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Aussie Angels 9: Operation Wombat
by Margaret ClarkWell, it looks like everything?s going wrong for the Angels! There?s a new principal at Boyer, who runs the place more like an army than a school; their favourite teacher Ms Lee is on leave and her replacement, Ms Trimbold, obviously doesn?t like them. Suddenly Meg and Mike are constantly in trouble. There's no more mobile phones at school, no more time off to help with animal rescues and worst of all they are suspended when Foxie accuses Mike of bringing Feral the ferret to school. It?s Foxie?s ferret, of course, but somehow he and Greash have persuaded the new teacher that the Greens are the real school troublemakers! When a baby wombat is dumped in the Greens? driveway, the Angels are sure Greash and Foxie are behind it. There are no wombats in the Otways, so someone must have brought this baby here deliberately. Boris, the reformed former leader of the School Rulers gang, decides to go undercover. He pretends to be in with Foxie and Greash so the Angels can find out what?s going on. When they discover a secret camp in the mountain, they dig up a scam that goes all the way to the top of the new school administration! OPERATION WOMBAT is the ninth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 8: A Horse of Course
by Margaret ClarkSomething's stirring Alice up, and she's ususally such a placid dog. When the Green family follow her she leads them to an abandoned foal, and only Eddy the cocky seems to know where he comes from: a brumby herd led by the magnificent thoroughbred stallion Rise and Shine. Meg calls him Sunshine. A HORSE, OF COURSE is the eighth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 7: Sheila the Heeler
by Margaret ClarkCattle dogs are extremely intelligent, love to work hard and are fiercely loyal. So when Ben, the old hermit who's lived in the bush for years, suddenly vanishes, his blue heeler dog Sheila is very agitated, and comes to Animal Haven for help. When the Aussie Angels go back to the farm with her, there's no one around. Can Meg and Mike help Sheila to find old Ben? They spot some new tyre tracks and one of the neighbours has seen a big black Mercedes headed for the farm. So who's been visiting old Ben, and why has he disappeared without a trace? SHEILA THE HEELER is the seventh instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 4: Hello, Possum
by Margaret ClarkThere are lots of brushtail possums at Animal Haven and Fur Bag is the resident mischief maker. But when Ringlet the female ringtail possum is rescued, she needs special care and attention, and Meg and Mike, the Aussie Angels, make sure she gets it. Then another ringtail is rescued from a flooded river and nearly causes a terrible disaster, but Boris Boola - who'd secretly like to be one of the Angels if only he could - and Carol the Camel, save the day. HELLO, POSSUM! is the fourth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 3: Seal with a Kiss
by Margaret ClarkWhen Meg and Mike help their father to rescue a fur seal in trouble, little do they know that their little brother Mark will fall in love with her and want to keep her in their backyard swimming pool. Everyone but Mark can see it's an idea that will never work. But other dramas are happening for the Aussie Angels and it isn't until the seal escapes that the Green family find out that humans and fur seals can be loyal and loving friends. SEAL WITH A KISS is the third instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 21: Penguin Parade
by Margaret ClarkPENGUIN PARADE is the twenty-first instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 20: Leap Frog
by Margaret ClarkIn this new adventure, Meg and Mike learn about the plight of thirty-three species of native Victorian frogs and Mark wants to keep a pet frog to help save Australia's frogs from extinction. Boris is shocked by the death of his parents in a car crash and has to deal with some very complicated feelings about them. LEAP FROG is the twentieth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 2: Whale of a Time
by Margaret ClarkThe Aussie Angels - Meg and Mike - are busy again. This time, as well as rescuing an echidna that's been hit by a bike rider and a kangaroo that's been knocked down by a car, they have to save a koala that insists on clinging to a TV antenna. Boris Boola is in big trouble, Elsie the emu has a fight with the clothesline and of course, that little Aussie devil Mark is running around with a video camera and being no help at all! Then the whales are in danger of stranding themselves on the beach and saving them is the hardest job the Angels have ever tackled - until unexpected help comes their way. WHALE OF A TIME is the second instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 19: Llama Drama
by Margaret ClarkLLAMA DRAMA is the nineteenth book in Aussie Angels, the very popular series about the adventures of twins Meg and Mike, and their mischievous little brother Mark, and their life at Animal Haven, a temporary home for Australian wildlife.
Aussie Angels 18: Shark in the Dark
by Margaret ClarkMum is out on the surfboard and narrowly misses being attacked by a shark - or maybe it was just a false alarm. When Alice the labrador falls off the rocks and nearly becomes shark bait though, Meg and Mike, the Aussie Angels, aren't so sure! Meg is terrified, but some visiting scientists give her the chance to face her fears. SHARK IN THE DARK is the eighteenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 17: Kidding Around
by Margaret ClarkWhen that little Aussie devil Mark goes to a birthday party at a nearby farm, he is delighted to find that the family has a herd of goats. He falls in love with two energetic kids and names one Butter (because he has tiny bumps on his head where the horns are growing) and the other one Cup (because she has a cup-shaped patch on her back). With Alice's help, he smuggles his new friends into Animal Haven, much to the disgust of Carol the camel. But how is he ever going to keep their presence a secret? KIDDING AROUND is the seventeenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 16: Pups 4 Sale
by Margaret ClarkEveryone at Animal Haven is stunned when Alice has eight pups: four golden and four black labradors! Clearly, the father is Lex, the pedigree black lab from down the road. But before long the pups get out of control and need training - and good homes. Meg and Mike find trouble at puppy school, however, and when they try to organise homes for the pups, the Angels discover that some families and their motives are not very honest. PUPS 4 SALE is the sixteenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 15: Owl Express
by Margaret ClarkOscar the owl feels left out because when all the action's on, he's fast asleep. He plans to stay awake all day and only sleep at night, but it'll never work. So someone has to make him feel important, fast! OWL EXPRESS is the fifteenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 14: Duck for Luck
by Margaret ClarkWhen a flock of wild ducks move into the swampy area near Animal Haven, everyone is excited. But among them is one pure white duck. The mysterious white duck seems quite out of place amongst the wild flock and Eddy the cheeky, sulphur-crested cockatoo decides that the Green family should adopt it. But Elsie the emu is feeling quite miffed and has other ideas! DUCK FOR LUCK is the fourteenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 13: Camel Breath
by Margaret ClarkCarol the camel is tired of the animals and humans at Animal Haven teasing her about her yellow teeth and bad breath. So when she finds out that the dental caravan is visiting the local school, she takes off on a safari in search of clean teeth. But on the way she discovers a rare native orchid. CAMEL BREATH is the thirteenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 12: Mouse Pad
by Margaret ClarkThe Aussie Angels are back and their mission is clear: return an endangered dunnart to its colony and natural habitat. But when the Angels set out to return the critter, everything turns to disaster ? mysterious bike tracks lead to an old hut and old enemies have their way. With no dial tone on the mobile, and Carol the Camel in strife, how will the Mike and Meg ever get themselves out of danger? MOUSE PAD is the twelfth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 11: Dog on the Job
by Margaret ClarkAnimal Haven is a temporary home for all sorts of Australian wildlife, although there are a few permanent residents as well, like Oscar the owl, Fur Bag the possum, Cinnamon the koala and Alice the labrador. Meg and Mike live there, too, and they work so hard to help their parents rescue and look after the animals that the locals at Jeff's Creek have nicknamed them the Aussie Angels. Trying to get some attention from the Aussie Angels, Mike and Meg, can be a tough job, even when you're the top dog at Animal Haven. Alice the labrador is surrounded by orphaned wallabies and possums, and then there's that camel and emu and there are all the other residents and visitors! But Alice is determined to carve out her own career. She can smell trouble in the air, and her motto is always "Have nose, will travel". But Alice's travels lead her into some frightening adventures. DOG ON THE JOB is the eleventh instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 10: Dollar for a Dolphin
by Margaret ClarkThere's a pod of dolphins in the bay and Meg and Mike's teacher Ms Lee gets the kids involved in the "Adopt-a-Dolphin" scheme. Everyone brings a dollar so they can support the dolphins and go on a dolphin-watching trip. And nothing can spoil the most perfect day out, not even when the money disappears, and Greash and Foxie are the prime suspects, as usual. DOLLAR FOR DOLPHIN is the tenth instalment in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aussie Angels 1: Okay Koala
by Margaret ClarkThere's trouble in school when the Angels get a new principal and a new teacher. And it seems that suddenly Greash and Foxie are the teacher's pets. Pests, more like it. Sneaky deeds with Feral the ferret get the twins busted, but wombats are involved in the situation too, and Mike and Meg need to find out how. Whatever the answer, you can bet Greash and Foxie are up to no good. OKAY KOALA is the first book in a series loved by children all over Australia.
Aurora Rising: Previously published as The Prefect
by Alastair ReynoldsPreviously published as THE PREFECT. A rollercoaster ride through the dark and turbulent universe of REVELATION SPACE: an interstellar thriller where nothing - and no one - is what they seem ...Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a policeman of sorts, and one of the best. His force is Panoply, and his beat is the multi-faceted utopian society of the Glitter Band, that vast swirl of space habitats orbiting the planet Yellowstone. These days, his job is his life.A murderous attack against a Glitter Band habitat is nasty, but it looks to be an open-and-shut case - until Dreyfus starts looking under some stones that some very powerful people would really rather stayed unturned. What he uncovers is far more serious than mere gruesome murder: a covert takeover bid by a shadowy figure, Aurora (who may once have been human but certainly isn't now), who believes the people of the Glitter Band should no longer be in charge of their own destiny.Dreyfus discovers that to save something precious, you may have to destroy part of it.'An adroit and fast-paced blend of space opera and police procedural, original and exciting' George R. R. Martin
Aunt Jen (Caribbean Writers Ser.)
by Ramsay RamsayThere have been many great and enduring works of literature by Caribbean authors over the last century. The Caribbean Contemporary Classics collection celebrates these deep and vibrant stories, overflowing with life and acute observations about society.Written as a series of letters from the child Sunshine to her absent mother, Aunt Jen traces the changing attitudes of a child entering adulthood as she tries to understand the truth behind her mother's departure, and make sense of her relationship with her family. Aunt Jen migrated to England as part of the Windrush generation, and Sunshine's letters, written in the early 1970s, reveal something of the emotional as well as the physical gulf between those who left and those who remained behind. A companion novel to Letters Home, Aunt Jen is a painfully one-sided correspondence, revealing the complex inheritance we pass on to our children.Suitable for readers aged 14 and above.
Aunt Hilda Bock and the Red Snapper Inn
by Mary Tucker Leanne FlemingThe life of young Kelly-Jane is turned upside down when her Aunt Hilda Bock comes to stay.Kelly-Jane is ten-and-a-half years old and thinks that life can?t get any worse. The kids at school don?t like her, her teacher is mad with her and even the school principal thinks she?s a loser. And then Kelly-Jane?s Aunt Hilda Bock from Humpty Doo arrives, and everything changes. She even has to share her bedroom with her crazy aunt! But when she is given a special amulet to hang around her neck, Kelly-Jane begins to wonder if Aunt Hilda Bock has special magical powers. Can she solve Kelly-Jane?s problems? And what is the secret of the Red Snapper Inn? Aunt Hilda Bock and the Red Snapper Inn is a wonderfully creative children?s tale from much-loved writer MARY TUCKER.
Augmentative And Alternative Communication: Supporting Children And Adults With Complex Communication Needs
by David R. Beukelman Pat MirendaAs AAC use continues to flourish and new technology revolutionizes the field, tomorrow's service providers need current, authoritative information on AAC for children and adults with communication disorders. That's why David Beukelman and Pat Mirenda have revised and updated the bestselling Augmentative and Alternative Communication--the trusted, widely adopted graduate-level text on communication disorders and AAC. The foundational textbook for SLPs, OTs, PTs, teachers, and other professionals in clinical and educational settings, this fourth edition is a definitive introduction to AAC processes, interventions, and technologies that help people best meet their daily communication needs. Future professionals will prepare for their work in the field with critical new information on advancing literacy skills (new chapter by Janice Light and David McNaughton) conducting effective, culturally appropriate assessment to determine AAC needs choosing AAC interventions appropriate for age and ability selecting AAC vocabulary tailored to individual needs using new consumer technologies as easy, affordable, and non-stigmatizing communication devices understanding types of symbols and how individuals use them promoting social competence supporting language learning and development providing effective support to beginning communicators planning an inclusive education for students with complex communication needs Readers will get a thorough overview of communication and AAC issues for people with specific developmental disabilities (including cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and autism) and acquired disabilities (such as aphasia, traumatic brain injury, and degenerative cognitive and linguistic disorders). And with helpful photos, figures, and photocopiable forms, readers will be ready to collect and use important information on assessment, individual communication needs, classroom supports, and more. An essential core text for tomorrow's professionals--and a key reference for inservice practitioners--this new fourth edition expertly prepares readers to support the communicative competence of children and adults with a wide range of complex needs.
Audacious Kids: The Classic American Children's Story
by Jerry GriswoldThe definitive book-length study of the great classics of American children’s literature, now updated for a new century.Outstanding Book of the Year Award, Children’s Literature AssociationOften called the Golden Age of Children’s Books, the years stretching from the Civil War to World War I were a remarkable epoch in juvenile literature, an era when the best authors on both sides of the Atlantic wrote some of their finest work primarily for children. In Audacious Kids, Jerry Griswold provides a groundbreaking and lucid study of twelve of these classic American children’s tales, including such time-honored stories as Little Women, Tom Sawyer, The Secret Garden, and The Wizard of Oz. Griswold’s most remarkable insight is that, fundamentally, these twelve books all tell essentially the same story: a child is orphaned, makes a journey, is adopted and harassed by adults, and eventually triumphs over them and comes into his or her own. Griswold, a leading figure in the study of children’s literature, also reveals that these tales emphasize motifs that are distinctly American, such as positive thinking, concern with health, and the concealment of sex and violence, and he shows how these secular parables replaced religion with psychology and preached gospels of emotional self-control and optimism. In this revised edition, which is aimed at students, scholars, and general readers, Griswold has updated the text throughout and added a new preface, introduction, and select bibliography.
Attacked!: Pearl Harbor and the Day War Came to America
by Marc FavreauThe true story of Pearl Harbor as you&’ve never read it before—action-packed, informative, and told through the eyes of a diverse group of people who experienced the terror of the unprecedented attack firsthand. A single day changed the course of history: December 7, 1941. Nobody in America knew Japan&’s attack on Pearl Harbor was coming. Nobody was prepared for the aftermath. It became a defining moment from which the country never truly recovered. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Deborah Heiligman, this unflinching narrative puts readers on the ground in Pearl Harbor through the stories of real people who experienced the attack and its aftereffects. It alternates between the sweeping views and fateful decisions of leaders such as FDR and on-the-ground accounts from soldiers and sailors of all backgrounds as well as an array of other unique participants and observers. Attacked! sheds new, compelling light onto a history we think we know, what it means to be American, and the enduring lessons from an event we never saw coming.