Best Selling Books by Wendy Orr

Six tail-wagging, melt-your-heart stories of loyal, lost, playful and cuddly pets from the author of Nim''s Island. At the end of a narrow street is a little blue house with a rainbow painted over a cherry-red door. It''s the Rainbow Street Animal Shelter, and it is the best place for lost animals, and the best place to find a pet. Meet Bear, the border collie who goes home to the wrong house in the wrong car! And Nelly, the stumpy-tail dog who helps children learn to read. Buster the growly marmalade cat turns out to be a hero, and Pebbles the pony is stolen away and lost in the bush. Bella the runaway beagle might be clever enough to be a sniffer dog... but who would have a lion cub as a pet? Six adorable stories about animals you''ll love, and the children who love them.

In a palm tree, on an island, in the middle of the wide blue sea, was a girl. Nim''s hair was wild, her eyes were bright, and around her neck she wore three cords. One was for a spyglass, one for a whorly, whistling shell, and one for a fat red pocketknife in a sheath. Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea, with her father, Jack, as well as a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, a turtle called Chica and a satellite dish for her email. No one else lives quite like Nim, and she wouldn''t swap places with anyone. In Nim''s Island, when Jack disappears in his sailing boat and disaster threatens her home, Nim must be braver than she''s ever been before. And she needs help from her friends old and new. This book was adapted as a major motion picture starring Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine). In Nim at Sea, Nim''s new friend Alex Rover flies away without saying goodbye, and Selkie the sea lion is captured by villains from a cruise ship. Nim must risk everything to bring them back. A second major motion picture was inspired by this story, and screened as Return to Nim''s Island, starring Bindi Irwin. In Rescue on Nim''s Island, Nim unearths an amazing fossil, but this discovery puts her island in terrible danger. Nim must choose between saving a natural treasure and saving someone''s life. Happy 21st Birthday Nim!

A bind-up edition of two exciting adventure stories by Wendy Orr - Nim''s Island and Nim at Sea . Nim''s Island was a major international movie, and now there''s a second action-packed movie inspired by Nim at Sea , called Return to Nim''s Isl.

Linda''s class are off visiting old people. She is assigned to visit Mrs Pugh who she finds to be fascinating.

When a storm washes away Grandpa''s replica of the Arabella, a beautiful sailing ship that brings Grandpa good luck, Matthew climbs aboard a real boat and faces a raging sea to save Grandpa''s pride and joy.

This series takes readers on a fictional journey through some fascinating Australian stories, inspired by objects from the National Museum of Australia''s collection. Ages 7+.

I wonder if the first day of Learning is always like this - do the girls on the hill always feel the ground tremble under their feet? Leira is about to start her initiation as a priestess when her world is turned upside down. A violent earthquake leaves her home - and her family - in pieces. And the goddess hasn''t finished with the island yet. With her family, Leira flees across the sea to Crete, expecting sanctuary. But a volcanic eruption throws the entire world into darkness. After the resulting tsunami, society descends into chaos; the status and privilege of being noble-born reduced to nothing. With her injured mother and elderly nurse, Leira has only the strength and resourcefulness within herself to find safety. A thrilling Bronze Age survival story from the acclaimed author of Dragonfly Song.

In this first book in the Micki and Daniel series, we are introduced to Micki, the fearless dancing explorer, and Daniel, her sanguine, violin playing friend. We learn how Micki comes to acquire Pegasus, the extra-short pony, who likes to follow her around, and how Daniel meets the red parrot who insists on being called "Ooloo Mooloo". Full color.

Kirsty and her sister run into the Bully Biscuit Gang on their first day of school, who terrorize the other kids until they give them their cookies and biscuits from their lunchboxes.

Cassidy wants a desk. She needs a desk! Her dad will help her build it - but only when she''s tidied her messy, messy room!

Izzy, Talia and Roland may have to sell their new home. Roland decides to enter a competition to make a video showing Why Paradise is the Best Place in the World Although he doesn''t win the prize, there is a wonderful surprise in store for all the family.

Bad Martha is a witch stuck with ordinary parents. She finds a kindred spirit in Granny who helps out when her spells go wrong.

There used to be bush all around Naringalong, but now there''s a housing estate and hardly anywhere to ride. For the kids near the new estate it is a summer of dirtbikes and discovery and the beginning of a new understanding: of friendship, family and freedom.

Leira is starting her initiation as a priestess when her world is turned upside down. A violent earthquake leaves her home in pieces. And the goddess hasn''t finished with the island yet. With her family, Leira flees across the sea to Crete, expecting sanctuary. But a volcanic eruption and tsunami throw the entire world into darkness. In the resulting chaos; Leira finds her noble-born privilege reduced to nothing; alone with her injured mother and elderly nurse, Leira''s only hope of survival is her own resourcefulness.

The papers comprise material about the author and her career; correspondence; preliminary ideas and research; manuscripts in various drafts with comments from editors and illustrators; draft text and preliminary copies of illustrations for novellas; galleys and proofs with editing; correspondence with US and UK publishers and a French translator; fan mail; and reviews and publicity, particularly surrounding the film, Nim''s Island.

Micki and Daniel are complete opposites, but they have been best friends since babyhood. When they are together strange things happen, and often afterwards people are never quite the same. Brief chapters include in-text illustrations (half in colour) for readers of 8 - 11.

Nikki from Greece moves to Australia. Will she ever feel at home?.

For two rambunctious twins, living on a boat means always being underfoot or overboard.

Roland''s family loves entering competitions, and the latest one has Grand House for first prize. Roland is desperate to win - no one would bully or laugh at him if he lived in a house like that. Winning is a fantastic feeling, but he finds that starting anew is not all he thought it would be.

Poppy sets off from home. She travels over the mountain, and works at all kinds of jobs. She makes friends with lots of people and animals, but she''s looking for the place she belongs, and the job she''s best at doing. Suggested level: primary.