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Looking for educational products? We have found and selected a number of quality products from online stores offering educational books, magazines, toys and games for children of all ages. And some great books and resources for parents too! The childrens' books listed here are acclaimed and recommended, and in many cases, award-winning. The educational products are a great alternative to mainstream toys and games, and they make excellent gifts as well. Something for all the kids on your gift list! It's so easy to do your Back-to-School shopping online! Just follow the categories on the left to browse books, toys and school essentials, including lunch boxes school bags, pencil cases, and other school accessories! |

Build each road layout challenge so the front and rear halves of each vehicle are color-matched; yellow-to-yellow (sedan), red-to-red (coupe), blue-to-blue (SUV), and green-to green (pickup).
The Challenge Booklet illustrates 30 different road layouts you must build, using selections from the 24 puzzle pieces. For each challenge (except number 30) one or two puzzle pieces are located to help you get started
Ages: 5 and up
$30.00 (Shipping charges apply - shipping to Australia only)

Place all puzzle pieces together on the game board and recreate the snake from head to tail. The puzzle tiles are double sided! You must choose which side you need to shape your snake.
100 challenges, 5 levels of difficulty!! Puzzle pieces and cards store within the game board making it great for travelling! This Logic game is a fun and stimulating game for kids and adults alike.
Ages: 5 and up
$30.00. (Shipping charges apply - shipping to Australia only)

Nine removable tiles make up this puzzle, each tile a segment of the path. Each game offers 48 challenges.
Remove the tiles and replace them so the path connect the images shown in the booklet. May sound easy but each challenge increases in difficulty.
How is the shark going to catch the fish?
Ages: 5 and up
$30.00. (Shipping charges apply - shipping to Australia only)

Clear a path so the Chief Archaeologist can carry Athena’s top half over to her bottom half. How? Just shift the dig workers around on their team-colour paths. 50 challenges of increasing difficulty. Ages 8 and over.
$30.00. (Shipping charges apply - shipping to Australia only)
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This clear and concise Skills Handbook is aimed at helping students in Years 6-8 to plan, research and complete their school assignments and projects. It is structured to show students how to:
•Read their assignment and define exactly what they have been asked to do.
•Break down their assignment or task into smaller and more manageable ‘chunks’ and then create a work plan to complete all work by the due date. ...read more »
Against the Odds
Author: Marjolijn Hof
Recommended award-winning novel
An extraordinary novel about a young girl's response to her aid-worker father's disappearance in a war zone. Sometimes.' Kiki's father, a doctor, is always putting himself in danger by travelling to faraway war zones. No matter how much she tries, Kiki can't convince him not to go. ...read more »
The Audrey of the Outback Collection
Author: Christine Harris
Fantastic compilation by one of the world's most popular children's authors
3 books in 1... Audrey of the Outback, Audrey Goes to Town, and Audrey's Big Secret. A new hard-cover collection of three of Christine Harris's award-winning books about a girl from the outback with alot on her mind. ...read more »
The Return of the Word Spy
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Children's Book Council of Australia - Winner 2011 - Information Book
In The Return of the Word Spy we continue the fascinating journey through language, with chapters on language families, how we learn to speak, grammar and written forms of communication. ...read more »
Shakespeare's Hamlet
Editor: Nicki Greenberg
Children's Book Council of Australia - Joint Winner 2011 -Picture Book of the Year
Denmark is in turmoil. The palace is seething with treachery, suspicion and intrigue. On a mission to avenge his father's murder, Prince Hamlet tries to claw free of the moral decay all around him. But in the ever-deepening nest of plots, of plays within plays, nothing is what it seems. Some mature themes. ...read more »
Mirror
Author: Jeannie Baker
Children's Book Council of Australia - Joint Winner 2011 - Picture Book of the Year
This innovative picture book comprises two stories designed to be read simultaneously - one from the left, the other from the right. Page by page, we experience a day in the lives of two boys and their families. ...read more »
Maudie and Bear
Author: Jan Ormerod
Children's Book Council of Australia - Winner 2011- Early Childhood
Maudie's world revolves around Maudie. Bear's world also revolves around Maudie - he is as patient and solid as a rock. Maudie is so confident of Bear's love she makes little effort to deserve it. Bear's remedy for loving Maudie is to love her some more. ...read more »
The Midnight Zoo
Author: Sonya Hartnett
Children's Book Council of Australia 2011 Winner - Book of the Year, Older Readers
wo gypsy boys are fleeing through a war-ravaged countryside during the night carrying a secret bundle. The boys stumble across a town that has been reduced to smoking rubble, and a zoo that is still intact. When the boys take shelter in the zoo, they discover a menagerie of talking animals. ...read more »
The Magic Folk Collection
Author: Enid Blyton
Lovely compilation by one of the world's most popular children's authors
3 books in 1... The Book of Fairies, The Book of Pixies, The Book of Brownies... your children will meet all sorts of magical creatures, from pixies and fairies to brownies and imps. Some are sweet and helpful while others are lazy and naughty. But one thing's for sure... life's never boring when the magic folk are around. ...read more »
The 4th 'R' - Relationships
Author: Helen Davidson
The 4th ‘R’ - Relationships is a fun and practical, self-help book for both adults and children, about developing the social and emotional skills that help children make friends, bounce back from difficulties, be resilient and achieve lifelong positive mental health and happiness. ...read more »
Small Fry - Outdoors
Authors: Susie Cameron & Caroline Webster
The outdoors is a place where kids can get down and dirty with a bug-catcher and magnifying glass in hand. They can be conquering explorers, artists, amateur botanists, pirates or fairies - all in the blink of an eyelid. ...read more »
30 Things My Dad Taught Me
Authors: Ian, Paul, and Denis Baker
The book is a meditation on the experiences of one family, but reveals universal truths about love, kindness, growing up and loss. The reader is invited to enjoy the lessons of Leon James Baker and the voices of many other great men. ...read more »

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk/ How to Talk So Teens Will Listen & Listen So Teens Will Talk
Author: Elaine Mazlish / Adele Faber
Here is the bestselling book that will give you the know-how you need to be more effective with your children and more supportive of yourself. ...read more »
Coolmind
Author: David Keefe
This book is all about the art of relaxing, the art of becoming consciously cool now, and to rise above stress. And the good news is it's not hard! In as little as three minutes a day, author David Keefe will show your teen how to gain mental calm and clarity in any situation by selecting from the techniques outlined in 'Coolmind'. ...read more »
Gold Start
Author: Andrew Lendnal
Do you have a plan to educate your children about financial matters? - Do you think about the values that you are communicating to your children through the way you handle money? - Are you uncomfortable talking about money with your children? ...read more »
Feathers for Phoebe
Author: Rod Clement
Selected book for National Simultaneous Storytime- 2011
Phoebe is small, grey, and ordinary - very ordinary. I want to get noticed! she declares. Zelda is glamorous, talented and famous - and she runs the most popular beauty salon in the forest. And she's only too happy to help Phoebe become the bird she's always wanted to be. Ages 3 - 8. ...read more »
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Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Retold by : Harriet Castor
Beautifully illustrated edition of the children's classic
Tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice for magical adventures in the topsy-turvy world of Wonderland. Here, rabbits can talk and playing cards walk and cats can vanish at will. You will never meet a more baffling bunch or eat a more curious cake! So open up these covers now and fall into the land of your dreams ... ...read more »
Hopscotch and Honey Joys
Author: Lisa McCune, with Di Thomas
Lisa McCune and Di Thomas are friends who share a passion for family, friendship and good food. Between them they have six young children, so who better to share their favourite family meals with you. Like mums everywhere, Lisa and Di are always looking for fun, fuss-free ways to make sure their children eat the healthiest food possible. ...read more »
From Kinglake to Kabul
Authors: Neil Grant & David Williams
Recommended
Kinglake had one day of disaster with far-reaching effects; Kabul has endured 30 years of war. In this remarkable collection of stories, young people affected by the Black Saturday bushfires and the war in Afghanistan share their stories of resilience, courage and hope...
Hiding Edith
Author: Kathy Kacer
Recommended International Award-Winning Bestseller
The remarkable story of Edith Schwalb, kept safe due to the courage of an entire village in France during the Nazi invasion in WWII. Intensively research and sensitively written, this touching true story both touches and challenges a young reader's spirit.... ...read more »