Alison Lester

In rhyming text, Noni the pony and her friends, Dave Dog and Coco the cat, spend the day at the beach.

Introduces Noni the pony, who is friendly and funny and lives at Waratah Bay, where her best friends are Dave Dog and Coco the cat.

"Sophie Scott is only nine years old, but she's going to Antarctica on an icebreaker with her dad, the ship's captain. During the voyage to Mawson Station and back, Sophie keeps a diary. She sees icebergs, penguins, seals and whales. She makes new friends, wonders at the southern lights and even becomes stranded in a blizzard!"--Back cover.

During summer vacation in rural Australia, best friends Bonnie and Sam are taking care of two horses and helping with sheep shearing when they stumble upon a crime at Skull Rock.

On the way to assist their riding teacher at the Royal Show, Bonnie and Sam find a starving pony that they feel they must try to rescue.

Alison Lester describes the most memorable year she spent on an Australian farm overlooking the sea.

Labeled pictures of things beginning with each letter of the alphabet surround illustrations showing a young girl and her toy donkey spending a busy day having fun.

Noni and her friends help a lost wallaby joey find his family.