Martin, Marc – The Bell Bookshop

All About Antarctica

Emma — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Antarctica is a place most of us will never visit – and it’s disappearing. Learn all about it before it’s too late.

Put on your parka and snowshoes and get ready to embark on a journey to the far, far south. You could hitch a ride on a Sno-Cat, explore the majestic icefalls, hunt for meteorites and marvel at migrating whales – or just stay in for a movie and pizza.

From colossal squids and active volcanoes to research vessels and cricket matches, there’s a lot more to the South Pole than just penguins and icebergs (though there are also a lot of penguins and icebergs). Learn how humans survive in the coldest place on Earth and discover what surprises await in this fragile and fascinating world.

Packed with hundreds of brilliant snippets of information, All About Antarctica is perfect for curious kids who love to ask lots of questions about the wonders of our world.

Marc Martin is the author and illustrator of the magical A River as well as A Forest, Max, Lots and The Curious Explorers’ Illustrated Guide to Exotic Animals A-Z.

The curious explorer’s illustrasted guide to exotic animals A to Z

Emma — Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

From armadillos to zebras, chameleons to quetzals, these exotic animals will surprise and delight. No curious explorer should be without Marc Martin’s stunning celebration of 26 strange and beautiful creatures from all over the world.

This bright and bold book is perfect for young readers aged 5+ to discover new animals, whilst learning their ABCs, too.

Lots

Emma — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In this wonderfully illustrated celebration of the world and its diversity, we travel far and wide – to Hong Kong, the Amazon, Antarctica, India – from the villages, towns and cities where most people live, to the deserts and vast oceans that cover the surface of the planet. There is so much to discover – lots of people, lots of places, lots of different landscapes, and lots of cultures.

Packed with hundreds of brilliant snippets of information, Lots is perfect for curious kids who love to ask lots of questions about the wonders of our world. Expect to see sleepy sloths, colourful cows, staggering skylines, terrible traffic, bustling bodies, and even burglarising baboons!

Marc Martin is the author and illustrator of the magical A River as well as A Forest, Max and The Curious Explorers’ Illustrated Guide to Exotic Animals A-Z.

Max

Emma — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

From the winner of the 2013 Crichton Award for Australia’s best new illustrator Marc Martin, comes this heartwarming and enduring tale of friendship . . . and chips.Down by the seafront there is a seagull. This seagull is called Max. And Max LOVES chips. Max helps out in Bob’s fish and chip shop, and in the evening they go fishing. Together they make the perfect team.Until one summer when everything changes… the once bustling seaside is now quiet and abandoned. Bob is nowhere to be seen and Max is lost without his oldest friend. Max must find Bob in the only way he knows how… by following the smell of chips. Will Max be able to find his way? And will he be reunited with his friend? This stunningly vibrant and moving book is the perfect summer story for all little readers.