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By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781760524913
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Mar 2021
Publisher: A&U Children's
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When Clio's town in Bronze Age Crete is threatened by seafaring raiders, she faces the greatest sacrifice of all. Can Clio, her herd of horses and a new young friend find a way to change their destinies Another wonderfully engaging historical middle fiction adventure from the author of Dragonfly Song and Nim's Island.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781761068492
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Aug 2023
UK Publication Date: 2nd November 2023
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
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A warm and wonderful adventure with a touch of fantasy. Honey and her family seek the quiet comfort of a magical valley so they can escape the troubles of the wide world. A beautifully restorative novel from the award-winning author of the bestselling Nim's Island stories.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781741148619
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jun 2007
Publisher: A&U Children's
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Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea with her father Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, and their new friend Alex Rover. Nim is as free as a bird, and she wouldn't swap places with anyone.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781741754735
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Apr 2008
Publisher: A&U Children's
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An irresistible adventure fantasy about Nim - a young girl alone on a tropical island except for her three amazing friends: an iguana, a sea-lion and a turtle. When a hurricane strikes, Nim becomes a hero in a single-handed sea rescue. Now a major feature film starring Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin ('Little Miss Sunshine') and Gerard Butler ('300').


By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781742374659
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Feb 2011
Publisher: A&U Children's
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A gripping wilderness-adventure. Raven's sister and step-father are trapped under rocks on the mountain top, and their lives depend on Raven making it down the mountain to get help. But can she find the way


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781743316788
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jun 2014
Publisher: A&U Children's
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In her third gripping adventure, Nim unearths an amazing opalised fossil, but this discovery puts her island in terrible danger.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781760877231
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: May 2020
Publisher: A&U Children's
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All three Nim novels - Nim's Island, Nim at Sea and Rescue on Nim's Island - collected in one edition to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the original publication of Nim's Island.


By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781741149333
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Oct 2006
Publisher: A&U Children's
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An eye-catching new edition of this popular, inspirational novel about a teenage girl re-making her life after a car accident. A deeply moving, unsentimental story of pain and love and self-discovery.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781742379081
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jun 2012
Publisher: A&U Children's
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Six tail-wagging, melt-your-heart stories of loyal, lost, playful and cuddly pets from the author of Nim's Island.


By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781865086453
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Feb 2003
Publisher: A&U Children's
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Finn discovers Jack Henry, a ghost, and his ghost-dog Nipper, in an old bush shack. They team up to outwit Boris Banks, who has plans for a gold mine that would destroy the bushland and leave the wild animals homeless. Illustrated junior novel.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781865088280
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2003
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
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A warm, wonderful novel to curl up with. More than a love story, it's a treat for readers who enjoy Anne Tyler, Maeve Binchy, or Mary Wesley.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781743316498
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Mar 2013
Publisher: A&U Children's
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A bind-up edition of two exciting adventure stories by Wendy Orr - Nim's Island and Nim at Sea. Nim's Island was a major international movie, and now there's a second action-packed movie inspired by Nim at Sea, called Return to Nim's Island, starring Bindi Irwin.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781760290023
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jun 2016
Publisher: A&U Children's
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Abandoned by the priestess of the island at birth, Aissa is an outcast, surviving by her wits - until she joins the acrobatic bull dancers who are sent away to compete on the island of the Bull King. A gripping and powerful adventure by acclaimed author Wendy Orr.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9780207191749
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Jul 1997
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Roland's family loves entering competitions, and the latest one has a grand house for first prize.


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By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9781876944452
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: May 2006
Publisher: National Museum of Australia
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This series takes readers on a fictional journey through some fascinating Australian stories, inspired by objects from the National Museum of Australia's collection. Ages 7+.


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By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9780207191114
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Oct 1996
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Dylan wanted a puppy more than anything in the world, he didn't care what sort of puppy it was, he just wanted a dog. But his parents say that he is too young. So when Dylan finds a puppy hiding in a tin can at the tip, Dylan takes the puppy home and hides it.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9780207176333
Readership/Audience: Primary and Secondary Educational
Publication Date: Jun 1994
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Sophie was lonely in the city and used to watch the pet shop on the other side of the park - The Noahs' Ark. When she could choose anything she wanted for her birthday, Sophie chose to visit the pet shop, even if she wasn't allowed to buy anything. But she found some friends in old Mr and Mrs Noah.


(Paperback)

By: Wendy Orr

ISBN: 9780207175923
Readership/Audience: Children
Publication Date: Sep 1992
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Jenny becomes involved in a project visiting old people and meets Mrs Pugh, an independent Welsh woman with rheumatoid arthritis, a quick temper and a musty house full of cats and antiques. One day Jenny discovers Mrs Pugh unconscious in bed, and some of the antiques are missing.