489 results for "Children"

Maybe

Morris Gleitzman
Longlisted - Australian Book Industry Awards 2018 Shortlisted - Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2018 Shortlisted - WAYBRA Children's Choice Awards 2019 Shortlisted - REAL Children's Choice Awards 2019 'Haunting... dangerous and desperate, but also full of courage and hope.' The Guardian 1946. Europe is in ruins. Millions of people dream of finding happiness somewhere else. Fourteen-year-old Felix is one of them. When he's offered a journey to somewhere far away, he seizes the opportunity. So does someone very dear to him, even though she wasn't actually invited. They have high hopes for their new land, and their dramatic arrival there makes them want to stay. But before Felix and Anya can embrace the love and friendship of their new world, they must confront the murderous urge for revenge still alive in the old. Felix knows he hasn't faced anything like this before. He may not survive, but he's hoping he will. Maybe. Blending humour and heart, Maybe is a coming-of-age story about identity, family, and the search for truth and explores the devastating and long-lasting impact of loss and trauma. 'Morris Gleitzman has discovered the difficult trick of changing reality so that poignancy and laughter are never far apart.' The Australian 'Painfully truthful.' The Sunday Times 'Funny and shocking at the same time.' Jewish Chronicle Other books in the series- Once Then Now After Soon Maybe Always
Penguin Books India PVT, Limited 2017 225 pages

The Mystery of the Missing Belly Button Kerry M. Olitzky

Kerry M. Olitzky
A group of young students are in a museum as part of a school field trip. Suddenly, the museum security guard announces that someone has stolen the belly buttons from the museum's statue of Adam and Eve. This initiates a search for the missing belly buttons, which is resolved with humor, insight and a bit of science. The book arouses children's curiosity about stories in the Bible and how they can relate personally to these stories
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp 2022-03-24 32 pages

Abicus Turne and the Time Locks

Robert Roth
Life can be hard as an orphan at Mending Hearts Children's Home, but Abicus Turne is no ordinary orphan. A nefarious trick that results in tragedy causes Abicus to discover his ability to 'slide back' in time and change the past. But he quickly learns that changing the past can have unintended consequences. At the Spring Festival, events spin out of control and expose a secret plot by enemies that would destroy the world. Aided by genius younger sister Binny, street-wise Bosh, and sweet-talking Kendra, Abicus and his fellow 'castaway' orphans race to open mysterious time locks hidden by his parents. Within them lies the key to saving their future. But can Abicus find it in time to also save their past?
BOOKBABY 2020-08-22 310 pages

Toad Rage

Morris Gleitzman
Limpy’s family reckons humans don’t hate cane toads, but Limpy knows otherwise. He’s spotted the signs: the cross looks, the unkind comments, the way they squash cane toads with their cars. Limpy is desperate to save his species from ending up as pancakes. Somehow he must make humans see how fabulous cane toads really are. Risking everything, he sets off on a wart-tinglingly dangerous and daring journey to . . . the Olympics? This is the epic story of a slightly squashed young cane toad’s quest for the truth.
Random House Children's Books 2005-01-11 176 pages

Girl Underground

Morris Gleitzman
Winner - KOALA Children's Choice Awards 2011 - Fiction for Years 7-9 Winner - YABBA Children's Choice Awards 2011 - Hall of Fame Shortlisted - REAL Children's Choice Awards 2011 - Fiction for Years 7-9 Bridget wants a quiet life. Including, if possible, keeping her parents out of prison. Then a boy called Menzies makes her an offer she can't refuse, and they set off on a job of their own. It's a desperate, daring plan - to rescue two kids, Jamal and Bibi, from a desert detention centre. Can Bridget and Menzies pull off their very first jail break, or will they end up behind bars too? Sometimes, to help a friend, you have to dig deep . With its themes of friendship, perseverance and the power of standing up for what's right, Girl Underground is a must-read for anyone who loved Boy Overboard and wants to continue following Jamal and Bibi's journey through the eyes of all new, but every bit as endearing, characters. ------------------ PRAISE FOR MORRIS GLEITZMAN 'Readers can't get enough of him.' The Independent 'A brilliantly funny writer' Sunday Telegraph 'A virtuoso demonstration of how you can make comedy out of the most unlikely subject' Sunday Times 'He is one of the finest examples of a writer who can make humour stem from the things that really matter in life.' The Guardian
Penguin Group Australia 2004-06-07 180 pages

No room for a pup!

Suneby, Elizabeth,Molk, Laurel
"Mia wants a puppy more than anything, but her mom insists that they don't have room. So, Mia and her grandma invite some furry and feathered friends for a visit--Grandma's parrot, Mia's class bunny, a neighbor's cat, even the book club's pet pig. The apartment is overrun! But how will this yowling, squawking, snorting, snuffling chaos help Mia's cause? She plans to convince her mom that there's plenty of room for a pup--at least, once all the other animals are gone! This hilarious twist on the classic Yiddish folktale is a valuable reminder that there is always room for one more"--
Kids Can Press Ltd 2019-10-01 32 pages

You Sparkle Inside

Rachel Kann
The world is filled with spectacular secrets that were made to be shared. The greatest of these is just how great you are. This illustrated picture book teaches children how much they are loved, how special they are, and how they can share that beauty and knowledge with others. It has a message for the child in all of us: We are made of atoms. That's what stars are made of, too. Thus, you are made of starstuff. Keep shining!
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp 2018-01-03 44 pages

What every girl (except me) knows

Baskin, Nora Raleigh
Unlike most children faced with the prospect of having a stepmother, Gabby Weiss isn't the slightest bit resistant to the idea. In fact, she wishes her father would hurry up and marry someone who knows about womanhood; someone who understands her worries about everything that is happening (or worse, not happening) to her body. For a while, it seems like Cleo, her father's girfriend, might fulfil this role. But when things fall apart, Gabby has to find her own solution. She decides to travel to the last place she saw her mother to try and reconstruct a memory of her. But what she finds there is something even better.
Walker Books 2014-02

A sunny day: a touch and feel story about shapes!

Price, Katie
It's a sunny day and Katie and Peter are finding shapes! Touch the textured areas and help them find the different shapes around them. Guide your child's finger over the texture and ask them what shape it is. Developed using Katie's experience with her own children and their different needs, this book is suitable for children of all abilities. The touch and feel areas help children develop early co-ordination skills. The bright and colourful pictures, touch and feel elements and clear text make this a fun and stimulating book that everyone can enjoy.
Red Fox 2008 10 pages