super-value WOW! Book Packs are not recommended as reading gifts, but as a great way to fill your classroom library with books for a diverse range of interests.
BRAND NEW PICTURE BOOKS
813. NEW! Afloat
An emotive poetic story that leans on the ancient practices of foraging and weaving to explore themes of unity, reconciliation, and courage. 32-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $20.00
815. NEW! Do You Even Know Me?
Salma is proud of her Muslim identity, though not everyone understands it. When she faces bullying, Salma finds the courage to defend herself and advocate for peace.
40-pp hardcover.
$29.99 TE $24.00
818. NEW! Santa Bilby
Bilby is helping Santa deliver Christmas presents, but her wild approach is causing all kinds of chaos. 28-pp hardcover.
$19.99 TE $10.00
816. NEW! When the Stammer Came to Stay
Min loves to chat, but she feels like a creature is trapping her words in her mouth. Together with her sister Bea, Min goes on a journey of discovery, learning about her stammer and embracing her differences. 72-pp hardcover.
$27.99 TE $22.00
819. NEW! Box of Dreams
A little girl helps her mother pack a balikbayan box, secretly wishing to one day visit the Philippines and meet her extended family.
32-pp hardcover.
$29.99 TE $24.00
814. NEW! Giinagay Juluum, Hello Mountains
Join the family on a mountain journey, observing animals, plants, trees, waterways, and high peaks, with their ancestors and the mountain watching over them. 24-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $20.00 SAVE $ 9.99 $10 $10
817. NEW! An Amazing Australian Camping Trip
A fun exploration of a quintessential Australian camping trip, where the children are on the lookout for a mythical creature.
32 pp.
$16.99 TE $10.00
820. NEW! The Kelly Gang Kids
Young Ned Kelly and his mates get up to all sorts of mischief. 32-pp hardcover.
$29.99 TE $24.00
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
821. Emotional Development Picture Book Pack
A collection of picture books that encourage children’s emotional development, from identifying feelings to fostering self-regulation.
7 books (mix of softcovers and hardcovers), 24-48 pp.
$140.93 TE $72.00
823. ‘Feelings Family’ Puppets
Whether happy, sad, surprised, angry or scared, these five colourful and tactile hand puppets help young children explore emotions through guided or free-play, or storytelling activities. 5 puppets and activity guide.
$49.99 TE $49.00
822. NEW! My Emotions and Me
Drawing on extensive research, this playful graphic novel helps children to decode their moods, and offers simple tips for regulation. 144 pp.
$24.99 TE $24.00
824. NEW! Feelings Flips
Children can use this flipbook to explore their emotions and find the one that best describes how they feel. Measures 25cm x 25cm.
$19.99 TE $19.00
Chloé asks questions that most children wonder about and builds key social-emotional skills as she solves them with her family’s help. Includes 5 copies of 5 books, each 16 pp, and 16-pp teaching guide.
$99.99 TE $69.00
825. NEW! ABC Kids 2-Pack
Two picture books with simple, engaging text about the joys of changing seasons and the spectrum human of emotions. Each 32 pp.
$33.98 TE $25.00
827. Social Skills Board Games
Give children a head-start on learning a range of important life skills and values while having fun. Topics covered include Manners, Emotions, Friendship and Empathy. 4 board games, die, spinner, six counters and an answer sheet.
$29.99 TE $29.00
826. NEW! Chloé Wonders
NEW! NONFICTION
828. NEW! First Knowledges for Younger Readers: Design & Building on Country
From boomerangs to buildings, fire carriers to fashion, learn the history of Indigenous design and building on Country and how it continues today.
144 pp.
$26.99 TE $22.00
830. NEW! A Kids Book About Diversity
This book was made to help kids understand what diversity is and how to actively embrace diversity in every aspect of their lives. 72-pp hardcover.
$27.99 TE $22.00
832. NEW! Timelines of Extraordinary Lives
More than 150 visual timelines of the lives of the great, the terrible, and the overlooked people of world history. 336-pp hardcover.
$42.99 TE $34.00
829. NEW! Deadly Science: Light and Colour
Explore what First Australians and scientists have learned about the incredible properties of light and colour. 32-pp hardcover.
$26.99 TE $22.00
833. NEW! When We Flew Away
The story of what might have been Anne Frank's life before she began her famous diary.
304 pp.
$19.99 TE $10.00
831. Children in Our World 4-Pack Beautifully illustrated picture books that sensitively explain global issues. With relatable comparisons, children can begin to unpack crises of poverty and hunger, global conflict, refugees and racism. Each 32 pp.
$79.96 TE $39.00
834. NEW! Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls from the Greek Myths
Beautifully illustrated, lively retellings of the heroines from the Greek myths. 208-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $15.00
NEW! NONFICTION
835. NEW! South with the Seabirds
In 1959, four scientists travelled to an island at the edge of the world, becoming the first female scientists to join an Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition. 40-pp hardcover.
$29.99 TE $24.00
836. NEW! Are Whales and Dolphins Smarter than Humans? Dive into the incredible world of whales and dolphins and the cetologists who study them! 40-pp hardcover.
$19.99 TE $16.00
837. NEW! Tardigrades: Nature's Toughest Survivors Tardigrades, or ‘moss piglets’ are one of the toughest creatures in nature. Students can learn about their remarkable survival capabilities, and the astonishing places they’ve been discovered. 32-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $20.00
838. NEW! Our World Full of Wonder
A worldwide expedition of Earth’s most magical natural wonders. 32-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $20.00
840. NEW! Fabulous Frogs
A celebration of Australian native frogs, and their fascinating features and behaviours. 32-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $20.00
839. NEW! Drought in Australia
An insight into droughts in Australia and how they impact all people, from farmers to city dwellers. 32-pp hardcover.
$29.99 TE $24.00
841. NEW! Flora: Australia’s Most Curious Plants
Flora celebrates the history, quirks and uses of Australia’s native plants, and how vital they are for our unique ecosystems. 48-pp hardcover.
$29.99 TE $28.00
LITERACY ESSENTIALS
SAVE $ 320.48
842. Booklife Decodables Pack A
Pack A covers Phases 1-3 in the synthetic phonics system, helping young readers progress from reading wordless books to the first graphemes.
60 readers (mix of fiction and nonfiction), 16-32 pp.
$519.48 TE $199.00
843. Booklife Decodables Pack B
Pack B collects the Blue, Green and Orange BookLife Reader bands and covers phases 3-5. Carefully introduces and practises new digraphs (combined graphemes that create new sounds) and split digraphs.
60 readers (mix of fiction and nonfiction), 16-32 pp.
$559.87 TE $199.00
844. Booklife Decodables Pack C
Pack C collects the Turquoise, Purple, Gold, White and Lime BookLife Reader bands and covers the completion of phase 5 and the whole of phase 6, concluding in a free reading experience. Introduces alternative pronunciation of graphemes and digraphs the reader will have already encountered, instead focusing on fluency with greater sentence complexity and increased word and page counts.
60 readers (mix of fiction and nonfiction), 16-32 pp.
$659.02 TE $199.00
845. NEW! Poet Tree
Inspire students to write poems, short stories, Haiku and descriptive passages with a beautiful classroom tree! Includes 180cm tree, 15 decorations, 128 paper poetry sheets in 4 designs.
$49.99 TE $45.00
846. NEW! Advancing Phonics Word Work Small Group Set
Inspire students to build, blend and segment words with durable, colour-coded magnetic tiles.
5 double-sided dry-erase activity mats, 83 grapheme tiles and 29 blank tiles.
$169.99 TE $164.00
847. Rainbow Phonics Tiles
Includes all of the most common letter patterns, including consonants, short vowels, consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs and split digraphs (each colourcoded accordingly). Also includes phoneme frames of different sizes for building words. 104 magnetic letters, pop-up write-on/ wipe-off board.
$39.99 TE $39.00
848. NEW! Sentence Cubes
Students roll cubes to generate random sentences and practise sequencing words. 9 cubes.
$25.99 TE $25.00
9 CUBES 105 PIECES
849. NEW! Suffix Cards
The fun way to learn the rules of adding a suffix. Each card contains a base word, the suffix rule, and folds over to show the correct spelling. 27 cards.
$19.99 TE $19.00
NUMERACY ESSENTIALS
850. Giant Magnetic Base 10 Set
Model essential base-10 and place-value concepts on any large magnetic surface for the whole class to see! 121 magnetic pieces: 100 units, 10 longs, 10 flats, 1 cube.
$54.99 TE $52.00
853. NEW!
851. Ten Frame Bingo
A fun matching game for teaching number recognition, counting and simple sums.
Includes 4 ten frame boards and 24 cards.
$17.99 TE $17.00
What’s the Time? Geared Clock
A geared manual clock that allows students to interact with its features and master time-telling skills.
Measures 19cm x 19cm.
$19.99 TE $19.00
852. Ones to Millions Flips
Covers ones to millions on one side and decimals on the other. Children will be able to practise adding or subtracting at different place-value levels. Measures 43cm x 15cm.
$19.99 TE $19.00
854. NEW! Inch by Inch Ruler
A 30cm ruler with a fun, convenient grip designed to help little hands learn how to measure. Measures 30cm.
$17.99 TE $17.00
855. NEW! Rainbow Pattern Blocks
These versatile, brightly coloured foam magnetic pattern blocks are ideal for reinforcing symmetry, geometry, visual perception and shape recognition. 1 x box with built-in magnetic board, 8 x double-sided activity cards and 100 pattern block manipulatives.
$39.99 TE $39.00
856. Times Tables Deskmats Times tables on one side and essential maths facts on the other—one for every desk! 30 double-sided, A4 deskmats.
$59.99 TE $18.00
CLASSROOM ESSENTIALS
857. Small Book Tub 6-Pack (Rainbow)
6 small book tubs in 6 colours, each 145mm W x 270mm L. Rear 245mm H, Front 120mm H. $53.94 TE $40.00
858. Medium Book Tub 6-Pack (Rainbow)
6 medium book tubs in 6 colours, each 210mm W x 270mm L. Rear 245mm H, Front 120mm H. $83.94 TE $65.00
860. Self Adhesive Clear Pockets
A simple and attractive way to label any tub or box. Simply stick the self-adhesive plastic label pocket onto the container, write or design your own label on card or paper, and insert into the pocket. 10 pockets, each 96mm x 60mm.
861. Write-on/Wipe-off Sleeves 5-Pack Slip students’ worksheets into these paper-saver sleeves so they can write directly on the sleeves rather than the paper.
859. Large Book Tub 6-Pack (Rainbow)
6 large book tubs in 6 colours, each 290mm W x 270mm L. Rear 245mm H, Front 120mm H. $95.94 TE $72.00
$4.99 TE $3.50 862. A4 Magnetic Whiteboard 5-Pack Pack of 5, each 35cm x 20cm (writing surface 27cm x
5 A4 sleeves, plus 5 dry-erase pens. $19.99 TE $16.00
TWHEN WE FLEW AWAY
BY ALICE HOFFMAN
The story of what might have been ANNE FRANK'S life before she began her famous diary.
HERE IS A DAY you never forget, the day the whole world changes. When you close your eyes, light becomes dark, night never ends, beasts walk freely down the street, stars fall from the sky. You were young one second, and then you were far too old. You lived years in minutes and decades in weeks. You wanted to travel, you wanted to grow up, you wanted to be beautiful, you wanted to fall in love. You wanted so much that your heart broke in half, but half a heart is better than none, and your heart is stronger than anyone would guess. You remember everything.
“How wonderful it is that no one has to wait even a minute to start gradually changing the world...”
ANNE FRANK
ALICE HOFFMAN is the acclaimed author of over thirty novels for readers of all ages, including The Dovekeepers, The World That We Knew—winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize—The Marriage of Opposites, Practical Magic, Incantation, The Foretelling, and most recently, The Invisible Hour. Her previous novels for Scholastic Press are Aquamarine, which was made into a major motion picture, Indigo, Green Witch, and Green Angel, which Publishers Weekly, in a boxed, starred review, called “achingly lovely.” She lives outside Boston. Visit her online at: alicehoffman.com
THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE was established on 3 May 1957 in cooperation with Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father. They are an independent non-profit organisation that runs a museum in the house where Anne Frank went into hiding, with the aim of raising awareness of the dangers of antisemitism, racism, and discrimination and the importance of freedom, equal rights, and democracy. For more information go to: annefrank.org
The Diary of a Young Girl By Anne Frank New York: Bantam Books, 1994.
When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary By Alice Hoffman New York: Scholastic 2024.
Tales from the Secret Annex By Anne Frank New York: Bantam Books, 2003.
Anne Frank, Dreaming, Thinking, Writing By Menno Metselaar Amsterdam: Anne Frank House, 2017.
Anne Frank, The Biography By Melissa Müller New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2013.
READ THE FIRST CHAPTER
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Alyssa Peek
BONUS SQUISHY CONTROLLER! INCLUDES BONUS FIDGET DRAGON!
100 YEARS o f MAY GIBBS’ BIB and BUB
Celebrating Australia’s first female newspaper cartoonist 100 years later
THIS YEAR , May Gibbs’s first and longest-running cartoon strip turns 100! In August 1924, Gibbs was 47 years old when her popular comic strip Bib and Bub first appeared in the Sunday News. Hired by the Sunday News on the recommendation of fellow cartoonist Syd Nicholls, Gibbs thrived in an otherwise male-dominated field, producing a Bib and Bub comic strip every week for 43 years! The half-page strip featuring her signature cheeky Gumnut Babies is still one of the longest-running comic strips in Australia to be continuously produced by one single artist.
He dashed along, sprang through the air. and in two twinklings, they were there!
BORN IN 1877 IN KENT, United Kingdom, May Gibbs arrived in Australia at the age of four. She drew and painted as a child and went on to study art in Western Australia and in the UK before settling in Sydney as a children’s books author and illustrator. 2016 marked 100 years of May Gibbs’ first children’s book Gumnut Babies and 2018 celebrated the Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie centenary. On her passing in 1969, she bequeathed 50% of the copyright of all her works to The Northcott Society and 50% to Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Through her foresight and generosity, proceeds from the sale of May Gibbs products have supported thousands of Australian children living with disability and their families. FOR MORE BELOVED MAY GIBBS CLASSICS
A testament to her creativity and longevity, Gibbs produced her final Bib and Bub comic strip for the Sun Herald in 1967, aged 91.
A collection of her original drawings is now proudly on display at the State Library of NSW. Curator Sarah Morley suggests that May Gibbs proved herself a “shrewd businesswoman” who kept track of all of her work and paid in notebooks and even created another income stream with Tiggy Touchwood, published under a pseudonym in a rival newspaper.
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CLASSROOM ESSENTIALS
863. Wiggle Feet Sensory Cushion
A tactile, customisable and durable feet wiggling cushion, perfect for redirecting excess energy.
Measures 38cm x 30cm.
Comes inflated and includes pump.
$39.99 TE $29.00
865. Big Magnetic Timer
Help children learn how to pace themselves with this easy-to-use, magnetic timer with alarm bell!
Sturdy plastic frame (16cm in diameter) with table stand, hanging hook and strong magnet on the reverse side. No batteries required.
$62.99 TE $59.00
864. NEW! Calming Stretchy Band Fidget Toy
A silent and calming sensory tool for reducing stress and increasing focus.
Measures 76cm x 15cm, stretches to 115cm.
$24.99 TE $22.00
868. Fidgety Fidgets
Fidget tools can not only help reduce stress and anxiety, they are great for improving fine motor skills, coordination, and dexterity. They can also aid in focus, attention, and staying calm, especially for students who have extra energy and hyperactivity.
14 fidget tools.
$44.99 TE $38.00
866. NEW! Highlight Strips
30 STRIPS IN 3 COLOURS
These bright, see-through strips are perfect for emergent readers who are learning to read left-to-right and top-to-bottom, and for data list reviewing. 30 strips in 3 colours, each measuring 18cm x 3.5cm.
$44.99 TE $39.00
867. ‘Kindness’ Floor Markers
Remind students to be kind to each other with colourful markers designed for
14 FUN SENSORY TOOLS
875. Scratch Christmas Baubles
$34.99
874. Scratch-Art Graduation Hats 10-Pack
Simply scratch to create colourful personalised keepsakes! Ideal for preschoolers about to start big school and Primary students moving on to Secondary. 10 hats and 10 scratch tools. $34.99 TE $34.00
10 BLANK HATS
STEM ESSENTIALS
877. NEW! STEM Explorers Suncatchers
Students design their own window-ready art pieces as they solve STEM challenges and snap translucent pixels into place. 422 pieces.
$49.99 TE $42.00
878. NEW! Gears! Gears! Gears! Cycle Gears
Little engineers create moving cycles, fostering endless creativity and building STEM and critical thinking skills. 30 pieces.
$42.99 TE $36.00
879. NEW! Geomag Supercolour 93
Students use the simple, high-quality magnetic elements to build structures with endless design possibilities. 93 pieces.
$89.99 TE $85.00
881. A Material World 4-Pack
A highly visual introduction to the materials students encounter at home, school, the shops and while playing. Each 24 pp.
$71.96 TE $25.00
880. NEW! Periodic Table Poster
Learn the periodic table of elements! 59cm x 42cm. Poster comes folded.
$3.99 TE $1.00
882. STEM Instant Activities (MP/UP)
This pack features 15 engaging, curriculum-linked science topics, each in a self-contained folder with an anchor text, multiple copies of two hands-on investigations, companion reproducible recording sheets, management tips, plus links to an online video and bonus activities! 30 engaging, curriculum-linked investigations.
$69.99 TE $55.00
BOOK PACKS GALORE!
885. NEW! May Gibbs Picture Book 3-Pack
Introduce a new generation to May Gibbs’ classic characters in this delightful collection of tales. 3 hardcovers, 24-32 pp.
$56.97 TE $25.00
887. NEW! Nyoongar Dreaming Stories 2-Pack
Based on Dreamtime Stories of the Nyoongar People, these timeless stories provide a rich, direct and continued connection to the Nyoongar ancestors and culture that have come before. Each 90 pp.
$31.98 TE $25.00
886. NEW! Great Aussie Sports 4-Pack An Australiafocused nonfiction series diving into the nation’s favourite sports. Each 32 pp. $79.96 TE $65.00
888. Jackie French Extreme Weather 5-Pack Five picture books exploring extreme weather events in Australia by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley. 5 books (mix of hardcovers and softcovers), each 32 pp. $104.95 TE $39.00
889. NEW! The Wonderful World of Elephant and Piggie Elephant and Piggie books are a must-have for emergent readers. Their rich textual features are perfect for teaching early character analysis and social-emotional learning. 10 books, each 64 pp + slipcase. $129.90 TE $69.00 890. Women in Classics 5-Pack Introduce your students to five classics with female protagonists. 5 books, 208-416 pp. $74.95 TE $29.00
Chronicles of Narnia complete with artwork from the first editions. 7 books, 172-192 pp. $99.99 TE $89.00
