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Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series
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Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (30 books)
Larry, H I
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Zac Power extreme mission: Dark tower
The second piece of the evil IRIS is hidden deep in a dangerous forest. Zac has to battle an army of androids, but there are more surprises in store.
ISBN 9781921564062
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (30 books)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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Zac Power extreme mission: ice patrol
Zac is so close to saving the world from the super-weapon IRIS, just two more pieces to go. But he'l never guess what's waiting for him in a freezing, isolated mountain village.
ISBN 9781921564079
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (30 books)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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Zac power extreme mission: Sand storm
Zac Power is on a race around the world. He has to find the four parts of a mysterious gadget called IRIS. But what is IRIS, and why was it hidden.
ISBN 9781921564055
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (30 books)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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Zac Power extreme mission: Water blaster
Can Zac Power save his family and beat his enemies to the last piece of IRIS. The whole world is at stake, and it all comes down to Zac.
ISBN 9781921564086
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (30 books)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: blockbuster
Zac is invited to Hollywood for a top movie premier, where his mission is to work out what ThoughtVision is and find a prototype.
ISBN 9781921288203
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (9 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2007
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: boot camp
Zac is pleased when he is pulled out of maths class to go on a spy Boot Camp. When a top GIB spy goes missing Zac faces his biggest test so far.
ISBN 9781921288371
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (15 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2008
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: close shave
Zac's favourite hair gel has been spiked with a hair-removing ingredient. The only antidote is being held for ransom. If Zac can't find the culprits, the entire town, includig Zac himself, will be bald within a day. No-one messes with Zac's hair. This time, it's personal.
ISBN 9781921502224
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (19 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: deep waters
Zac Power's next mission is on the bottom of one of the deepest, darkest oceans in the world. It's a seabed so deep that no submarine could ever get down there.
ISBN 9781921098505
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (2 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2006
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: fossil fury
Dr Drastic is claiming he's cloned a dinosaur. Can Zac escape the flesh-eating plants in Drastic's BioDome to find out the truth.
ISBN 9781921564734
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (24 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2010
Larry, H I
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26786
Zac Power: foul play
BIG have infiltrated a soccer team in the grand final. Zac is a great soccer player, but is he good enough to stop BIG from cheating their way to the prize money.
ISBN 9781921564321
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (23 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: frozen fear
Zac is sent to the Great Icy Pole to discover who is attacking the world's petrol tankers. It's a freezing, scary place. The area is so remote, if Zac misses his helicopter ride back, he'll be stuck there all winter.
ISBN 9781921098628
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (4 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2006
Larry, H I
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729
Zac Power: high risk
Zac travels to a kingdom which allows no cool spy gadgets. How will he manage to save the kidnapped Prince without modern technology?
ISBN 9781921288494
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (11 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2007
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: horror house
When the power goes out all over town, Zac's SpyPad intercepts a message. The address in the message leads him to a creepy house that's full of surprises.
ISBN 9781921502217
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (18 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: lunar strike
Zac is rocketed into outer space to stop the theft of the proceeds from a big, charity, rock concert. He is almost undone by enemy agents who give him a complete makeover. Zac wins the day with the help of his family pet rat, Cipher.
ISBN 9781921288043
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (7 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2007
Larry, H I
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522
Zac Power: mind games
Super-smart hackers are attacking the software that protects a powerful satellite, WorldEye. Zac is lead to Bladesville, a huge city where all the latest games and gadgets are developed. Zac will need to track down the hackers and outsmart them.
ISBN 9781921098567
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (3 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2006
Larry, H I
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524
Zac Power: night raid
Someone has been stealing large amounts of gold bars from the world's most secure bank vault. Zac will try to find out who it is and stop them getting the gold out of the country.
ISBN 9781921098758
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (6 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2006
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: overdrive
It should be the coolest mission ever. Zac is going to a car race to spy on a team who have the fastest car in the world. But, GIB suspects the car will be used as a getaway car in a crime. Zac has the need for speed on this mission.
ISBN 9781921564109
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (21 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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521
Zac Power: poison island
Zac Power is a cool twelve year old, secret government agent. He is on a mission to secure the formula for solution X from an evil scientist.
ISBN 9781921098444
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (1 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2006
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: river rampage
Someone has hacked into GIB's satellite. Can Zac get past the dangerous white rapids and a massive waterfall before GIB secrets are leaked to the world.
ISBN 9781921564338
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (22 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: shipwreck
Zac is sent to the Black Triangle in search of a missing GIB agent. This mysterious patch of ocean is full of shipwrecks. Zac must find the missing agent before the Black Triangle claims him as its newest victim.
ISBN 9781921502941
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (20 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: shock music
Has Zac's favourite band turned evil. Zac will have to use all his awesome rock star skills to work out what's going on.
ISBN 9781921690020
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (25 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2010
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: shockwave
Zac has twenty-four hours to find the purple diamond LaserBlaster and it's evil creator before it destroys all mobile phone networks across the world.
ISBN 9781921288487
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (10 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2007
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: sky high
Zac Power blasts of into the sky to find where the top-secret technology that was stolen is being hidden.
ISBN 9781921417610
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (13 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2008
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: sudden drop
Enemies hijack a secret water supply and Zac Power faces another dangerous mission.
ISBN 9781921288050
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (8 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2007
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: swamp race
Zac has to find top-secret blueprints before his enemy does. Trouble is, they are hidden in the middle of the Murky Swamp.
ISBN 9781921502194
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (16 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2008
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: thrill ride
There's a sinister invention at Shark Park that's about to be unleashed. Zac's spy senses are on high-alert. He must ride the scariest roller-coaster, stop the invention and save the world.
ISBN 9781921502705
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (17 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2009
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: tomb of doom
Zac's family holiday is boring until he is called away on his latest mission. Zac Power is so cool and he's not afraid of anything.
ISBN 9781921098697
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (5 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2006
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: ultimate mission
Zac Power is facing his biggest challenge ever. This time the whole world is in danger. GIB's worst enemies have joined forces for their most evil plan yet, led by a mysterious new enemy called the Shadow. This mission will be the ultimate test of Zac's spy skills - especially if it means the end of GIB.
ISBN 9781921690884
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (26 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2010
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: undercover
Zac Power must find the double agent stealing valuable secrets and gadgets.
ISBN 9781921417177
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (12 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2008
Larry, H I
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Zac Power: volcanic panic
Zac's mission is to a secret volcanic island. Little does he know that the island is BIG headquaters and is being led in to a trap.
ISBN 9781921417313
Series Zac Power and Zac Power Extreme missions series (14 of 30)
Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2008
Larry, H I
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Zac's PB
Zac isn't sure if he is good enough to be a sports star. To find out, he goes to the Institute of Sporting Dreams where he discovers golf, baseball, basketball, tennis, soccer and the fact, it doesn't matter if you don't win as long as you do your best.
ISBN 9780733616624
Publisher Hodder Headline Australia Pty Ltd, 2003
Stanford, Michael
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Zadie Ma and the dog who chased the moon
Zadie Ma is a girl who writes magical stories that sometimes come true. One day she starts to write about rescuing a poor unwanted dog called Jupiter. Can Zadie bring to life her most important story of all where she finds Jupiter, the dog of her dreams? This book will make you believe in the power of stories, courage and friendship, just like Zadie.
ISBN 9781761046513
Publisher Penguin, 2022
Wang, Gabrielle
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Zafir: through my eyes
Zafir has a comfortable life in Syria with his doctor father and journalist mother. But, everything changes after the Day of Rage, when Zafir's father is arrested, his mother is injured and their house is bombed. Zafir's cousin takes him in but, that too, becomes dangerous as the city becomes more and more besieged. Zafir fears that his family may never be reunited to live in peace again.
ISBN 9781743312544
Series Through my eyes series (7 books)
Publisher Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd, 2015
Mason, Prue & White, Lyn (ed)
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Zapped into space
Strap yourself into the console! You've just entered Madame Zapps new Virtual Reality arcade. But once you take on these virtual worlds, forget about scoring. You'll be too busy trying to stay alive! The choice is yours in this scary Goosebumps adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings!
ISBN 9780590397742
Series Goosebumps series (99 books)
Publisher Scholastic Australia, 1997
Stine, R.L
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Zita the Spacegirl: Graphic Novel
When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita leaps to the rescue and finds herself a stranger on a strange planet. Humanoid chickens and neurotic robots are shocking enough as new experiences go, but Zita is even more surprised to find herself taking on the role of intergalactic hero. Before long, aliens in all shapes and sizes don't even phase her. Neither do ancient prophecies, doomed planets, or even a friendly con man who takes a mysterious interest in Zita's quest.
ISBN 9781596434462
Publisher MacMillan, 2011
Topics / Graphic novels /
Hatke, Ben
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Zobi and the zoox: A story of coral bleaching
With her home under threat from a warming ocean, Zobi, a brave rhizobia bacterium, teams up with a family of slow but steady zoox (zooxanthellae). As the coral bleaves, everyone begins to starve ... Can Zobi and the zoox work together to stave the day? A beautifully illustrated science-adventure story set on the Great Barrier Reef.
ISBN 9781486309603
Publisher CSIRO, 2018
Wild, Ailsa & Reed, Avivia & Barr, Briony & Crocetti, Gregory
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Zoe, Max and the Bicycle Bus
The students of 5D are all getting to know each other and their new teacher who is a passionate cyclist. With their teacher's help, the students gradually get permission from their parents to ride to school each day, but not everyone is a confident rider and the road leading into the school is not safe due to a lack of bike lane. Zoe and Max think they might have a solution to this problem, but it might get them in trouble!
ISBN 9780702263002
Publisher University of Queensland Press, 2020
Herrick, Steven
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Zombie Halloween
Kenny Manzetti was the new kid in town. His family moved back in to an old house to help take care of his grandfather. Everyone in his new neighbourhood is obsessed with zombies, even Grandpa Mo. But then a new family moves in next door and there choice in furniture is...interesting. Kenny is convinced that there is something strange about the new neighbours but his parents won't listen to him. So Kenny and his friends go in for a closer look. A bad idea on any day but definitely the wrong choice around Halloween. Will Kenny survive long enough to go trick or treating?
ISBN 9780545627764
Series Goosebumps series (99 books)
Publisher Scholastic Australia, 2014
Stine, R.L
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Zombie school
It's hard to get in to Ranewash Boarding School -- and impossible to get out! If you take science, you may get a transmitter implanted in your skin. In gym class, you'll be climbing ropes to escape the piranhas. And don't even think about checking out the detention hall!
ISBN 9780590993975
Series Goosebumps series (99 books)
Publisher Scholastic Australia, 1999
Stine, R.L
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Zombies vs the Illuminati
Three 12-year-old boys and the world's sassiest teenage girl join forces to defeat the zombie hordes before the world is plunged into a new Dark Age. The quartet's weapons of choice? A light-sabre that doesn't have any batteries, a sack of doorknobs, and a non-existent Pegasus. What could possibly go wrong?
ISBN 9781925804874
Publisher Ford Street Publishing, 2021
Larkin, John & Lin, Matt (ill)
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Zoo keepers
If you are interested in being a zoo keeper, find out about the jobs they do in the zoo and in the wild.
ISBN 9780732998141
Series Extreme jobs series (6 of 6)
Publisher Macmillan Education Australia Pty Ltd, 2005
Hyland, Tony
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Zoo of magical and mythological creatures, The
Twelve year old Zackary s a disappointment to his parents, the King and Queen of Zedge. He as failed with the Artists, the Scholars and the Knights so is sent to work reckoning cutlery and kitchen utensils. When Zackary stumbles across an adventurous job as sorcerer's assistant in the Zoo of Magical and Mythological Creatures, he must survive the most dangerous and destructive creature the zoo has ever seen.
ISBN 9780330424752
Publisher Pan MacMillan, 2009
Bowring, Sam
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