Kate Pennington

• Apr-2004
• / Historical
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Mary Devereux and her father, John, have been appointed to embroider a precious cloak for Walter Raleigh, ready for an invitation to Queen Elizabeth I's court. Each stitch carries Mary's dreams and longings as she gets to know the world of high socie...

• Mar-2007
• / General Fiction
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In mid-18th Century England, now 14 year old highway robber Charley was born an orphan in Southwark, London, and learned to survive the hard way; having seen a succession of casual 'guardians' thrown in to jail or shipped off to the colonies or dyin...

• Sep-2007
• / General Fiction
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The setting is Whitby in the mid 1700s. Maggie Nightingale spends her evenings singing in her father's tavern, the Anchor Inn. The inn is a haunt for local ruffians, thieves, and smugglers, and Maggie overhears many a dark plan hatched over ale at ni...

• Oct-2011
• / General Fiction
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At 13, Emily is tall, restless and impatient - ladylike she certainly isn't! Emily despises such things as needlework, but she has a vivid imagination and is a keen artist and, along with her talented sister, Charlotte, loves to write. But Emily stu...

• Sep-2019
• / General Fiction
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Clare Koala Bear and Katherine Kangaroo are kind to all their bush animal friends. One day, they discover Peter the Spiny Anteater trying to knock down Roger the Red Bull Ant’s nest â€" just for fun! Why is Peter being so mean? Clare and Katheri...

• Sep-2019
• / General Fiction
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Eddie the Emu was once a happy and outgoing little emu. But shortly after he started the new year at school, he became quiet and anxious. He didn’t want to go to school anymore. 

His best friend, Penny the Glamorous Peacock, cares about h...

• Sep-2019
• / General Fiction
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Celia Crocodile is very shy. She is happy swimming alone in the cool, deep water of her swampy river home. But two mean snakes are making her life miserable. They make fun of her big teeth and laugh at her.  Thank goodness for Maggie Magpie who s...

• Jun-2020
• / General Fiction
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Suzie Strauss the Timid Mouse is being bullied because she was born hearing impaired. The bullies make her life miserable. Using the Australian animal bush sign language they learned at school, they tease her and call her nasty names. Just when she t...

• Aug-2021
• / General Fiction
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Mack the Leech and Peter Praying Mantis are very unkind. They like to take things from others, so they don't have to work for what they want themselves. When the other bush animals organise a Happiness Day to help those in need, Mack and Peter set ou...

• Aug-2021
• / General Fiction
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Patricia Elizabeth loved school and excitedly dressed each morning ready for a day of learning. That was until some students decided to make her cry. Now she dosen't want to go to school anymore. Thankfully she has her friend Bernie to come to the re...

• Aug-2021
• / General Fiction
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Eating disorders are one of the most common impacts of bullying. Name-calling and making fun of the way another person looks is soul destroying. It destroys a person's confidence and self esteem, making them feel anxious and bad about themselves when...

• Aug-2022
• / General Fiction
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Dental Hygiene is one of the most important areas in keeping our entire bodies healthy. Fear of the dentist can at times put us off having our check-ups and visiting the dentist before things become worse than they should. Today's dentistry is so adv...

• Nov-2022
• / General Fiction
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In these ten exciting Australian Bush stories, animals explore the values of respect, tolerance, kindness and compassion. Each story comes with a workbook section to support discussion about bullying in a fun, interactive and engaging manner, as well...