Penguin Books Australia

Max, Lily, Boaz and Jesse are stuck in Kids' Club at an island resort, forced to watch endless Pirates of the Caribbean re-runs while their parents relax by the pool. After eight days they decide to break out and let the real fun begin …

One of the country's finest young cellists, 16 year-old Hugh Twycross has a very bright future. A future that has been mapped out by his parents, his teachers, by everybody, it seems, except Hugh Twycross.

Hugh has a secret, though: he loves cars and he loves car racing. When his newly discovered grandfather, Poppy, asks him to go on a road trip to Uluru in his 1970 Holden HT Monaro, Hugh decides...

Hunter Vettori is thirteen, and longs to catch a record-breaking mulloway , leave Dogleg Bay, and become bigger then Rexy Hunt .

On the way, maybe he'll get to kiss a girl (there's only two to choose from and they're twins), save his mum from getting a really bad tatt...

In the warm waters of the coral reef, one hundred and one baby seahorses are born.  Their world is full of surprises, and there is so much to learn – especially for Leo, the littlest seahorse of them all.  But when danger strikes, it's Leo who surprises everyone with a special discovery of his own.

From two of Australia's best-loved picture-book creators comes this delightful story...

When a particular cow goes for her particular morning walk, usually nothing happens.  Until one particular Saturday . . .

'Mem Fox's books are like a warm blanket; they have a way of making the world seem a little cosier.' SUNDAY AGE

In the warm waters of the coral reef, one hundred and one baby seahorses learn the ways of the world. They curl around coral and flutter their fins – except Leo, the littlest seahorse, who is always a bit behind. But when a hungry groper approaches, Leo proves that he, too, is capable of big things.

Imagine you're made king at the age of twelve. You have plenty of enemies. You have a million soldiers armed with all kinds of awesome weapons, you have tons of gold and a network of spies. What would you do with all that power?

It happened to a real boy, who made himself China's first emperor. He was brilliant and brutal. His legend, and the stories of his wicked warriors, have lived on for thousands...