Allen Unwin imprint: 1774 books

Some time ago, in a big city in a distant country where winter would sometimes last three years, there lived a woman. She had a child. A son. And because she loved him very much she promised herself that he should be spared the terrible things that happen in life, and with him in her arms she left...

Have you ever opened a coconut and found an octopus inside? Ever been hypnotised by a cuttlefish or squirted by a squid? Dive in and discover why octopuses have smart arms and blue blood, which squid always wears pyjamas and why squid scientists love to play with whale vomit. Look into...

LOST? Well, don t expect me to help you. This is a book about a MAZE!!! You fool! An IMPENETRABLE MAZE! The kind no readers have ever found their way out of. Even I got lost inside this book and wasn t seen for months. And the illustrator got lost too....

Psst! It's true! This is the best book on Everest you'll ever read! What's it like at the summit of Mount Everest? It's so cold that your skin sticks to metal, your breath comes out in crackling ice crystals and your eyes freeze shut. Battle blinding blizzards, run the risk of avalanches...

Psst! It's true! This is the best book on life before dinosaurs you'll ever read! Bugs that catch mud. Fish with teeth on the outside. Beasts with blades like steak knives on their backs. Scorpion look-alikes two metres long. Can they be real? In the long-ago days before the dinosaurs, there...

It was a special day at the Lodge. There was going to be a party. A big party. Abby the dog was there. Jasper the cat was there. But . so was a scruffy little dog. The Prime Minister receives many letters and emails from children asking about Jasper and Abby, and he often tells his friends,...

Psst! It's true! This is the best book on ROMANS you'll ever read! Marius butchered his enemies, Crassus stole, Clodius lied and Julius Caesar didn't care about anyone other than Julius Caesar. It's true: the Romans were gangsters. This book is full of cheating, stabbing, vomiting and...

Talented ten-year-olds Emily, Bella, Chloe and Grace are sick of people treating them like helpless princesses. Science star Chloe Karalis's favourite person in the universe is her grandmother - so she's thrilled when Yiayia comes along for a fab summer holiday with Chloe and her three besties....

Talented ten-year-olds Emily, Bella, Chloe and Grace are sick of adults trying to turn them into helpless princesses. When maths whiz Emily Martin's mother enters her in the local beauty pageant, it's the last straw - the four friends form the Anti-Princess Club, with the motto WE DON'T NEED...

Talented ten-year-olds Emily, Bella, Chloe and Grace are sick of boys who want them to be helpless princesses. Design genius Bella Singh has built a clubhouse in her backyard, where the anti-princesses meet to thumb their noses at the notion that boys are best. But when they receive angry anonymous...

Talented ten-year-olds Emily, Bella, Chloe and Grace are sick of teachers assuming they are helpless princesses. Sports-mad Grace Bennett is ecstatic when her teacher arranges a training session for her with a famous football team. When Grace arrives on the field, however, her role is not what...

Maths whiz Emily Martin has won a place in a video game competition - on a summer cruise! And her best friends Bella, Grace and Chloe are with her all the way. While onboard, the girls set themselves a few anti-princess missions: win the regatta, rescue the endangered turtle, show the gift...

Psst, want a whole new approach to puberty? Puberty Girl is here to help! Whether or not you've started seeing the signs of your body changing, this fab book will bring new meaning and understanding to a young girl's tween years. Yes, it can be a confusing and emotional time - but with Puberty...

Psst! It's true! This is the best book on SPIES you'll ever read! How would you find out a secret without getting caught? You need the inside story on sneaky spy gadgets, crazy codes and hidden messages. From the plain-clothes police of ancient Rome to the nimble ninja of Japan, spies have...