Collins Booksellers Spring Reading Guide 2019 Spring-reading-guide-FA-WEB (2) | Page 22

TEEN & CHILDREN’S Non-fiction A Boy Called Bob Bob Murphy, Tony Wilson RRP $17.99 Follow Bob as he gets drafted to the Western Bulldogs at seventeen, slogs his guts out at training with the big Dogs, and eventually becomes one of the greatest football captains ever. Due SEPT 10 Rise Up Amanda Li RRP $35.00 OUR PRICE $30 00 Rise Up contains tales of amazing young girls and boys who have achieved the unimaginable. These empowering stories show that no matter who you are, how old you are, and what you do, you can rise to the challenge. All Aboard! True Train Tales Pauline Deeves RRP $24.99 Join Jack and his Grandpa as they journey through Australian railway history and try to save the town’s precious train museum. Grandpa tells lots of tales about trains and best of all, every one of them is true. FROM THE ADULT Cover The image on the adult cover of this catalogue is taken from a painting by David Hockney. Here is a book which tells you about how this man and other artists create their work. A History of Pictures for Children David Hockney, Martin Gayford RRP $29.99 Give a gift card feature TITLES Songs of a War Boy Deng Thiak Adut, Ben McKelvey RRP $16.99 Due SEPT Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 1 Deng was rescued by his brother John and, miraculously, they became the third Sudanese family resettled in Australia. Songs of a War Boy is the inspirational memoir of a young man who has overcome adversity to become a lawyer and refugee advocate in Sydney. Marcia Langton RRP $29.99 Marcia Langton’s book is essential reading for any Australian high school student who wants to learn more about the culture that has thrived here for over 50,000 years. Coding for Kids for Dummies Camille McCue RRP $42.95 Welcome to Your Period Yumi Stynes, Dr Melissa Kang RRP $19.99 Written by a classroom instructor with over a decade of experience teaching technology skills to kids as young as five, this book teaches the steps and logic needed to write code, solve problems, and create fun games and animations using projects based in Scratch and JavaScript. A modern, funny, inclusive and big-sisterish guide to getting your period, and what to do once it comes. Whether you’re an apprehensive nine-year-old, the parent of a tween with a bunch of questions, this book is reassuring, fun and full of the info you need. Adam Spencer’s Mini Book of Numbers Adam Spencer RRP $19.99 Adam Spencer is back with more teasing, tantalising and tricky maths games, puzzles and quizzes for young and hungry minds. Scared of square roots? Petrified of Pythagoras? Let Australia’s funniest mathematician demystify numbers in this bumper new edition. LITTLE PEOPLE Big SERIES dreams Bruce Lee Due SEPT Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Miguel Bustos RRP $19.99 Story Time Stars Discover the life of Bruce Lee, the martial artist and Hollywood film star, in this true story of his life. 1 Stephanie Owen Reeder RRP $24.99 Get together with old friends and meet new ones in this light-hearted retrospective of much-loved characters from over a century of Australian illustrated books for children. Rudolf Nureyev Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Eleanora Arosio RRP $19.99 Part of the popular Little People, Big Dreams series, Rudolf Nureyev tells the inspiring story of this iconic Russian ballet dancer. Available in-store and online collinsbooks.com.au