New Releases by Sally Odgers

Pearl the Flying Unicorn is the second in Sally Odgers' three-book chapter book series where the magical unicorn Pearl and her friends take on some of life's tough lessons with humor and heart... Pearl and her friends Olive (an ogre) and Tweet (a bird) are on the hunt for glitter feathers! But they've blown all the way over to Gull Island. They use Olive's ogre-boat to reach the island, but rowing quickly behind them are three mean and stinky pirate gobble-uns! Can Pearl use her magic to save her friends in time? Book 2 of the series focuses on Pearl's determination to help her friends.

Hi! I'm Dooley My cousin is visiting our farm. We'll swim in the river, feed the calves and collect berries. But best of all, we're going to sleep out in the barn!

Ash’s friend Rowan is having a baby that just might be his (if he could only remember). He has no idea how to help her. Meanwhile, her cousin Hazel provides some undemanding distraction while Genista the hillfayre girl teases him with possibilities beyond his reach. What with helping his dour father at the charburn, being troubled by three women and dealing with an unexpected stepmother, Ash is thoroughly confused. It doesn’t help that he thinks he looks a bit like a sad frog and usually smells of charcoal.

Marianne Arcadia expected to marry Jeremiah and raise a family. Edsen Balm had no more hope than to stay close to Marianne. Jameel Singh intended to travel home to Terra to meet his fiancée's parents. Hanaka Moon meant to oversee the next generation of ship-born and pass the mantle of healer to her daughters. Meera Singh wanted to prove herself as the brightest new diamond in Mother Shiva's crown. Cornelia Conti hoped to get her embroidery done and to find a shampoo that didn't contain Stay-colour. All their plans crash-landed with the starship Elysian Dawn but that, as they say, was just the beginning.

This time round, I am a human girl and Harry is a dog. This is inconvenient, because my parents didn't really want a dog with a jutting eyebrow fringe and a shaggy, untrimmed beard. Nor did they want a dog that cost five hundred dollars. ""A pedigreed Schnauzer!"" I said in despair when I recognised him that morning at the agricultural show. ""Why did you have to be a pedigreed Schnauzer, Harry? I mean - why did you have to be a dog?"" Harry looked sheepish. His beady little eyes peered out from underneath that peculiar fringe. ""Sorry, Aelfthryth..."" A curse (or maybe a blessing?) sent Saxon girl Aelfthryth, and her boy husband, Hereweald, tumbling through time. They wake anew in each century, and live for a brief time under different identities. To occupy a tedious captivity in their current incarnation, Aelthryth tells her story to her fellow captive, the mysterious Saranna.

Originally published: Australia: Scholastic Press, 2014.

Are you ready for awesomeness? You can write awesome stories. All you need is an idea, some characters, a setting, a plot and- Whoa there! This is starting to sound like hard work. And you know what? It is hard work, but it can still be fun. In this book you'll find out lots of ways to make those awesome stories even more awesome. You'll learn about -Ideas -Tools -Beginnings -Middles -Ends -Characters -Plots and paces -Settings and periods -Awesome words -Not-so-awesome words -Dialogue -Editing And lots and lots more.

Felix O'Finnegan has been an inventor ever since he was a small child. His ideas were getting bigger and bigger, but all the grownups kept saying, "No!" Felix continued to dream, invent, and build no matter what the adults said. He finally created a flying machine! Readers will watch Felix never give up on his dream as he builds his greatest invention yet! Clever illustrations and a strong message make this an engaging book for children.

When Ms. Mirabella assigns a writing assignment about runners, Rosalyn and William laugh to themselves. They wonder what this old woman could know about running. They resolve to study Rosalyn's Uncle Mike, who is running a race in the upcoming weekend. Much to their surprise, they also see Ms. Mirabella running in the race! This wonderful story teaches children not to judge a book by its cover. Through delightful illustrations and easy-to-read font, young readers will learn a powerful lesson.

Links and Budge are two dinosaurs studying the stars in school. They begin to wonder if there are dinosaurs like them on other planets. Their instructor, Madam Thor, tells them that there were once dinosaurs on a planet called Earth. Together they hypothesize why the dinosaurs no longer exist on that planet. With creative illustrations and large font, children will be engaged as they learn what happened to the dinosaurs that once roamed Earth. Told from a unique perspective, this story is sure to be a classroom favorite.

This is a book for young adult girls about the complications of life for two young dancers eager to succeed Merimba and Pirry are twins in appearance and character, living in two different worlds. Merimba is a quadriplegic whose condition has dragged her family apart. She is in a coma. Pirry is a Valourn, an acrobatic dancer in the land of Rargon. When Merimba flees her body a switch is made.

A complete homework programme linked to the Renewed Literacy Framework. * A huge bank of activities offering a comprehensive homework solution. * Follows the Blocks and Units of the Renewed Literacy Framework. * Covers speaking and listening skills. * Ready-to-use supportive activities require no preparation. * Improve home/school communication with the homework diary.

"Something unknown lives under the water, and the Arkies have a bad feeling about it. Turns out theyre right.This prequel graphic novel has been written to give middle primary students an entertaining introduction to the hugely influential and popular manga genre. It is fast, funny, accessible and age-appropriate, with: information on how to read the visual and verbal language of manga glossary character guide

Fowl play in Doggeroo! Auntie Tidge and her friends buy some chooks. But when you mix fowls and dogs you get pan-dog-monium, with added hen-sterics. When the chooks are attacked, the dogs are blamed-but Jack's super-sniffer detects something strange in the air. With Foxie flipping out, and Sarge and Preacher spending time with new friends, who will help Jack crack this case of fowl play?

Originally published: Australia: Scholastic Australia Pty. Ltd., 2006.

When someone steals an old boot, Jack doesn't care. Then someone steals his squeaker bone. And his blanket. And Red's ball. Now Jack does care. Who is the thief of Doggeroo? How will Jack solve the case of the Dog Den Mystery?

A high school girl creates the perfect boyfriend out of clay, but is unprepared for the results when that perfection actually comes to life.

"This is a story about Alicia, a little girl who always looks for adventures on her way to and from school.Reading Age: 8-9 yearsText Type: Narrative (adventure)

An American girl’s stay in Australia proves to be out of this world when she meets a mysterious Aussie named Patrick, whose wild imagination takes them both on incredible journeys.

Aunt Victoria is going on a very special monster hunt and she needs Toby's help. Suggested level: primary.

Someone is out to kill Corrie. Athen Bard offers to help her, but why does he look so much like her disabled brother, Ethan? Why does everybody but Athen despise her? If Corrie is to survive, she needs to solve the mysteries, fast. Athen Bard is amazed to meet a strange girl who looks just like his dead sister, Corrayo. In the world of Sisterin, women rule and men are unimportant. How can Athen deal with a girl who says she comes from another world?

When the summer holidays finally arrive, Angie is ready for fun and excitement ... A walk on a windy day leads into an adventure, but not the kind of excitement Angie was hoping for.

Rosanna is an ordinary girl - unlike the beautiful Sari Roberts who looks like an exotic princess - but Rosanna has a special power. She calls it simagining, and it is the power to be able to imagine and see. But Sari wants Rosanna to create a world where she could rule and vent her anger.

"Sim is befriended by Larry, a dog that is always in trouble. One day, Larry escapes from the yard and Sim follows him to a construction site. Sim finds himself in another time and place with Mel and discovers he has been kidnapped by slavers. But where is Larry...?Reading Age: 10-12 yearsText Type: Narrative

When "recoveree" Camena de Courcey is inadvertantly accompanied to the future by her telepathic friend Tell the girls become pawns in a power struggle between two powerful individuals attempting to reinvent the future and find they can expect help only fr

Blinky learns how to hypnotise and has a lot of fun until the goannas start robbing the town. A picture book based on the ABC TV 'Blinky Bill' series, ages 4-6 uears.