Cirrus@Austlit

'One day a little girl peers around the door of Miss Sylvie's dance studio. 'I want to be a ballerina,' she says.

'Isabelle loves to dance. She practises her five positions over and over again. But does she have what it takes to achieve her dream, and one day become a prima ballerina?

'Celebrating the joy of dance and the role inspirational teachers can play in our lives, The Dance Teacher will enchant readers young and old.'

'Between the Pages is the story of two brave boys, Billy and Jack, and their exciting adventures in the rainforest. It celebrates the pleasures of reading, especially reading in bed.' (Publisher's blurb)

'Learn about ten musical instruments using this lift-the-flap book and its fun characters. Use the clues to guess which instrument is under the flap and then learn how the instrument is played. All the instruments in this book are ones that children might play in their school band. Children learn whether an instrument belongs to the woodwind, the brass, the percussion or the string family. ' (Publisher's blurb)

'Slow Down, Sarah! Sarah's speedy antics on her little motorbike bring havoc and chaos everywhere that she goes, resulting in the resounding cry of 'Slow down, Sarah!' But one day, her Dad is in trouble, and guess who saves the day?' (Source: Publisher's blurb)

'A little boy searches for his mum. He finds all sorts of interesting mums, a "waking mum", a "baking mum", a "camping mum" and a "stamping mum" but where is his Mum?

'He finally spies his mum, the one who loves him so. "She's the one for me."' (From the publisher's website.)

'A little girl searches for her father. She spies a mowing dad, a rowing dad, a reading dad and a weeding dad, but where is her dad? She finally sees her dad, the one that loves her so. He's the one for me.' (Publication summary)

'If you could swap places with your teacher for the day, what would you teach your teacher to do?

'Would you teach her how to ...
... chew an apple with no front teeth?
... sing out loud in assembly?
... dive-bomb into the swimming pool?

'Through the imagination of one of her students, the much-loved Ms Cherry finds out just what it is like to be little again.' (Publisher's blurb)

'If I am in boy mode, I eat my breakfast with Mum. I crunch my cereal while Mum rustles the newspaper and sips her coffee. If I am in dragon mode, I try to toast my cereal and end up toasting Mums newspaper instead. Mum puts out the fire with her coffee. She puts me out too. A humorous story about a mischievous, but loveable little boy.' (Publication summary)

'How far would someone go to win a cat show? The Technos are about to find out.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Who better than Blayney, Carl and GG to solve the case when someone – or something – steals all the diamonds in town?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Can The Technos discover who – or what – is scanning the local quiz show?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Catching a thief can be tough – especially if the thief isn't human. Are The Technos up to the task?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Serena sweetmay is beautiful and clever; she's good at school, is always chosen for the best parts in any activity, and so when Aimee's class is selected to perform the school's Christmas play, everyone knows exactly who's going to be the star of the show. But for once, just once, Aimee wants to shine, and to do that she has to out-angel the perfect Serena Sweetmay. Luckily, though, she has a plan, so nothing can go wrong. Can it? - Back cover.

'Max is looking forward to his first sleepover at Grandpa's house. Snuggled in bed with his Old Ted and his torch, Max is woken by a terrifying noise. Follow Max and Old Ted as they hunt around the house, and come face to face with a most surprising monster ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Tammy can't draw as well as Grace next door, but there's something she can do, and the ducks will help!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.