Download or read book Will Buster and the Gelmet Helmet written by Odo Hirsch and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2006-06-05 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Come closer, leaders. Come closer and see.'The children gathered around. The Professor was holding something that looked like a helmet. But it wasn't shaped like any helmet they had ever seen before . . . One Monday, Will Buster is sitting through another dull history lesson about the Wizard Wars of the 21st century, when he discovers that he has been selected for the opportunity of a lifetime. Or that's what his parents seem to think.A high-speed HoverPod whisks Will away to Professor Alphonse Gelmet's Academy of Leadership Excellence. Here, special helmets effortlessly deliver information into the students' brains. Without doing any work at all, they'll become encyclopaedias of knowledge!But what is it exactly that Will and his classmates are learning? And who's to say the Helmet isn't doing other things to their minds?
Download or read book Will Buster and the Crucible Choice written by Odo Hirsch and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2007-07-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That last split-second was the most intense of Will's life. He felt as if everything about it was familiar, the deafening noise, the pain, the darkness of the tunnel, the terror on the Professor's face as it hurtled towards him. As if he had always known this moment would come, as if he had lived it before. They were only metres apart now. Nothing could stop what was about to happen. Will closed his eyes. For over a year, Will Buster has known that he carries the last remaining design for Professor Gelmet's helmet within his brain. Supposedly he's safe, with two agents to protect him and the Professor locked away in prison. But Will knows the Professor will never give up. If he escaped, it would all begin again – and this time the fight would be to the end. The conclusion to the Will Buster trilogy takes readers on an action-packed ride with a twist around every corner.
Download or read book The Bibliography of Australasian Judaica 1788 2008 written by Serge Liberman and published by Hybrid Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 1093 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography includes all traceable self-contained books, monographs, pamphlets and chapters from books which in some way pertain to Jews in Australia and New Zealand between 1788 and 2008 Born in Russia in 1942, Serge Liberman came to Australia in 1951, where he now works as a medical practitioner. As author of several short-story collections including On Firmer Shores, A Universe of Clowns, The Life That I Have Led, and The Battered and the Redeemed, he has three times received the Alan Marshall Award and has also been a recipient of the NSW Premier's Literary Award. In addition, he is compiler of two previous editions of A Bibliography of Australian Judaica. Several of his titles have been set as study texts in Australian and British high schools and universities. His literary work has been widely published; he has been Editor and Literary Editor of several respected journals and has contributed to many other publications.
Download or read book Hazel Green written by Odo Hirsch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-05-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enterprising Hazel Green tries to convince the city to allow children to march in the annual Frogg Day parade.
Download or read book Will Buster the Carrier s Flash written by Odo Hirsch and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2006-03-06 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Will?' asked Davina. 'What's going on?' Will knew it was going to sound crazy. 'Okay,' he said at last. 'I'm going to tell you something that might sound a little strange. But believe me, it's true.' A year has passed since Will Buster came back from the Gelmet Academy, where he uncovered Professor Gelmet's secret experiment in mind control. Each day he takes his old, battered HoverPod to school, loses interest in the lessons in the LearningHall and plays games of Pointy Wibblers with his friend Myron Dort. Life's back to normal. Almost boringly normal. . . Except for the tricks Will's eyes have started playing with him. Sudden flashes, shimmering lines. Then Myron vanishes, and Will finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into the mystery of his disappearance. Or is it a trap? Perhaps Professor Gelmet's experiment isn't over after all. But is it the Professor, or somebody else, who wants to catch him in their web?
Download or read book Antonio S and the Mystery of Theodore Guzman written by Odo Hirsch and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 1997 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a boy who explores a secret passage and arrives in a place where the only limit is his own imagination. Written with vigour and humour.
Download or read book Yoss written by Odo Hirsch and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an idyllic village high in the mountains, a 14-year-old boy sets out to see the world. On the plain below, a town sweats with schemes and deceptions. Merchant, mistress, trickster, thief--many are drawn to this innocent newcomer. But all who seek to possess him will pay a price.
Download or read book Frankel Mouse written by Odo Hirsch and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2000 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four young mice - Frankel, Berrel, Michael and Cousin Ruthie - face danger and adventure, making their home in the London Underground. A charming, funny and immensely satisfying story for young children by a master storyteller, introducing memorable new characters.
Download or read book A History of China written by Morris Rossabi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the complexity of China’s past with this multi-faceted portrayal of the storied nation from a leading expert in the field The newly revised Second Edition of A History of China delivers a comprehensive treatment of the political, economic, social, and cultural history of China that covers all major events and trends that have shaped the country over the centuries. The book is written in a clear and uncomplicated style, sure to be of assistance to undergraduate students with little prior background knowledge in the subject matter. The text examines Chinese history through a global lens to better understand how foreign influences affected domestic policies and practices. It includes discussions of the roles played by non-Chinese ethnic groups in China, like the Tibetans and Uyghurs, and the Mongol and Manchu rulers who held power in China for several centuries. The distinguished author takes pains to incorporate the perspectives and narratives of people traditionally left out of Chinese history, including women, peasants, merchants, and artisans. Readers will also enjoy the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to early and ancient Chinese history, including classical China, the first Chinese empires, and religious and political responses to the period between 220 and 581 CE An exploration of the restoration of Empire under Sui and Tang, as well as post-Tang society and Glorious Song A discussion of China and the Mongol world, including Mongol rule in China and the isolationism and involvement on the global stage of the Ming dynasty A treatment of China in global history, including the Qing era, the Republican period, and the Communist era Perfect for undergraduate students of courses on Chinese history and Central Asian History, the Second Edition of A History of China will also earn a place in the libraries of students studying global history and related classes in history departments and departments of Asian studies. The Blackwell History of the World Series The goal of this ambitious series is to provide an accessible source of knowledge about the entire human past, for every curious person in every part of the world. It will comprise some two dozen volumes, of which some provide synoptic views of the history of particular regions while others consider the world as a whole during a particular period of time. The volumes are narrative in form, giving balanced attention to social and cultural history (in the broadest sense) as well as to institutional development and political change. Each provides a systematic account of a very large subject, but they are also both imaginative and interpretative. The Series is intended to be accessible to the widest possible readership, and the accessibility of its volumes is matched by the style of presentation and production.
Download or read book Something s Fishy Hazel Green written by Odo Hirsch and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2004 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the prized lobster goes missing from Mr Petrusca's fish shop, Hazel determines to find out who took it - and why. When she does find out, more secrets than she bargained for come out into the open. Hazel Green, a girl with attitude, and intelligence, and a brilliant ability to solve a problem. Ages 8-12.
Download or read book A Flight of Thieves written by David Bridger and published by Beaten Track Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-27 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a dangerous world of isolated, steam-powered, island communities, a thousand years after Earth’s apocalyptic flood, Princess Victoria and her robot mentor King Henry recruit a ragtag band of airship adventurers to help her fight the military traitors who intend to murder her family and enslave the kingdom. Victoria has spent all of her sixteen years in a secluded palace on Ben Nevis Island under the protection of King Henry, one of the three original robots programmed by the ancient ancestors to rule the flooded planet Earth. She’s safe there, but her family and their intelligent clockwork servants treat her like the tomboy child she used to be—and sometimes still is. She yearns to fly away in one of the great steam-driven iron airships to see the world. It seems too good to be true when Henry asks Victoria to board the Royal Airship Elizabeth, with him disguised as her robot footman, and fly over the sea to meet the Lord of Ireland. Victoria jumps at the chance for an adventure, and they take to the skies together. But the world is a dangerous place. Air pirates prowl trade routes, and slaver fleets cross the oceans to raid unprotected islands. The Royal Navy is building up to a war, and Henry’s old friend, the Lord of Ireland, is accused of giving safe harbor to pirates. Victoria and Henry must overcome them all in order to make their way home to a kingdom that might not still be standing.
Download or read book Think Smart Hazel Green written by Odo Hirsch and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A funny, heart-warming, beautifully shaped story in which Hazel Green and her logical friend, the Yak, set out on another mission for justice, this time trying to find a way for Mr Volio the baker to stay when the new owner of his shop won t renew his lease.
Download or read book Where the Shoreline Used to be written by Susan La Marca and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and unique collection of short fiction, poetry, illustration and song lyrics from Australia and beyond. An encounter with a strange boy on a beach, a dog in space, a world of butterflies, a talking whale, two girls who take on the world, and a thousand silver ghosts . . . Like the pull of the tide, these stories and poems will draw you in and encourage you to explore. Funny, dramatic and poignant by turns, and featuring both established writers and exciting new talent, Where the Shoreline Used to Be is a stunning collection that will challenge and excite your imagination.