AustLit

'Be a hero, a great warrior, an epic knight in the quest to kill the last of the fire breathing dragons, or are we too late? A young boy embarks upon a search for the last dragon. His guide, a dragon fighter, is the last of his kind. They travel through a fantasy landscape full of mysterious creatures and reach Glass Top Mountain, the last known haunt of the dragon' (Source: NLA).

'This beautiful picture book by award winners Roger Vaughan Carr and Ann James portrays the theory of the butterfly effect in a simple yet informative way.

'Malani went to the forest each day with her father and his elephant. She played at the feet of the great forest trees, where she watched a beautiful butterfly. It is just a frail pretty thing that cannot do anything grand, she thought. But Malani never knew that the butterfly's delicate wings held strength enough to make even the might elephant tremble.' (Publication summary)

'Hist! … Hark! The night is very dark, And we’ve to go a mile or soAcross the Possum Park. Three children cross the dark and gloomy park to get home. Will they make it before their imaginary fears come to life?'  (Publication summary)

'Luke’s Way of Looking by Nadia Wheatley and Matt Ottley is an award-winning story that celebrates what it means to be different.

'All the boys in Luke’s class see things the same way – except for Luke, who has his own special way of looking. Luke feels as if he doesn’t fit in. And then one day he discovers a place that feels like home. Suddenly, the whole world changes.'  (Publication summary)

'Louise decides to build a boat. But not just any boat this will be the perfect boat to sail around the world. A good jumping-off place for further imaginative explorations. School Library Journal' (Publication summary)

'Ducky always sleeps in the little nest in Claudie's arms. So when she loses him in the park they are both very upset. But while Nana looks after Claudie the wild birds look after Ducky - and when they are reunited in the morning, exciting things have happened to both of them.'  (Publication summary)

'Emmy remembers World War II.

'The night the Prime Minister announced on the radio that Australia was at war I was nine years old. Lola's mum cried. Although the fighting was far away our lives were changed forever. We had air raid drills at school and knitted socks to send to the soldiers. American soldiers arrived and the first hamburger shop opened. We held concerts for the War Effort and rolled bandages for the Red Cross. Lola's brother George went off to fight and nothing was the same for those of us who stayed at home.

''What Was the War Like Grandma?' is an extraordinary recreation of the war years from a child's point of view.' (Publication summary)

'The Dead Heart is a desert wilderness in the centre of Australia. It is difficult to imagine anything can exist in such a harsh place. But the Dead Heart has a secret. It holds amazing stories of adaptation and survival. Follow in the footsteps of early explorers like Charles Sturt and learn what the indigenous people of this land first discovered: not all is quite as it seems.' (Publication summary)