New Releases by Graeme Base

VoiceWorks is a play-script series of stories and tales perfect for reading aloud. The scripts provide opportunities for all readers to participate in guided reading, script reading, readers theatre or class performance.

Within the pages of this book You might discover, if you look Beyond the spell of written words, A hidden land of beasts and birds. But wait! It''s all in black and white! This will not do, this can''t be right. A world needs colour, shade and hue So grab those crayons - there''s work to do! Now you can colour your own Animalia! Only the outlines of Graeme Base''s amazing alliterative alphabet book illustrations are included here, so go ahead and colour the enormous elephants, hairy hogs and angry alligators. The fun begins again!

On Planet Blipp, beyond the stars, beyond the sun and moon, The world was ruled by music - but tradition called the tune. The Ancient Songs of ages past were all that could be heard, And no one was allowed to change a single note or word...

This book is an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and art book - an exhilarating journey of discovery, from the plains of Africa and the jungles of the Amazon to the woodlands of North America and the deserts of outback Australia.

On Planet Blipp, beyond the stars, beyond the sun & moon, the world was ruled by music -- but tradition called the tune. . . . So begins the cosmic tale of Sprocc, a young Splingtwanger-player who leaves his home planet, Blipp, in search of musical freedom. Lured by the promise of fame & fortune, Sprocc enters the annual Worst Band in the Universe Competition -- & is launched skyward on an adventure of truly intergalactic proportions. This humorous book for young audiences has 48 pages of illustrations in full color & includes a bonus music CD featuring selections from the Worst Band in the Universe Competition. Graeme Base has created this fantasy complete with his very own music, which he has performed on the CD.

Romance, mystery and intrigue revolve around the Seahorse Cafe, where the beautiful Pearl Trout falls in love with Corporal Bert the Soldiercrab. But Reeftown is in danger, and soon Pearl, Bert, and Pearl''s brother Finneus must journey through the ocean depths to find the source of the deadly poison that is destroying the coral reef. "Graeme Base''s witty rhymes and dynamic, radiantly colored illustrations, should keep both reader and audience immensely entertained."—Publishers Weekly. "Base will surely delight his many fans with this latest high-color, high-action, high-density composition, with a high-minded ecological message"—School Library Journal

A pop-up book by Graeme Base with illustrations of the Lewis Carroll poem, ''Jabberwocky''. Ages 6-12 years.

Now children can color their own Animalia! Base''s bestselling, amazing alliterative, alphabet book is now available with its illustrations in outline form. Precocious painters can explore the riches of their own imaginations as they color the enormous elephants, horrible hairy hogs, diabolical dragons, angry alligators, and lazy lions in whatever hue they choose.

Grandma, who lives with a large collection of animals in her small Australian town, takes a disastrous trip to the seaside.

An elephant''s eleventh birthday party is marked by eleven games preceding the banquet to be eaten at the eleventh hour; but when the time to eat arrives, the birthday feast has disappeared. The reader is invited to guess the thief.

More than three million copies of Animalia have been sold around the world, making Graeme Base''s amazing alliterative alphabet book one of the most beloved titles of the past quarter century. To celebrate thirty years, Abrams is proud to publish a special anniversary edition. Animalia''s incredible imaginary world intrigues all readers. Each page includes hidden objects and ideas: start with "A is for An Armoured Armadillo Avoiding an Angry Alligator" and you''ll find aprons, ants, aces, Atom-brand anchovies, and much more. The rest of the alphabet is just as much fun

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