Most Popular Books by Sally Odgers

Wife for sale! When Jeremiah Gold buys the beautiful Garnet from her sot of a husband, he intends only to save her from degradation. Married by a convict parson, Jeremiah takes his bride to his remote selection, only to find Garnet fighting him at every turn. Fury soon turns to love and desire, but will either of them realize before it's too late? The time is 1830, the place the colony of New South Wales. Lively Garnet Perry has been sent from England to marry Edward Landis. Edward proves both elderly and impotent, and his terrible old mother engineers a situation that sees Garnet offered illegally for sale. Her new owner is settler Jeremiah Gold, who has come to Sydney Town in search of a hard-working wife, and who persuades a convict parson to marry them. Jeremiah's supposition that Garnet is experienced leads to a disastrous wedding night and Garnet's infamous powderflash temper erupts. Determined to tame his wife, Jeremiah sets her to work helping clear land for his new farming venture. Garnet escapes back to Sydney Town, but finds herself in even deeper trouble. Her ignominious return to Jeremiah sets the scene for a series of confrontations, but eventually, Garnet comes to love her stubborn husband. She would do anything to take back the bitter words between them, but now it seems too late. Can a marriage bought at auction ever be worth the price?

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 Diamond the python for example ... When Diamond escapes from a moving van, all the animals in Jeandabah panic. It's up to Trump, Dr. Jeanie's Jack Russell terrier, to calm them down, and to help find Diamond!"

My name is Barnaby Station Stamp of Approval, but you can call me Stamp. Join me on my next Pup Patrol adventure! Stamp, Ace and James are on the road again and headed up to Normanton in the Gulf of Carpentaria! But after all that rain from Cyclone Julia, some of the roads have flooded. When James takes a detour, there's plenty of time to make some new friends at Camp Billabong along the way. The outback is a strange and lonely place and the Fourby pack are travelling carefully through the dusty desert. But who does that abandoned car belong to? And can Stamp and Ace find them in time to help?

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. Nothing could live on a planet with 150 degree celsius temperatures - could it? The Arkies are about to find out.

Ocean babies in the deep, waves are rocking them to sleep. Listen as the deep sea sighs, that's the ocean's lullaby. From the creators of Outback Lullaby, Bushland Lullaby and Rainforest Lullaby comes this soothing tale. Ocean Lullaby is the perfect bedtime companion.

This fiction Spanish book tells the story of two dinosaurs on a different planet who learn that there once were dinosaurs on a planet called Earth. Together, they hypothesize why the dinosaurs no longer exist on that planet. With creative illustrations centered around scientific themes, children will be captivated as they build literacy skills and broaden their reading experiences.

Pearl, Olive and Tweet go on an adventure! When their umbrellas carry them all the way over to Sand Land, they have to avoid sandquakes, sandstorms and even quicksand. Can Pearl and her friends find their way home? Or will the mean, stinky gobble-uns find them first?

There's a tough new dog in town, Blue, a sneaky blue heeler. When someone steals humans' special things, Sarge is on the case. But when Foxie's old boot and Shuffle's pug cloth are stolen, that's a job for Jack Russell! Can he find the canine criminal and help Sarge catch the human robber too?

Pearl, Olive and Tweet go to a festival for ogres called Ogrefest! Pearl and Tweet dress up and have so much fun eating, singing and dancing... until a group of smelly gobble-uns crash the festival! Is the whole day ruined? Or can Pearl and her friends save Ogrefest?

ZOOM-BAH! Wiley Tyler is waiting for his mum to take him to the skate park when a girl called Spanner offers him a speccy silver skateboard. This incredible gift comes with a catch: to own the board Wiley must commit to becoming Wiley Tyler: Monster Finder

"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

"When Alia and Nathaniel see a program about a chimp learning sign language, they get an idea. Could they learn to talk to animals? Their experiments with local pets bring results no one expects.Text type: Fantasy

Enfin des ouvrages documentaires pour se perfectionner en lecture !- Une collection d’ouvrages organisée en 5 niveaux de lecture pour faciliter les progrès des élèves et les accompagner tout au long de leurs apprentissages.- Des ouvrages documentaires très illustrés et attractifs pour donner à chacun l’envie de lire tout en découvrant le monde d’aujourd’hui." En 79 après J.-C., une terrible éruption volcanique engloutit la ville de Pompéi. La plupart de ses habitants meurent ensevelis sous les cendres et la boue. Les ruines de la ville n’ont été découvertes que des siècles plus tard. Reconstitue la vie des habitants de Pompéi à travers les découvertes étonnantes des archéologues ! " Les ouvrages des niveaux 3 à 5 comprennent de plus en plus de mots (de 1200 à 2000). La lecture devient plus complexe sur le fond, le niveau de langue est plus élevé. Les documents deviennent très variés (dessins, photographies, schémas, encadrés, cartes et graphiques) et sont introduits de manière progressive.Tous les ouvrages comprennent un lexique pour faciliter la compréhension des mots et des expressions difficiles.Téléchargez le complément pédagogique !Les auteurs : Marc DANIEL et Marie REBIERRE, professeurs des écoles.En téléchargement gratuit sur notre site Internet.Il contient :- Une fiche enseignant qui présente les objectifs pédagogiques de la lecture de chaque ouvrage et propose des pistes d’exploitation en interdisciplinarité.- Une fiche de lecture à photocopier pour les élèves.

Beginning reader. Humorous story of the astounding sound along Platypus Street. 6-9 yrs.

A story for young readers about Jade and Emily, two friends who want to be just like each other.

This book explores the history of fake photographs.Reading Age: 10-12 yearsText Type: Explanation