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9 4 The 39-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths , ( trans. Samir Senoussi with title La Cabane à 39 Étages ) Montrouge : Bayard , 2019 6805277 2013 single work children's fiction children's

'Andy and Terry's amazing treehouse has 13 new levels including a chocolate waterfall, a non-erupting active volcano, an opera house, a baby-dinosaur petting zoo, Andy and Terry's Believe it or Else! museum, a not-very-merry merry-go-round, a boxing elephant called the Trunkinator, an X-Ray room, a disco with light-up dance floor, the world's scariest roller-coaster and a top secret 39th level that hasn't even been finished yet! Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!' (Publisher's blurb)
3 6 y separately published work icon The 65-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths , ( trans. Samir Senoussi with title La Cabane à 65 Étages ) Montrouge : Bayard , 2018 8682364 2015 single work children's fiction children's

'Andy and Terry's amazing 65-Storey Treehouse now has a pet-grooming salon, a birthday room where it's always your birthday (even when it's not), a room full of exploding eyeballs, a lollipop shop, a quicksand pit, an ant farm, a time machine and Tree-NN: a 24-hour-a-day TV news centre keeping you up to date with all the latest treehouse news, current events and gossip. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!' (Publication summary)
5 7 y separately published work icon The 52-Storey Treehouse The Fifty-Two-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths , ( trans. Samir Senoussi with title La Cabane à 52 Étages ) Montrouge : Bayard , 2017 7711206 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Andy and Terry's incredible, ever-expanding treehouse has 13 new storeys, including a watermelon-smashing level, a wave machine, a life-size snakes and ladders game (with real ladders and real snakes), a rocket-powered carrot-launcher, a Ninja Snail Training Academy and a high-tech detective agency with all the latest high-tech detective technology, which is lucky because they have a BIG mystery to solve - where is Mr Big Nose??? ' (Publication summary)
5 y separately published work icon Eliza Boom's Diary : My Explosive Adventure Emily Gale , ( trans. Marion Roman with title Le journal explosif d'Élisa Boum ) Montrouge : Bayard , 2017 16369597 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'Eliza Boom is having a blast. With her best friend (well, dog) Einstein, she's on a mission to catch a spy – and banish the class bully while she's at it. All in a day's work for Eliza Boom, assistant inventor … and wanna-be junior spy. With silliness and mayhem, doodles and disasters – this book is perfect for engaging younger readers.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
25 8 y separately published work icon The 13-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths , ( trans. Samir Senoussi with title La cabane à 13 étages ) Montrouge : Bayard , 2016 Z1797251 2011 single work children's fiction children's adventure 'Who wouldn't want to live in a treehouse? Especially a 13-storey treehouse that has a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of sharks, a library full of comics, a secret underground laboratory, a games room, self-making beds, vines you can swing on, a vegetable vaporiser and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and automatically shoots your favourite flavoured marshmallows into your mouth whenever it discerns you're hungry.

'Two new characters - Andy and Terry - live here, make books together, and have a series of completely nutty adventures. Because: ANYTHING can happen in a 13-storey treehouse.' (From the publisher's website.)
2 4 y separately published work icon Finding Darcy Sue Lawson , ( trans. Dominique Haas et. al. )agent with title Le Poids Du Silence ) Montrouge : Bayard , 2015 Z1503607 2008 single work novel young adult "Darcy lives with her nurse mother, in a small coastal town. Her mother has to update her training and for three months, Darcy will live with her grandmother who is also caring for her own mother, Darcy’s great-grandmother. Four generations of women on their own. Darcy’s father died when she was a small child. Her grandfather is dead and mystery surrounds the death of the great-grandfather whose name she shares. All Darcy knows is that he died during the war. Discussion about him is forbidden, even by Mum. As if living with a grandmother she calls Misery and a great-grandmother she calls Batty isn’t bad enough, her class is set a living history assignment. They must interview their grandparents for family stories about World War II. Darcy can’t talk to her family so she begins to research herself. A misunderstanding at school leads to a spiralling episode of bullying. Darcy discovers allies in unexpected places and unwraps the secrets that have so dramatically impacted on four generations of her family." (Source: Aussie Reviews)
2 3 y separately published work icon Nanda the Naughty Gnome Tiffany Mandrake , ( trans. Julien Chèvre with title Solène, La Gnome Sans-gêne ) Paris : Bayard , 2012 Z1648495 2010 single work children's fiction children's 'Nanda Gemdibbler knows that she is really a good fairy princess, but no one believes her. Instead they think she is a lazy and wilful little gnome. So when Nanda gets the chance to look after good fairy Willow Gracecloud's cottage she is delighted, because if she does a good job, she might just win a place at Miss Kisses' Academy of Sweetness for Little Fairies. But why do the Hags want Nanda to go to their Abademy of Badness instead, and why does the fox-fae keep encouraging Nanda to try on all of Willow's dresses and make such a mess in Willow's house? Perhaps Nanda will find out that she's actually very good at being bad!' (From the publisher's website.)
6 19 y separately published work icon The Running Man Michael Gerard Bauer , ( trans. David Camus et. al. )agent)expression Paris : Bayard , 2012 Z1146253 2004 single work novel young adult "Tom Leyton, a reclusive Vietnam veteran, has been the subject of gossip and rumour for thirty years. When Joseph Davidson, his young neighbour and a talented artist, is asked to draw a portrait of him, an uneasy relationship begins to unfold, one that will force each of them to confront his darkest secrets. This a story about how we perceive others, the judgements we make about them, how we cope with tragedy, and the nature of miracles." (Source: Author's website)
8 13 y separately published work icon Dragon Moon Carole Wilkinson , ( trans. Maïca Sanconie with title Liu et les dragons sauvages ) Paris : Bayard , 2009 Z1365380 2007 single work children's fiction children's fantasy (taught in 1 units)

'Ancient China. Han Dynasty. Ping and Kai have travelled far, but their journey is not yet over. Danger stalks them. Ping must find Kai a safe place. But how?

'When a hidden message from Danzi makes the way clear, Ping knows that once again the journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.' (Publisher's blurb)
11 8 y separately published work icon Garden of the Purple Dragon Carole Wilkinson , ( trans. Maïca Sanconie with title Liu et le dragon pourpre ) Paris : Bayard , 2008 Z1216449 2005 single work children's fiction children's fantasy 'This story is set in Ancient China, during the Han Dynasty. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of the Tai Shan mountains. Here she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping's enemies find her. It is Kai they want. Who can Ping trust? It is impossible to distinguish friend from foe. The easy road beckons. Will they find sanctuary in the Garden of the Purple Dragon? Will Ping embrace her true destiny?'The Dragonkeeper trilogy. (Source: Author's website)
13 13 y separately published work icon Dragonkeeper Carole Wilkinson , ( trans. Maïca Sanconie with title Liu et le Vieux Dragon : Tome 1 ) Paris : Bayard , 2007 Z1059200 2003 single work children's fiction children's fantasy (taught in 2 units) In Ancient China during the Han Dynasty a slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master. Pursued by a ruthless dragon hunter, the girl and the dragon cross China, carrying with them a mysterious stone that must be protected.
3 4 y separately published work icon Kiss, Kiss! Margaret Wild , Bridget Strevens-Marzo (illustrator), ( trans. Unknown with title Bisou, bisou! ) Paris : Bayard , 2003 Z1840788 2003 single work picture book children's "Baby Hippo is in such a rush to play one morning he forgets to kiss his mama, but strangely all the jungle noises seem to remind him." (Source: Trove)
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