Best Selling Books by Ursula Dubosarsky

Ava loves playing shops. Can she get Billy to buy anything? This exciting new series, written by Ursula Dubosarsky and illustrated by Annie White, offers children their first experience of reading real novels. The stories are approximately 650 words, comparable with many picture books, but the books are structured like novels four chapters, each ending on a major development or twist. Above all, the stories are about real experiences in settings familiar to 5- to 7-year-olds. This series has both kid and parent appeal, and will be highly collectable.

Children's comic adventure story for younger readers. Isador's best friend Lulu discovers that she is not really an orphan but that her parents are still alive somewhere. But how will she find them? Together with Isador's Dad, the adventurers set off on a sea voyage, braving pirates, sharks and strange island-dwellers. Third book in the Isador Brown trilogy, which also includes 'The Strange Adventures of Isador Brown' and 'The Even Stranger Adventures of Isador Brown'.

Ava loves playing shops. Can she get Billy to buy anything? This exciting new series, written by Ursula Dubosarsky and illustrated by Annie White, offers children their first experience of reading real novels. The stories are approximately 650 words, comparable with many picture books, but the books are structured like novels four chapters, each ending on a major development or twist. Above all, the stories are about real experiences in settings familiar to 5- to 7-year-olds. This series has both kid and parent appeal, and will be highly collectable.

Ava loves playing shops. Can she get Billy to buy anything? This exciting new series, written by Ursula Dubosarsky and illustrated by Annie White, offers children their first experience of reading real novels. The stories are approximately 650 words, comparable with many picture books, but the books are structured like novels four chapters, each ending on a major development or twist. Above all, the stories are about real experiences in settings familiar to 5- to 7-year-olds. This series has both kid and parent appeal, and will be highly collectable.

Perplexing puzzles, mind-boggling mazes and cracking codes feature in this series of stories about a pair of guinea-pig detectives - Coco Carlomagno, the easily-startled Chief of Police, and his more sensible cousin, Alberta. Ursula Dubosarsky is the Australian Children's Laureate for 2020 - 2021 Buenos Aires' Chief of Police, Coco Carlomagno, is sure his office high in the Obelisco is haunted. Every day at the same time he sees a floating pineapple and every day he hears a terrible noise. What could it mean? Who could it be? There's only one guinea pig Coco can turn to to help him in his hour of need: his logic-loving cousin Alberta. Can Alberta help him unravel the mysteries of the perplexing pineapple? 'This is a great little chapter book, and I can see it being wafted under the noses of reluctant readers. Why? The Perplexing Pineapple has charm, wit and a number of intriguing activities tucked inside. This is going to be just right for those who are more 'hands on' learners . With helpful clues, (which are given great explanations at the back), a great glossary and rollicking storyline The Perplexing Pineapple works on many levels.' [mybookcorner.com]

Hercules Quick dreams of being a magnificent magician. He is saving up to buy a box of magic tricks. Luckily, he has plenty of neighbours who need his help. Whether it's lending a hand to Professor Calamari or doing an out of season spring-clean for Queen Claude, no job is too odd for Hercules.

David Almond (Je m’appelle Mina), Tracy Chevalier (La jeune fille à la perle), Timothée de Fombelle (Le livre de Perle), Michael Morpurgo (Cheval de Guerre)... Les plus grandes signatures de la littérature racontent la Première Guerre mondiale à partir d’objets emblématiques. Un superbe recueil contenant des nouvelles écrites par onze écrivains célébrés partout dans le monde : Timothée de Fombelle, Michael Morpurgo, Tracy Chevalier rendent hommage aux héros les plus ordinaires. Un soldat de plomb, un plat à beurre, une boussole... Des objets du quotidien. Pourtant, aux yeux de nos auteurs, ces artefacts touchent au cœur des vies humaines pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Chaque auteur de ce recueil a été enjoint de choisir un objet qui avait un lien avec la guerre – une croix de Victoria pour Timothée de Fombelle, un kit d’écriture pour David Almond, un casque pour Michael Morpurgo – et de s’en servir comme inspiration pour une nouvelle originale. Le résultat : un recueil extraordinaire, illustré par Jim Kay (Quelques minutes après minuit), avec des photographies des objets qui ont inspiré les nouvelles.

Have you ever wanted to go on a magical adventure? Do you have an annoying brother or sister? Have you ever been to an unusual party? Do you sometimes feel unsure about sleepovers/ Have you ever dreamt of becoming part of a wonderful story? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then My Best Book of Nibbles is for you! This exciting collection from the much-loved Aussie Nibbles series brings together five favourite stories for girls. Contents The Girl Who Fell Into a Book 3 The Magic Wand 71 When Anna Slept Over 141 The Mermaid's Tail 213 Party Time 281

Have you ever wished you could fly? Well a boy called Icarus and his father built themselves wings out of feathers and wax. Up they flew into the huge blue sky. But it wasn't as easy as it looked! Here are eleven easy-to-read, exciting and funny plays for children by multi award-winning author Ursula Dubosarsky, based on stories from ancient Greek and Roman myths, where all sorts of very strange things can happen. A girl becomes a spider, a statue comes to life, a couple turn into a pair of lions and that's just a few of the startling transformations. Inspired by the Roman poet Ovid¿s Metamorphoses, these plays are great fun for group performance, reading aloud, or just curling up by yourself with your eyes wide open, ready to be amazed!With lively illustrations by Amy Golbach.

Novel for children aged 9 to 14. Great Aunt Ilma insists that 12-year-old Bruno learn to play a cumbersome medieval instrument, the crumhorn. Bruno doesn't have the courage to say no, but he finds that his crumhorn lessons lead to unexpected new experiences. The award-winning author's other publications include 'The White Guinea-Pig' and 'High Hopes'.

Dear Readers, I'm back again with a brand new book. Yes, it's The Word Spy Activity Book! You might have read The Word Spy and The Return of the Word Spy. This one is different because now YOU get to write and draw in it as well. It's full of new discoveries, crazy games and playful puzzles, which all have one thing in common: WORDS! Inside the pages of this book you'll meet the mad word inventor, put on a shadow puppet play, learn how to solve cryptic crosswords, make up your own bingo lingo, create your own font - oh, there's just so much, you'll just have to open it up and find out for yourself!

Know more than ever before about the English language, to become a better speaker, reader and writer! Join the Word Spy and travel through different lands to go deep into the mysterious realms of language and discover empowering facts about the English language. Using an informative and entertaining approach, The Return of the Word Spy offers you insights to make your power over the English language better and stronger. In The Return of the Word Spy, acclaimed author Ursula Dubosarsky includes chapters on language families, how we learn to speak, grammar and written forms of communication. In a reader-friendly and engaging style, it takes you on a useful and unique educational and entertaining journey through the meaning of nouns, verbs, pronouns, ‘dead’ languages, word origins and other wordy wonders. Packed with cartoons, games, facts and puzzles, this is the perfect book for language students, word lovers, and all readers and speakers of English. ‘A fun-filled guide to language and grammar could inspire a whole new generation. . .’ - Sydney Morning Herald

Children will love the further adventures of Honey Bear. In this book, they celebrate holidays, birthdays, make interesting finds, and much more.

The ants are heading out on a very important expedition. What will they need to take with them? It's a wild journey! And in the end, it's the littlest ant who leads the others to discover the most important thing of all. A book about a very special book.

Eleven easy-to-read, funny plays for children based on Ovid's "Metamorphoses", very suitable for class performance or reading aloud, with a range of main characters and crowd scenes. Especially good for young students of literature of the Greek and Roman worlds. Each play involves a transformation and is written in conversational English, while keeping as much as possible to the dramatic and playful spirit of Ovid's original. These plays were first published in the NSW Department of Education's "School Magazine". More about the award-winning author can be found at www.ursuladubosarsky.com.

Coco Carlomagno is a highly strung guinea pig who also happens to be the well-respected Chief of Police in Buenos Aires. Alberta is his more sensible cousin. Together they crack the cases that confound this puzzling city. Coco's nerves are all a-jangle. Deep in the cemetery a tomb has everyone baffled. It is talking! Could it be haunted?