Books published by publisher MURDOCH BOOKS

What do brownies, lamingtons, meringues, and cookies have in common? They all taste better on sticks! Introducing readers to a delightful new baking trend, this book features easy-to-follow recipes and loads of fun decorating ideas for every kind of "pop," with recipes for Chocolate Peppermint Cream Pops, Red Velvet Cake Pops, Cheesecake Pops, Caramel Popcorn Pops, Brown Sugar & Cinnamon Christmas Tree Pops, and Honeycomb and Chocolate Pops. From fancy afternoon teas to children's birthday parties, any occasion becomes fun with these festive desserts. Includes dual measures.

Malini lives with her parents and young sister, Banni, in northern Sri Lanka. As the civil war heads towards its catastrophic end, Malini and her family are herded by Tamil Tiger troops towards the coast where they will act as human shields, along with thousands of other Tamil civilians. When Malini's father pushes a mobile phone into her hands and tells her to run off into the forest with Banni, Malini does as she is told. But then the shelling begins, and Malini has no way of finding her mother and father. With the role of parent thrust upon her, Malini has no choice but to travel to her grandfather's village a long way inland. She and Banni will need to keep off the highways and stay alert for soldiers from all sides. But where will the next meal come from? Who can they trust? Where will they shelter? And will they ever be reunited with their parents again? The uplifting story of one girl's odyssey through war-torn Sri Lanka.

Nim lives on an island with her father, Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, and their friend Alex Rover, the adventure writer. Nim's island is the most beautiful place in the world, and she wouldn't swap live anywhere else. When Jack invites a group of scientists to visit, they bring their children as well. But two of the scientists have plans other than studying algae... By the time Nim discovers what they really want, and what they will do to get it, the children are in grave danger. And so is the island! Nim must choose between saving a natural treasure and saving someone's life.

Milo's life is almost entirely unremarkable. He lives in a solid kennel in an okay part of town. Every other day he has a job delivering parcels.Then Milo's life is turned upside down by an argument with his friend Snombo, followed by a strange wild storm that leaves him and his kennel in a precarious place.So begins Milo's surprisingly remarkable journey back to his friends.A warm and whimsical adventure by the acclaimed creator of My Uncle's Donkey and Nobody Owns the Moon.

Meet the Wombats. They are going on their first school camp ever, with their teachers Mrs Nott and Ms Annabel.Naucia's a bit posh, Audrey's a literary genius, Hughie's scared of nothing.Ima loves baking, Ollie's small and fast, and Sardinia does magic tricks.Albert knows everything, Dante's never without his ball, Ava wants to win.Freddie has one eye, Alecia hates everything, and Horrie loves his pet rat (or is it an antechinus?).Join the Wombats as they explore, build, cook, perform, climb, jump, scare each other silly and have the time of their lives.'The indomitable Roland Harvey manages to capture chaos and bring it in an orderly way into the pages of a picture book.a great class book and a fun book to read at home. Junior Books + Publishing