What does a black hole eat for supper? Why does toast always land butter-side down? And can a wombat really do square poo?Silly Rhymes for Smart Kids is a treasury of 101 read-aloud poems for curious children and the grown-ups who read to them. Here you'll meet Mister Goff, who sneezes his roof off; a dragon stuck in the dustbin; Algernon Atom, who has lost an electron and is feeling very positive about it; Barry the Black Hole, who gobbles comets like spaghetti; and Great-Uncle Si...

The annual Classics Dinner is in full swing. Professor Hadley MacNamara — formidable, silver-haired, sixty-five, the kind of man rooms arrange themselves around — is holding court on the veranda of the Scholar's Table above the Swan. His toast is is genuinely brilliant. It moves from Homer to the geography of joy, and the room gives him exactly the silence he deserves.Then, after the silence, something is different.He begins a sentence he does not finish. He reaches for a c...

It is the summer holidays in Safety Bay, and Barry Carter has a credibility problem. Lying on his verandah at eleven forty-two on a hot January night, he watches a green light blink twice, pause, and blink twice again from Penguin Island — which has been closed since the last ferry came home at four. Nobody believes him. Barry mistook a wheelie bin named Bruce for a shark. He has no credibility.But Rose believes him. And Rose recruits Annie, who already has a notebook. The notebook...

Arthur Templar and his close-knit group of psychic twelve year olds must defeat a gang of evil Nibiruan secret agents attempting to mine 'the core'- a quantum power source. The gang and their leader deceive the children with one challenge after another.The children must grow and develop their psychic abilities while they try to protect Elderberry Valley and the star people who live there.

The boarding house stood on the edge of Boulder, itscorrugated iron roof catching the last rays of sunlightlike copper pennies. It was a place of openness andhonesty in a hard world, an island sanctuary amongstthe poppet heads and rusty iron that defined the gold‐fields. Here, the Butler family kept their doors open tominers, drifters, and dreamers—anyone who needed abed and a warm meal in the unforgiving desert land‐scape of ...

When a small, ancient Irishman appears on a school fence post eating a cheese sandwich, entirely invisible to almost everyone — fifteen-year-old Immie Whitfield is not entirely surprised. She has always been able to draw characters who step off the page and speak to her. She has always known the world was stranger than it appeared.She doesn't know her estranged grandfather is a magician. She doesn't know that an organisation called the Collectors has been watching her fami...

The Timethreader Chronicles blend fantasy, YA, sci-fi, and supernatural and offer a fresh narrative canvas that stands out from most typical genre conventions. Arthur's personal journey intertwined with family secrets and ancient powers, positions him as both a victim and a chosen one, adding depth to his character. An unexpected twist reveals ties to Arthur's ancestry and infuses the narrative with a captivating duality in motivations. This element of family legacy, paired with advanced t...

Three former Special Forces operatives have built quiet lives operating a commuter airline—anchored by family, a little romance and the hope that old battles would never find them again.But the squad is forced back into a world of deception and ruthless operations. Old scars are reopened and old skills learned in the fire of close combat are called on when an Interpol field operations unit uncovers a multilayered criminal conspiracy stretching from Perth to the capitals of the East...

High-reliability management is a set of practices and competencies that help Organisations operating in high-hazard environments maintain a low risk of accidents. These Organisations recognise the inherent risks associated with their operations and actively work to minimise them, even in complex and challenging circumstances.Clear and understandable core management competencies are needed to prevent 'preventable' accidents.Dr Maher's research provides valuable insights into...

Alice is sure there must be magic somewhere in the Ash Grove. As evening settles over the forest, she sets out to find it.At first, the familiar woodland offers only ordinary wonders: a rabbit vanishing into the ferns, a Tawny Frogmouth blinking among the branches, moonlight touching the trees. Beautiful, perhaps-but not the magic Alice imagined.Then the last golden light fades. Beside a mossy log, Alice sees a tiny glow shining in the dark. It looks like a fallen star rest...

In Grandma's herb garden, Alice notices a flash of green and gold beneath a stem. It is a chrysalis, and inside it a butterfly is slowly becoming. Alice is enchanted. She sits beside it, waits, checks again and asks whether it might hurry, just a little.But becoming cannot be rushed.As wind gathers and rain approaches, Alice longs to keep the chrysalis safe. With Grandma patiently close by, she watches for each tiny change: a dark line, a tremble, the first careful movement...

A lyrical nature picture book with a soft moral center. A wisdom book for bright young minds. The forest magic is atmospheric and character-led, so the hook is emotional rather than plot-heavy: a child learns to listen with her heart and acts kindly when she hears distress. It is a- Read-aloud bedtime picture book.- Nature-and-kindness story for home and classroom.- Gentle emotional literacy title.- Forest or woodland themed gift bookIn the quiet of ...