Childrens pictorial, reading and reference books from Greater Glider Productions

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Greater Glider Productions

Here is a list of our books - many of which have won literary and art awards. When you find the titles you want, you can order them by clicking on the order form link at the bottom of the title's page, you will need to use your credit card to complete the order.

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Our publication categories include:

Illustrated Children's Reference - richly and accurately illustrated non-fiction books dealing with aspects of the Australian environment. Includes the multi-award-winning Environment Art book Series.

Fiction for three age groups

Storm Glider Series
Young Adult Fiction
for 12 to 18
year-olds

Star Glider Series
intriguing fiction
for 7 to 12
year-olds

Sun Glider Series
picture storybooks
for 3 to 8
year-olds

Educational Activity Books - inspiring and encouraging involvement and activity with images of Australian fauna.
Playscripts and Audio Sets - crafted for performance and listening.

Illustrated Children's Reference
Mahogany the Mystery Glider - about the endangered Mahogany Glider which was missing for 106 years before being rediscovered in a swamp of North Queensland. (Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing & Environment Award)
Green Air - an innovative children's picture book about a missing frog species which gives birth through the mouth. Presented in narrative form and uniquely illustrated with photographs of clay sculptures immersed in water. (available in hardback only)
Fraser Dingo (out of print) - The rare dingoes of Fraser Island (the purest breed of their species), an endangered group of about 200 individuals, have had their natural feeding patterns changed by access to humans' food. This book has been prepared to inform children about a major environmental dilemma.
Golden Wombats - New edition of illustrated non fiction mix about wombats, especially the golden wombats of Flinders Island.
Nautilus - Pearl of the Deep - Lifecycle story of a fascinating sea creature that has been around for 500 million years and lives at a depth of 400 metres.
Argonauta, Octopus Navigator
The Environment Artbook Series:

Storm Glider Series:
Young Adult Fiction for 12 to 18 year-olds

Outfall - Teenage surfie becomes embroiled in sewerage outfall protest while facing final exams and falling in love. (16-18)
The Mouldering of Miss Havisham - Gothic novel about modern teenager's mystic link with tragic presence from the nineteenth century, the prototype fro Dickens' character from Great Expectations. (15-18)
Call of the Dolphin - Teenage girl finds herself linked to a rare dolphin with a mystical background. (12-14)
Domain of Demons - Humorous telling of a scarey 1978 adventure with violent smugglers and vicious feral cats in tunnels under Sydney Heads. (12-14)
The Chimaera Conspiracy (out of print) - Science fiction novel about genetic engineering and dolphins. (14-18)
Feral Fungus - A collection of quirky short stories exploring the no-man's-land where normal and paranormal collide. (13-15)
Listen for the Nightingale - Kathleen is considering suicide, tempted by an imaginary serpent - while the serpent whispers of an end to despair, the nightingale sings of courage and hope. (14-18)

Star Glider Series:

intriguing fiction for 7 to 12 year-olds

Loopy Locusts - Humorous novel set on a rural property in time of drought. Emma dreams up wild schemes to save the family's sheep property until a swarm of marauding locusts presents the ultimate challenge

Mudflat Murder - Boys' mystery adventure involving gangs & bullying, set among mangrove swamps of a bayside town.
Lighthouse Ghost (out of print) - Set in a spooky old lighthouse on an island...
Brodie's first visit to his aunt and uncle in a lighthouse turns into an investigation of a ghostly mystery.
Frog Happy - A school-based novel about frog collecting and habitat protection which includes family relationship conflict
Frog Thunder - Fantasy adventure novel about a colony of rare frogs, hiding in a secret subterranean cavern, which send a team to investigate a return to the rainforest world above
CAMCLUB 2000 - The Ghost of The Bell (out of print) - Adventure mystery novel about modern kids making a video for a time capsule to celebrate their school centenary
Tyrone and the Time Tripper - Humorous novel about time-tripping modern boy and a girl from the future
Saturday Street - Picture storybook about a 9 year-old's birthday party, set in a multicultural community in the 1950s
The Gyro Kids - a series of humorous junior novels about three children with special powers
Millionaire Dog - light-hearted story about a very lucky dog and a boy who cares about him
Princess Lila - city schoolgirl Lila uses fairy tales to cope with the problems of everyday life
Three Moon Lagoon - two young girls discover a bunyip in a local billabong
Dido has Diabetes (out of print) - charming full-colour fictional story about children and animals set against a factual background on diabetes diagnosis and management
The Dream Box - When Jenny and her friends begin to rely on the magical powers of an antique box, they soon discover the power of their own dreams.

Sun Glider Series:

picture storybooks for 3 to 8 year-olds

Pipit - A ground-nesting mother bird finds a clever way of defending her fledglings from a marauding cat.
Kookaburra School - Kookaburra fledglings learn skills from a Wise Old Bird and discover how to share their territory with other animals and humans. Short listed for The Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing Primary Title 2002
Wurradi Wondee & the Dancing Brolgas (out of print) - Narrative story in chapters about Aboriginal boys' adventure with wildlife and cultural celebrations
Micky's Music - Illustrated read-aloud story in rhyme about a soldier crab
The Boy Who Painted the Sun - Illustrated country/city story about a child who brings happiness to others in the Depression era
Rainforest Fairy - Flutterby the Rainforest Fairy rallies the forest folk to rescue a small lost human.
Coral Reef Fairy - Coralie and Coralette rescue a young diver in danger on The Great Barrier Reef.
Silly Baby Magpie - A comical magpie fledgling learns the skills needed for survival in a rural/urban world. Told in rhymed verse with information.
Harry the Hairy-nosed Wombat & Other Australian Animal Tales - New edition of six famous stories from the 1970's, written by Jill Morris about six favourite Australian animals.
Koala Number One - Appealing story about a young male Koala who finds a new home and starts a new family, despite destruction of Koalas' habitat.
Wombat Down Below - Stunningly illustrated fictional story set in central Queensland about critically endangered Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat species.
Platypus Deep - When Orni the Platypus (Ornithohynchus anatinus) goes in search of a deeper home, he discovers how important his creek has been to many platypuses over millions of years.

Educational Activity Books
- Australian Frogs - Amazing Amphibians - Colouring Book
- Australian Bats - Colouring Book
- Fraser Dingo - Colouring Book (out of print)
- Red Kangaroo - Colouring Book (out of print)
- Frill Neck Lizard - Colouring Book
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo - Colouring Book (out of print)
- The Wombat Who Talked to the Stars - Journal
- The Wombat - Colouring & Activity Book
Playscripts and Audio Sets
- Sounds Spooky! - six suspenseful stories by well known authors, exploring the spookiness of the natural Australian environment. With Teachers Notes.
- Endangered! - 10 plays for Primary Schools with Drama springboards. Photocopiable blackline masters - spiral bound.
- The Boy Who Painted the Sun - Picture Storybook & Audio Set
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