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Aussie STEM Stars: Fiona Wood: Inventor of spray-on skin by Cristy Burne
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Aussie Stem Star Ser.
Age range 9 to 14Fiona Wood is a plastic surgeon whose expertise in burns treatment came to the world's attention in 2002 in the wake of the Bali bombings. From defending the weak and fixing the broken to fighting for her chance to study medicine, the story of plastic surgeon and spray-on skin inventor ...Show more
Aussie STEM Stars: Suzy Urbaniak: Volcano hunter and STEAM warrior by Cristy Burne
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Aussie Stem Stars Ser.
Age range 9 to 12Aussie STEM Stars is an inspiring children’s series that celebrates Australia’s experts in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.About Suzy Urbaniak'Many people tend to follow the crowd, but never ask ‘Why?’ Suzy Urbaniak taught me so many things. This new way of thinking cha ...Show more
Aussie Stem Stars: Marita Cheng - Robotics Entrepreneur by Cristy Burne
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: Aussie Stem Star Ser.
Beneath the Trees by Cristy Burne
Category: Early Reader
Cam and Sophie feel like they've been travelling forever to get to the rainforest and the river and their cousins. They just want to see a platypus in the wild, but with the rain tipping down and the river turning wild they can't see a thing. Until suddenly, they can. A platypus is just below them, an ...Show more
Beneath the Trees (POS) Bookmarks by Cristy Burne
Category: Junior Fiction
Beneath the Trees (POS) Bookmarks
Into the Blue by Cristy Burne
Category: Junior Fiction
This new adventure story from award-winning children's author Cristy Burne helps readers learn about the importance of honesty and owning your actions. Blair and his cousin embark on an adventurous day out, snorkelling on the wreck of the Omeo, but their excitement turns to panic when Blair loses his br ...Show more
Monster Matsuri ; bk. 3 by Cristy Burne
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Takeshita Demons
Trouble is brewing again for Miku and her friends, Cait and Alex. There's a violent quilt in Alex's bedroom and a mystery visitor has been in the Takeshitas' house, drinking tea out of their best cups. And then Kazu is stolen for the second time. Miku, Cait, Alex and the little Filth Licker must solve t ...Show more
Off the Track by Cristy Burne
Category: Early Reader
From the author of To the Lighthouse comes a new adventure for young readers about falling in love with the bush, and with hiking and being in the wild. It's about disconnecting from technology and discovering yourself.Harry's perfect life was straying way off-track. He looked pleadingly at Mum. Surely ...Show more
Takeshita Demons (#1) by Cristy Burne
Category: Children's | Series: Takeshita Demons
Miku Takeshita and her family have moved from Japan to live in the UK, but unfortunately the family's enemy demons have followed them! Miku knows she's in trouble when her new supply teacher turns out to be a Nukekubi - a bloodthirsty demon who can turn into a flying head and whose favourite snack is ch ...Show more
The Filth Licker ; Bk. 2 by Cristy Burne
Category: Children's | Series: Takeshita Demons
Miku is going to School Camp in the forest, with her friend Cait and the rest of her class. It should be fun. But Miku has premonitions of danger, and when Oscar goes down with a festering rash, and a rushing wind blows out the bonfire she's sure something bad is going on. Then Alex finds the frog-like ...Show more
To the Lighthouse by Cristy Burne
Category: Children's
With Emmy daring him on, Isaac's life gets more and more exciting. But when things go horribly wrong on their secret midnight adventure, they both wonder whether this time they've gone too far . . .
Ultra Violet: Down to Business by Cristy Burne
Category: Junior Fiction
Violet is a science genius. Izzy believes in aliens. Leonardo da Pinch is a talking crab. Together, they’re on a mission to save their school, only, today’s the sort of day when ANYTHING could happen (including an outer space invasion and explosions!) It’s time to get DOWN TO BUSINESS with some wacky sc ...Show more