It's Drew's eighth birthday and his best mate Mikey is sleeping over.The boys are having the best day ever!There are new toys to be played with,Yummy birthday food to eat,Birthday games to be played,A hideous monster to be discovered under the bed...Did someone say monster?! Their discovery of something under the bed, causes instant panic among the two boys and when Mum and sister Daisy get in on the act, pandemonium erupts! Chris Collin and Megan Kitchin (author and illustrator of the wild and whacky Funky Chicken - A Bushy Tale of Crocs and Chooks) have teamed up again to bring you this delightfully Australian romp of a story that may teach us all a gentle lesson about preconceived ideas. This book comes with a bonus audio-visual CD with the narrated story (by the author) backed by orchestral music plus the fun and quirky song Doug The Bug, sung by Chris Collin, music and lyrics by Adrian and Barb Hannon, The SongStore

Doug and Trevor are best friends who love playing in the garden. But one day Doug gets dug up! Stuck at the top of a tower block can Doug find his way back to his friend or will he be trapped forever? Praise for Barry the Fish with Fingers: 'One of the best covers and titles this year complete with sparkly orange foil.' The Bookseller 'A funny tale that [...] ends with the moral that everyone has special talents that makes them unique.' Junior 'This is rather fishy fun.' Families Magazine Praise for Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell: 'With similarly bold illustration, eye-catching cover and simple text [as Barry the Fish with Fingers] this has the potential to be another hit.' The Bookseller 'Lovely glittery illustrations and simple text make this a must for pre-schoolers.' The Daily Mail 'A fantastically bold and fun picture book that will teach children the importance of accepting who you are.' Junior News and Mail Praise for No-Bot the Robot with No Bottom: 'Silly, funny, and very enjoyable to read!' The Bookbag 'Fabulously funny and wonderfully warm.' Liverpool Echo 'Guarantees lots of giggles - from children and adults!' Parents in Touch 'Fans of Barry, Norman and Keith will absolutely adore this new wonderfully eccentric new character.' Mumsnet

Sugarbugs are bacteria that live in your mouth and can cause cavities and gum disease. Learn how they try to destroy your teeth and find out how you can stop them.

According to legend, many, many years ago there was a great gathering of animals, right slap bang in the middle of Australia. You see, many of the animals felt they were more special than all the rest. This is the story of how they decided, once and for all, who was the most unique.

Join scientist Doug Emlen on his quest to find out why an elusive type of beetle grows weapons that are enormous for its body size. What does it take to be a scientist in the field? Doug Emlen is a scientist. He studies beetles. Specifically, he studies the evolution of beetle weapons—how their horns and armor change to better suit them in different environments. This book starts with a mystery: Doug wanted to know why a particular type of beetle developed a massive evolutionary weapon. He wanted to know how these changes happened and what advantages these enormous weapons gave the tiny dung beetles. So, he went to visit. Part travel diary and part scientific exploration, Beetle Battles takes you deep into the South American rainforest to monitor beetles in their own habitat. Packed with color photographs, extensive back matter, and entertaining anecdotes, this book will make beetle fans out of all its young readers.

On a rescue mission like no other, Funky Chicken returns in his wildest adventure yet! Join our feathered hero with friends, old and new, on their tropical trek through the great Australian wilderness! Following on from the best-selling Funky Chicken: A Bushy Tale of Crocs and Chooks, this delightfully funny tale, told in rich rollicking rhyme, will have the reader in stiches and may provoke the thought that friends can be found in the most unlikely places!

Have you ever wondered, as I tend to do,of things you can do with blue whale poo?Never?Like it or not, or whatever you think,regardless of size or how much it may stink,blue whale poop creates life in the seaWhich makes it important to you and to me.And after this book I am sure you'll agreeWe should thank these great beasts of gargantuan girth.The biggest beast ever to grace the earth!May they always keep pooping for dear mother earth!Join award-winning author Chris Collin (author of the wild and whacky Funky Chicken series) as he teams up with multi-international award-winning illustrator Bruce Potter (illustrator of The Whale Rider), in this particularly poopy story about the stinkiest stuff in the sea!

The coauthors of the New York Times–bestselling Difficult Conversations take on the toughest topic of all: how we see ourselves Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen have spent the past fifteen years working with corporations, nonprofits, governments, and families to determine what helps us learn and what gets in our way. In Thanks for the Feedback, they explain why receiving feedback is so crucial yet so challenging, offering a simple framework and powerful tools to help us take on life’s blizzard of offhand comments, annual evaluations, and unsolicited input with curiosity and grace. They blend the latest insights from neuroscience and psychology with practical, hard-headed advice. Thanks for the Feedback is destined to become a classic in the fields of leadership, organizational behavior, and education.

Doug the Slug is a fun tale about a lowly garden slug that aspires to be bigger, faster and more powerful, like the other animals. But Doug quickly learns that accepting ourselves just as we are is the most valuable thing. An important message, told through free flowing rhyme and beautiful, bright illustrations that the whole family will enjoy.

In his hand-built rocket made from recycled farmyard junk, Funky Chicken roars off in search of intergalactic funkiness! Will our cheeky chicken find family and friends in outer space or will he discover they might be a little closer to home. This beautifully illustrated rhyming picture book, voted winner in the 2016 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards, will delight readers of all ages!