Books with title Let Me Help

This stunning new edition of 12 popular anthologies features work from outstanding authors such as Joy Cowley, Margaret Mahy and June Melser. Teachers and students will love the fresh contemporary design which enhances the traditional and well-loved series look. Twelve Audio CDs complement the Anthologies with recorded voice performances of the stories, plays and poems.

Miles Nelson was just a normal teenager trying to make it in a small rural community. However, the terrorist group ISIS continues to gain more and more power, and war with ISIS in imminent. When ISIS invades U.S. soil, the U.S. declares war, and a military draft is called for. When Miles Nelson is drafted to the military to fight ISIS in South America, he is thrown into complete chaos. On his second day of active duty, his base is ambushed by a team of ISIS soldiers and he is the only one left alive. In an attempt to evade death, he finds himself running into the Amazon Rain forest, the most dangerous rainforest on the planet. He struggles to survive in the harsh climate and often finds himself with nothing to go to. Despite the hardships, he continues to try to survive in the largest rain forest in the world.

Based on real events, this beautiful and inspirational picture book from award-winning illustrator Paul Geraghty gives a wonderful insight into the kindness of animals. It is night time, and a herd of elephants are on the move. A gazelle is lying in the darkness, watching a tortoise stumble towards water. Hatchling turtles slip into the pool while the crocodile sleeps. A pack of wild dogs trot by. The tortoise, leaning towards the pool for a drink, slips, landing upside down on her shell, and events begin to unfold which will bring all the animals together, with some surprising and remarkable results.

A novella about a boy named Mick and his struggles with life. His parents' divorce and a friend's suicide make his world unbearable. Each cut has a deeper meaning. A cry for help. I spin my dad's Ruger SP101 revolver on the wood floor of my bedroom. Sometimes, just to see what it feels like, I place the tip of the gun against my temple, but I never once pull the trigger. NO! I'm more into the slice of the blade against my skin and the blood running down my arm. It relieves so much pressure. And I can breathe again....