Dragon Blood Pirates #1-6 Dan Jerris (Lothian)
Pirates lovers, ahoy there. You will love these books.
Death Diamond (#1)One minute Al and his best mate Owen are searching through a trunk in the attic and the next minute they find themselves stranded on a rocky outcrop - in the middle of the ocean with no means of escape. A ship appears and rescues them (along with a three legged cat that has also appeared) but this ship is a pirate ship and soon the boys are sailing islands in search of treasure, encountering more pirates and becoming prisoners (and escaping) and riding out wild storms and finding out the mysteries of Dragon Blood Island!
This series of six short books (all issued at once) are great reads. Each book comes with a fold out map and a dragon blood tattoo. There is also a supporting Dragon Blood Pirates website with activities and things to discover.
A new Aussie Bites or nibble is always fun ... and these are two more.
The Lion Drummer Gabrielle Wang & Andrew McLean (Puffin)Lulu wants to learn to play drums. She wants to be a Lion Drummer, even though she is told drumming is only for boys. She wants to lead the parade. She pretends she is drumming at every available opportunity - even at the dinner table with her chopsticks. But drums make too much noise and will drive everyone crazy. She even copies the rhythms of master Li and the GongFu academy. How will she ever learn to play the drums?
Tilly's Treasure Sue Walker & Chantal Stewart (Puffin)Skipping ropes, mood rings, hula hoops, dangling things for bags ... each week there is a new craze at school. Tilly joins in with her wonderful treasure she has found, or created, but each time the other kids at school think hers is never as good as the real thing - that is until Tilly's dad shows her something he learnt at school. Soon everyone wants to join in with Tilly's craze!
Enjoy, read and read some more!
