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Peep inside how a recycling truck works [kit]

Lift the flaps and peep through the holes to find out how a rumbly recycling truck works. Beep, Beep! The recycling truck has arrived! Peep under flaps and through holes to find out how it works, as it zooms around town collecting recycling and taking it to the sorting factory. This hands-on introduction to the topic of recycling is perfect for little fingers and curious minds.
1 bag ; 37 x 26 cm.
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Once, I munched a mango [kit] / written by Samantha Wheeler ; illustrated by Shannon Horsfall.

Munching, slurping and nibbling! Looking for food is like searching for treasure for this little fruit bat. Can you guess where he lives, the land he loves to roam?
Author: Wheeler, Samantha
First edition.
Published: South Bank, Qld : State Library of Queensland, 2024.
Published: South Brisbane, QLD : State Library of Queensland, 2020.
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 33 cm.
First 5 forever
Stories for Little Queenslanders
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Shoosh! [kit] / Simon Howe.

Finding quiet with football-playing possums, singing bats and dancing cicadas is very hard. Will they ever keep the noise down? A joyful, funny and heartfelt tale of bedtime sounds and adventure.
Author: Howe, Simon
First edition.
Published: South Brisbane, QLD : State Library of Queensland, 2020.
26 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
First 5 forever
Stories for little Queenslanders
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One remarkable reef [kit] / written by Kellie Byrnes ; illustrated by Rachel Tribout.

The Great Barrier Reef is a special place, teeming with life. It provides animals with food and shelter. Count from one to ten in this gentle, rhyming bedtime book, while learning about some of the Reef's most threatened creatures.
Author: Byrnes, Kellie
First edition.
Published: Brisbane, Queensland : State Library of Queensland, 2020.
26 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
First 5 forever
Stories for little Queenslanders
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Why I love the Earth [kit] / illustrated by Daniel Howarth.

This heartwarming book combines endearing things said by children about the Earth, with gentle illustrations of familiar animals. There are beautiful colours everywhere, amazing places to explore and all our friends are here. No wonder everyone loves the Earth!
Author: Howarth, Daniel
Published: London : HarperCollins, 2020.
Published: ©2020
26 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 26 x 26 cm
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The colour of happy / [kit] / Laura Baker ; [illustrated by] Angie Rozelaar.

A beautiful exploration of feelings shown through colour as one little boy navigates a range of emotions - from happiness and excitement to hope and love, all on his way to present a gift to his mum. Blue is for the calm I feel wandering in the spring. Yellow is for happy when I spot a special thing. This book is the perfect introduction to both emotions and colours.
Author: Baker, Laura (Children's author)
Published: London : Hodder Children's Books, 2019.
Published: ©2019
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations ; 25 x 26 cm
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My culture and me [kit] / Gregg Dreise.

"Feel the rhythm of the music, from your heart down to your feet. Enjoy the movements of melodies, as clapsticks keep a strong beat. This is my culture. This is me. Beautifully written and illustrated, My Culture and Me is a heartfelt and stirring story of cherishing and sustaining Indigenous cultures." --Publisher's website.
Author: Dreise, Gregg
Published: North Sydney, NSW : Penguin Random House Australia, 2019.
Published: ©2019.
30 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm
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Letters from Australia : making pictures with the A-B-C [kit] / Maree Coote.

A clever, colourful picture-puzzle book about Australia, featuring pictures made from the letters that spell their name. Covers every state and territory, and makes an ideal gift. Aids in letter-recognition, observation and spelling. Ingenious typographic illustrations by this award-winning illustrator.
Author: Coote, Maree
None ed.
Published: South Melbourne, VIC : Melbournestyle, 2019. (01/03/19)
Published: South Melbourne, Victoria : Melbournestyle Books, 2019.
Published: ©2019.
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations ; 27 cm.
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Peg + Cat : Peg's messy room / [kit] / Jennifer Oxley + Billy Aronson.

"Peg and Cat have invited some friends over to see Cat's new drawing called Circles. But now Peg and Cat have a really big problem: Peg's room is super messy, and the guests are on their way! Luckily, Peg has an idea: what if they sort things out by sorting? Can separating things by shape, color, or size help them put all the stuff away in time -- even when balls and balloons and CDs and Frisbees coming spilling out of the closet at the last minute?"--Publisher.
Author: Oxley, Jennifer
First edition.
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Entertainment, [2018]
Published: ©2018.
23 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Peg + Cat
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Possum magic [kit] / written by Mem Fox ; illustrated by Julie Vivas.

Grandma Poss uses her best bush magic to make Hush invisible. But when Hush longs to be able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more.
Author: Fox, Mem, 1946-
35 year anniversary collectors edition.
Published: Gosford, NSW : Omnibus Book from Scholastic Australia, 2018.
Published: ©1983.
32 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 26 x 24 cm-26 x 25 cm, in slipcase 27 x 26 x 2 cm.
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Alpacas with maracas [kit] / Matt Cosgrove.

Macca and his best pal, Al enter a talent content. Shaking and shimmying, they give it their best and put on a performance to remember!
Author: Cosgrove, Matt
Published: Lindfield, NSW : Koala Books, 2018.
Published: Gosford, NSW : Koala Books, an imprint of Scholastic Australia Pty Limited, 2018.
Published: ©2018.
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Collecting sunshine [kit] / Rachel Flynn and Tamsin Ainslie.

Mabel and Robert love to collect things on their walks ? leaves and stones and seeds and berries. But when they are caught in the rain and can?t take their collection home they have an even better idea... A book for those magical days when a walk to the park is nothing short of an adventure.
Author: Flynn, Rachel, 1953-
Published: Melbourne, VIC : Puffin Books/Penguin Random House Australia, 2018.
Published: [Melbourne, Victoria] : Puffin Books/Penguin Random House Australia, 2018.
Published: ©2018.
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 25 cm.
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Car, car, truck, jeep [kit] / Katrina Charman, Nick Sharratt.

Author: Charman, Katrina
Published: London : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2018.
1 online resource : chiefly illustrations (colour).
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A walk in the bush [kit] / Gwyn Perkins.

Little Iggy doesn’t want to leave the house, but Grandad insists – they always have fun together. What follows is a wonderful journey in the great Australian outdoors with singing birds, wallaby surprises, secret caterpillar messages and oodles of grandad humour. Here is a story about the wonders of nature, the funny side of life and spending time with the ones we love.
Author: Perkins, Gwyn
Published: South Melbourne, Victoria : Affirm Press, 2017.
Published: ©2017
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm.
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Millie loves ants [kit] / Jackie French ; Sue deGennaro.

'My friend Millie just loves ants.' Emily is intrigued to know why Millie the echidna loves ants so much. And so Emily carefully observes Millie until she discovers her secret. Millie is collecting food for her baby puggle! Created by talented duo Jackie French and Sue deGennaro, this delightful book explores the fascinating behaviour of these mammals.
Author: French, Jackie
Published: New South Wales : HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2017.
Published: Sydney, NSW : Angus & Robertson, an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books, 2017.
Published: ©2017.
36 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm.
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I'm Australian too [kit] / Mem Fox ; illustrations by Ronojoy Ghosh.

From countries near and far, many have made their home in Australia, sharing it with the original inhabitants, and living in peace beneath the Southern Star. Mem Fox celebrates Australia's incredible multicultural heritage in this beautiful book, illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh.
Author: Fox, Mem, 1946-
Published: Lindfield, N.S.W. : Scholastic Australia, 2017.
Published: ©2017.
1 volume of (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
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Who saw turtle? [kit] / Ros Moriarty ; illustrated by Balarinji.

A simple story for the very young that tracks the amazing migration of turtles featuring vibrant Indigenous artwork by Balarinji. Who saw Turtle? Did the whale with the slapping, splashing tail? Or the octopus with the dangly, stretchy tentacles? Maybe the fish with the glittery, shimmering scales? A glorious exploration of the amazing migration of Turtle as she travels the world and then returns home to lay her eggs, illustrated by Balarinji, Australia's leading Indigenous design studio.
Author: Moriarty, Ros, 1956-
Published: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2017.
Published: ©2017.
Published: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2017.
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 21 x 21 cm.
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Baby goes to market [kit] / Atinuke, Angela Brooksbank.

Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers.
Author: Atinuke
Published: London : Walker Books, 2017.
Published: ©2017
1 volume of unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Hooray for Fish! [kit] / Lucy Cousins.

Swim with Little Fish and meet all his fishy friends in this splishy-sploshy riot of colour and rhyme under the sea! Paddle along with Little Fish on a mesmerizing underwater tour of friends spotty and stripy, happy and gripy, hairy and scary, even curly whirly and twisty twirly.
Published: London : Walker Books, 2017.
Published: London : Walker Books, 2017.
Published: ©2005.
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Everybunny dance! [kit] / Ellie Sandall.

Did you know that bunnies love to dance? Did you know they love to sing and play the flute? There's a lot they get up to when nobody's watching! But while they're having fun, they don't notice that someone is creeping nearer. Does he mean trouble? Or does he just want to play?
Author: Sandall, Ellie
Published: London : Hodder Chidlren's Books, 2016.
Published: ©2016.
36 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Josephine wants to dance [kit] / written by Jackie French ; illustrated by Bruce Whatley.

Author: French, Jackie
10th anniversary edition.
Published: Sydney South, NSW HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 2016.
Published: ©2006
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 21 x 29 cm.
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Some bugs / [kit] / words by Angela DiTerlizzi ; bugs by Brendan Wenzel.

From butterflies and moths to crickets and cicadas, a rhyming exploration of backyard-bug behavior.
Author: DiTerlizzi, Angela
First Little Simon board book edition.
Published: New York, New York : Little Simon, 2016.
Published: ©2014.
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 16 cm.
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Roses are not red [kit] / written by Scott E. Rheuben ; illustrated by Joanna Cuskelly.

They say roses are red ...but I've seen different. A sweet and playful story about looking at life from a different perspective. Ages 0+
Author: Rheuben, Scott E.
Published: Glebe, NSW : Little Steps Publishing, 2016.
Published: Glebe, NSW : Little Steps Publishing, 2016.
Published: ©2016.
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations ; 20 x 25 cm.
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Little chicken chickabee [kit] / Janeen Brian and Danny Snell.

Finally the day has arrived, four beautiful eggs hatch and four fluffy chickens emerge. One little chicken quickly realises she's different, but she's not sure why. In a quest to find answers and hopefully a friend she sets off to explore the farm.
Author: Brian, Janeen, 1948-
Published: Kent Town, SA : Raising Literacy Australia, 2016.
Published: c2016.
30 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm.
Little big book club
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Who sank the boat? [kit] / Pamela Allen.

The reader is invited to guess who causes the boat to sink when five animal friends of varying sizes decide to go for a row.
Author: Allen, Pamela
Published: Camberwell, Vic. : Puffin Books/Penguin Random house Australia Pty Ltd, 2016.
Published: Camberwell, Vic. : Puffin Books/Penguin Random house Australia Pty Ltd, 2016.
Published: ©1982.
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations ; 19 x 23 cm.
Premier's Reading Challenge. Early childhood - Year 2
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Ducks away! [kit] / Mem Fox + Judy Horacek.

A mother duck and her five little ducks waddled out one day. Onto a bridge, then -- ducks away!
Author: Fox, Mem, 1946-
Published: Lindfield : Scholastic Australia, 2016.
Published: Gosford, NSW : Omnibus Books, 2016.
Published: ©2016.
30 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Scribble [kit] / Ruth Ohi.

Circle loves to roll around and around. Square likes to sit still and strong. Triangle can celebrate all her good points and always knows which direction to go. But when Scribble suddenly dashes through their ordered world-all messy lines and energy, Circle, Square and Triangle don't know what to think! Just a zigzag here, and a wavy line there are all that's needed to stir their imagination, and soon the shapes are working as a team, on a course for adventure!
Author: Ohi, Ruth
Published: Toronto, Ont. : Scholastic Canada, 2016.
Published: ©2016
1 volume of unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
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Go home, cheeky animals! [kit] / Johanna Bell and Dion Beasley.

At Canteen Creek where we live, there are cheeky dogs everywhere. But when the cheeky goats, donkeys, buffaloes and camels make mischief in the camp, the dogs just lie there - until those pesky animals really go too far. Then the cheeky camp dogs roar into action!..'A funny, uplifting and beautifully written tale about family, home and place.'--Back cover.
Author: Bell, Johanna
Published: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2016.
Published: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2016.
Published: ©2016.
30 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.
Premier's Reading Challenge
Premier's Reading Challenge. Early childhood - Year 2
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Land shark [kit] / by Beth Ferry ; illustrated by Ben Mantle.

Bobby wants a shark for his birthday, so he is disappointed when his parents get him a puppy instead--but this puppy turns out to be a bit of a shark herself.
Author: Ferry, Beth
Published: San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, 2015.
Published: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2015]
Published: ©2015.
1 volume with unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cm.
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The cow tripped over the moon [kit] / written by Tony Wilson ; illustrated by Laura Wood.

Hey diddle diddle You all know the riddle A cow jumps over the moon... But the moon is very high in the sky. How many attempts will it take before Cow makes her famous high-flying leap?
Author: Wilson, Tony, 1972-
Published: Lindfield, N.S.W. : Scholastic Australia, 2015.
Published: Lindfield, NSW Scholatic Press an imprint of Scholastic Australia Pty Limited, 2015.
Published: ©2015
29 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm x 25 cm. + 1 sheet.
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