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12/08/2022

FYI book lovers! Follow for the best book news, comps, reviews, reels *deep breath*, hot takes and more. The baby will be no more as of 14/08, so don’t miss out!

16/06/2021

Delighted that NINJA BANDICOOTS AND TURBO-CHARGED WOMBATS by Hazel Flynn has been shortlisted in The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature!

Stories aren’t just a fanciful frolic—they connect those who read aloud with those who listen, they connect generations together over favourite tall tales, and they connect hard to explain emotions and places to young minds.

28/04/2021

Saving for your first home? Nicole Haddow, author of SMASHED AVOCADO: HOW I CRACKED THE PROPERTY MARKET AND YOU CAN TOO, shares her tips and tricks for first-home buyers.

It takes the average home buyer nine years to save for a house deposit. Here are expert tips to help you get into the property market, sooner.

23/03/2021

With many people making the move to regional living, Nicole Haddow, author of SMASHED AVOCADO, shares her tips for getting a foot into the increasingly competitive regional property market.

As working from home becomes increasingly available to Australians, the desire for property that is more affordable than city alternatives is driving extraordinary demand in regional centres. Here, Ni

11/02/2021

Did you know that some trees stick close to home, while others like to set off on their own? Discover the magic of PETER AND THE TREE CHILDREN, from the author of the bestselling The Hidden Life of Trees.

Kids will be fascinated by these facts from Peter and the Tree Children, the magical storybook bringing the bestselling The Hidden Life of Trees to life for young readers.

09/02/2021

From a single schoolgirl to millions marching around the world, Greta Thunberg inspired the movement for action on climate change. Read about her and other real-life superheroes in this extract: https://bit.ly/3opQhDj

04/02/2021

Jacinda Ardern’s calm, clear, compassionate messaging helped New Zealand stay relatively untouched by the coronavirus – and Ardern secure a second term in a landslide. The must-read biography now includes a new chapter on the events of 2020.

She is a progressive and a social democrat. A millennial woman in leadership. Only the second elected leader in the world to give birth while in office. But who is the real Jacinda Ardern? And why does she inspire such global admiration?

02/02/2021

‘I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities,’ Nelson Mandela told the judge who sentenced him to life imprisonment. Read about more real-life superheroes in this extract. https://bit.ly/3opQhDj

28/01/2021

What’s on your reading list this summer? Millennial property investment, the biography of an international icon, gendered linguistics, the politics of happiness or a cold-case murder mystery – find interesting non-fiction to fill the days.

25/01/2021

365 REAL-LIFE SUPERHEROES is packed full of real stories about true superheroes, including scientists, journalists, explorers, doctors, astronauts, musicians, artists and activists. Read an extract via Better Reading Kids.

II. GRETA THUNBERG WHO TOLD THE WORLD ABOUT THE DANGERS OF GLOBAL WARMING Human beings are capable of causing major change to the planet’s climate. When teenager Greta Thunberg discovered this, she was distraught. She thought it was terrible that governments were not taking the issue seriously, so...

21/01/2021

Superhero #294: Malala Yousafzai, who showed that an idea can’t be stopped by violence. Find out more about those who dared to be brave in 365 REAL-LIFE SUPERHEROES. https://bit.ly/3opQhDj

19/01/2021

New Zealand set the world standard in reacting to the coronavirus pandemic. How did they do it? Read an extract from the updated edition of JACINDA ARDERN: A NEW KIND OF LEADER, now including a chapter on COVID-19 and the 2020 election victory.

Jacinda Ardern set the world standard in reacting swiftly and strictly to the coronavirus pandemic. Read an extract from the updated edition of Jacinda Ardern: A New Kind of Leader, now including a chapter on COVID-19 and the landslide 2020 election victory.