New Releases by Sydney Jane Hill

A great-aunt''s bequest - a 200-year-old grandfather clock - sends historian Graeme Davison on a journey deep into his father''s family''s past. From their tribal homeland in the Scottish Borders he follows them to the garrison town of Carlisle, from industrial Birmingham to Edwardian Australia, and from the Great War to his own suburban childhood. This is the story of an ordinary family''s journey from frontier warfare and dispossession through economic turmoil and emigration to modest prosperity. At each step, we are led to reflect on the puzzles of personal identity and the mystery of time. Based on a lifetime of creative scholarship, My Grandfather''s Clock is a moving testament to the power of family history to illuminate the present.

For Mommy and Daddy Duck, the last duckling to hatch gave them quite a shock when his first quack produced a rumbling toot from his little ducky bottom. Ducky Toot-toot is teased by the other ducks for this unusual talent, most of all by the mean-spirited Dowbel, the pond's biggest bully. But Quackalina, the pretty duckling next door, likes him for who he is and becomes his best friend. When the day of the big relay race arrives, Quackalina's team recruits him to substitute for a sick flyer. With the outcome of the race hanging in the balance, Ducky Toot-toot must face Dowbel if he is to bring home the trophy for his team.