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T H E N E W F O O T B A L L C O A C HDominique Demers

Book 3 in the ser ies • I l lustrated by Tony Ross

Miss Charlotte – the new coach of a children’s football team – has some odd methods to prepare them for the big match. She decides to teach them to lose! And to have fun. Incredibly, it seems to work, as the kid who was always useless on the pitch suddenly scores a screamer in prac-tice. But will their hopes of victory be dashed when the ambitious star player decides to join the other team?

A marvellous tale about believing in yourself and beating the odds.

T H E N E W T E A C H E RDominique Demers

Book 1 in the ser ies • I l lustrated by Tony Ross

Mademoiselle Charlotte, the new teacher, is not like the others: she wears a large hat and a crumpled dress that make her look like a scare-crow, and she talks to a rock. The children think she is crazy at first, but soon realize she makes school more fun than ever, getting them to meas-ure the room with cooked spaghetti in maths class, telling fascinating stories about a gorilla and even taking the pupils on at football.

An entertaining, imaginative and inspiring book that will make you wish you had a teacher just like Mademoiselle Charlotte.

T H E M Y S T E R I O U S L I B R A R I A NDominique DemersBook 2 in the ser ies • I l lustrated by Tony Ross

When the mysterious and eccentric Miss Charlotte arrives in the village of Saint-Anatole to take over the tiny library, the locals are surprised to find out that she does things differently. Wearing a long blue dress and a giant hat, she takes her books out for a walk in a wheelbarrow and shows the children that reading can be fun and useful. Sometimes she is so caught up in the magic of the stories she shares with her audience that she forgets all sense of reality – so much so that one day she loses consciousness and the children must find a way to bring her back.

A wonderful story about the magical and inspiring power of books.

D E TA I L SPaperback • 96 pp$14.99 • ISBN 9781846884351Book Band Y4/P5; Brown B; Emerald

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D E TA I L SPaperback • 120 pp$14.99 • ISBN 9781846883996Book Band Y4/P5; Brown B; Emerald

D E TA I L SPaperback • 128 pp$14.99 • ISBN 9781846884153Book Band Y4/P5; Brown B; Emerald

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THE PORRIDGE PLOTCHE GOLDEN

COVER BY BECKA MOOR96 pp • $14.99 • PB • ISBN 9781846884146

Book Band Y5/P6; Grey A; Sapphire

When Maya and her family move to the countryside, strange things start to happen at night. Who is it that keeps tidying the house after everyone has gone to bed? While her parents don’t believe her, Maya knows that there is a mysterious creature living in their new home. A delightful story of magic and fantasy and a touching portrayal of family life, which emphasizes the importance of love and togetherness.

HOW TO GET RID OF A VAMPIREJ.M. ERRE

ILLUSTRATED BY CLÉMENCE LALLEMAND176 pp • $14.99 • PB • ISBN 9781846884221

Book Band Y4/P5; Brown B; Emerald

Zazie has just received a beautiful new notebook, and decides to keep a di-ary. Brimming with imagination, she writes about her cat Roudoudou, her awful cousin Lucas and her new teacher Mr Fleder – who, with his pale skin and blood-red lips, must surely be a vampire! In order to save her life and those of her classmates, Zazie must find a way to get rid of Mr Fleder – and what better way than by following the advice found in Bram Stoker’s Dracula…

THE CASTLE OF INSIDE OUTDAVID HENRY WILSON

ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS RIDDELL144 pp • $14.99 • PB • ISBN 9781846883965

Book Band Y5/P6; Grey A; Sapphire

Lorina is led by a black rabbit through a wood to a magical land. There she finds a race of green people, who are all over-worked, starving and subjected to the toxic fumes billowing out of a nearby castle. Her quest leads her to encounter the bureaurat, the superviper, the farma-dillo and, eventually, the awful Piggident himself. An unforgettable and hilarious tale of adventure, set in a world where injustice and arrogance are widespread.

Caught up in an oil spill, a dying seagull scrambles ashore to lay her final egg and lands on a balcony, where she meets Zorba, a big black cat from Hamburg. The cat promises the seagull to look after the egg, not to eat the chick and – most difficult of all – to teach the baby gull to fly. A moving, uplifting and life-enhancing story with a strong environmental theme, this instant children’s classic has been a worldwide best-seller and is presented here with new drawings by acclaimed illustrator Satoshi Kitamura.

A young snail can’t stop asking his friends awkward questions, such as: why are we so slow – and why can’t we all have our own names? When he is finally banished from the snail community because of this, he is forced to travel the world alone. As he explores in his oh-so-slow way, the snail makes new friends and goes on a series of adventures, gaining wisdom from every new encounter. A wonderful ode to diversity and unity, celebrating the importance of being slow in a world obsessed with speed.

ILLUSTRATED BY SATOSHI KITAMURA128 pp. • $19.99 • PB • ISBN: 9781846884009Book Band Y4/P5; Brown B; Emerald

ILLUSTRATED BY SATOSHI KITAMURA128 pp. • $16.99 • PB • ISBN: 9781846884139Book Band Y4/P5; Brown B; Emerald

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JACK FORTUNESUE PURKISS

224 pp • $14.99 • PB • ISBN 9781846884283Book Band Y5/P6; Grey A; Sapphire

A mischievous orphan, Jack, lives with his Aunt Constance in eighteenth-century England. One day, she decides that she’s had enough: his uncle can take care of him. Uncle Edmund is off to the Himalayas to search for rare plants, but has no choice – he will have to take the boy with him. What follows is a terrific adventure that will see Jack and his un-cle sail to India, cross the jungle and re-turn to London to present their findings to the Royal Society.

THE EMERGENCY ZOOMIRIAM HALAHMY

256 pp • $15.99 • PB • ISBN 9781846883972Book Band Y4/P5; Brown B; Emerald

It is late August 1939: Britain is on the brink of war, and preparations are under way to evacuate London’s children. When Tilly and her best friend Rosy find out that they will not be able to take their beloved dog and cat with them – and that, even worse, their pets will, along with count-less other animals, be taken to the vet to be put down – they decide to take action. Inspired by real events during World War II, this is a touching tale of courage and camaraderie in desperate times.

THE DOUBLE AXEPHILIP WOMACK

242 pp • $16.99 • PB • ISBN 9781846883903Book Band Y6/P7; Dark Red B; Mastery

Dark forces are at work in the House of the Double Axe. Stephan, the thirteen-year-old son of King Minos of Crete, stumbles across a terrifying conspiracy. Is the Minotaur, a half man half bull who eats human flesh, real? Or is something even more dangerous threatening to engulf both the palace and the world? Stephan must race to save his family from a terrible fate and find out what really lurks inside the labyrinth…

Grubb lives a hand-to-mouth existence in Victorian Eng-land, working as a chimney sweep under a cruel master. After an incident at an inn, he hides in the trunk of the enigmatic Alistair Grim, and is whisked away to his Oddi-torium, a flying house full of mechanical features, pow-ered by “animus”. Apprenticed to Grim, Grubb begins to settle into his new life and find a new family in the eccentric crew of the Odditorium, when suddenly his new world comes under attack by the evil Prince Nightshade.

Grubb finds himself on the run, with the world convinced that Alistair Grim is a villain. Grim, however, has come up with a plan to defeat the evil Prince Nightshade. Des-perate to clear Grim’s name and save the world, Grubb sets off on a perilous underwater quest to the mythical realm of Avalon for the legendary sword Excalibur, the only blade which can pierce Prince Nightshade’s magical armour. Along the way, Grubb and his friends must con-front murderous monsters and grudge-holding witches…

ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS MOULD320 pp. • $15.99 • PB • ISBN: 9781846883828Book Band Y6/P7; Dark Blue B; Pearl

ILLUSTRATED BY ADAM STOWER288 pp. • $14.99 • PB • ISBN: 9781846884092Book Band Y6/P7; Dark Blue B; Pearl

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THE HOUSE IN THE TREEBIANCA PITZORNO

ILLUSTRATED BY QUENTIN BLAKE128 pp • $14.99 • PB • ISBN 9781846884108

Book Band Y6/P7; Dark Red A; Mastery

All children dream of having a secret house where they can live on their own, but not all of them are as lucky as Aglaia, who lives at the top of a magi-cal tree with her friend Bianca and an incredible host of flying dogs, talking cats, carnivorous flowers and children who speak in verse. Aglaia’s adventures – and her battles with the gruff Signor Brullo – are sure to enchant and inspire the imagination of every child.

SIXM.M. VAUGHAN

320 pp • $15.99 • PB • ISBN 9781846883958Book Band Y6/P7; Dark Red A; Mastery

Parker’s scientist dad is always at work on a top-secret venture for a major corpora-tion, SIX, when one day he is kidnapped. It is up to Parker, along with his deaf sister Emma, their friend Michael and their pet pig to find and rescue him. They have at their disposal a device that their dad has in-vented to allow them to communicate with one another through telepathy. It soon be-comes clear that SIX is a sinister enterprise that poses a threat not only to the Banks family, but to the world at large.

Quest, a volume of seventeen stories, will whisk you away from dark bedrooms to new dimensions and fantasy realms, via the Russian countryside and mod-ern Rome. You’ll encounter talking field mice, invisible friends, flying kraiks, white elephants, runaway books and wardrobes that act as magic portals. Hopping across all sorts of genres and showcasing authors from all over Europe, this book is certain to broaden horizons and engage the reader in all kinds of fun.

What happens to a vampire when he dies? How does somebody become a werewolf? How can you protect yourself from witches? All of these questions are answered in this book, which will finally give you all the information you ever wanted to know about ghosts, zombies, monsters and all kinds of creepy-crawly creatures that give us the heebie-jeebies. Full of tips, anecdotes and trivia, The Horror Handbook is a fun and fascinating book for all fans of scary stories and things that go bump in the night.

17 AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS288 pp. • $14.99 • PB • ISBN: 9781846884269Book Band Y6/P7; Dark Red B; Mastery

ILLUSTRATED BY AXEL SCHEFFLER224 pp. • $16.99 • PB • ISBN: 9781846884177Book Band Y5/P6; Grey A; Sapphire

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Belle & SébastienIllustrated by Helen Stephens

ISBN: 9781847497253$14.99 • PB • 256 pp

The Complete Peter PanIllustrated by Joel Stewart

ISBN: 9781847495600$12.99 • PB • 368 pp

The Wonderful Wizard of OzIllustrated by Ella Okstad

ISBN: 9781847495778$12.99 • PB • 224 pp

The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily

ISBN: 9781847495723$15.99 • PB • 192 pp

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Alice’s Adventures Under Ground

ISBN: 9781847494078$15.99 • PB • 384 pp

What Katy DidIllustrated by Susan Hellard

ISBN: 9781847496072$14.99 • PB • 246 pp

The Adventures of Pipì the Pink MonkeyIllustrated by Axel Scheffler

ISBN: 9781847495594$19.99 • PB • 192 pp

The Wind in the WillowsIllustrated by Tor Freeman

ISBN: 9781847496386$14.99 • PB • 192 pp

Little Lord FauntleroyIllustrated by Peter Bailey

ISBN: 9781847496355$16.99 • PB • 256 pp

The Secret GardenIllustrated by Peter Bailey

ISBN: 9781847495730$15.99 • PB • 368 pp

Just So StoriesIllustrated by Rudyard Kipling

ISBN: 9781847496379$14.99 • PB • 224 pp

The Jungle BooksIllustrated by Ian BeckISBN: 9781847495839$15.99 • PB • 448 pp

A L M A J U N I O R C L A S S I C SP R I M A R Y - S C H O O L A G E

Timeless stor ies with a modern look f rom i l lustrators you love

All Alma Junior illustrated classics contain extra material for young readers, including a profile of the author, a section on the book, a list of characters, a glossary and a test-yourself quiz.

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The Story of Dr DolittleIllustrated by the author

ISBN: 9781847497451$14.99 • PB • 144 pp

Lassie Come-HomeIllustrated by Gary Blythe

ISBN: 9781847495785$14.99 • PB • 256 pp

Tales from ShakespeareIllustrated by Arthur Rackham

ISBN: 9781847496775$19.99 • HB • 288 pp

Heidi: Lessons at Home and AbroadIllustrated by Susan Hellard

ISBN: 9781847496652$15.99 • PB • 288 pp

Daddy-Long-LegsOriginal illustrationsISBN: 9781847496515$15.99 • PB • 224 pp

The Selfish Giant and Other StoriesIllustrated by Philip Waechter

ISBN: 9781847494979$16.99 • PB • 256 pp

Black BeautyIllustrated by Paul Howard

ISBN: 9781847495860$12.99 • PB • 224 pp

PollyannaIllustrated by Kate Hindley

ISBN: 9781847496409$16.99 • PB • 288 pp

The Little PrinceIllustrated by the author

ISBN: 9781847494238$19.99 • PB • 112 pp

The Railway ChildrenIllustrated by Peter Bailey

ISBN: 9781847496010$14.99 • PB • 192 pp

Anne of Green GablesIllustrated by Susan Hellard

ISBN: 9781847496393$15.99 • PB • 256 pp

Five Children and ItIllustrated by Ella Okstad

ISBN: 9781847496362$14.99 • PB • 160 pp

The Phoenix and the CarpetIllustrated by Ella Okstad

ISBN: 9781847496553$13.99 • PB • 288 pp

The Silver SkatesIllustrated by Peter Bailey

ISBN: 9781847497208$14.99 • PB • 352 pp

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QT Y T ITLE AUTHOR ISBN AU$ NZ$Belle and Sébastien: The Child of the Mountains Aubry, Cécile (illus. Helen Stephens) 9781847497253 14.99 16.99The Complete Peter Pan Barrie, J.M. (illus. Joel Stewart) 9781847495600 12.99 14.99The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Baum, L. Frank (illus. Ella Okstad) 9781847495778 12.99 13.99The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily Buzzati, Dino (illus. Dino Buzzati) 9781847495723 15.99 17.99Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

Carroll, Lewis (illus. John Tenniel) 9781847494078 15.99 19.99

The Adventures of Pipì, the Pink Monkey Collodi, Carlo (illus. Axel Scheffler) 9781847495594 19.99 21.99What Katy Did Coolidge, Susan (illus. Sue Hellard) 9781847496072 14.99 16.99The Wind in the Willows Grahame, Kenneth (illus. Tor Freeman) 9781847496386 14.99 15.99Little Lord Fauntleroy Hodgson Burnett, Frances (illus. Peter Bailey) 9781847496355 16.99 17.99The Secret Garden Hodgson Burnett, Frances (illus. Peter Bailey) 9781847495730 15.99 17.99Just So Stories Kipling, Rudyard (original illus.) 9781847496379 14.99 17.99The Jungle Books Kipling, Rudyard (illus. Ian Beck) 9781847495839 15.99 17.99Lassie Come-Home Knight, Eric (illus. Gary Blythe) 9781847495785 14.99 16.99Tales from Shakespeare Lamb, Charles and Mary (illus. Arthur Rackham) 9781847496775 19.99 22.99The Story of Doctor Dolittle (July 18) Lofting, Hugh (illus. Hugh Lofting) 9781847497451 14.99 16.99The Silver Skates (Oct 18) Mapes Dodge, Mary (illus. Peter Bailey) 9781847497208 14.99 16.99Anne of Green Gables Montgomery, L.M. (illus. Susan Hellard) 9781847496393 15.99 17.99Five Children and It Nesbit, E. (illus. Ella Okstad) 9781847496362 14.99 15.99The Phoenix and the Carpet (Mar 18) Nesbit, E. (illus. Ella Okstad) 9781847496553 13.99 15.99The Railway Children Nesbit, E. (illus. Peter Bailey) 9781847496010 14.99 16.99Pollyanna Porter, Eleanor H. (illus. Kate Hindley) 9781847496409 16.99 17.99The Little Prince Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de (original illus.) 9781847494238 19.99 21.99Black Beauty Sewell, Anna (illus. Paul Howard) 9781847495860 12.99 14.99Heidi's Early Lessons and Travels Spyri, Johanna (illus. Susan Hellard) 9781847496652 15.99 17.99Daddy-Long-Legs (May 18) Webster, Jean (original illus.) 9781847496515 15.99 16.99The Selfish Giant and Other Stories Wilde, Oscar (illus. Philip Waechter) 9781847494979 16.99 18.99

CONTEMPORARY T ITLES

QT Y T ITLE AUTHOR ISBN AU$ NZ$The Mysterious Librarian Demers, Dominique 9781846884153 14.99 15.99The New Football Coach Demers, Dominique 9781846884351 14.99 15.99The New Teacher Demers, Dominique 9781846883996 14.99 15.99How to Get Rid of a Vampire Erre, J.M. 9781846884221 14.99 16.99Alistair Grim's Odd Aquaticum Funaro, Gregory 9781846884092 14.99 15.99Alistair Grim's Odditorium Funaro, Gregory 9781846883828 15.99 17.99The Porridge Plot Golden, Che 9781846884146 14.99 16.99The Emergency Zoo Halahmy, Miriam 9781846883972 15.99 17.99The House in the Tree Pitzorno, Bianca 9781846884108 14.99 15.99The Story of a Seagull and the Cat… Sepúlveda, Luis 9781846884009 19.99 22.99The Story of the Snail… Sepúlveda, Luis 9781846884139 16.99 17.99Jack Fortune and the Search for the Hidden Valley Purkiss, Sue 9781846884283 14.99 16.99The Horror Handbook van Loon, Paul 9781846884177 16.99 17.99Quest Various 9781846884269 14.99 16.99Six Vaughan, M.M. 9781846883958 15.99 17.99The Castle of Inside Out Wilson, David Henry 9781846883965 14.99 15.99The Double Axe Womack, Philip 9781846883903 16.99 17.99

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