Alive in the Death Zone Lincoln Hall (Random House)Lincoln Hall is one of Australia’s best known mountaineers and on his 2006 expedition it was very nearly his last. this is his story of climbing the world's highest mountain, being left for dead near the summit and his subsequent return to life and safety. There are also insights into how and why people climb mountains, facts about mountain climbing, maps and heaps of photographs ... and a snake and ladders style Everest climbing game!
A great story of survival against all odds using sheer willpower, courage and determination.
Australian and World Records 2009 Jennifer Morse & David Harris (Scholastic)Boys are going to love ripping through these pages finding the records!
This will be popular and great for reluctant readers who love records! It begins with an Australian section highlighting Aussie records like the oldest artworks, largest aquarium, highest test innings, our driest place. The book then moves onto world records - all the typical fastest, biggest, longest records are there and then some ore obscure ones too like, the country with highest internet use, most mobile phone accounts, and just for the sweet tooth - the world’s biggest selling confectionary! And there’s a section on whacky facts too!
The Make-Your-Own Joke Book Sharon Holt (Allen&Unwin)Kids love jokes ... telling them and also trying to make them up too ... and this is the book to joke around with. Filled with jokes and also with the instructions to making you won jokes with this book the kids will be the jest boker in class! Just right for the young comedian or for a a giggle on your own. There are also facts about humour in history.
1001 Awesome Things To Draw! Robert Ainsworth (Scholastic)For the reader who loves to draw then this just ahs to be the perfect book! With the four 'awesome' drawing books combined into one spiral bound book you can draw anything - from aliens to animals, to jokes, to animal cartoons.
It has step-by-step instructions and examples as well as lettering ideas to draw any creature imaginable --- or unimaginable! Also has practise drawing sheets!
Young readers will have fun learning with these books!
