Cirrus@Austlit

'Have you ever descried someone as a couch potato or called a dud car a lemon?

How do you think this makes a potato or lemon feel?

'Tiffany finds out it’s not fair to the plants. But there are people who are really nasty to plants- the Topiary Twins, Nettle and Thistle. They do dastardly things. They even keep some plants captive. They are villains of the worst kind. Tiffany discovers Bindi and Dusty Thorn have a green ambulance. They care for plants that have been mistreated and try to stop the vile schemes of the Topiary Twins.

'Do Tiffany, Bindi and Dusty Thorn have what it takes for the ultimate showdown with the Topiary Twins?' (Publisher's abstract)

'There in the python's tummy was the shape of a trumpet. My shiny, brass trumpet!

'"He has to go. He'll eat us all!" yelled mum.' (Publication summary)

'There’s a gecko in the chalk box! All the kids have seen it. But Mr Mooney has not. What will happen when the gecko escapes?' (Publication summary)

'Toby loves staying at the lighthouse with his grandparents. He loves the sea and the rocky beach. One evening, while watching a storm blow in, he sees an old sailing ship in the bay. It was there one second and gone the next. Where did it go and will Toby ever see it again?' (Publication summary)