So you want to be a teacher? is designed to assist current and prospective teaching students to make the right decision about their future career. Drawing on their substantial experience in education, Phil Ridden and Tracey Gray delineate with engaging candour the path to becoming a teacher.The book explores why you might want to be a teacher, why you might not, and the personal qualities required. It describes what teachers actually do, the pay and the conditions, and loo...

Our oceans are amazing! They are filled with wonderful sea creatures and are essential for a healthy planet. But it’s now estimated that there are more pieces of plastic in the ocean than visible stars in the Milky Way. So how can we stop plastic from our homes and cities from ending up floating in oceans far away? By becoming ocean change-makers!Oceans of Plastic explores how ocean systems and swirling currents bring plastics together into massive ocean garbage patches. I...

If Santa Claus Wore Stubbies is a unique Australian look at what it means to be Santa in Australia. Written by an Aussie mum in response to a series of postage stamps depicting Santa surfing, it explores how Santa should dress to cope with the traditionally warm Australian-summer Christmas. This book should bring a smile to the faces of young and old alike.