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1. My Daddy Snores
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6. Horse Tails
Zoe has always
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92 pp. L3
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7. My Little Pony: Party Invitation
Set
Get your party off on the right hoof with this
adorable invitation set!
$14.95 $12.50
$3.00
Join Riley and his uncle
as they set off on an
expedition to South
Africa—in search of
animals on safari!
Copyright © 2008 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or
TM where indicated. All rights reserved.
Used under authorization
MY LITTLE PONY is a trademark of Hasbro and is used
with permission. © 2006 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.
$8.95
$3.00
5. Safari in South
Africa
4. Star Wars: Anakin in
Action!
32 pp. L1
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8. Where’s Wally? The Wonder Book
9. Pokémon Adventures Pack
How long will it take for you to find Wally? Race your friends!
32-pp mini-book.
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6 books. Approx 96 pp each. L3
$59.94 $22.00
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10. Phonics Tales
Pack
Ten high-interest stories
designed to teach your
child key phonics skills.
11. Dogs Are the Best! Math Game
10 books. Each 16 pp.
Full colour. Titles may
vary. L1
Who let the dogs out? Now you need to add and subtract to get
them home! Two levels of play plus fun facts about your favourite
pups!
$39.90 $25.00
24-pp book, game board, 2 dice and 4 dog figures. Ages 5+
$14.99 $12.50
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12. Save the Planet:
The Aussie Kid’s
Guide
You don’t need to be a
superhero to save the
planet—from recycling to
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96 pp. L3
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15. Milly-Molly-Mandy’s
Schooldays
16. Bible Stories Pack
Read about Milly-Molly-Mandy and
friends in five fun school adventures!
64 pp. L3
$10.99 HARDCOVER—ONLY
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three Bible stories to life for
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3 books. Each 32 pp. L1
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17. Doctor Dolittle Classics
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18. Magic School
Bus Reader
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Join Doctor Dolittle on four fun
adventures as he cures a crocodile’s
sore tooth and helps him return to
Africa! Fully illustrated.
4 books. Each 32 pp. L2
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Jump aboard for a wild
ride! From animal habitats
to the human body, these
simple readers make
science fun!
Eve’s pony is spoiled
and hard to control.
Can the Pony Pals
help, or will Eve have
to give up her pony?
96 pp. L3
$9.99
128 pp. L3
$11.99 $8.00
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20. Unlucky Pony
Holey cheese! These
mischievous mouselets
want to send Geronimo
over the falls—in a
barrel!
$103.87 $49.50
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Four hilarious adventures in a
cool glow-in-the-dark storage
box!
4 books in slipcase. 124–160 pp.
L3
$29.99 $24.00
22. Hippo’s Tooth
Surprise!
Hippo has a BIG
toothache! Will his jungle
friends ever figure out
what’s bothering him?
96 pp.
$4.00
23. Captain Underpants
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32 pp. L2
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Patricia has so
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everybody’s too
busy to listen,
until…
32 pp. L1
$9.99
When the ferocious pirate
Captain Firebeard takes Molly
hostage, he gets more than he
bargained for! From awardwinning author Cornelia Funke.
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27. Attack of the
26. Blossom Possum
Blossom thinks the sky is
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an Australian twist.
32 pp. L2
$14.99 $6.00
Read-aloud fun!
28. Dragons Do
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29. Scooby-Doo
Picture Clue Pack
64 pp. L2
3 books. Each 24 pp + 24
flash cards. Titles may vary.
Help Scooby solve three fun
mysteries—picture clues and
flash cards help you tell the
story!
Did a dragon really
snatch Howie’s
homework on his
way to school?
stickers! Lizard King
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a secret cave and are
transported back to
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into the path of a T-Rex!
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80 pp. L3
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25. Pirate Girl
© Gina Newton, 2006; Illustrations copyright © Kilmeny Niland, 2006
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32 pp.
30. Puppy Power Reads!
$6.99
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2 books. 80 pp. 94 pp. L3
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35. My
Amazing Body
Muscles, bones, teeth
and more—learn
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body. Includes seethrough windows
so you can see the
body—inside and
out!
16-pp book
34. The Amazing Human Eye
A1 poster
Did you know the muscle that blinks your eyelid is the
fastest muscle in your body? Find out more amazing facts
and build your own eye model!
33. Solar System Project
Kit
Inside page
Everything you need to make
your next space project out of
this world! L2
$9.95
12 pp. L2
$9.99
16-pp booklet. 9-piece eye model, display stand. Ages 7+
INCLUDES
$14.99 $12.00
$9.00
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37. Welcome
to China
36. My Personal Best
Aim for gold with these fun
timed challenges—can you
beat your personal best?
38. Flags Sticker
Book
Learn all about
China, the Olympic
host country, with
this informative and
easy-to-understand
reader.
16-pp booklet. Stopwatch.
$10.98 $7.00
Be the first to spot the
flags! Includes fun
facts on populations
and capital cities,
plus a map of each
continent.
48 pp. L2
$9.95
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STOPWATCH!
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24 sheets of notepaper, 24 envelopes, mini picture frame, address
book, stickers, stamper and feather pen in keepsake box.
$19.99 $10.00
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40. Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory
Join Charlie on the adventure of a lifetime
inside Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory!
192 pp.
$16.95 $14.00
41. Build Your Own Willy Wonka’s Chocolate
Factory
Rediscover the Willy Wonka magic, with this amazing chocolate
factory you build yourself!
12 pp of instructions. 10 pp of templates. Ages 7+
$14.99 $10.00
© Roald Dahl Nominee Ltd / Quentin Blake 2008. Roald Dahl is a registered trademark of Roald Dahl Nominee Ltd.
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A World of Imagination
Twinkle loves
adventure, but when
she gets more than she
bargained for, can her
friends come to the
rescue?
64 pp. L3
$9.99
$9.00
43. When
Henry Caught
Imaginitis
Text and illustrations copyright © Nick Bland, 2007
42. Twinkle Dives
In
Henry was a very
serious boy…until
he caught imaginitis!
A wonderful story
about the power of
the imagination!
32 pp. L2
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44. Pop Bead Critters
Create a dog, a spider, an octopus and more
with these fun and funky re-usable beads!
Includes critter ideas—or come up with your own!
18-pp book + beads.
$16.99 $14.00
Award Winners
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46. That Rabbit
Belongs to Emily
Brown
Emily Brown loves her
toy rabbit Stanley, and
she won’t sell him for
any price—not even to
the Queen!
NEW
32 pp. L2
$15.99
$14.00
45. Roland Wright, Future Knight
Roland dreams of becoming a knight, but can a
poor village boy really make his dreams come
true?
Read this if you like Charlie and Lola!
NEW
47. There
Is a Bird on
Your Head!
Elephant is
worried when
he learns there
is a bird on
his head, until
he discovers
something
worse—two
birds!
58 pp. L1
$9.95
$9.00
124 pp. L3
$12.95 $11.50
Spring into Reading!
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48. Socks Cleans Up
Socks is entering a pig show, but
can this little piglet stay clean long
enough to win a prize?
74 pp. L3
$9.99
$8.00
49. It’s Spring! Pack
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Celebrate spring with Dora and the Care Bears! Plus fun stamper kit!
2 books. 16 pp. 24 pp. Stamp kit includes 4 foam stamps, mini gel pen,
notepad and inkpad in plastic briefcase. L1
$26.98 $10.00
50. Best Me I Can Be Box Set
Encourage co-operation, generosity, and
positive values with these eight easy-toread books!
8 books in slipcase. Each 16 pp. L1
$49.99 $24.50
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Learning Is Fun!
Totally true facts to
share if you dare!
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51. Spelling Word Fun—Magnetic
Learning Kit
Improve your spelling with these magnetic pieces
to create hundreds of fun words and sentences!
52. Paint Your Own Sea Animals
$9.95
53. Deck of Weird Facts
Create your own undersea world with this fun painting kit!
Did you know that stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve
metal? Thirty-nine weird and wacky facts!
32-pp book, 2 unpainted figurines (turtle and harlequin turkfish), 6 pots of
paint, 1 pot of glaze, 1 paintbrush and double-sided panorama. Ages 7+
$14.99 $10.00
180+ magnetic tiles in carry case + parent guide.
$9.00
39 cards + carabiner clip. Ages 6+
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On the move
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54. Tonka Driving Pack
solar-powered
car you build
yourself!
Race into action with three
Tonka stories!
3 books. 24–32 pp. L1
$29.97 $14.00
56. Mega Machines
55. Solar Science: Cars
It comes from wind, water, plants and the sun—find out how
energy is created and how it helps power homes and cars!
48-pp book + car components. Ages 8+
Awesome photos and easy-to-read text
makes this an ideal introduction to the
world’s biggest, toughest machines.
32 pp. L1
$16.99 $15.50
$9.99
Problemsolving
skills
Pet-care
skills
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57. SpongeBob Squarepants Typing
Ages 7+
Designed to encourage independent learning with a
combination of tutorials, activities and games.
Mac/Win98/2000/Me/XP
MSR: IBM Pentium II 266 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 200 MB hard
disk space, 4 MB Video RAM OR Mac G3 233 MHz OS 8.6
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$19.95 $18.00
58. Pony Luv
Win98/Me/2000/XP
59. I Spy Fantasy
Ages 6+
Care for and play with one of six pony breeds as
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$29.99 $22.50
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MSR: IBM Pentium III 266 MHz, 32 MB RAM, 20 MB hard disk space
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$19.95 $18.00
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61. I Spy Treasure
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stickers!
I spy two starfish; I spy a
whale; I spy a map with
a pirate’s tale! Can you
decipher the clues to the
buried treasure?
60%
60. Cartoon Heroes Pack
62. Lil’ Bratz Create-aScene Sticker Book
36 pp.
Get ready to save the day with
your favourite cartoon heroes!
Includes story, fun activity and
handbook.
$24.99
HARDCOVER
—ONLY $14.00
3 books. 20 pp. 32 pp. 96 pp.
L2
Fun for
all ages!
$30.97 $12.00
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Hours of fun with Lil’ Bratz!
Includes puzzles, activities and
fold-out scene to decorate.
16-pp.
$8.95
$8.00
Cre at e & D raw
6 animals to make!
65. Scratch
Attack! Pets
Now you can draw
pets with a twist!
Scratch your designs
in rainbow colours
with the funky cards
included!
16-pp booklet. 8 scratch
cards. 1 stylus.
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With
super stencils!
From koala to bilby, simple step-by-step instructions will
teach you how to create six Australian animals!
14-pp book, 6 pieces of patterned origami paper, 6 pieces of
practice paper and fold-out background.
$6.00
$7.50
20%
64. How to Draw Cartoons Stencil Book
63. Australian Animals Origami
$6.95
$9.99
Six cartoon stencils to really make your cartoons
ZAP, SPLAT and KAPOW! From funny people and
creatures to lettering and sound effects!
12 pp + stencils.
$14.95 $12.50
Books to Treasure
67. There Was
an Old Lady Who
Swallowed a
Shell!
66. Clancy of the
Overflow
Rediscover Banjo
Paterson’s timeless poem
about the legendary
Clancy! Stunning
illustrations.
32 pp. L3
Read
aloud!
$9.99
You won’t believe
what this old lady has
swallowed now!
Modern version of this
classic rhyme.
$9.00
32 pp. L1
$4.00
$10.99 $4.00
68. Funny Animal Stories!
From ice-skating sheep to a dancing zebra, you’ll love
these laugh-out-loud animal stories! Perfect read–alouds.
3 books. Each 32 pp. L2
$41.93 $35.00
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