Allen Unwin imprint: 1774 books

Wherever Wombat and Fox go, trouble is never far behind. How hard can it be to take a bus to the beach? What can go wrong at the sandcastle competition? Surely crab-hunting is a safe activity . . . Wombat + Fox and their friends are always entertaining as they fumble their way in and out of strife...

The nineteenth title in the popular It's True! series, with jaunty illustrations by Binny Hobbs, this book paints the Vikings not only as fierce warriors and conquerors but as daring trader-explorers, law-makers and storytellers. Psst! It's true! This is the best book on VIKINGS you'll ever read! Meet...

So you LIKE ART but you CAN'T DRAW? Not a problem. Talent isn't everything. Even the Krappiest of Krap drawers can make great Kartoons (with a little help). All you need is . . . a sharp eye a sharp pencil a sharp sense of humour and oh yes, this book!

Townsville lined the footpath as we marched down to the quay. This clipping from the paper shows us young and strong and clean. And there's me in my slouch hat, with my SLR and greens. God help me, I was only nineteen. John Schumann's unforgettable lyrics about the Vietnam War are etched in...

Trim was a cat born for adventure ... This is the true story of a courageous, mischievous and fearless cat called Trim, who sailed with Matthew Flinders on his voyages to map the coastline of Australia and beyond. From best-selling creators Corinne Fenton and Craig Smith, this charming picture book brings Trim's story to life.

In this funny, touching, thought-provoking novel from the author of the Hazel Green series, a girl learns a great deal about herself and her family while solving a mystery Amelia Dee lives in the green house on Marburg Street, where a rare bronze lamp hangs outside her bedroom door. No one...

NO! You've picked up a copy of Terry Denton's new book, THE GOLDEN UDDER. Big mistake! Now you are going to learn lots of things that you will never ever forget. Did you know? Udders are creatures from another dimension that float down to Earth and attach themselves...

Being the smallest bird in all the world is no skip in the bush. Everything's BIG. Big egg. Bigger nest. Big whopper brothers. But the biggest twig-snapper of all is, what is Kapecki on about?

'Bananas, bananas, bananas on my head, Bananas, bananas, if you're hungry you'll be fed, Bananas, bananas, bananas on my head!' Gezani sings as he takes a bunch of bananas to his cousins on the hill. But that tricky Baboon has other ideas - he wants those bananas all for himself! Boldly...

Remote Man is an exciting thriller about five kids on three continents, connected via the Net, trying to catch an international crook. It's about computers, friends, families, bears, reptiles, travel and a whole lot more. It'll make you laugh and maybe even cry.

Come with me to my family's old house in Lionsville. It's full of memories. It's a special place. Uncle Pat calls it a secret place. We played in that old tin cubby, swam in the creek with the catfish, and fell asleep to the ribbip of frogs at night. And around the red cedar table we...

On the day I was born Mum planted red roses and rolled out the red carpet. She called me Special Kev. I am the only one of all my eleventy million cousins who has curly hair, red hair and freckles. Anyway that thing that happened with Nicky Bathgate, well,...

Here's 11-year-old Henni's original version of what her gang did when The Phonies moved into their street and started to spoil everything! It's fast and funny and you never know what's going to happen next.

Psst! It's true! This is the best book on SLEEP you'll ever read! Did you know that astronauts don't snore? And that lack of sleep can kill you faster than starvation? Dive under the doona and find out the facts on sleep. Horses do it standing up, ducks with one eye open. Pop stars invent...