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Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog—until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish—and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it in time? Heading...

A super-simple introduction to prehistoric animals, from the first weird and wonderful life forms on Earth to the earliest Ice Age humans–and much, much more.

A Step 4 HISTORY reader. "The drama of natural disasters provides prime material to entice young independent readers. In this volume, the account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes village life 2,000 years ago, the eruption itself and its aftermath, and the excitement when the buried...

This dog never forgets a friend. When their friend Lucky is kidnapped by elephant poachers in Tanzania, the Global Rapid Reaction Responders team is called in to find him. Caesar the super-sniffing war dog is sent with Ben and Charlie on the mission. After a death-defying parachute jump...

Bindi learns to dive for the first time alongside green sea turtles. It's time-out for the Irwin clan, and they're holidaying on Lady Elliot Island in Queensland, a beautiful island within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Bindi learns to dive for the first time alongside green turtles but...

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! Bindi loves helping out at an outback sheep station near the Simpson Desert. But the enjoyment is hampered by a neighbour who wants to hunt down a dingo that has killed one of her sheep. Bindi wants to change her mind. But how? It seems that a landslide and a venomous snake may just solve the problem . . .

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! Bindi, Robert and their Wildlife Warrior pals have been invited to speak at a climate change conference in icy Finland. All the kids are super excited! But when the conference organiser, Professor Tikkanen, mysteriously disappears the night...

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! The Irwins fly down to Tasmania to take part in a fundraising concert to raise money for the endangered Tasmanian devil. After a terrific start, things take a dramatic turn for the worse when a self-obsessed celebrity, Adam Starr, causes the real stars of the show to escape. Devils on the loose!

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! Bindi and her friend Kelly are on a diving holiday in the beautiful Maldives, admiring the gorgeous marine life. Unfortunately, a dead shark without a fin is spotted. Shark finning is illegal, and Bindi and Kelly are determined to bring...

Ten possible futures. Two lives. One enduring friendship. Sam and Tara. Best friends in a future when artificial intelligence organises our lives, and micropets are the latest craze. Best friends when rationing means cold showers and no internet. Best friends when genetic matching makes asking...

Award-winning author Kathleen Krull zeros in on the formative first 22 years of the life of Ted Geisel. This is the first picture book biography of Dr. Seuss, written especially for his young fans who want to know what made him tick. The animals in the zoo that his father ran and his fondness for...

A volcano could be called a sleeping mountain--that is, until it wakes up! What is it like to witness the eruption of one of nature's majestic time bombs? Young readers can learn what makes volcanoes "tick," and read about some of the most famous eruptions in history.

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! Bindi and her family are in Cambodia working with an elephant conservation group in the wild Mondulkirri jungle. They're helping to find non-violent ways for local villagers to deter elephants from destroying their crops. But not all the locals...

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! A chance to see the famed Kodiak bear in Alaska is hampered by some bear hunters who are more interested in destroying life than preserving it. Bindi and her friend Katrina will stop at nothing to make sure the magnificent bears remain safe, but mother nature has plans of her own...