Graphic Sparks

Attack of the Mutant Lunch Lady

40 pages PB A$11.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 3-5 Large series of graphic fiction - in roughly seven groups - Jimmy Sniffles - detective series, Tiger Moth - bug hero series, Buzz Beaker - science puzzle series, Time Blasters - time travel series, Eek & Ack - space aliens series, the Zombies series and and set of "normal" things gone weird like The Day Mom Snapped...

Graphic Trax

Hot Air

72 pages PB A$11.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 3-6 Longer and more complex plot lines make these graphic novels engrossing reading

Joker, Hot Air, Monster Piano, Sam's Goal,
Rescue, Space Cops, When Vegetables Attack...

Ridge Riders

Paintball Panic - Ridge Riders

40 pages PB A$11.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 2-5 Dialogue based graphics and exciting plots with sports based character teams make these popular novels

BMX, Mountan Bikes & Snowboard stories

Library of Doom

The Book That Dripped Blood

40 pages PB A$11.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 3-8 Very light text - illustrated words and exciting matching illustrations make these "horror" stories accessible to the most reluctant readers

The super hero is the Librarian - a mysterious figure who saves the young hero from a dark book that threatens in wonderful ways.

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Graphic Revolve

Frankenstein

72 pages PB A$ 11.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 5-9 Graphic versions of classic stories.

Tom Sawyer, Black Beauty, Frankenstein, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Invisible man, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, King Arthur, Robin Hood, Time Machine, Treasure Island.....

Graphic Flash - History

Captured Off Guard- Pearl Harbor

54 pages PB A$ 11.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 3-7 Chapter books - Graphic & Text versions of real history events.

Pearl Harbor, Titanic, Underground Railway, US Civil War, Pony Express, Boston Tea Party, Pirates of the Carolinas, Alaskan Gold Rush

I am Spartapuss

I Am Spartapuss

216 pages PB A$17.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 4-8 - Rome AD36 and a slave cat is sent to gladiator school - this three book series is full of catty jokes, Latin jokes, accurate history and memorable descriptions of life in Ancient Rome and the Roman Empire.

I am Spartapuss, Catligula, Die Clawdius, Book 4 due in late 2008

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Mallory

Back to School Mallory

156 pages PB A$ 9.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 4-6 Follow the adventures of an 8 year old as she goes tio school, loses a friend, fights her brother, has a birthday, celebrates her grandmother - all the things that happen to a great girl

Activities and more on the safe web site www.mallorymcdonald.com

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Shade Books

Doorway to Darkness

80 pages PB A$12.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 5-9 Lightly illustrated chapter books with storylines of other worlds and places

Includes Australian authors.

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Greater Glider Fiction

The Dream Box - Frog Happy Team

80 pages PB A$14.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 3-6 Australian authors, settings and intersting plots make the Star Gliders series popular.

Rose Trapnell - Frog Happy Team, Jo Jensen - Gyro Kids spy series, and more...

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Maygog Fiction

Horse Chestnut

110 pages PB A$12.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 5-9 Set in Tasmania, a story about wanting a horse and the consequences of looking after your dream. Full of horse facts and lessons in horse care too.

 

Graphic Chapter Books

Time Travel Trap - Twisted Journeys

112 pages PB A$ 15.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 4-8 Chapter books - Graphic illustrations and chapter based text.

Alien Incident, Vampire Hunt, Time Travel Trap, Zombie Island, Mount Fate, Ghost Mansion, Pyramid X, Captured by Pirates...

 

 

 

 

DC Comics - Chapter Books

Superman - The Stolen Superpowers

56 pages PB A$11.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 4-7 - Original DC Comics Super Hero stories rewritten as illustrated chapter books. Careful attention to language makes these ideal for reluctant readers.

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Impact Books

Paintball Invasion

72 pages PB A$11.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 4-8 High-octane easy to read sports stories that emphasise skill, team play, and fair play over ego and antisocial actions.

Baseball, Ice Hockey, Basketball, Gridiron, Paintball, BMX, Skateboard, Go-karts, Motorcross, Soccer, Car Racing.....

Impact Girls

Storm Surfer

72 pages PB A$11.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 4-8 High-octane easy to read sports stories that emphasise skill, team play, and fair play over ego and antisocial actions.

Cheer, Basketball, Netball, Surfiing .....

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HIP Junior

The Crash

96 pages PB A$15.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 4-6 High Interest fiction - each book is meticulously crafted with great plots, realistic language and careful attention to readability.

Each book has a 20 page teachers guide of ideas, lesson plans, copymasters & activities.

Grade 4-6 interest - Grade 2 readability

HIP Senior

The Bully

96 pages PB A$15.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 5-12 High Interest fiction - each book is meticulously crafted with great plots, realistic language and careful attention to readability.

Each book has a 20 page teachers guide of ideas, lesson plans, copymasters & activities.

Grade 5-12 interest - Grade 5 readability

 

You Choose Books

The Golden Age of Pirates

112 pages PB A$12.95 rrp each .More...

Grade 3-7 Interactive history adventures - real situations but you choose the pathways and explore what did and might have happened. Illustrated from original sources.

Golden Age of Pirates, Sinking of the Titanic