Septopus is about a seven-tentacled octopus, Stanley, who navigates the challenges of growing up in a world made for the eight-tentacled kind. It's a story about family, friendship, sports, school, action and humour.

A crack, a split, a rend, a tear - all of these fissures open up a new world for us to gaze upon. But what if the things we see aren't friendly? What if the things that spill from beyond are dangerous and unwilling to be contained? What if evil lurks just below the surface waiting for its chance to strike? In this collection of diverse and multi-faceted tales, you'll find a computer program twisted into a nefarious tool, elves who are more than mischievous, a Creole House where those who dare to cheat fate meet with an unsavory end, and something evil lurking within the water. Are you brave enough to look Between the Cracks? There is only one way to find out...

Phoebe and Elliott are space-mad best friends but Julia, the unpopular new girl at school, has tagged along with them on them on a visit to the local Space Station. There, they meet the three astronauts competing to be the first woman on the moon, and they're also introduced to the magnificent rocket known as The Obsession, and its know-all super computer IMP. But when they start the rocket without meaning to, and IMP malfunctions, the adventure takes a real turn for the unexpected! Sure, a moon mission is great: but how do you get back to Earth?Written with Rebecca Fung's characteristic verve and humour, this is a really fun read for young readers 6-9, illustrated with lively pictures by David Allan.

Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium spp. are important and prevalent foodborne parasites in Canada. Both parasites are shed in feces and surface water run-off can transport fecal pathogens into the watershed. Through filter-feeding, bivalve shellfish have been shown to contain both T. gondii and Cryptosporidium spp., posing a risk of foodborne exposure to people who consume shellfish. Clams are an important country food for the Inuit community in Iqaluit, and the oyster fishery in Prince Edward Island (PEI) is a valuable industry. While presence of Cryptosporidium spp. in clams or oysters from Iqaluit or PEI, respectively, has been previously reported, the prevalence of T. gondii and viability of parasites is unknown. By PCR, 2.1% of clams (Mya truncata, N=390) from Iqaluit contained T. gondii DNA. By PCR, 0.1% of oysters (Crassostrea virginica, N=1005) from PEI contained T. gondii DNA, and no oysters were sequence-confirmed to contain Cryptosporidium spp. DNA.

In the dead of night, when everything is still, a scream echoes at its loudest... Dead of Night features the best of Midnight Echo magazine, as selected by Shane Jiraiya Cummings, former Australian Horror Writers Association vice-president and Midnight Echo editor. The anthology features twenty-five stories from issues one to eleven and is a showcase of Australia and New Zealand's darkest imaginations.

Princess Hayley has everything a princess could want: except a comet. It's her only birthday wish. Comets are so sparkly and they shoot through the sky so fast :who wouldn't want one? But then Hayley realises the only way she's going to get her wish is to catch a comet for herself. Joined by the very best friends a princess could have, Hayley aims to build the biggest and best --the only-- comet-catcher in the world and make sure her birthday dream comes true!A magical, funny story for young readers by a talented new author.