New Releases by Sally Odgers

Jenna is a gun 3D player. Her twin brother Jaff just wants to make music together-and they just got their big break. Sport or music? It''s a tough call.

It is Trump''s job to help the sick animals and Trump''s dog senses are so acute she often draws conclusions before the humans have even begun to think! Trump tells the stories of the animal patients and their families and provides young readers with animal tips, vocabulary words, and a new understanding of the animal world. All the patients are interesting, but some are more interesting than others... "Take Cranky Paws the cat, for example... Her name wasn''t really Cranky Paws, but that''s what Dr. Jeanie and I called her. I''d never met a cat who was so determined to hate everyone!"

An empty city is enough to make the Arkies nervous. Not to mention the voice wailing, "DANGER, DANGER, ABANDON CITY DANGER, DANGER, COLLAPSE IMMINENT..."

Manga-styled graphic and illustrated novels with exciting sc-fi plots to engage even the most reluctant readers. Each of the three series is split across four ability levels and follows a differnt group of characters as they explore outer space. The teachers'' resource book provides guided reading notes and activities on each book and the accompanying CD-ROM provides templates and artwork for writing a new graphic novel together with short one-off writing activities. *Special features:* * Sophisticated, cool characters * High action plots engage even the most reluctant readers * Mixture of boys and girls as the main protagonists * Character profiles and glossaries. *What is on the CD-ROM:* * Short writing tasks * Everything you need to write your own graphic novel: ** Character cards ** Clipart and artwork from the graphic novels ** Graphic novel frame. Kids don''t play 3D, especially Shipborn kids. At least that''s what everyone thinks. Everyone is in for a surprise...

Fantastic creatures come from the imagination and fly, swim or slink through our stories. In this book you can meet some of the ugliest, most beautiful, funniest and scariest creatures ever. They''re just FANTASTIC!

Manga-styled graphic and illustrated novels with exciting sc-fi plots to engage even the most reluctant readers. Each of the three series is split across four ability levels and follows a differnt group of characters as they explore outer space. The teachers'' resource book provides guided reading notes and activities on each book and the accompanying CD-ROM provides templates and artwork for writing a new graphic novel together with short one-off writing activities. *Special features:* * Sophisticated, cool characters * High action plots engage even the most reluctant readers * Mixture of boys and girls as the main protagonists * Character profiles and glossaries. *What is on the CD-ROM:* * Short writing tasks * Everything you need to write your own graphic novel: ** Character cards ** Clipart and artwork from the graphic novels ** Graphic novel frame. Making friends on new planets is a risky business. They may never want you to leave

Manga-styled graphic and illustrated novels with exciting sc-fi plots to engage even the most reluctant readers. Each of the three series is split across four ability levels and follows a differnt group of characters as they explore outer space. The teachers'' resource book provides guided reading notes and activities on each book and the accompanying CD-ROM provides templates and artwork for writing a new graphic novel together with short one-off writing activities. *Special features:* * Sophisticated, cool characters * High action plots engage even the most reluctant readers * Mixture of boys and girls as the main protagonists * Character profiles and glossaries. *What is on the CD-ROM:* * Short writing tasks * Everything you need to write your own graphic novel: ** Character cards ** Clipart and artwork from the graphic novels ** Graphic novel frame. Something unknown lives under the water. The Arkies have a bad feeling about it. And it turns out they''re right...

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?

Jack has a nose for crime. Jack Russell Terrier solves mysteries.

"Wilderness is where you find it. Miriam Moses fights her own private wilderness by running for her life. Along the way, she encounters many characters, all engaged in their own pains and problems. Death, blood, tears and betrayal are rife, but even the darkest life is lit by hope. From each encounter, Miriam takes what she needs and discards the rest, but no one who meets her will ever be the same again. Especially Harry Mercury. Wilderness is where you find it. Life is what you make it. And Miriam Moses is running for her life"--Publisher description

"Theres not enough fresh air on Space Station Nova. Can Gold Team use their skills to solve the problemor will they make things worse?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

Someone is mugging the dogs of Doggeroo for their collars, and it is up to Jack to discover the culprit.

First published: Scholastic Australia Pty, 2006.

Originally published: Australia: Scholastic, 2007.

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

Four generations of women separated by time and space struggle through life''s hardships.

''Dragon Mode'' is a delightful story about a boy who is sometimes good, when he is in boy mode but not quite so good when in dragon mode. Chantal''s illustrations bring to life the humour of the story. Every parent of a little boy will relate to this book! Author Sally Odgers is one of Australia''s most prolific writers for children. Her versatility is reflected in her range of titles from poetry to fiction to picture books. Her first book was published when she was just nineteen years old. Sally uses humour in many of her books and Dragon Mode is no exception! Illustrator Chantal Stewart was born in Paris where she studied at the School of Applied Arts. When she arrived in Melbourne fifteen years ago, she realised her dream of illustrating children''s books. Chantal gives a wonderful sense of movement and expression to all her characters.

All dogs like mud. All dogs like biscuits. This is a fact. But when mud and biscuits happen at the same time, Jack knows there is skulldoggery in the air. Who is mudding the show dogs of Doggeroo? Can Jack solve the mystery of The Phantom Mudder?

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?

Includes the story from African mythology, a poem, desert search results, a diary, a picture story, an information report, and sample activities.

Part of the series about Jack Russell, the dog detective with a nose for crime. This book tells how poor old Shuffle gets his collar stolen - and then the Ranger mistakes him for a stray. So when Red''s collar goes missing too, Jack knows he has a new case on his paws.

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 Emma and her grandfather. After a visit to the zoo, Emma is convinced she can hear a lion roaring as she is going to sleep. She calls her grandfather to help search for the lion.Reading Level 15Text Type: Narrative

"This book focuses on light, the many different sources of light energy and how important light is in our world.Reading Level 17Text Type: Report/Description

"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.

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?