Tropical trouble : the fabulous diary of Persephone Pinchgut

Perse and her twin, Portia, are set for an exciting holiday, but there's one catch. The girls' annoying seven-year-old neighbour, Dillon Pickleton, is going with them!

In Perse's greatest adventure yet she faces the perils of sailing the open seas, swimming with sharks and a dreaded dance-off.

Follow the next hilarious Totally Twins adventure as Portia and Perse get themselves into tropical trouble in Fiji.

Hubert & the magic glasses

Sadly, the Able Ants are not the best soccer team in the district - and Hubert is not the best player. He loves soccer, but  his sills are getting worse, not better. Could magic glasses be the answer?

Velociraptor : clawed hunter

In graphic novel format, text and illustrations present velociraptor, its characteristics and probable behavior, and information about extinction

Tornadoes

Wild Earth
In graphic novel format, text and illustrations explain how tornadoes form, how they are measured, and how to stay safe during one.

But and for, yet and nor : What is a conjunction

Summary: What is a conjunction? You'll find the answer inside this book-because it's chock-full of conjunctions! Brian P. Cleary's playful yet informative rhymes and Brian Gable's humorous but helpful illustrations creatively clarify the concept of conjunctions for young readers. Key conjunctions appear in color for easy identification, and comical cats reinforce each idea. (Publisher)

Groovy granny

Our granny is groovy, not like an normal granny at all.
But when Granny loses her groove, everything changes.
No more cherries in the pool at midnight, no more ice-cream for breakfast.
No more Groovy Granny.
That is, until one incredible day.

Skin like milk, hair of silk : what are similes and metaphors

Summary: Provides humorous explanations of similes and metaphors

To root, to toot, parachute

Summary: Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of verbs, from "toss and tumble," "jump and jam," to "whine and whisper," "sleep and slam

Holy socks

New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator
Summary: One Christmas Eve, some years ago, a ginger kitten wandered along a street on the far side of town. He was hungry, and cold and wet. Bertie McGinty finds the kitten and christens him Holy Socks. Soon the pair is inseparable. Even after Bertie's death, Holy Socks sticks by his master and takes up home in the church near his grave. Captivated by Holy Socks as she sits in church, young Christie calls out, 'Can I keep the cat?'  Father John, by way of answer, tells everyone the story of Holy Socks

Mad dog the chef's cool down caper

 Other Title: Cool down caper
Original idea and characters created by Nancy Bevington
In the beginning Mad Dog the Chef created recipes for purely selfish reasons - to get a decent feed. But his new-fashioned cuisine didn't say a secret for long.
The news of Mad Dog's food travelled the telephone poles like wildfire. Soon every dog in the neighbourhood had picked up the scent and tasted on of his culinary delights.
It wasn't long before he was creating delicious treats and meals for everyone.