENT 208pp

PAPERBACK ISBN 978-0-19-278946-4

PAPERBACK PRICE AUD $16.95

NZD $19.99

By the author of Tom’s Midnight Garden, one of the most popular children’s books of all time. Stylish new edition of this classic family mystery story, perfect for introducing Philippa Pearce’s classic novel to a new generation of readers.

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

PHILIPPA PEARCE spent her childhood in Great Shelford, a village near Cambridge, and was the youngest of four children of a flour-miller and cornmerchant. The village, the river, and the countryside in which she lived appear more or less plainly in Minnow on the Say, and Tom’s Midnight Garden Philippa later went on to study English and History at Cambridge University. She worked for the BBC as a scriptwriter and producer, and then in publishing as an editor. She has written many books including the modern classic, Tom’s Midnight Garden, for which she won the Carnegie Medal. She has been awarded the OBE for services to Children’s Literature. Sadly, Philippa died in 2006, at the age of 86.

The Earth’s Essential Rainforests

Rainforests around the world keep our world in perfect balance. They are essential to life on earth and are the world’s oldest living ecosystems. The Earth’s Essential Rainforests introduces why rainforests are so important to us and our planet, and what we can do to protect them.

KEY THEMES AND TOPICS

• All the vast biodiversity, with the diverse plant and animal life that lives in rainforests

• How rainforests are disappearing and what we can do to protect them

• Explores key facts and science of rainforests

PUB DATE October 2023

AGE 9+

AUTHOR Isabel Thomas

ILLUSTRATORS

BOOK 9

Monsoon rainforests

The further from the equator you travel, the more seasonal the climate becomes, with different amounts of rainfall, temperature, and sunshine at different times of year. In some rainforests, most of the year’s rainfall may come during long periods known as monsoons.

These rainforests include many deciduous trees, which lose some or all of their leaves during drier times of the year. This helps the trees to save the water they have stored up in the dry season, which would otherwise be lost through their leaves (see page 26).

This seasonal shedding of leaves affects the rest of the forest too. For part of the year, the forest floor gets more sunlight than a typical rainforest, so lots of smaller plants can survive. They form an understory that is not found in tropical lowland rainforests.

However, the dry spells also mean that these monsoon rainforests have fewer plants and less biodiversity overall. The canopy might be dominated by one or two types of tree, instead of the hundreds of species found in evergreen rainforests.

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The impact of deforestation is felt first by local populations, including Indigenous people such as Raoni Metuktire and Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, who are fighting for their right to manage their ancestral lands in a more sustainable way.

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indigenous leader of the Kayapó people of the Brazilian amazon, nominated for the nobel peace prize for a lifetime of work to protect ndigenous peoples and nature from the harm caused by mining, cattle ranching, and logging.

One of the most immediate effects is an increase in local temperatures. Billions of transpiring leaves, cool the forest. Deforested parts of the Amazon basin are already 5–10°C warmer than nearby rainforest. They also get less rainfall, as there are no trees left to create clouds.

Deforestation could quickly affect rainfall in other parts of the world too. Without the ‘flying rivers’ set up by the Amazon rainforest, for example, rainfall in south-eastern South America and even in the US Midwest could decrease. Nineteen of the world’s largest cities depend on weather patterns set up by distant forests for their water supply.

Rainforest loss affects humans around the world in other ways too. Scientists estimate that we are already losing up to 100 rainforest species a day. Of all the plants useful in treating cancer, seventy per cent can be found only in rainforests. Losing rainforest biodiversity means losing future life-saving medicines.

i s it too late?

Although we know how important rainforests are, rainforests in many parts of the world are being destroyed faster than ever before. If we lose them, they could be gone for ever.

But there is hope, in the form of people who are working to protect the world’s rainforests.

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The Expanding World of Data

Data answers big questions about our world. It tells us about our planet, our history, and even predicts what we like and might want to buy.

The Expanding World of Data unpacks what data is and how it is a bigger part of our lives than we may realize.

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• What data is and how it’s collected

• How data can help us answer big questions about our world and the future

• Data is all around us, even a part of our personal lives

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The great thing about the Scientific Method is that there’s no such thing as a wrong answer Even if the hypothesis was proven false, you’ve still learned something from the data. And then you can think of a new hypothesis.

Heavy meals

In the early seventeenth century, Santorio, an Italian doctor, was one of the first people to use data in a scientific investigation, asking himself, ‘What happens to my food after I’ve eaten it?’

Santorio didn’t have a hypothesis exactly, but he wanted to collect data to try and solve this mystery. He started weighing everything he ate and drank, keeping a careful record of how much he weighed before and after each meal, and he also weighed his poo and wee He did this every day for thirty years!

Santorio’s data-gathering was the first step in understanding digestion and metabolism.

What is typical?

The data Santorio collected was quite messy and not just because of what he was measuring! The term ‘messy’ here means that the measurements are highly

varied and seem to change a lot from one day to the next. This can make it harder to figure out what the data is telling us. A simple way to analyze variable

An average is a kind of middle figure that tells us something about a set of data in a quick and simple way. There are actually three kinds of average: the mean the mode, and the median They are all a little different to one another and have different uses.

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Most football fans would not use averages to choose which team to support, but maybe they should! Let’s look at the

scores of two rival football teams after playing twenty matches. What do the average scores tell us about which team is better?

Getting the mean

A good team scores a lot of goals. Soccertown United score twenty-four goals and Goalsville Rovers score twenty-two. Does that mean that Soccertown is the be s t t e a m? To investigate further, we could find the mean score of each team.

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Bear really wants to play on his sledge, but he’s stuck. Will a push and a pull from his friends get him moving?

A hilarious introduction to early science concepts.

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• Push and pull

• Sledging

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Introduces the science concept of push and pull in a hilarious picture book format.

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‘With simple language to give meaning to big concepts, and a cast of animal cartoon characters to love and share adventures with, this series adds up to mathematical genius!’

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