Catching a wave

Ava Anne Appleton' s amazing adventure continues and the next stop for the Appleton family is the beach! Sun, sand, surf sensational! But when Ava meets a new friend who needs her help, will she be adventurous enough to dive in and lend a hand?

Smooch & Rose

 Other Title: Smooch and Rose
Summary: Like Gran always said, 'Things don't have to be big to be special.' When Rose and Gran save a baby koala from a pack of blood-hungry dogs, he's named Smooch because he loves to cuddle. With the help of wildlife carer Carol, Rose and her dog Lizzie look after Smooch until he is old enough to make the trees on their strawberry farm his home. Rose is deliciously happy - caring for bush babies is her dream come true! But things change for the worse when Gran gets a letter from the bank. Does this mean they have to sell the farm? Then Uncle Malcolm mentions bulldozers and Rose realises it's not just her home that's at stake. Rose has a voice and wants to make a difference but what can one girl and her koala do

The deep

Alice loves swimming, but she's scared of going into the deep blue water by the jetty with the rest of her family, so she stays in the shallows. Then one day some new friends come into the bay and Alice forgets to be scared. Suggested level: junior, primary

The lost girl

Summary: The girl had lost her way. She had wandered away from the mothers, the aunties and the grandmothers, from the fathers and the uncles and the grandfathers. Who will show her the way home

Up and away

Summary: The Appletons' road trip continues, and Ava has discovered that life on the road is not so bad after all. With her dog Angus by her side, she is ready for adventure! Everything is A-OK, until Ava finds herself going higher than she ever thought possible

Accidental Adventurer

Summary: Everything is A-OK in the world of Ava Anne Appleton. Life with her mum, dad, and her dog, Angus, is perfectly orderly - just how she likes it. But the Appleton family are off on a grand adventure. They'll be living in a motorhome for a whole year. Ava is horrified! Whatever will she do? (Back cover)

Pannikin & Pinta

When Lake Eyre, created by a great flood in the central Australian desert, begins to dry up, Pinta, the pelican, leads her children Preen, Plume, and Pannikin on the long and difficult journey to the coast.
 When a flood fills the desert basin of Lake Eyre in Central Australia, pelicans flock to live there. But as the lake begins to dry up again, the pelicans must fly across the desert to the southern coast, in order to survive. This is the story of one family of pelicans who have to make that long, hard journey. Text portrays the physical characteristics, habitats and behaviour of pelicans.

Ernie Dances to the Didgeridoo

Ernie is going to live in Arnhem Land for a year. He flies above the desert, travels over the floodplains, crosses the East Alligator river and arrives at his new home.
Here are Ernie's letters to Clive, Nicky, Rosie, Frank, Tessa and Celeste describing the life he discovers with his new friends in their wild and beautiful land.

Talent Quest ( GirlzRock)

Includes factual information about performing and talent shows
Carly and Mai have an unbeatable act for the school talent quest. But on the big day, stage fright takes over and their carefully planned performance ends up as slapstick comedy with singing nuns as the stars.