Books published by publisher Troika

Firecrackers is a hum-dinger of a book; packed full of wonderfully off-the-wall and out-of-this-world poems, little plays, tall tales, raps, fairy tales, haikus and loads more. This page turner is an Aladdin's Cave of magical words and gorgeous drawings just waited to be discovered. Reading it will not just spark the child's imagination, it will send it soaring. Jo Riddell's wonderful illustrations and her evocative line drawings draw the child in even deeper into that mysterious world where the everyday becomes magical.

A gorilla doing a ballet! An Anteater who won't eat ants! An invisible dog! You'll find them all here along with a much bigger bunch of amazing animal poems, raps and rhymes featuring the blue-footed booby bird, the quagga and many more. This wonderful collection comes alive even more by combining comedy performance poet Neal Zetter's wacky words with Julian Mosedale's zany illustrations. You are guaranteed to laugh!

If Jemma had lived, none of this would have happened. I'd have been too busy to get dragged into this filthy, illegal business...' Since Lindy's baby sister died, her family have been caught in a downward spiral. Her brothers are in prison and her parents have given up. Soon Lindy is out of her depth too, caught in the centre of an international drugs ring, with no way out. Then Lindy finds help from an unexpected ally: weird, mute Karl from school, and together they plan a daring and desperate escape. But when you're in this deep, can you ever be free? Touching, surprising and painfully honest, Illegal is the second in a cycle of three novels by Miriam Halahmy, and the follow up to her acclaimed first novel, Hidden.

Farus’s mother loved him more than anything else in the world. But Faru’s mother is killed by poachers. As the wise old rhino tells Faru, "They think our horns have magical medicine. You must go into the world and tell everyone the truth." Follow Faru, the little rhino, on his quest around the world to save his friends from ivory poachers. Includes facts and figures on the current status of rhinos in the wild and where we can try to help them.

When the temperature rises to above eighty-five, my iguana is looking like he's coming alive. This story started out as the author's most popular poem when he performs in schools. It is full of energy, rhythm, and fun. With the addition of colorful illustrations, it is turned in to the perfect picture book for sharing, reading out loud, or reading alone. The back of the book features a list of facts about iguanas, and hints on performing the poem aloud.