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Over one hundred years since danger has come to the Plateau, home of Titch, a little mouse who imagines with her friends Huckleberry and Dollop that she is the legendary Bravepaw as she waves her wooden sword in a threatening manner. One day the unimaginable , unexpected came and she was chosen to follow the Prophesy. Can she really be brave? LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to L.M. Wilkinson read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#bravepaw-and-the-heartstone-of-alluria-l-m-wilkinson

Set sail on the SS Webweaver with Captain Ahab the spider, Shasta the brolga and Bob the odd-job otter as they go with the flow in search of the finest stories, poems, plays, articles, puzzles and comic serials. LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Claire Catacouzinos read an article on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#when-hatchlings-take-off-claire-catacouzinos

There's a reason families usually live together to contain the horror and not inflict it on others. A family holiday is a really, really bad idea! After a super embarrassing situation at school, Jakob decides the only way to escape the ridicule is to leave the country on a family holiday. But with a cheapskate worry-wart for a dad and an obnoxiously loud optimist for a mum, fresh humiliation is around every corner. Even worse, the weirdest girl at school is coming along for the ride and won't let Jakob out of her sight. Jakob thinks he has hit rock-bottom. Little does he know there is always further to fall in a family holiday disaster! LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Nathan Luff read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#family-disasters-1-crash-landing-nathan-luff

These frogs don't just eat flies, they eat DANGER! Frog Squad comes to the rescue of a mega tanker in distress- and it's full of ice-cream! Will these brave rescue frogs be fast enough to stop Professor Cain and The Organisation of Amphibious Devious Scoundrels (TOADS) from controlling the global supply of ice-cream? LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Kate and Jol Temple read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#frog-squad-1-dessert-disaster-kate-and-jol-temple

Blair has messed up big time. Wracked with guilt but terrified to confess. He's left floundering in the deep. What happens when a mistake just can't be undone? LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Cristy Burne read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#into-the-blue-cristy-burne

When Branson's parents announce a ski trip to Aspen, he's thrilled - until he learns he won't be going with them. Instead, Branson is being sent to an exclusive retreat in the Daintree Rainforest that promises poolside luxury, cuisine classes, and lessons in interior decoration. Not his idea of a holiday. But, when they arrive at the resort, Branson and the other kids learn they've been duped! The building is in ruins, the bathroom's covered in slime, and the pool is empty. It turns out the owners have lured the kids to Jungle Escape to work as free labour and restore the resort. Branson and his new friends need to find a way out of this hell hole and the Daintree Rainforest. Will they be able to escape this jungle, or will they end up as cassowary - or crocodile - lunch? LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Nathan Luff read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#jungle-escape-nathan-luff

A kelpie puppy is about to be sent to the pound and Eli knows he has to do something. After adopting the flame-chested kelpie, now named Zoom, the family falls in love, but they soon learn theres a lot involved in raising a dog. Especially a working dog, who is hardwired to round up pretty much everything, even socks. When Zoom goes missing on a family bushwalk, the family sets out on a frantic search. With each passing moment, anxiety mounts, but they refuse to give up hope. As night falls, their strength is tested, both physically and emotionally. Will they be able to find Zoom? What mischief could a dog get up to in the bush? LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Deb Fitzpatrick read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#kelpie-chaos-deb-fitzpatrick

Barny the lamb and his two friends Shaama and Billy are sick and tired of being picked on at the petting farm where they live. They decide to form a gang - THE NERD HERD. But how will they ever show the other animals how brave they are, when they are faced with a gigantic cat, vicious dog, a raging bull and a fox that is outsmarting everyone and stealing all the chooks? Read the first instalment of this hilarious series to venture into the world of punny wisecracks, sheepishly great friends, wooly adventures and baaaarmy ideas, all in one book. LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Nathan Luff read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#the-nerd-herd-nathan-luff

Any two Countdown or Blast Off magazines can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

One morning, just as Tim is leaving for school, his mum and dad call after him, "Tim! Tie your shoelaces. Something terrible could happen!" This is the story of the SOMETHING TERRIBLE that did. LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Sally Barton read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#tim-tie-your-shoelaces-sally-barton

Sophia and Ollie are zookeepers for a day, but they don't expect their first job to be working with poo! They find there's a lot to learn before they can work with the zookeepers at Taronga Zoo. They are going to have to start at the bottom and work their way up! LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Kristin Darell read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#poo-at-the-zoo-kristin-darell

Any five titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page, on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top of the screen.

Roam with Mim, her dad, brother and horse Flossy as their travelling bookshop takes them around the world to places they are needed most, where the perfect books find their way home. LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Katrina Nannestad read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#mim-and-the-baffling-bully-katrina-nannestad

Dusty spends a lit of time playing games online, and usually with his stepdad, Marcus. One Saturday morning, Marcus loads his things into his car and leaves. He takes his Xbox. Dusty is determined to buy an Xbox of his own and tried odd jobs that don't quite work out. That is until cool Uncle Rick turns up. Uncle Rick introduces Dusty to surfing and teaches him about culture and Country. Dusty swiftly discovers that there is more to life than gaming. LISTEN ON BOOK BITES! You can listen to Jared Thomas read the first chapter of this book on the PRC's Book bites podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or The Arts Unit website! Copy and paste this URL into your browser to start listening! https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/listen-the-arts-unit/literature-and-language-arts/book-bites/3-4-book-list#uncle-xbox-jared-thomas