y separately published work icon Sparklers Asian Stories series - publisher   children's fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Sparklers Asian Stories
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'Blake’s new full-colour Asian Stories are contemporary tales set across Asia and the Pacific. Students follow characters their own age in their local environments – at school, at home, in the village, visiting local landmarks – so they can observe everyday life in another culture. With a window into the social and cultural norms of our near neighbours, these books are valuable tools to build both literacy skills and cross-cultural understanding. 

'This series has been written specifically for the Australian Curriculum priority: ‘Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia’.'  (Publication summary)

Includes

y separately published work icon Grandma Chau’s Glasses Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2014 9491113 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Grandma Chau always had the best lantern shop in Hoi An – until she could no longer see properly to make her lanterns. Linh and Binh hatch a plan to get their grandmother the help she needs.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2014
y separately published work icon Has Anyone Seen My Chook? Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2014 9491476 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Hazel is late for school because she can’t find her pet chook. Loki, the chicken boy, can’t help her and neither can her grandparents. The day is becoming a disaster. And all the while, the sea is slowly flooding her island home.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2014
y separately published work icon Namara’s Last Chance Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2014 9491586 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Bourey is running out of time. He must train Namara to carry tourists around the temple ruins, or the little, saggy-skinned elephant will be sold. But Namara won’t let people on her back or she just pretends to go to sleep – until a girl offers her a reason to work.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2014
y separately published work icon The Paper Wish Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2014 9491631 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Aiko has a problem: she wants to learn traditional Japanese stick and sword fighting. But her mother thinks it’s not ‘ladylike’. Aiko’s hundreds of paper wishes don’t seem to work – until she visits the fortune teller in her favourite Kyoto temple.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2014
y separately published work icon Race for the Motorcycle Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2014 9491805 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Solongo and Tulga are bursting with excitement – they are about to ride in the great Naadam horse races! But they can’t race until Father arrives … and he is nowhere to be seen.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2014
y separately published work icon The Sacred Monkey Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2014 9491885 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Nyoman wants to be a vet, not a dancer like his brother and sister. He especially loves the monkeys in the Sacred Monkey Forest. What he finds on the side of the road one day might fulfil his dream – or ruin it.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2014
y separately published work icon The Special Present Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2014 9491975 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Zhang Wei has the best holiday planned - a hike along the Great Wall of China! But the trip is cancelled when his father must go away suddenly. Mr Zhang makes it up to little Wei with a present he would never have expected.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2014
y separately published work icon Almost Twins Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2015 9490841 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Adi and Priya do everything together. But when Adi's brother is not allowed to take Priya's sister to the school dance, there are arguments between their Fijian and Indo-Fijian families. As the festival lamps are lit at Diwali, a tragedy throws families together – like it or not.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2015
y separately published work icon Apricot Moon Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2015 9490929 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Mariam has had enough of missing out just because she is a girl. When her great-grandfather tangles with a snow leopard high in the mountains, it's Mariam's chance to show just what she is made of.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2015
y separately published work icon Emilio and the Volcano Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2015 9490990 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Emilio is so busy preparing for the local festival that he doesn't notice the steam and deep rumblings from the Philippine's Mount Mayon. The volcano erupts often, so when the army comes to evacuate the village it's no big deal – as long as everyone sticks together ...' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2015
y separately published work icon Goat Girl & Garden Boy Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2015 9491056 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Anula leaves home with her favourite goat to live with her wealthy Aunt Padma and Uncle Philip. She finds a friend in the gardener, Jegan, and leads a busy life of school and shopping. But Anula and her aunt have secrets. Will the truth come out? Will it heal or hurt?' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2015
y separately published work icon Humbug Mary Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2015 9491181 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Mary is not afraid of anything – except the crocodiles in the mighty Sepik River. When her mother needs help, Mary must make the journey of her life and find out just how brave she is.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2015
y separately published work icon Little Brother Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2015 9491240 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Little Brother is in trouble again – he's damaged the local palm oil plantation and hurt himself. Latif is forced to make a difficult decision about the little orang-utan he loves like a real brother.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2015
y separately published work icon The Talking Hands Guesthouse Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2015 9491364 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Sujan is deaf but it doesn't stop him doing much – except climbing the highest mountain in the world, as his father often did. But when Miss Birdie lands in Nepal with a suitcase full of sign language books, Sujan's world expands – it seems Miss Birdie plans to stay.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2015
y separately published work icon The Stolen Tea Tray Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2015 9492086 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Niwas works hard all day selling glasses of tea, just to earn enough for a plate of curry and rice. So when his precious silver tea tray goes missing, he’s desperate to get it back. Could that be it, being carried through the market by a young girl.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2015
y separately published work icon The Magic Stories Patricia Bernard , Clayton : Blake Education , 2016 9491285 2016 single work children's fiction children's

'Hai works hard for the temple flower sellers and tourists but she really wants to be a translator. When her family is forced from their home, Hai realises the simple stories she hears every day could be the answer to her dream.' (Publication summary)

Clayton : Blake Education , 2016
y separately published work icon Mountain Secret Patricia Bernard , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018 14164953 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Fleur and Kitu travel into the mountains behind Dill to search for a cave on their grandmother's land. There might be treasure hidden among the ferns and banyan trees .. or something much darker from their island's history. '  (Publication summary)

Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018
y separately published work icon Chimlin to the Rescue Patricia Bernard , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018 14165003 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Chakri dreads visiting his pesky cousins in Thailand's northern mountains. At least he has the ride home on the Kok River to look forward to...until an elephant gets in the way.' (Publication summary)

Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018
y separately published work icon The Stone Grandfather Patricia Bernard , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018 14165897 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Hye-su loves the farm on Jeju Island, but her mother is miserable—she wants to be a fashion designer, not grow cabbages' Hye-su makes a wish for her mother to the islands mysterious Stone Grandfathers. Are they in the mood to listen? '  (Publication summary)

Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018
y separately published work icon Latu and the Scarlet Star Patricia Bernard , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018 14165931 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Latu dreams of growing the perfect orchid and winning the Singapore Botanic Gardens Orchid Competition. His dream fades when he's forced to look after his little sisters. The dream almost vanishes when someone attacks his orchids.  (Publication summary)

Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018
y separately published work icon The Frog Prince Patricia Bernard , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018 14165963 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Savi and Bao are best friends. Whether it's swimming, sketching, homework or guiding tourists up the Mekong River, they tackle it together. But one wrong step at the edge of a rice field turns their lives upside down. ' (Publication summary)

Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018
y separately published work icon The Giant of Brunei Patricia Bernard , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018 14165997 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Shakeeb is planning a birthday surprise for his friend Ahmed, the boy the other kids call 'Monster. He just needs to convince the Sultan of Brunei to lend him one of his five-thousand cars .'   (Publication summary)

Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018
y separately published work icon The Lost Children Patricia Bernard , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018 14166222 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Yuvati was told to stay home, look after her brothers and guard the family's island. But the rain won't stop and the river is rising. Soon there'll be no island left...'   (Publication summary)

Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018
y separately published work icon Typhoon Terror Patricia Bernard , Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018 14166280 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'Chen-jui arrives at the lighthouse on the southern tip of Taiwan just as a typhoon roars in from the sea. Rather than stay safe inside, he braves the storm to look for a missing boy—someone he'd rather not see. ' (Publication summary)

Clayton South : Blake Education , 2018

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