Bluey & The Kelpies


Book Description

Seordag and her chicks go on a trek to climb a mountain, but when they get caught up in a storm they have to shelter overnight in a bothy. Bluey wakes up to a strange sound coming from the loch below. She rushes down to the loch, forgetting Seordag's warning of the dreaded creatures the kelpies.




Bluey's War


Book Description

Bluey O'Donnell and Ellen Sommers are childhood sweethearts ready to take on the world when news of the war hits their quiet country town. Spurred on by thoughts of glory, and physically strong from a lifetime of hard work on his family's property, Bluey rushes to enlist and is soon on his first overseas posting. Ellen, left behind to help manage the farm, lives in hope that she will see Bluey again, and guards a special secret through the anxious wait for his return. But nothing can prepare the couple for what lies ahead. As Bluey faces the greatest battle of his life, Ellen must make a heart-wrenching choice. This is a stirring and inspiring saga of a family torn apart by war, its unforgettable characters proving beyond doubt that love is stronger than fear. 'A moving and classically Australian story' SUNDAY MAIL 'Sincere and engaging . . . it is simply a darn good, fair dinkum yarn' SUNSHINE COAST SUNDAY 'Full of dinky-di characters, a good dose of hardship and tragedy, plus an against-all-odds romance' ADELAIDE ADVERTISER




Reed


Book Description

During a gig Ewella gets a bit carried away playing her accordion and breaks something in her back. Seordag tries to fix it but she needs a bit of help.




Oighrig's Rose


Book Description

Soley is very excited to be the first seagull to be chieftain at the Highland Games this year and looks forward to presenting the cup for the best team at the ceilidh dance in the evening. However Lady Oighrig and her wee spy Ka are planning to cheat in the contests. Can Seordag get a team together to challenge them?




Herman, the Mentor


Book Description

Ten-year-old best friends Jeremy and Gerard are quiet, country-bred, peace-loving souls who respect nature. They enjoy each others company as much as they enjoy fishing in the river near their families farms. Their peaceful existence is threatened, however, when they witness two bulliesJoey and Lancedestroy the sports pavilion. Jeremy and Gerard report the crime to the authorities, and now the miscreants plan to get even. During the first attack, Joey and Lance follow Jeremy and Gerard to their favorite fishing hole; as the two ten-year-olds try to escape on their bicycles, Joey and Lance run them down in their jalopy. As the assault begins, Jeremy and Gerard are saved by the intervention of Game Warden Herman Gordon. Impressed by the honesty and integrity of the two little boys, Herman befriends Jeremy and Gerard and takes them to his special fishing spot and on a weekend camping trip. They form a special relationship that warms the hearts of their respective families.




Conflict Overhead


Book Description

The main character in the book is Gordon William Grey, a young man from Australia who was raised in the bush. It’s the 1930s, and his love for flying takes him to Victoria, where he joins the RAAF. Circumstances then take him and a group of RAAF pilots to England. Great Britain’s Fighter Command does not fall for Hitler’s political rhetoric of peace. They believe a war is imminent. As a result, RAAF Flight Lieutenant Gordon Grey and his Australian contingent are retained and must join the RAF as fighter pilots. In the theatre of war, all sensations are accentuated. Fear, happiness, pain, love, heartbreak, and hate, and in this story, all those experiences materialise.




Bog Dog


Book Description

Marlene loses a boot in the bog while cutting peats. Seordag and Ewella try and pull it out of the bog and find a muddy creature attached to it. They take it back to Marlene's and clean it up, not realising what trouble this creature will cause.




Knitter


Book Description

When Seordag wants to buy solar panels for the hen house she decides to raise money by knitting and selling mittens. She has to salvage an old knitting machine, make a spinning wheel and dye wool. What could possibly go wrong?




Gig Across The Galaxy


Book Description

To prevent a war on Planet Pog the Cosmic Cockerel enlists the Byre Band to travel across the galaxy and play at their peace gig. But then Greeny gets lost in the jungles of Pog. Will she be found safe and well in time for the concert?




Return of the Stone


Book Description

The Seer loses his stone. A camper finds it and hands it into the museum. Marlene reads about it in the paper and tells the Seer. When the Seer goes to get it back the museum won't give it to him without proof that it is his stone. Can Seordag and Soley help him get it back?