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Books with author Kerry Millard

  • Nim's Island

    Wendy Orr, Kerry Millard

    Paperback (Yearling, Feb. 12, 2008)
    A girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim–a modern-day Robinson Crusoe! She can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire with a piece of glass. So she’s not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their island. Besides, it’s not as if no one’s looking after her–she’s got a sea lion to mother her and an iguana for comic relief. She also has an interesting new e-mail pal. But when her father’s cell-phone calls stop coming and disaster seems near, Nim has to be stronger and braver than she’s ever been before.And she’ll need all her friends to help her.
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  • Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings

    Kerry Miller

    Paperback (William Morrow Paperbacks, Nov. 4, 2008)
    Disguised as helpful advice, gentle reminders, or friendly requests, the painfully polite passive-aggressive notes in this hilarious calendar are sugarcoated with smiley faces but betrayed by one too many exclamation points. All this oh-so proper hostility will leave you roaring with laughter!
  • Gordon's Biscuit

    Kerry Millard

    Hardcover (HarperCollins Publishers PTY, Feb. 1, 2000)
    Gordon the dog loves cookies and visiting the park, until one day there's a new rule, "No dogs!" and it takes all his friends' cookie-making efforts to make him happy again
  • Nim at Sea

    Wendy Orr, Kerry Millard

    language (Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 11, 2008)
    This time Nim’s the fish-out-of-water as she stows away on a cruise ship to save her kidnapped sea lion friend. Accompanied by her likeable iguana, Fred, the island girl lands with a splash in Manhattan, on the run from of a very Bad Guy, and on her way to reunite with her friend, cowardly adventure novelist Alex Rover. Kids who are interested in animals and animal welfare will enjoy this warmhearted story’s combo of suspenseful high-seas happenings, New York City excitement, and family drama.
  • Nim's Island

    Wendy Orr, Kerry Millard

    Paperback (Yearling, June 11, 2002)
    A girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim–a modern-day Robinson Crusoe! She can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire with a piece of glass. So she’s not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their island. Besides, it’s not as if no one’s looking after her–she’s got a sea lion to mother her and an iguana for comic relief. She also has an interesting new e-mail pal. But when her father’s cell-phone calls stop coming and disaster seems near, Nim has to be stronger and braver than she’s ever been before.And she’ll need all her friends to help her.
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  • Nim at Sea

    Wendy Orr, Kerry Millard

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 11, 2008)
    This time Nim’s the fish-out-of-water as she stows away on a cruise ship to save her kidnapped sea lion friend. Accompanied by her likeable iguana, Fred, the island girl lands with a splash in Manhattan, on the run from of a very Bad Guy, and on her way to reunite with her friend, cowardly adventure novelist Alex Rover. Kids who are interested in animals and animal welfare will enjoy this warmhearted story’s combo of suspenseful high-seas happenings, New York City excitement, and family drama.
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  • Gordon's Biscuit

    Kerry Millard

    Paperback (Penguin Global, April 25, 2007)
    Gordon is Ella and Sam's favourite friend. Gordon loves biscuits. He also loves the park. One day a man at the park puts up a sign that says NO DOGS.Gordon is miserable. What can his friends do to cheer him up?
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  • Nim's Island

    Wendy Orr, Kerry Millard

    eBook (Allen & Unwin, May 3, 2010)
    Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea with her father Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, a turtle called Chica and a satellite dish for her email. No one else in the world lives quite like Nim, and she wouldn't swap places with anyone.But when Jack disappears in his sailing boat, and disaster threatens her home, Nim must be braver than she's ever been before. And she needs help from her friends, old and new.A delicious fantasy-adventure for young readers from the author of Peeling the Onion, Spook's Shack, Mokie and Bik, and Nim's latest daring adventure, Nim at Sea.
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  • Nim's Island

    Wendy Orr, Kerry Millard

    eBook (Allen & Unwin, May 3, 2010)
    Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea with her father Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, a turtle called Chica and a satellite dish for her email. No one else in the world lives quite like Nim, and she wouldn't swap places with anyone.But when Jack disappears in his sailing boat, and disaster threatens her home, Nim must be braver than she's ever been before. And she needs help from her friends, old and new.A delicious fantasy-adventure for young readers from the author of Peeling the Onion, Spook's Shack, Mokie and Bik, and Nim's latest daring adventure, Nim at Sea.
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  • Nim's Island

    Wendy Orr, Kerry Millard

    Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 13, 2001)
    A girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim–a modern-day Robinson Crusoe! She can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire with a piece of glass. So she’s not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their island. Besides, it’s not as if no one’s looking after her–she’s got a sea lion to mother her and an iguana for comic relief. She also has an interesting new e-mail pal. But when her father’s cell-phone calls stop coming and disaster seems near, Nim has to be stronger and braver than she’s ever been before.And she’ll need all her friends to help her.
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  • Nim's Island

    Wendy Orr, Kerry Millard

    eBook (Puffin, July 3, 2008)
    Nim lives on a beautiful island in the middle of the wide blue sea with her father, Jack, an iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie and a turtle called Chica. But when Jack disappears and disaster threatens her home, Nim must be braver than she's ever been before. And she needs help from her friends . . .Delicious adventure-fantasy for readers aged 8+.Illustrated by Kerry Millard.
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  • Nim's Island

    Wendy Orr, Kerry Millard

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Feb. 12, 2008)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Nim loves her island home and the animals she shares it with even while her scientist father is away doing research, but trouble is on the way and a new e-mail friend could be the only one who can help.
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