Fiction The stories of several people who live on and visit the island and how events there change their lives.

The story of a community of children torn from their homes by the Inquisition and their defiant struggle to keep their faith.

In the Spice Islands, where clove and nutmeg trees grow, a girl named Damura lived long ago. Damura is a beautiful girl, as kind and lovely as the little green parrot that perches on the nutmeg tree. But Damura's stepmother and stepsister mistreat her. They force her to rise before dawn, carry out all the chores, and sleep on the floor. One day, while down by the river, Damura calls out to the creatures of the wild for help. Rising from the waters, an ancient crocodile answers the call. This unusual fairy godmother, aptly named Grandmother Crocodile, outfits Damura in a sarong of gold, with slippers to match, and sends her to the palace to dance for the prince. Once he sees her, the prince knows that she will be his bride. But the fairy tale isn't quite over. Damura's wicked stepmother and stepsister are so jealous that they push Damura into the river, where she is swallowed by a crocodile. Too bad they didn't know about Grandmother Crocodile.... The Gift of the Crocodile, a tale from the Spice Islands in Indonesia, offers a colorful and dramatic twist on the universally adored Cinderella story.

Hundreds of language and cultural groups, each with its own myths and legends, make Indonesia a rich source of stories. Selected to give young readers an understanding of the Indonesian people through their folklore, 29 tales reveal the islands from Sumatra to Irian.

Our island lies beneath a big blue sky, surrounded by the turquoise sea. Turtles glide through the clear salt water, and dugongs graze on banks of seagrass. In this lyrical celebration of place, the children of Mornington Islandexplore theirhome in words and pictures. This is a collaboration withmuch-loved children's picture-book creators authors Alison Lester and ElizabethHoney. All royalties from Our Island and one dollar from the sale of each copy are donated to Mornington Island State School to fund art projects in the community.

In this rhymed retelling of a traditional Asian tale, a clever monkey uses her ability to count to outwit the hungry crocodiles that stand between her and a banana tree on another island across the sea.

Bring the classic fairy tale of Cinderella to life with this book that reads the story to you! Read each page, enjoy the fun and colourful illustrations, then push the corresponding button to hear the story on that page! The artwork in this lovely series is unique and fun and no grown-ups are necessary for bedtime story telling! Sound, Noise and Musical Books.

A little child has always wanted a brother or sister…but instead got a crocodile! A little child longs for a brother or sister, but instead, gets a crocodile! It follows them around all day long, causing terrible trouble at teatime and big bother at bedtime. But without the crocodile the child is sad. Only the crocodile knows how to be a royal dragon, or a big, green slide, or a pirate island! The child always wanted a brother or sister but getting a crocodile is much better. This heartwarming tale is full of beautiful illustrations that will appeal to all children.

When a crocodile captures Mrs. Chicken and takes her to an island to fatten her up, clever Mrs. Chicken claims that she can prove they are sisters and that, therefore, the crocodile shouldn't eat her.