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Big Bad Bruce
Big Bad Bruce and his biker gang scream down the road on their Harleys. Bruce, the gang leader, is tough, he’s hungry and he’s ready to do business. But is he as bad as people believe? This picture book by Dianne Bates, illustrated by Cheryll Johns, was re-released by Koala Books in 2007. First published in 1991, it has been inducted into the Kids’ Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA) Hall of Fame for repeated short-listings


Big Bad Bruce

Out of the Blue
Blue whales, blue-bottles, the birth of the blues: these are just a few of the subjects based on the colour blue on which this anthology is based. Ideal for use in the
primary and secondary school English classroom, the book's text types include reportage, description, explanation, narrative, procedure, exposition, recount, poetry, references and transactional prose. Contributors include Scott Radway, Edel Wignell, William Hart-Smith,Geraldine McCaughrean, Bill Condon and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.

Out of the Blue
Holdup Heroes
Polly and James accidentaly overhear a gang of bushrangers plotting to hold up the Governor. Their first thought is to tell their parents and become heroes for saving the day. But then they find out their dad might be helping the bushrangers! This fictional book, commissioned by the National Museum of Australia, was inspired by Australia's oldest gentlemen's coach held in the museum's collection.
Holdup  Heroes by Di  Bates

 

WARNING: MONEY-SMART KIDS MAY CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

"The way to wealth is to start young. This book contains a feast of information to help young people start on the road to wealth."
Noel Whittaker, Author of Making Money Made Simple & 11 other best sellers.
Money Smart Kids by Dianne Bates

"The wonderful examples of enterprising young people will inspire other young people to pursue their goals in a positive way. This is a timely book which kids should read."
Susan Ruben, Property Owners' Association of NSW.

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Do you know

* who are the world's youngest self-made millionaires?
* which kids have raised $10,000 for charity?
* how to increase your pocket money?
* how to start up your own business?
* how to make your dreams come true?

Filled with great practical ideas, Money Smart Kids will help you make money by yourself or with others. Read stories about more than 80 kids - just like you - who create wealth. Some raise money for charities; some help their families; some save. A few are millionaires!

THE IMPORTANCE OF MONEY * POCKET MONEY * "FREE" MONEY * THE ESSENTIALS OF MONEY-MAKING * JOB IDEAS * FUND-RAISING IDEAS * BANKING * SAVING * TAXATION * HOW TO MANAGE YOUR MONEY * HELPFUL WEBSITES * CREATING A BUSINESS * GETTING & KEEPING CUSTOMERS * TEAMWORK * HELPING CHARITIES

Parents, this is the ideal gift for your kids to motivate and inspire them, and to prepare them for their financial futures!
PLEASE NOTE This book is now available from Ibis Publishing.It has been very favourably reviewed and publicised, including ABC Radio (Richard Stubbs Afternoon Show).


How to Self-Edit

to improve writing skills.
Find out how to be clear, concise and careful with your words to revise your way to better writing. Contains 500 editing exercises with suggested revisions.

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Cinderfella
What happens when Cinderfella, of the Planet Jetsonia, meets Princess Esmerelda
of the Planet Earth? This hilarious out-of-space romance is a spoof on the real Cinderella tale

CINDERFELLA by Dianne Bates
The Shape
Julia hides secret treasure in her treehouse. From there she can see everything - the new neighbours moving in, her dad at work in the fields.
In her house there are secrets too. But Julia can't figure them out by herself. All she knows is that her mum doesn't laugh anymore. And at night the creeping shadow on her bedroom wall turns into a shape she can't ignore.

'Dianne Bates, a leading writer of stories for seven- to eleven-year-olds, has written a sensitive and gentle story ... moving, but treated with an acute awareness of young reader's level of understanding.' -- Gail Mahon, Australian Bookseller and Publisher, June 2000
The Shape, by Dianne Bates
 
     
   


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