Quiet Leadership
The Power of Introversion in Schools
By Andrew Marsh
In a culture that celebrates loud, charismatic or dominant leaders, introverts are often told they don't fit the mould for successful head teachers. But in Quiet Leadership, Andrew Marsh argues that quiet, thoughtful leaders can be just as effective, and that introverts bring a unique skillset to the role.
CROWN HOUSE PUBLISHING
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
156 X 234 mm
200 pages
Release Date: July 2026 Paperback
9781785837814
AUD$: 60.99
Responding to School Crisis
Building and Sustaining Effective School Crisis Teams
Kind Leadership
Leading schools with empathy, honesty and impact
By David J. Schonfeld, Thomas Demaria
In an era of multiple complex crises, every K-12 school needs a team that’s fully prepared to take immediate action after traumatic events, deaths, and other major losses. This practical planning guide empowers school administrators and leaders to build, train, and sustain highly effective school crisis teams.
BROOKES PUBLISHING CO
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
279 X 216 mm
160 pages
Release Date: July 2026 Paperback
9781681258300
By Joanna Povall
Kind Leadership reframes leadership through the lens of kindness, showing that true strength emerges when empathy is combined with clear communication and accountability. Here, kindness isn’t about superficial niceties it requires honesty, conviction, and courage.
CROWN HOUSE PUBLISHING
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
234 X 156 mm
200 pages
Release Date: July 2026 Paperback
9781785837807
AUD$: 54.99
Lessons from an Executive Coach
Insights and Strategies for Learning and Practice
By Iain McCormick
Lessons from an Executive Coach is designed to help coaches, at any stage in their careers, to understand the realities of executive coaching. That is, to gain an insight into what it is like to sit down with a range of very different clients and work with each of them as their coaching journey unfolds and evolves.
PAVILION PUBLISHING & MEDIA
Category: SELF-HELP/PRACTICAL
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
234 X 189 mm
AUD$: 75.99
220 pages
Release Date: July 2026 Paperback
9781803885155
AUD$: 84.99
The Illustrated Guide to Teacher Clarity
By Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Illustrated by Taryl Hensen
Imagine a classroom where every lesson feels like a step toward a clear and meaningful destination.
The Illustrated Guide to Teacher Clarity by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey offers an accessible, fully illustrated introduction to the essential aspects of Teacher Clarity.
Engaging visuals and infographics bring the principles of Teacher Clarity to life, making the basics easy to understand, remember, and apply. Teacher Clarity is not a single strategy or technique-it is a mindset and a commitment to designing and delivering instruction in ways that make learning visible and attainable for all students.
Start with The Illustrated Guide to Teacher Clarity to build your foundation, then move into The Teacher Clarity Playbook to focus on and practice writing learning progressions, learning intentions, and success criteria for your own classroom.
With the Illustrated Guide, teachers will:
* Grasp the "why" behind Teacher Clarity.
* Discover the easy-to-follow Teacher Clarity process that seamlessly weaves together a thoughtful analysis of standards, intentional organization of lessons, meaningful assessment, and responsive instruction.
Author Bio:
Douglas Fisher is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College.
Nancy Frey is a professor in educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Her published titles include The Courage to Learn, The Art and Science of Coaching, How Scaffolding Works, and The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning. Taryl has been trained by Thinking Collaborative and Grove Consultants International, leaders in the fields of learning and cognition. As a live graphic recorder and illustrator, Taryl works internationally to create vibrant and engaging visuals that bring essential elements to the forefront for learners, enhancing retention, driving engagement, and inspiring learners to collaborate in more meaningful ways.
* Gain actionable strategies to invite students into the learning process as partners-encouraging them to take ownership, build confidence, and develop the skills they need to thrive both in school and beyond.
* Get 25+ videos, clarity checklists, and other ready-to-use tools to help you bring Teacher Clarity to your classroom.
The Illustrated Guide to Teacher Clarity and The Teacher Clarity Playbook provide a complete path-first to understanding clarity, then to bringing it to life in your teaching practice.
CORWIN PRESS, INC.
Category: EDUCATION
Not Illustrated
Disc: Text
254 X 117 mm
Release Date: July 2026
9798348835736
Paperback
136 pages
AUD$: 91.99
Teacher Clarity
Four Necessary Components for High-Impact Student Learning
By John T. Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Kierstan Barbee
How to Activate and Accelerate Student Learning
Have you ever given instructions to your students, only to receive blank stares or confusion?
Clarity is an essential part of teaching and learning, and every interaction we have with students is the foundation for moving learning forward-we must make every interaction count.
Backed by the latest education research on what really works, Teacher Clarity spotlights the newest and best teaching strategies and explains the importance of clear learning intentions, success criteria, lesson design, progress monitoring, and more.
Inside, you'll discover how teacher clarity:
* Helps educators make informed decisions around teaching and learning,
* Demands that educators keep the "big picture" in mind,
* Allows educators to integrate optimal teaching and learning experiences at the right time,
* Tells us what evidence we must generate around teaching and learning and what steps to take next,
Organized around the four critical components of teacher clarity-organization, explanations, examples, and assessmentsand filled with samples for all content and grade levels, Teacher Clarity is your essential guidebook for unlocking your learners' potential.
CORWIN PRESS, INC.
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TEXT Paperback
254 X 177 mm
Release Date: April 2025
9781071923382
The Teacher Clarity Playbook, Grades K-12
A Hands-On Guide to Creating Learning Intentions and Success Criteria for Organized, Effective Instruction
By Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John T. Almarode, Kierstan Barbee, Olivia Amador
On a clear day, you can learn forever- that's the adapted lyric you'll be happily humming once you've covered this playbook, because you will have mastered using learning intentions and success criteria, the twin engines of Teacher Clarity. This template-filled guide shows you how to own it, do it, and live itand your students will be more successful as a result. In this fully revised edition, this succinct, smart, and swift book's nine learning modules take you systematically through a process that begins and ends with standards. With abundant and all new examples that span grade levels, planning templates for every step, key professional learning questions, new videos, revised success criteria and relevance sections, and the latest research, you have the most practical and up-to-date planner for designing and delivering highly effective instruction:
* Identifying Concepts and Skills Sequencing
* Learning Progressions, * Elaborating Learning Intentions, * Crafting Success Criteria, * Modifying Learning Intentions to Include Language Expectations Determining the Relevance of the Learning Designing Assessment Opportunities Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences Establishing Mastery of Standards Designed for PLCs or independent teacher use, The Teacher Clarity Playbook helps practitioners align lessons, objectives, and outcomes of learning seamlessly, so that the classroom hours flow productively for everyone.
CORWIN PRESS, INC.
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TEXT Spiral bound
176 pages
AUD$: 82.99
279 X 215 mm
Release Date: June 2024
208 pages
9781071937310 AUD$: 94.99
English Language Teaching in a Neurodiverse World
From theory to neurodiversity-affirming practice
By Gemma Williams
As teachers, our intrinsic motivation is to support our students in their learning. Because every student's learning journey is unique, ELT professionals tend already to be experts at adapting materials, grading our language and planning out individualised learning targets. But even for the most experienced English language teacher, understanding how to anticipate and meet the needs of neurodivergent learners can feel a stretch too far, even if you are already informally incorporating several inclusive practices.
In this book, Dr Gemma Williams provides a research-informed and neurodiversity-affirming perspective, that respects and values neurodivergence as simply a different way of processing the world, rather than a collection of pathologized 'deficits'. From this, she provides clear pathways from theory to practical adjustments and real-world classroom applications. Section One starts at the beginning, to explore what neurodiversity really means. Section Two brings the focus to the classroom to explore meaningful inclusion. Section Three thinks about our neurodivergent learners as unique individuals with different needs. Finally, Section Four moves towards the practicalities of teaching for neurodiversity; not just teaching neurodivergent students but also helping them ready themselves for navigating a neurodiverse world.
PAVILION PUBLISHING & MEDIA
Category: LANG TEACH/LEARN
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
234 X 156 mm
Release Date: March 2026
9781803885186
A Little Guide for Teachers: Being a SENCO
By Lynn How
This timely and practical guide offers busy SENCOs supportive day-to-day advice on navigating the challenges of the role while maintaining your wellbeing, blitzing the paperwork and keeping up to date with your statutory responsibilities.
The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day-today life as a teacher.
Authored by experts in the field.
Easy to dip in-and-out of. Interactive activities encourage you to write into the book and make it your own.
Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it!
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Category: EDUCATION
Paperback
160 pages
AUD$: 70.99
Disc: TEXT
176 X 125 mm
Release Date: July 2026
9781036241254
Paperback
120 pages
AUD$: 41.99
A Little Guide for Teachers: SEND in Schools
By Amjad Ali
This is a short and informative guide to all things SEND from an expert SENDCo and consultant. The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day-to-day life as a teacher. * Authored by experts in the field * Easy to dip in-and-out of * Interactive activities encourage you to write into the book and make it your own * Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it!
X 125 mm 104 Pages
Date: July 2024
A Little Guide for Teachers: Questioning for Teaching and Learning
By Kate Jones
Practical advice for teachers on using questioning in the classroom to maximise opportunities for teaching and learning. Linked to research evidence for the effectiveness of questioning as a teaching tool. Equips teachers to improve their questioning techniques, develop oracy skills in their learners and enhance the consolidation and recall of learning. The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day-to-day life as a teacher.
A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools
By Bennie Kara
A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools aims to provide starting points for teachers and leaders in creating a curriculum, either across disciplines or within subjects, that is as deep and diverse as their students. The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day-to-day life as a teacher. * Authored by experts in the field * Easy to dip in-andout of * Interactive activities encourage you to write into the book and make it your own * Fun engaging illustrations throughout * Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it!
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION
Disc: TEXT Paperback
176 X 125 mm
104 Pages Rel Date: October 2020
9781529718546 AUD$: 41.99
Brief Counseling in Schools
40 Techniques for Rapid Change
By John J. Murphy
With child and adolescent mental health problems on the rise, this timely book offers school practitioners a practical blueprint and 40 effective techniques for supporting meaningful change as quickly as possible.
Brief counseling expert John J. Murphy provides evidencebased, culturally responsive tools for helping PreK-12 students resolve frequently encountered psychological and behavioral challenges.
The book presents streamlined strategies that can be applied by practitioners of any theoretical orientation to build alliances, set goals, leverage resources, change problem patterns, and empower progress.
In a convenient large-size format, the book includes vivid case examples and dialogues, sample scripts, reflection questions, learning activities, and reproducible/downloadable forms for use with students, parents, and teachers.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
Release Date: July 2026
9781462562329
Culturally Informed Approaches to Behavioral and Educational Assessment
By Jennifer M. Twyford, Katie Eklund, Erin Dowdy, Randy W. Kamphaus, Cecil R. Reynolds
Grounded in state-of-the-art research, this book provides comprehensive guidance for equitable behavioral and educational assessment of children and adolescents across school and clinical settings.
Noted scholars weave an emphasis on ecological context, diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice into each chapter.
Key assessment strategies, methods, and measures are discussed and best practices reviewed for culturally responsive evaluation of high-incidence mental health, behavioral, and developmental disorders.
Practical pointers and examples throughout the volume illustrate effective ways to improve the fairness of assessment procedures and interpretations.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
Paperback
191 pages
AUD$: 83.99
254 X 178 mm
Release Date: July 2026
9781462561285
469 pages
Hardback
AUD$: 135.00
Explaining Reading 4/e
A Resource for Explicit Teaching of Concepts, Skills, and Strategies
By Gerald G. Duffy, Roya Q. Scales, Seth A. Parsons
Now in a revised and updated fourth edition with 50% new material, this highly practical book guides teachers to demystify the reading process for K-8 students who are struggling.
Thirty detailed lesson examples illustrate ways to explain and scaffold skills and strategies as an integral part of purposeful, motivating reading tasks.
Teachers can use these examples as starting points for explicit instruction that meets their own students’ particular needs.
The book shows how to give students the "secrets" of understanding and appreciating both literature and informational texts.
Numerous text boxes clarify conceptual understandings and share adaptations for different grade levels.
New to This Edition:
* Many of the 30 examples are new or revised and give increased attention to reading/n-/writing integration.
* Chapter on classroom experiences that promote reading for meaning.
* Chapter on organizing and managing differentiated instruction, including for English learners.
* New discussions of student motivation and agency.
Author Bio:
Gerald G. Duffy, EdD, is the former William E. Moran
Distinguished Professor of Literacy and Reading at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University. Now retired and living in Bellingham, Washington, he was an elementary and middle school teacher, researcher, and teacher educator for over 50 years.
Roya Q. Scales, PhD, is Professor of Literacy Education at Western Carolina University. An educator for more than 30 years (11 as a K-2 classroom teacher), she is noted for her research on thoughtfully adaptive teaching, enactment of teacher’s visions, literacy teacher education, and effective teaching of literacy. She is currently Editor of Reading & Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties. Dr. Scales is the recipient of the 2022 Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers A. B. Herr Award for outstanding contributions to literacy education.
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
Category: EDUCATION
Not Illustrated
Disc: Acad & Professional Paperback
229 X 152 mm
Release Date: July 2026
9781462562602
233 pages
AUD$: 83.99
Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Elementary Health Education 2/e
By Holly Alperin, Sarah Benes
Resource for elementary health educators with 70 new lessons. Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Elementary Health Education, Second Edition With Web Resource, is a highly practical resource for elementary health educators looking for innovative, engaging ways to implement health education.
The text offers effective skills-based learning activities, lessons, units, and assessments for your classroom that you can use as they are or with modifications to meet the needs of your students. You can use this text to build a completely new curriculum or to supplement your existing curriculum, providing a smooth transition from a content-based approach to a skillsbased approach. The authors explain the rationale and foundation for making that transition, putting the lesson plans, activities, and assessments into context as you learn how to implement a skills-based approach.
The 70 lessons and activities in Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Elementary Health Education have been created by the authors and experienced teachers broadly recognized for their expertise in skills-based health education, organized in accordance with the skills in the 2024 SHAPE America National Health Education Standards and aligned with a five-step skill-development model, designed to be adaptable to meet the needs of all students, and enhanced with student worksheets that are available in both English and Spanish.
HUMAN KINETICS
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
279 X 216 mm
Release Date: June 2026
9781718240155
Teaching K-5 Science
Encouraging Exploration, Inquiry, and Problem -Solving
By Coral Zayas
A practical guide for new and experienced science teachers. Teaching K-5 Science: Encouraging Exploration, Inquiry, and Problem-Solving empower you with the tools, strategies, and knowledge you need to create dynamic, inclusive science lessons. This comprehensive, research -based resource shows you how to improve your practice with confident teaching and techniques that spark students' curiosity. You'll learn how to connect the science curriculum to students' daily lives, making concepts relatable through interactive, collaborative lessons. With strategies that emphasize the "5 Es" of science instructionengage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate-this book provides step-by-step guidance for helping learners develop essential inquiry and problem-solving skills. You'll learn to create cross-disciplinary connections, incorporate STEAM education, and design inclusive lessons that meet the needs of all learners.
You'll also find sample lessons, helpful resources, ready-to -use activities, and other tools for making science an inspiring part of every student's day. Gain the skills and confidence you need to engage K-5 learners in science lessons. Get ready-to-use sample lessons and anytime techniques that bring science to life Discover methods for including learners who are neurodivergent, multilingual, or receiving special education services. Make cross-disciplinary connections with projectbased, problem-based, and place-based learning frameworks
SHELL EDUCATION
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
279 X 216 mm
384 pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
AUD$: 144.00
Release Date: July 2026
184 pages
COLOUR SECTION(S) 9798765963647
AUD$: 72.99
Building Family-School Partnerships in Secondary Math
A Guide for Teachers Grades 6-12
By Shakiyya Bland, Julitha Rials
When families join the equation, they inspire and empower all student mathematician. While traditional "guardian involvement" often lessens after elementary school, research shows that authentic family engagement during the critical middle and high school years can significantly impact student success. Building Family-School Partnerships in Secondary Math offers a research-backed approach to bridging this divide, grounded in the Standards for Mathematical Practice, Math Language Routines, and Funds of Knowledge frameworks. This practical guide addresses the unique challenges of secondary mathematics education-from the cognitive and social changes students experience during adolescence to the increasing complexity of mathematical concepts.
Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Secondary Health Education 2/e
By Sarah Benes, Holly Alperin
Implement a skills-based approach in health education. A practical resource for middle school and high school health educators, Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Secondary Health Education, Second Edition With Web Resource, offers field-tested ways to implement a skills-based approach to health education. Renowned authors Sarah Benes and Holly Alperin, together with leading health educators, present the rationale and foundation for a skills-based approach while offering practical examples, tools, resources, assessments, and strategies to support teachers. This text can serve as a blueprint for creating an entirely new curriculum or as a supplement to existing programs, helping educators make a seamless shift from a content-based approach to a skills-based one.
Ready to Teach
An Inspector Calls
By Miriam Hussain, Haili Hughes
This book brings together the deep subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies needed to teach J. B. Priestleys famous play for GCSE, as well as the pedagogical theory behind why these ideas work, helping teachers to deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum with impact. With fresh approaches building on the success of the Ready to Teach series, each chapter contains lesson-by-lesson essays and commentaries that enhance subject knowledge on key areas of the text alongside fully resourced lessons reflecting current and dynamic best practice. The book also offers an introduction to the key pedagogical concepts which underpin the lessons and why they are proven to help students develop powerful knowledge and key skills.
CORWIN PRESS, INC.
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
Disc: TEXT Paperback
254 X 177 mm
168 Pages
Rel Date: July 2026
9781071981788 AUD$: 85.99
HUMAN KINETICS
EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
279 X 216 mm
384 Pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: June 2026
9781718235465
AUD$: 144.00
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: July 2026
9781036008482
AUD$: 44.99
Ready to Teach: Macbeth
A compendium of subject knowledge, resources and pedagogy
By Stuart Pryke, Amy Staniforth
What is the best approach for helping students to understand higher level concepts? How can specific subject knowledge be implemented in lessons? Ready to Teach: Macbeth is packed full of practical, easy to apply tips and tricks, helping you deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum with impact. Stuart Pryke and Amy Staniforth bring together the deep subject knowledge teachers need, resources and classroom strategies, and the pedagogical theory behind why these ideas work. Ready to Teach: Macbeth covers three key questions for teaching this popular Shakespeare text: What? How? Why?
Ready to Teach: A Christmas Carol
A compendium of subject knowledge, resources and pedagogy
By Stuart Pryke, Amy Staniforth
Ready to Teach: A Christmas Carol brings together the deep subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies needed to teach Dickens's most famous Christmas story, as well as the pedagogical theory behind why these ideas work, helping teachers to deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum with impact. With fresh approaches building on the success of Ready to Teach: Macbeth, each chapter contains lesson -by-lesson essays and commentaries that enhance subject knowledge on key areas of the text alongside fully resourced lessons reflecting current and dynamic best practice. The book also offers an introduction to the key pedagogical concepts which underpin the lessons and why they are proven to help students develop powerful knowledge and key skills.
Ready to Teach:
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
By Chris Curtis, Fiona Folan
Ready to Teach: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a compendium of background reading, subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies to support the teaching of Stevensons gothic tale of morality, murder and science. Using a combination of pedagogical theory, research and work from other Victorian writers of the time, the book helps to prepare, develop or deepen the teaching of the text in the classroom. As part of the Ready to Teach series, each chapter contains lesson-by-lesson essays and commentaries that enhance subject knowledge on key areas of the text alongside fully resourced lessons reflecting current and dynamic best practice. The book also offers an introduction and exploration of Victorian society as seen in the novel but also how other writers of that time presented similar themes or ideas.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 148 mm
202 Pages NOT ILLUSTRATED
Rel Date: March 2021 9781912906918 AUD$: 44.99
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 148 mm
500 Pages
Rel Date: September 2022
9781915261212
AUD$: 44.99
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
208 X 148 mm
476 Pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: February 2024
9781036003203
AUD$: 44.99
Secondary Religious Education in Action
By Joe Kinnaird
Bringing together the latest research and practical strategies for teachers of secondary religious education, Joe Kinnaird draws on his years of teaching experience and passion for high-quality RE to explore a range of ways to deepen pupils' understanding of religion and worldviews.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 148 mm
Release Date: June 2026
160 pages
9781915261915 AUD$: 35.99
Secondary Maths in Action
Secondary Physical Education in Action
By Emma McCrea
In Secondary Maths in Action, experienced curriculum expert and maths teacher Emma McCrea offers insights into the complex task of teaching maths. Taking an evidence-informed stance, Emma first explores the age-old question of why we study maths and the important role it plays in our lives and in society.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 148 mm
Release Date: October 2025
9781915261908
160 pages
AUD$: 35.99
By Debs Butler
As an experienced teacher and sports coach, Debs Butler explores research and thinking on approaches within secondary Physical Education teaching while maintaining a focus on application to motivate and inspire a love for sports.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 148 mm 160 pages
Release Date: February 2025
9781915261991
35.99
Secondary English in Action
By Sam Chater, Lucy McConaghy
With more than 20 years teaching experience between them, the authors of Secondary English in Action share clear examples of a range of strategies for teachers of secondary English, summarising research and thinking on approaches within English teaching while maintaining a focus.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 148 mm
160 pages
Release Date: January 2025 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781915261861 AUD$: 35.99
Author Bio:
Working at the intersection of nature, literature, and culture, Melina Mangal's writing highlights youth whose voices are rarely heard, and the people and places that inspire them to explore their world. Her books from Free Spirit include Jayden's Impossible Garden, Jayden's Secret Ingredient, and the Outside Our Window Board Books series. She is also the author of short stories and biographies for youth, including The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just. She won the Carter G. Woodson Book Award and was named an NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Melina also works as a school library teacher in Minnesota and enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, whether it's in her backyard or hiking in the woods.
Stella Lim is a Korean illustrator based in Seoul. She studied fine art at the Seoul Women's University and illustration at Kingston University in London. She draws inspiration from her childhood in rural South Korea and likes to bring something new to each project she works on.
By Melina Mangal, and Illustrated by Stella Lim
Inspire children to explore the wonderful fragrance and unique characteristics of the flowers that bloom all around them
In Flowers Bloom, two young children, guided by an adult, set off on a spring walk through their colourful city neighbourhood.
The air is soft and sweet with the scent of blooming flowers.
Guided by their curiosity, cousins Kamali and Josiah notice how every flower is different-some planted neatly in window boxes, others sprouting wild and free.
As they stroll, they notice flowers spreading comfort and joy at every step.
They learn that, like flowers, people bloom in many ways. No matter where we come from, we brighten the world in our own unique way.
Flowers Bloom:
* Encourages children to explore the beauty of the natural worldno matter where they live,
* Celebrates diverse communities and the many ways people flourish,
* Sparks conversations about uniqueness, growth, and belonging,
* Includes discussion ideas and activities to help children learn more about nature and their own senses.
This book is part of the Outside Our Window Board Books series, which encourages children-especially those in urban environments-to explore, protect, and delight in nature.
Each book in the series focuses on one feature of the natural world (like flowers), one sense (smell), and one communication or relationship skill (blooming where you land).
The books emphasize community and encourage children and families to explore the natural world around them.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING
Category: FICTION
Colour Section(S)
Disc: Trade International
178 X 178 mm
Release Date: July 2026
9798885544580
Board book
24 pages
AUD$: 20.99
Flowers Bloom
Trees Stand Tall
By Melina Mangal, Stella Lim
In Trees Stand Tall, two young children explore and interact with the trees in their neighbourhood. Like tree roots, our families keep us rooted and standing tall. Shows that children can connect with nature and its important lessons, no matter where they live
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Board book
177 X 177 mm 24 pages
Release Date: July 2025 COLOUR THROUGHOUT
9798885544559 AUD$: 20.99
Squirrels Scamper
By Melina Mangal, Stella Lim
In Squirrels Scamper, two young children-cousins Kamali and Josiah-notice the squirrels moving fast outside their window; they venture to the backyard to play and watch the squirrels. They practice using their sense of balance to gain confidence while they climb, jump, and move like the squirrels do.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Board book
177 X 177 mm 24 pages
Release Date: July 2025
9798885544566
Wind Whirls
THROUGHOUT
20.99
By Melina Mangal, Stella Lim
In Wind Whirls, two young children, guided by an adult, take an early winter walk through a city neighbourhood, bracing against the wind as they make their way to their grandparents’ home. Introduce children to the sounds and sensations of the wind, and to the importance of togetherness.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Board book 178 X 178 mm 24 pages
Release Date: January 2026 COLOUR SECTION(S) 9798885544573 AUD$: 19.99
Birds Sing Their Words
By Melina Mangal, Stella Lim
In Birds Sing Their Words, two young children notice the birds outdoors and, together with an adult, embark on a walk through their neighbourhood. They observe a variety of birds along the way, listening to their calls and noticing how their own voices parallel the many songs that birds sing
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING
Category: PICTURE BOOKS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Board book
177 X 177 mm 24 pages
Release Date: January 2025 COLOUR THROUGHOUT
9798885544542 AUD$: 20.99
Author Bio:
Sayuri Stabrowski is a teacher who has dedicated her career to helping children develop their literacy skills and discover a lifelong love for learning, reading, and writing. After graduating from UC Berkeley, she left her beloved home state of California to become a public-school teacher in New York City. Inspired by the curiosity and creativity of her upper elementary and middle school students, as well as her own kids, Sayuri followed her dream of writing books for children. As a Japanese American writer, educator, and mother, her range of experiences is reflected in her characters and settings. A horse girl, bookworm, and lover of the outdoors, nature, and world travel, Sayuri hopes to bring her stories and perspectives to readers everywhere, because she truly believes that books can change minds, empower young thinkers, and make the world a better place. Sayuri lives in Manhattan with her husband and three sons.
Dave Szalay is an award-winning illustrator, designer, and tenured university professor based in Ohio. Early in his career, Dave worked in theatrical set and exhibition design before moving into graphic design and creative direction. Dave is a lifelong picture book enthusiast and loves stories of history, culture, fantasy and folklore. He has created art for many nonfiction books, such as A Grand Idea: How William J. Wilgus Created Grand Central Terminal and The Superlative A. Lincoln.
Arlo All Over Again
A story about making new friends
By Sayuri Stabrowski, and Illustrated by David Szalay
A big-city tale about how friendship builds confidence-and the unexpected joys that come from trying new things.
Arlo All Over Again is the sweet and touching story of two boys who become fast friends over the course of two snowy days.
Arlo All Over Again:
* Portrays a surprising, beautiful friendship between two boys in New York City,
* Emphasizes themes of optimism, risk taking, trying new things, bravery, and friendship.
* Includes a note from the author and suggestions to expand on the story's themes and ideas.
This book shows how friendships can help us grow, and it explores the serendipitous ways that city life brings people together.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING
Category: FICTION
Colour Section(S)
Disc: Trade International Hardback
273 X 210 mm
Release Date: July 2026
9798885547642
40 pages
AUD$: 38.99
