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Slither into the world of Spectacular Snakes with explorer and scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, Emma, as they shine the spotlight on one of the world's most beloved and surprising creatures! There's more to snakes than them being venomous and cold-blooded. Did you know a snake can still grow even when it hasn’t eaten for months? Or that snakes have flexible jaws that allow them to eat prey that’s much larger than them? Or that snakes are masters of disguise? With more than 3,700 sub-species around the world, there's a snake to delight and frighten every kind of reader, from Australia's deadly Eastern brown snake to the green anaconda, the heaviest snake in the world. Not to mention the teeny-tiny Barbados thread snake, which is half as long as a pencil! So come along on a fascinating expedition with the world-renowned scientist and explorer Tim Flannery and his daughter Emma as they explore the world’s weirdest, slitheriest reptile family. This gorgeous large format picture book comes with lush, full-colour illustrations from renowned illustrator Katie Melrose, gold foil and tactile grain lamination on the cover that feels like snakeskin – making it the perfect gift for animal lovers and ophiophilists (people who love reptiles) alike! And according to the Chinese Zodiac, it's published in the Year of the Snake too!Discover more fascinating creatures in Tim Flannery's other picture books:<ul><li>Sensational Sharks</li><li>Extraordinary Elephants</li><li>Jiggliest Jellyfish</li><li>Spectacular Snakes</li></ul>

Curious Questions and Answers About … The Solar System introduces inquisitive young readers to the sparkling and mysterious realm of our solar system. If you’ve ever wanted to know how many astronauts have walked on the moon and what the Sun is actually made of, this non-fiction book has all the amazing answers. The amusing illustrations and easy-to-read text are also sure to engage young readers.

Galahs love to boogie and act like a clown, They always pull faces or hang upside down. As soon as they hatch and crawl from their egg, Galahs are hilarious ... and then ... there was Greg. Everyone knows that galahs are hilarious. They’re silly, loud and love attention! But then there’s Greg ... who’s nothing like the rest of the flock.

Discover over 200 sea-tastic ocean animal facts!Seek and find incredible ocean animals by lifting the flaps and using the magic card searchlight to discover hidden pictures and learn hundreds of fascinating facts.With friendly and easy-to-understand, informative text and vibrant full colour artwork on every page, this amazing and unique under-the-sea fact book will delight all children, and will provide a perfect introduction to the wild and wonderful underwater world of ocean animals for new and expert animal fans everywhere.Features lift-the-flaps, over 200 facts and three magic searchlight seek and find scenes.

Giggle your way through this book with touch, feel and tickle fun!Touch, feel and tickle the friendly bears in this interactive book that is full of bear-y playful fun!There are four friendly bears for you to tickle on each page as you follow the felt trails with your finger. Die-cuts in the pages reveal bright felt finger trails to touch, feel and follow to tickle each animal and make them laugh, giggle and roar!The bright and bold illustrations will captivate young readers, who will want to touch, feel and tickle the animals as they read the funny rhyming words. The felt pages make these books light to hold and perfect for toddlers and children to pick up, read and play with!'Can You Tickle a Tiger?' voted winner of the BookTrust Storytime Prize (2023), for 'best book for sharing with children aged 0-5.' - BookTrust.

From the bestselling creator of CBCA Shortlisted Australia: Country of Colour comes a new board book range celebrating Australia and introducing first concepts for babies and toddlers.

JULIA KELLY is the international bestselling author of historical novels about the extraordinary stories of the past. Her books have been translated into 14 languages. She has also written historical romance. In addition to writing, she’s been an Emmy-nominated producer, journalist, marketing professional, and (for one summer) a tea waitress. Julia called Los Angeles, Iowa, and New York City home before settling in London.

"A classic Aussie crime novel arrives like a full-throttle ute crashing through a fence. I devoured it like a Pine Lime Splice on a hot day." — Kaz Cooke"It's amazing to see what Ronni Salt can do when she's freed from a 280-character word limit." — Shaun MicallefIt's 1974 in the Riverina.The weather is scorching,but the body in the Murray River is stone cold.A gripping crime thriller about guns, drugs, and a young woman who’s dead on the money.When nineteen-year-old farmgirl Adelaide Hoffman applies for a cadetship at the Gunnawah Gazette, she sees it as her ticket out of a small, stifling life. The paper's owner, Valdene Bullark, recognizing something of her younger self in Adelaide, puts her straight to work.What begins as a routine story covering an irrigation project soon leads Adelaide to a far more dangerous investigation. In farming communities, water is money, and Adelaide’s questions stir up a hornet’s nest. Someone is determined to stop her and Val from uncovering just how deep the river of corruption and crime runs.Shady deals. Hidden agendas. A labyrinth of lies. In Gunnawah, everyone seems to have a secret, and too many are already dead quiet.Set in the heart of rural Australia during the era of Gough Whitlam, pub brawls, and flared jeans, Gunnawah is a compelling crime thriller about corruption, guns, and drugs from the most arresting new voice in Australian Noir."This compelling rural crime story, set in the politically charged Australia of the 1970s, will intrigue fans of Margaret Hickey, Richard Osman, and Lainie Anderson." — Books+Publishing"Ronni Salt's debut is historical crime fiction at its best, with a vivid sense of time and place and unforgettable characters at its core." — Newtown Review of Books

Linda Baritski, aka Season of Victory, is an Illustrator and artist living in London (formerly the US and Japan). Combining bold illustrations, vibrant colour and psychedelic patterns, her optimistic style brings a playful energy to an eclectic mix of client projects including branding, public art, site-specific installations, limited edition packaging, editorial, events and much more. The flexibility of her style attracts a diverse range of global brands, start-ups, luxury brands and independent clients, who share a similar appreciation of her dynamic illustration style. Her clients have included LG Electronics, Kiehl’s, Marks and Spencer, Transport for London, OLAY, Spyder, Adidas, Cockburn’s, Beefeater, Google, Lush, The Washington Post, Universal, Monocle, LEGO, and The Guardian. Prior to her career as an Illustrator, she was an Art Director at Warner Bros. and also worked at digital and branding agencies across London.

A beautiful, thoughtful guide to finding your perfect next read, no matter what life’s throwing at you, from the founder of Aphra a.k.a. ‘your inclusive AF feminist book club’ <p>Through turbulent times, stories keep us afloat. Books, particularly, console and guide us, feed our souls, and open our eyes to worlds, possibilities and experiences we may never have considered before. Many of us have been self-medicating with books for years without identifying the practice as ‘bibliotherapy’.</p><p>This carefully curated collection will help you to identify the right reads for the right time. Whether you are in the throes of first love or the depths of heartbreak, embarking on a new beginning or questioning which path to take, use this guide to lose yourself in literature and find yourself anew, and discover the books that will always matter to you.</p><p>Includes celebrated classics, as well as overlooked modern masterpieces, with a focus on underrepresented voices. Recommended reads, include:</p><p><em>You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty </em>by Akwaeke Emezi</p><p><em>Good Morning, Midnight </em>by Jean Rhys</p><p><em>A Little Life </em>by Hanya Yanagihara</p><p><em>Letter to my Daughter </em>by Maya Angelou</p><p><em>The Days of Abandonment </em>by Elena Ferrante</p><p><em>Be Not Afraid of Love </em>by Mimi Zhu</p>

A steamy marriage of convenience romance about two friends striking a deal to save a billion-dollar company, and quickly find themselves blurring the lines between pretending and real love as they unravel the scandals set to tear them apart. Be loud. Lean in. Take your seat at the head of the table. I want the whole room to know that when my wife speaks, it’s time to sit down and listen. Thanks to my reckless roommate, I’m about two skips away from being homeless. Temp jobs aren’t paying the bills, and now I have to cancel the scuba diving trip I can no longer afford. At least I’ll be spared from my instructor’s tempting smile and rock-hard abs. Dex is wonderful, but he’s only ever treated me like a friend…a really good friend. In fact, when he hears I’m having money problems, he comes up with a way we can help each other. In a clever scheme to ensure her jaded, love-doubting grandson didn’t end up alone, Dex’s grandma left her company to Dex’s…wife. Except he isn’t married. Until me, that is. Now I’m suddenly the CEO and majority shareholder of a billion-dollar cruise corporation. I’m unprepared, and the sharks in the boardroom are scarier than the great whites in the water. But the plan is simple. Play the part for a year, hand the company back over to Dex, then get divorced. Easy. In exchange, I’ll never have to worry about money again. But it’s not long before I realize the company is in danger and a lot of people need my help. And now that I’m acting like the boss, there’s a look in Dex’s eyes I’ve never seen before. Something more than friendly… Because when he calls me “wife” lately, it doesn't seem like it's for show.