Booklists

A mystery beast is prowling the yards of the neighbourhood and freaking out Zac's dog Orbit. Can Zac, Ning, Marcus and Lucia discover the identity of the species of this mysterious creature? Can scientists Aristotle and Charles Darwin help? Travel back through time with Zac and his friends through the Backspace App as they learn the wonders of science from some of history's greatest minds.

Marcus has a cold and Ning has broken her arm. It seems like every "body" is falling apart. Can Zac and his friends put it all together by travelling back in time, using the Backspace App that Zac created, to seek the help of Leonardo da Vinci and Rosalind Franklin? Learn the wonders of science from some of history's greatest minds.

Through an App created by Zac, him and his friends learn all about electricity through visits in time with Benjamin Franklin, Luigi Galvani, Alessandro Volta, Nikola Tesla, Michael Faraday, and Samuel Morse.

Through an App created by Zac, him and his friends learn all about forces and motion through visits in time with Sir Isaac Newton, the Wright Brothers, Robert Goddard, Archimedes, and Galileo

Through an App created by Zac, him and his friends learn all about space through visits in time with Neil Armstrong, Edmond Halley, Nicolaus Copernicus, Annie Jump Cannon, and Edwin Hubble.

A visit to Tornado Alley turns into a game of tag with a dangerous tornado twister. Can Zac, Lucia, Marcus and Ning weather the storm with help from Ted Fujita, John Park Finley and more? Journey back through time, with Zac Newton and friends, using an App created by Zac, as they learn the wonders of science, including tornados, cyclones and radar detection systems from some of history's greatest minds.

Any three 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 left hand corner of the screen.

Zac is off on Spy Camp to do space training. Hopefully he can dodge the space lasers.

Zac is off on Spy Camp to do circus training. What will happen when his tightrope breaks.

Zac is off on Spy Camp to crack codes. When Bladesville needs saving Zac puts his code-cracking skills to good use.

Zac is off to Spy Camp to survive in the outdoors. Can he get across the desert in time.

Zac is off to Spy Camp to train in secret tunnels. Will he find a way out before they flood.

Zac is off to Spy Camp to train animals where he meets one very angry lion.

Zac is off on Spy Camp to work on his karate. Things become interesting when his opponent is a crazy karate robot.

Zac is off to Spy Camp to rescue people. Hopefully he can save his training buddy from red-hot lava.

Any three 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 left hand corner of the screen.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. He hopes they will be enough to stop a bank robbery.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. Will they help him get the secret GIB plans back.

Zac has to test drive two new gadgets to see if they will get him to the poisoned frogs in time.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive to stop BIG polluting the sea.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. Zac wonders if they can stop the ice caps from melting.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. He's off to the moon to see if they work.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. He hopes they will help him to turn the power back on.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. Can they help him find the mission drivers.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. He's trying to stop the blimp from crashing.

Zac has two new gadgets which he hopes will chase sharks away from swimmers.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. He has to rescue someone at the skate park.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. He wants to use them to save a man lost in the snow.

Zac urgently needs to escape from the space lasers.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. He wonders if they will work, even deep under the water.

Zac has two new gadgets to find out who is sending fake missions.

Zac has two new gadgets to test drive. They are tested by Zac's wild rescue at the zoo.

Zanzibar wants to be written about in the local paper but he needs to have done something exceptional. When reporter Achille LaBlab knocks on his door, Zaanzibar is disappointed to learn he is very ordinary, but Zanzibar decides it is never too late to achieve greatness and he sets off on a quest to find something to do that will make him exceptional.

A scruffy stray cat finds his life changed when he disrupts a Paris fashion show and unwittingly creates a new style that makes him the rage of Paris.

Harry and Jordan Fox are on a chairlift ride at Nullambine Zoo when they spy a baby zebra with its eyes closed. The baby is in danger and it looks like a Code Bright Red mission is needed to save the zebra's life.

Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, life cycle and behaviour of zebras, the striped member of the horse family.

Simple, factual information about zebras, with beautifully presented photographs and illustrations. A glossary of terms and an index are included.

Zelda Stitch is trying to be a great teacher and to not use her magic, but trouble is brewing. She has a broken arm which alarmingly randomly lets off blasts of magic. One of her students has discovered she also has magical powers, and the PE teacher is seriously mean. With school camp quickly approaching will Zelda be able to become a hero or will she cause everything she cares about to vanish?

These Zen tales involve a poor man giving gifts to a robber, a farmer who realises there are silver linings to dark clouds and a monk who must learn to let go of his burdens.

Any three 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 left hand corner of the screen.

Beaver thinks that winning the race and receiving his prize is good. He believes that falling out of a tree and into the river is bad. Shri Shelly suggests that you never can be certain about these things.

Everyone has an ice-cream except Bruno and he can't get ice-cream off his mind. Bruno's teacher, a martial arts master, shows how focused attention and caring for others brings freedom, happiness and even ice-cream.

Grizzel Bear is angry. He stomps on flowers, he grumbles and he complains. He meets Guru Walter Wombat, who is full of love and compassion. Walter refuses to accept Grizzel's anger and eventually the anger dissolves.

The lazy cat, Furball, believes dhe knows everything. But, when disaster strikes, Furball discovers that being a 'know it all' simply means being all washed up

The story of a very bored monkey with absolutely nothing to do. Shri Shelley, a tortoise, shows Monkey that it is up to him to stop being bored and not to rely on others for his entertainment.

A moving story about a little girl whose family has lost almost everything. Ziba, her mother, and other women and children from a tiny village escape the approaching war in Afghanistan to travel in an overcrowded fishing boat to a new life and freedom.

Ruby is thrilled when she and her friends decide to have a Kitten Club sleepover at her house. The only problem is her lively kitten, Ziggy. He's so full of energy and often keeps Ruby up at night, clambering over her bed and licking her face. Ruby will have to think of a way to keep Ziggy entertained so the girls can get a decent night's sleep.

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.

Benjamin Roy lives for the undead. He plays zombie video games. He watches zombie movies. He even keeps a zombie comic handy for those emergencies when he's forced to read a book. Ben's pretty sure he'll never get enough of the undead. But, one day, he stumbles across a secret doorway at school, which leads to an underground chamber where strange creatures lurk. They're not alive. But, they're not quite dead, either.

Any three 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 left hand corner of the screen.

It's Benjamin Roy's first Halloween as a zombie and he's keen to see if being a real ghoul gets him more candy. But, it doesn't take long before the tricks become dangerous and the treats turn deadly. Then, when the only bridge out of town is destroyed and corpses start creeping from their caskets, Benjamin realises there's something rotten in his town, and it's not just the zombies.

Benjamin Roy is now a zombie. Well, a half-zombie to be exact. The trouble is he can't tell anyone about his new infrared vision and super-speed. Not even his best friend, Sophie, because he's pretty sure the government or the police or, even worse, his parents will lock him up if they find out. But, someone starts watching him and following him. Somebody knows his secret. Unless Ben can figure out who it is, he'll have to start running. Or, lurching really fast.

As Benjamin Roy has finally learnt to control his infra-red vision and super-strength, he's sure that his undead life is about to get easier. But, being a zombie isn't all grave-dirt and brains. There's bad stuff, too. Like the creepy teacher at school, watching his every move. Then, there's the dangerous secret haunting his best friend. But, things really get spooky when Ben's annoying brother goes missing.

A collection of stories and facts about actual animals living in zoos. Be informed about animals' personalities, behaviours and find out what their keepers say about them.