New Releases by Anna Fienberg

"''Chintu took one of his giant steps over to our village...and roared, Bring Tashi out to me!'' Jack ran all the way to school. Today Tashi was coming to tell him more stories...about Chintu, the giant, who is as big as a mountain, and the robber bandits, who kidnap him to be their son. Only someone as clever as Tashi could find a way to escape."--From the publisher.

Tashi recounts his experiences with a grumpy genie and a greedy uncle, and Jack tells his parents how Tashi, while visting his hometown, rescued the village''s kidnapped children from the dungeon of the local warlord.

When Jack''s class studies Egypt, Tashi relates an adventure he had in a burial ground discovered in his homeland, and then Jack describes Tashi''s search for a missing book of spells.

Tashi''s exciting adventures continue in the 13th book of this captivating series as he must once again use his clever wit and trickery to outsmart harrowing demons. When the demons hijack one of Can-Du''s buses and kidnap his son in the process, Tashi must get behind the wheel to rescue Little Can-Du and catch the thief red-handed. Brave Tashi must pull out all the stops to drive the evil demons from the village and bring Little Can-Du back to safety.

Young readers will cheer Tashi along as he uses his quick wit and keen bravery to drive the villainous monster Bluebeard from the castle and save the village once again.

Adventurous little Tashi faces a terrible ogre who is threatening his village in this 12th installment of the Tashi series. As he endeavors to recover the ogre’s stolen pet from the evil Baron and protect his village from being eaten, Tashi''s tales of derring-do convey themes of bravery, ingenuity, and loyalty.

As Horrendo turns twelve he, like other village boys his age, is kidnapped by pirates for a two year stint at sea.

Minton the lizard builds himself a sailboat out of odds and ends, and invites his friend Turtle to join him as he sails around the world.

''a fountain of power rose up and surged out through my eyes... I opened my fists to the sky and flames shot into the air.'' When Roberto arrives in Italy from Australia he discovers dark family secrets: la magia, the power that is feared and suppressed, and a tragic story of love and icy revenge. Roberto has felt the power - his own power - burning through his fingertips. Angelica has it too. But together can they stop the curse spreading beyond their family and into the world? Power to Burn is a bewitching fantasy adventure in which Anna Fienberg reveals family life in all its drama and passion. Shortlisted for the 1996 NSW Premier''s Literary Awards ''Utterly compelling... a book to recommend, argue about and keep going back to'' - Stephen Matthews ''Magic is the theme... and it is magically told'' - Robin Morrow, The Weekend Australian

Another enjoyable Tashi book with two stories. In ''Tashi and the Demons'' Tashi makes a clever escape from the demons when they throw him into the Dragon''s Blood Tree. And in the second story Tashi has to face the ferocious River Pirate who has come back for revenge.

Minton is optimistic and eager for another adventure - but Turtle''s not so keen on an underwater voyage!

An intensely honest book, brimming with ideas and emotion. How do you make the most difficult decision in life when your family, friends and lover are more distant than the nearest galaxy?

Minton loves things that move - boats, planes, cars, trucks - and he finds just what he needs to make them. Minton wants to be a truck driver and when there''s sand to move and building to be done, Minton and Turtle are ready for a hard day''s work. Minton makes an enormous sand construction.

Tashi scares ghost monsters and steals their secret recipe for Ghost Pie.

Una muchacha involuntariamente libera cuatro piratas maldades de su trampa mágica.

Teaches children about bus passenger safety such as waiting well back from the road, getting on and off the bus carefully, sitting on a seat or standing well away from the door, and waiting until the bus has gone before crossing the road.

Winter is so boring when everyone goes to sleep, this winter, Billy decides will be different.