New Releases by Rod Clement

From the best selling author of OLGA THE BROLGA comes a funny and heart-warming story about accepting who you are. Ages: 3+ Phoebe doesn't want to be ordinary. She wants to turn heads and be noticed - she wants to be fabulous! But when she seeks the help of the outrageous and beautiful Zelda, her transformation leads to some unexpected results. Ages: 3+

Written with enormous wit and insight, from the delightfully deadpan Rod Clement, comes a tale about Samson, top dog and corporate high-flier. This delightful picture book will tickle children and deeply resonate with parents. There's no doubt it's a dog-eat-dog environment in the corporate world, but Samson the poodle is up for the challenge. In fact, 'Samson may be the boss But he's a good boss. He rewards his troops well - With a pat on the head, A kind word and every now and then A little treat. (Bone-us) ' Ages: 4-8

Not since Edward the Emu (and its sequel Edwina the Emu) has Rod Clement created such beautifully detailed and exuberant artwork 'I want to dance NOW, I want to flap, kick and jump!' 'Well, don't jump on me!' said a small brown lump. Olga the brolga is in a terrible mood. She desperately wants to dance -- but no one will dance with her. Her parents have other things to do, Ellie the crocodile doesn't feel like jumping around, and Joanna Jacana only wants to sleep. As for Lilly the long-neck, well, she's a bit grumpy, too! So Olga decides to dance by herself; and when she does, something absolutely wonderful happens...

Phoebe is small, grey, and ordinary - very ordinary. I want to get noticed she declares. Zelda is glamorous, talented and famous - and she runs the most popular beauty salon in the forest. And she's only too happy to help Phoebe become the bird she's always wanted to be.

Louisa May Pickett finds that in order to impress, she need only be herself.

"Help, I've been robbed! It'sth a disthasthter!" Grandpa's teeth, handmade by the finest Swiss craftsman, are gone -- stolen from his bedside table! Grandpa suspects anyone who doesn't smile widely enough to prove that their teeth are their own. Soon everyone in town is smiling -- all the time -- and their ghastly grins are frightening the tourists away. Can the culprit be caught before the whole town cracks up Popular Australion cartoonist Rod Clement, illustrator of Edward The Emu and Edwina The Emu by Sheena Knowles, has created a rollicking whodunit with a surprise ending that will have readers grinning from ear to ear. 00-01 CA Young Reader Medal Masterlist

Frank the dog and his owner travel through history when they visit the museum.

Edwina a pondu 10 oeufs. Il faut qu'Edwina trouve du travail pour nourrir ses dix petits. Mais quel métier peut exercer un émeu ?

Edouard l'émeu s'ennuie au zoo. Sa vie paraît triste à côté de celle des autres animaux. Il décide alors devenir une otarie, un lion ou encore un serpent jusqu'au jour où il rencontre Edwina.

Grandad awoke one morning to find a shattered glass by his bed, spilled water on his side table and his teeth missing No one is above suspicion and a smiling frenzy takes over the quiet country town as everyone wants to show their innocence. But no one can smile forever.

A boy and his faithful dog wander through history, from dinosaurs to the first men on the moon.

Amanda's ordinary day has her riding to school with a Tyrannosaurus rex, talking after lunch with an alien, sailing a pirate ship at the school library, and riding home on an elephant.

Two fish have unusual markings so they cannot be camouflaged in the ocean. Then one day they are discovered and given a home where they definitely fit in.

Counting on Frank, our best-selling title, has inspired countless students to get excited about math. Readers follow along as Frank, an irresistible canine, and his imaginative owner create all sorts of counting, measuring, and calculating challenges for themselves. Like the book's characters, students will discover that math has practical, as well as fun, applications. Highly amusing, vividly drawn watercolors complement the simple text.