Books published by publisher Angus and Robertson

In a deep, green forest, a long way from anywhere in particular, live some of the strangest, funniest characters you've met for a long time. There's the Hypotenuse, a green frog, Andy, who thinks ants and ice-cream are the best things possible for dinner and a very intelligent mouse with a speech impediment. Together they have lots of adventures, meet quite a few interesting people, work out several puzzling problems, sing a few nonsense songs, and generally enjoy themselves. In fact their lives would be idyllic, if it weren't for the fact that lurking in the background and posing a constant threat is one of the most hideous and bad tempered creatures a forest has ever had the baad luck to accommodate? Anyone who is easily frightened, and who is likely to find the ferocity and rudeness of this beast just too horrible and scar, should skip chapters 4, 7 and 11.

An eighteen-year-old girl's account of nine important years of growing up on the back road camp outside a small fishing village in Maine, from her first recognition and shame of their poverty, to the loss of her mother, the struggle to remain a family, and the hope shared with her twin brother to regain their old family home.An eighteen-year-old girl's account of growing up in a small fishing village in Maine, from her first recognition and shame of their poverty, to the loss of her mother, the struggle to remain a family, and the hope shared with her twin brother to regain their old family home

A detective's life is never dull but it may get a little dangerous! Young detectives Anna and Tim from Possum Creek are always in the right place at the wrong time - just when something strange occurs! Together they set about solving mysteries that have even the police puzzled ...In this collection of amazing detective stories, Anna and Tim find the real thief of the Getaway Gold, get more than they bargained for when they go to visit the famous Dame Matilda and set out to find the culprit behind their Uncle Mungo's fall from the vampire's wire. The Case of the Getaway Gold and The Case of the Vampire's Wire were both selected as Notable Books by the Children's Book Council of Australia. They are a great bridge for young readers who are moving on from picture books.

Beckoning music, gleaming horses, the lure of the carousel. Cecilia says merry-go-rounds are for little kids, but Jo feels there's something mysterious and not at all childish about the carousel that has appeared overnight in Marley Street. There's something odd about the beckoning music, something strange about the gleaming horses. And why are certain people able to gain entrance to the carousel while others - try as they will - have to give up and turn away? Jo feels she must try to get in. She must buy a ticket - but will she be leading herself and Cecilia into danger? Ages 10+