Books with author Dianne Bates

The Awesome Animals series features fascinating stories about animals from all over the world. Each beautifully styled book contains true stories and amazing facts about our best-loved pets: dogs, cats & horses.Featuring lots of gorgeous illustrations combined with images of the adorable dogs and cats from Best Friends Rescue and Little Legs Cat Rescue, these books are loaded with information and interesting facts. The inclusion of real-life images and stories of the charismatic animals from pet rescue organisations adds another level of education and inspiration.Aimed at children 8 to 12 years of age, with a average reading age of 10, this series will appeal to both the trade and educational markets, with kids sure to enjoy the entertaining combination of interesting and bizarre facts and stories and wacky jokes and verse.

Did anyone ask Claire if that was what she wanted?! Not only does Claire have to leave her dad, her friends and her perfectly good life in the city, but now she has to deal with her mother's new boyfriend, 'Mac'. Claire is pretty sure that this enormous life-as-we-know-it change is absolutely NOT a good thing. But with her mum in love with Mac and her new job, it looks like it's up to Claire to bring her 'real' family back together. A warm-hearted story about changing families and embracing new beginnings.