NEW! ENVIRONMENT AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE 2025 SHORTLIST: NONFICTION
Bring the outside in with this natural and versatile resource.
250g. Sizes range from 1-5cm wide and 5-20cm long.
$29.99 TE $27.00
8 hardcovers, 24-32 pp. $210.92 TE $124.00 803.
ONCE I WAS A GIANT
A captivating new work from award-winning author-illustrator Zeno Sworder about hope for the future, the power of small beings and the special friendship of trees. 48-pp hardcover.
$29.99 TE $24.00
The Karajia Award, launched 2022, honours First Nations storytellers sharing tales of connection to Country, language and community.
811. NEW! KARAJIA AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE SHORTLIST 2025 8 books, 24-160 pp.
$214.92 TE $149.00
813. Bush Foods Snap!
Students learn about bush foods and their importance to Aboriginal culture while playing fun card games. 40 cards, each measuring 11 x 8cm.
$44.99 TE $39.00
815. Indigenous Symbols Matching Pairs
Designed in collaboration with award-winning Aboriginal artist De Greer-Yindimincarlie, students match indigenous symbols to deepen their First Nations understanding. 20 wooden discs, each measuring 5cm diameter + drawstring bag. $39.99 TE $39.00
812. NEW! Animals on Country Inspire children to look after animals through Indigenous cultural practices. 32-pp hardcover. $24.99 TE $20.00
814. Deadly Science 6-Pack
A captivating science series incorporating Indigenous knowledge. 6 hardcovers, each 24 pp. $153.94 TE $118.00
816. Languages of Our Nation
An Australia-wide representation of some of our 250 Indigenous languages, created in consultation with First Nations Land Councils. 26 blocks, each measuring 4cm.
$49.99 TE $45.00
819. Clouds Ceiling Light Filters
These fabric light covers filter out harsh glare to create a more calm and soothing environment.
Set of 4, each measuring 122 x 60cm.
$74.99 TE $69.00
821. Balance Cushion
Sensory Seat Children can silently move and rock while sitting, releasing pent-up, fidgety energy.
34cm in diameter.
$59.99 TE $49.00
818. Calming Stretchy Band Fidget Toy
A silent and calming sensory tool for reducing stress and increasing focus.
Measures 76 x 15cm, stretches to 115cm.
$24.99 TE $22.00
820. Sensory Activity Board
A sensory tool designed to relieve stress and anxiety, and enhance dexterity, fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Measures 12.5cm diameter and includes 12 noodles.
$16.99 TE $14.00
823. Wiggle Seat Sensory Chair
822. Soft & Flexible Wobble Seat
Students can move while sitting, releasing pent-up fidgety energy and enabling them to focus in the classroom.
Measures 36 x 36 x 30cm.
$99.99 TE $85.00
Cushion - Purple
Wiggle seats are a great noiseless solution for helping children to expend excess energy and improve focus.
Measures 33cm diameter.
$39.99 TE $35.00
824. NEW!
A Totally Big Umbrella
Tallulah doesn’t like the rain. Her totally big umbrella makes her feel safe but it isolates her from the rest of the world. A tender and insightful exploration of anxiety.
32-pp hardcover.
$27.99 TE $22.00
826. My Supercharged ADHD Brain
A vibrant picture book for all children to learn about the positive aspects and challenges of having ADHD.
32-pp hardcover.
$24.99 TE $20.00
828. 6 Social Skills Games
825. Emotional Development Picture Book 6-Pack
A collection of picture books that encourage children’s emotional development, from recognition of feelings to fostering self-regulation.
6 books (mix of hardcovers and softcovers), 24-40 pp.
$124.94 TE $69.00
827. Positive Mindset Carpet Markers
Empower students with durable carpet markers. 12 markers in 6 colours, each measuring 10cm in diameter. $24.99 TE $20.00
Support children to learn how to cope in easily relatable social situations, differentiate between right and wrong and learn to express and understand others’ emotions.
6 games, 6 counters, spinner, die and game guide.
$49.99 TE $45.00
829. 50 Social Scenario Activities
Activity cards ideal for reflecting on appropriate social interactions, developing empathy, exploring tolerance, strengthening communication skills and role modelling scenarios.
50 double-sided, laminated activity cards, each 18 x 11cm.
$32.99 TE $29.00
830. Booklife Decodables Pack A
Pack A covers Phases 1-3 in the synthetic phonics system, helping young readers progress from reading wordless books to the first graphemes.
60 readers (mix of fiction and nonfiction), 16-32 pp.
$519.48 TE $199.00
831. Booklife Decodables Pack B
Pack B collects the Blue, Green and Orange BookLife Reader bands and covers phases 3-5. Carefully introduces and practises new digraphs (combined graphemes that create new sounds) and split digraphs.
60 readers (mix of fiction and nonfiction), 16-32 pp.
$559.87 TE $199.00
832. Booklife Decodables Pack C
Pack C collects the Turquoise, Purple, Gold, White and Lime BookLife Reader bands and covers the completion of phase 5 and the whole of phase 6, concluding in a free reading experience. Introduces alternative pronunciation of graphemes and digraphs the reader will have already encountered, instead focusing on fluency with greater sentence complexity and increased word and page counts.
60 readers (mix of fiction and nonfiction), 16-32 pp.
$659.02 TE $199.00
833. Booklife Readers Pack D - Nonfiction
A comprehensive decoding program for students who prefer nonfiction texts. Covers all Booklife Reader bands and showcases vibrant full-colour photography and fascinating facts.
60 readers, 16-24 pp. $604.40 TE $199.00
834. Small Book Tub 10-PackBooklife Pack D
10 small book tubs in 10 colours, each 145mm W x 270mm L. Rear 245mm H, Front 120mm H. $89.90 TE $65.00
835. HiLo Diversity Decodables
Build confidence in older, struggling readers as they master the phonics code. The week-by-week program features high interest adventure stories, centred around a cast of diverse and relatable characters. 60 books, each 8 pp.
$249.99 TE $220.00
837. Phoneme Frieze
Classroom phoneme display, presented in sequence and colour-coded to the respective phase level. Includes 68 cards, each measuring 21 x 20cm. $24.99 TE $24.00
839. Symbolised Classics Reading Library: The Starter Collection
The Symbolised Classics series transforms history’s greatest stories into accessible texts by using symbols, accompanying audio book and signing video, and sensory features on the cover to assist with sensory output. 5 books, 104-208 pp + slipcase.
$79.99 TE $42.00
840. Contraction Dominoes
836. Judith Barker 7-Pack
Fun, Australian-themed stories introducing students to phonemes. Each 32 pp.
$139.93 TE $109.00
838. Reading Comprehension Cubes
Enrich your classroom reading discussions with comprehension cubes. Includes specific dice for before, during and after reading questions. 6 dice, each measuring 4cm.
$34.99 TE $29.00
Help students to learn contractions in an interactive format. 28 pieces in collector’s tin.
$19.99 TE $18.00
841. Magnetic Punctuation
Jumbo-sized, colourful punctuation magnets, perfect for whole class instruction. Includes 4 full stops, 4 apostrophes, 4 commas, 2 colons, 2 semi-colons, 3 question marks, 3 exclamation marks, 4 brackets, 4 double inverted commas, 4 single inverted commas, 1 ellipsis and 1 hyphen.
$35.00 TE $20.00
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847. Slant Board
A magnetic and multi-use workstation for students designed to support posture during writing. Total surface measures 72cm x 36cm.
849. ‘Reading Will...’ Classroom Banner
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851. NEW! Magnetic Mechanical Timer
Develop students’ time management skills or effectively structure lessons with this fun and functional timer!
Measures 16cm diameter.
$62.95 TE $59.00
853. Classroom Clock
A simple, visual analog time-teaching tool for students. The clock features two colour-coded sides representing ‘Minutes Past’ and ‘Minutes To’ for easy time learning.
Measures 35cm diameter.
$59.95 TE $59.00
852. NEW! About Time
Turn the clock back through an exciting and interactive history of timekeeping. 80-pp hardcover.
$32.99 TE $27.00
854. Rainbow Ten Frames
Set of magnetic manipulatives ideal for teaching number bonds, doubling, multiplication, and more.
Includes 10 ten frames and 100 coloured counters. Each ten frame measures 12.5 x 5cm.
$29.99 TE $29.00
855. Magnetic Australian Money
We’ve taken our bestselling Australian magnetic coins and notes and put them together in one all-inclusive manipulatives set. 60 magnetic pieces including 42 x coins and 18 x notes, largest measuring 17 x 7cm.
$51.95 TE $35.00
856. Write-On/Wipe-Off Clingy Cuisenaire Rods
A vibrant, colourful way to model mathematical strategies for the whole class. Made from an innovative material, they cling to virtually any smooth, flat surface without leaving any sticky residue! 74 pieces (orange x 4, blue x 4, brown x 4, black x 4, dark green x 4, yellow x 4, purple x 4, light green x 4, red x 12, white x 20).
Largest piece is 254mm x 25mm.
$34.99 TE $25.00
857. Australia's Environmental Issues 6-Pack
Photographs, informative text and diagrams combine to unpack the issues currently affecting Australia’s environment. Each 32 pp.
$99.99 TE $49.00
859. Australian Landscapes 4-Pack
A collection celebrating the rich heritage and vibrant cultures of Indigenous Australians. Each story thoughtfully promotes the understanding, respect, and unity required to work towards Reconciliation.
3 hardcovers, 24-32 pp.
$80.97 TE $29.00
A series unpacking the sustainability issues that affect Australia’s natural environments, and what is being done to preserve them for the future. Each 32 pp.
860. Jackie French Extreme Weather 5-Pack Five picture books exploring extreme weather events in Australia by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley. 5 books (mix of hardcovers and softcovers), each 32 pp.
$67.96 TE $29.00
861. Working in Australia 4-Pack
Personal accounts from real people working within sport, health, science and construction industries in Australia, and detailed information about career opportunities. 4 books, each 32 pp.
$79.96 TE $49.00 Great for role-playing and storytelling, this set represents a multicultural community that comprises of a diverse range of families from different ages, gender and occupations. 42 pieces. $119.99 TE $118.00
Tell us in your own words about the Royal School for Roblox Princesses. Hi, everyone! I’m Eliana Avatar and I go to the Royal School for Roblox Princesses. You can read all about my time there in my books! The first book is called Surprise Pets and it’s all about how I met my magical pet.
Tell us about your magical school. Our headmistress is named Ms Glimmer. At our school, we have princesses from all around the land. We take classes in kingdom-ruling, diplomacy, fashion, magic and animal training. If we pass all our tests, we graduate a official princesses, ready to rule our kingdoms. The school is a boarding school and we each get our own rooms. We can decorate them however we like! We also get a magical egg each that hatches into our own special pet.
Tell us about the unique personalities of your friends and their pets.
My best friends at school are Princess Kiara and Princess Melody. We are all such good friends, but we have very different personalities and talents. I love everything pink and sparkly! I love dogs and horses and I decorated my room
Princess Eliana has arrived at the Royal School for Roblox Princesses and it’s everything she’s ever dreamed of! Join Eliana and her friends as they take classes in fashion, design and magic.
When Eliana first arrives at the Royal School for Roblox Princesses, she is eager to decorate her room and choose a royal companion from the Egg Nursery. But when she must train her new pet for an upcoming test, kingdom rival Raven Tempest has other plans. Will Raven’s schemes ruin Eliana’s chances of success?
The first book in a brand-new series that will appeal to both gamers and non-gamers with a love for princesses and fashion.
with a plush pink couch and a beautiful pink netting which hangs over my bed. I have glittery cushions and soft plush toys. Melody’s room looks like an enchanted forest because she loves animals so much. So it also makes sense that her secret magical pet is a little fox! Kiara is a bright and bold avatar, just like her room! She loves disco lights, rainbows and music. Her pet is the cutest, funniest little sloth who can be a little lazy. I won’t tell you what animal hatched as my pet—you'll have to read my book!
What have you learned on your journey so far?
stick up for myself while also being kind and not letting myself sink to her mean level. I’ve also learned that your true friends are the ones who love you for who you are, and the ones you can rely on. What’s next for Eliana Avatar?
Well, this is super exciting. After a short while at the school, we get sorted into our specialist groups, called our Realm, and our own special power! Our unique powers are called our Whimsies and can be anything from magically creating light to talking to animals. If you want to find out what my magic gift is, you’ll have to wait for the next book!
PRINCESS
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Just like any school, the Royal School has all types of avatars. And some of them can be, well, a bit tricky. There’s one girl named Raven who is from a kingdom that is not on the best terms with mine. She can be pretty mean, so I have to learn how to
ELIANA AVATAR is learning how to be a princess at the Royal School for Roblox Princesses. She grew up in the Kingdom of Questia, where her family have ruled for generations. Her favourite classes at the Royal School is magic and fashion, and she loves sharing her adventures with her best friends, Melody and Kiara. Eliana loves to write, especially about her adventures at the Royal School!
Can you please tell us in your own words all about your brand-new book series –The Terrible Trio?
This is a series about fitting in. Zeb, Marge and Barry are 'gifted' with the absolute worst superpowers and need to find their way in a world full of actual superheroes. Zeb really struggles with acknowledging who he is in a superhero world and this first story in the series is all about his journey of acceptance and how crucial his friends are in supporting him.
The Terrible Trio is a funny, quirky graphic novel series full of the trials and tribulations of self-discovery and the joy of finding your tribe—I've had an absolute hoot writing it.
Do you have a favourite spread and why? Minky's illustrations are HILARIOUS! It's so tough to narrow down just one spread because I adore them all. I especially love every time Zeb completely loses his cool. He's the most overdramatic zebra in all of literature. When he is given his powers, he absolutely crumples and Minky's illustrations of him collapsed like a damsel in distress, with tears and one wee bogey are exceptionally brilliant because I too am a Zeb when things don't go my way, so I relate completely to the dramatics.
What stands out as one of the highlights or most memorable aspects of writing
The Terrible Trio?
I love writing funny fiction but it's hard when the real world feels a bit like a
A terrible terrific new series by award-winning children’s author, Swapna Haddow. Hilariously illustrated by Minky Stapleton.
In a world where all animals have superpowers, café workers Zeb the zebra, Margarine the penguin and Barry the lemur have been given the WORST powers of all. Watching all the other superheroes save the world, day in and day out, Zeb, Margarine and Barry wonder if they will ever get to be superheroes for a day themselves.
We had the pleasure of chatting with Swapna about her hew series!
dumpster fire. Writing the series was such an escape for me. I found myself laughing out loud at my desk and I love that writing can take me away from reality for a bit. This series has been incredible for that.
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
I would love to control time. There are so many things I want to do, so many books I want to read and so many adventures I want to go on, but it doesn't feel like there is enough time to do everything. (Sadly, I cannot control time. I do have a rubbish superpower though—I can turn my tongue upside down.)
Who did you write this series for? And what do you hope your readers take away from it?
This series is perfect for young readers, newly independent readers, reluctant readers, and readers who love graphic novels or just want a laugh. I hope this is a series that kids really enjoy and share with their families and in their classrooms.
I would love for young readers reading this series to take away that there is only one of them in the world and that makes them very special.
What’s next for Zeb, Barry and Marge? There are more adventures on the way for Zeb, Barry, and Marge! Marge loses her powers in the next book and Barry discovers brand new powers in the third. There are heaps more jokes and fun from this trio so watch this space!
What do you like to do in your own time? I love to read. It's rare to find me without a book. I also love adventures and travel and discovering new places so you'll often find me in a caravan with my family, heading off on a road trip.
SWAPNA HADDOW grew up in the UK and wrote her first book at age eight. She wishes she’d kept it, but it seemed like a good idea at the time to trade it for two stickers and a couple of marbles! Her first published book was the hilarious junior novel Dave Pigeon, which grew into a laughout-loud, award-winning series. She has since written many funny, colourful and much-loved picture books as well as further junior fiction series. Swapna loves to write stories filled with boisterous animals causing mayhem, with friendship and humour consistently at the heart of her work. Swapna now lives in Dunedin, New Zealand, with her husband, son and their dog. Her first homegrown tall tale with Scholastic New Zealand is But Then . . . the almost true story of an overdue book.
See page 16, item #866 for this and other fun chapter books!
Aaron Blabey 4-Pack Aaron Blabey's books serve up silliness and giggles while teaching kids important life lessons. 4 hardcovers, 32-36 pp. $67.96 TE $24.00
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Piggie,
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874. STEM Explorers Pixel Art Challenge
Craft cool 2-D pixel art by solving math and coding problems! 402 pieces.
$39.99 TE $35.00
876. Material World 4-Pack
A highly visual introduction to the materials students encounter at home, school, the shops and while playing. Each 24 pp.
$71.96 TE $35.00
878. Magnetic Weather Symbols Set
Children become weather reporters and learn more about how to read the weather, what terms and phrases are used in weather reporting, and what weather symbols mean! 100 magnetic pieces (83 weather symbols, 12 fronts, 4 thermometers, 1 compass). Includes an activity guide.
$29.99 TE $16.00
875. Topple Tower
Challenge kids to develop focus and precision! Featuring four distinct challenge levels, children can match each level or mix the layers to build unique, creative towers. Includes 24 spring blocks and 28 layer cards.
$59.99 TE $45.00
877. Exploring Artificial Intelligence 6-Pack
This series explores the basics of AI, the challenges and safety concerns it poses, its capabilities for the future, and more. 6 books, each 32 pp.
$89.94 TE $65.00
879. Gears! Gears! Gears! Pet Playland
A high interest activity set for helping students develop their sequential thought, problem solving and manual dexterity. 83 pieces, including gears, bases, ferris wheel, aeroplane, spinning tea cup, pets and handle.
$79.99 TE $65.00
