Product Description: A grandmother's story of her experiences during World War II-era Australia help her granddaughter face her own modern-day problems Let me tell you a story. A story about friendship and sisters, about grief and love and danger, and about growing up ...read more

A magical locket sends a young girl spiraling from present-day Sydney into 1850s Scotland to solve the mystery behind their family's migration to Australia Sophie discovers a golden locket in an old treasure box that belonged to her grandmother's grandmother. When she falls asleep wearing the locket, she magically travels back in time to 1858 to learn the truth about her ancestor, the mysterious Charlotte Mackenzie. Daughter of a wealthy Scottish laird, Charlotte and her sister Nell live a wonderful life with their parents and animals on a misty island with its very own ruined castle. Then disaster strikes and it seems the girls will lose everything they love. Why were Charlotte and Nell sent halfway around the world to live with strangers? Did their wicked uncle steal their inheritance? What happened to the priceless sapphire—the Star of Serendib? With the magic of the golden locket, Sophie begins to unravel these mysteries as she shares the adventures of Charlotte and Nell—outwitting their greedy relatives, escaping murderous bushrangers, and fighting storm and fire. But how will these travels in time affect Sophie's own life?

Product Description: Meet Lulu Bell. Where there's Lulu, there's family, friends, animals, and adventures galore!It's almost time for Lulu's little sister's birthday party, but there's a problem! A pony is running loose and Lulu and her dad, the local vet, have to rescue it...read more

Product Description: The Bell family is down on the farm in Lulu's third adventureLulu and her family are visiting their uncle's farm for Easter. There are horses to ride, a creek to swim in, and they can even sleep outside in a tent. What fun! Lulu loves being a cowgirl on the farm, especially when all the cousins decide to build the best cubby fort ever...read more

Product Description: Lulu has a penguin to tend to and a missing cat in her second fun family adventureIt's a hot day and the Bell family is going for a swim. But when a runaway dog chases a little penguin that is waddling up the beach, Lulu has to leap into action! Is the little penguin hurt? And as if that’s not enough for Lulu to worry about, where is Pickles the cat, who's about to have her kittens? Let the search begin...read more

This modern, applied introduction to the most useful quantitative tools in business emphasizes optimization, simulation and decision analysis. The text introduces real, practical applications in finance, management, and marketing throughout and covers the entire modeling process with the use of spreadsheets. Microsoft Excel instructions are included in each chapter. Hundreds of real problems and case studies are used throughout the text and provide students with valuable exposure to the power of analytical modeling.

Alan Kazdin, a well-known and highly respected researcher in behavior modification, offers a scholarly, thoroughly contemporary look at behavior modification principles and their application in clinical, home, school, and work settings. By including both applied research and clinical intervention techniques, Kazdins text provides a balance between research and practice.

Product Description: Our bubbly heroine Lulu is excited to attend Moon Festival and learn about Vietnamese culture in her fourth adventureLulu's best friend, Molly, is preparing for the Moon Festival. But there's so much to do! There are dragon costumes and paper lanterns to make, and yummy moon cakes to bake, too...read more

Product Description: Lulu Bell loves animals. Find out what happens when a rescued pony almost causes a birthday disaster, a calf gets stuck in the mud at the farm, a tiger cub gets in trouble, and Lulu gets a double dose of kitten and puppy cuteness at one unforgettable pyjama party!

Product Description: It’s holiday time. Join Lulu Bell and her friends and family for summer surfing lessons at the beach, an outback adventure a long way from home, a birthday to remember at the farm and a dazzling circus surprise.

Product Description: A new fantasy adventure trilogy for children—can four young friends find the Sun Gem, before the Sedah invaders can find them?Five travellers true, a treacherous journey to takeA princeling to save, a kingdom at stake,Fire, plague, sea and snow must test,To the ends of the land they make their quest,To fetch sun and moon and bladeso the bright magic is whole again made...read more

Product Description: A family in 19th-century Australia must fight to protect everything they hold dear—based on a true story Could I be anything I want to be? What do I want to be? Maybe just . . . brave? Could the ghost girl Millie has painted be her own ancestor? The river pebble charm has an astonishing story to tell ...read more

Product Description: A compelling, magical time traveling tale, set in Depression-era Australia This is impossible. I must be dreaming. Why does the newspaper have a date that is more than eighty years ago? Claire finds a sequin star among her grandmother’s treasures...read more

Product Description: The adventure is far from over as Ethan, Lily, Saxon, and Roana ride for the snowy mountains to rescue a prince—and save the kingdomEven with the Sun Gem and the Moon Pearl safely sewn into the hem of Roana's cloak, the quest is far from over...read more

Product Description: Discovering that the Moon Pearl is being sent to the land of the invaders, Ethan, Lily, Saxon and Roana tap the assistance of the fisherfolk and Saxon's mysterious acquaintance, Fox, during a voyage that is challenged by sea monsters, dangerous storms andTitle: The Voyage of the OwlAuthor: Murrell, BelindaPublisher: Trafalgar Square BooksPublication Date: 2012/10/10Number of Pages: 337Binding Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress: bl201204491...read more