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Australians: From Eureka to the Diggers: Volume 2 by Thomas Keneally
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Australians | Reading Level: very good
In this companion volume of Thomas Keneally's widely acclaimed history of the Australian people, the vast range of characters who have formed our national story are brought vividly to life. Immigrants and Aboriginal resistance figures, bushrangers and pastoralists, working men and pioneering women, arti ...Show more
Australians (Volume 3): Flappers to Vietnam by Thomas Keneally
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Australians
'A loving history of the Australian people' - Sydney Morning Herald..'.displays historical literacy, and plenty of humanity, empathy and compassion, all qualities rare in our public culture to be cherished when we find them.' - Weekend Australian. As in the two previous volumes of Australians, Thomas Ke ...Show more
Blueback: Australian Children's Classics by Tim Winton
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Australian Children's Classics
Bluebackis an achingly beautiful story about family, belonging, and living a life in tune with the environment, from Tim Winton, one of Australia's best-loved authors.'Winton ... convince(s) us of the preciousness of our oceans not through lectures but through his characters' steady wonder.' New York Ti ...Show more
Bushfire: Surviving Black Saturday (My Australian Story) by Sally Murphy
$16.99 AUD
Category: True Stories | Series: My Australian Story
Amy is staying in Marysville with her grandmother, and help in the garden and clean out her gutters. It is, after all, bushfire season. As summer arrives, so do the fires, and Dad is busy helping control the flames in bushfires that have started burning in Victoria. But it is early February 2009, and th ...Show more
Conscription Conflict & the Great War by Robin Archer
$29.95 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Australian History
While the Great War raged, Australians were twice asked to vote on the question of military conscription for overseas service. The recourse to popular referendum on such an issue at such a time was without precedent anywhere in the world. The campaigns precipitated mass mobilisation, bitter argument, a ...Show more
Cosmic Chronicles - A user's guide to the Universe by Fred Watson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Astronomy | Series: Users Guide to the Universe - Australian | Reading Level: near fine
Are we alone in the universe? Where didthe moon come from? How do we know what stars are made of? Could there reallybe a future in asteroid mining? In CosmicChronicles, Fred Watson - Australia'sAstronomer-at-Large and bestselling author - explores the hottest topics inspace science and astronomy. Watso ...Show more
Cunning Crow by Gregg Dreise
$24.99 AUD
Category: Hardcover Picture Books | Series: Australian
Age range 5 to 12 Remember — beauty comes from within... Way back, before once-upon-a-time, there was the Dreamtime when all the birds were white. One of those white birds was a crow called Waan. One day a big storm came through and a magnificent rainbow appeared. When the birds passed through the rainb ...Show more
Discover Sea Life by Australian Geographic Staff
$14.95 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Discover Australian Geographic Ser.
Australia's oceans and beaches are teeming with sea life. Water surrounds our island nation, and the fascinating creatures that live there can seem strange, scary or spectacular. Dive in to learn all about them! With stunning images from Australian Geographic's extensive picture library and plenty of fu ...Show more
Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
$14.99 AUD
Category: Mentor Texts K-2 NSW Term 1 | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals, he spends a day lounging with the lions, and even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all. Sheena Knowles's upbeat, rhymin ...Show more
Goodbye House, Hello House by Margaret Wild
$24.99 AUD
Category: Hardcover Picture Books | Series: Australian | Reading Level: Early Childhood
A joyful story about moving house and embracing change from a much-loved, award-winning team. This is the last time I'll fish in this river. This is the last time I'll run through these trees. This is the last time I'll dream by this fire ... Goodbye, old house. Goodbye. A heartwarming story of letti ...Show more
Great Australian Volunteer Firies Stories by Bill Marsh
$32.99 AUD
Category: True Stories | Series: Great Australian Stories Ser.
Synopsis coming soon.......
Great Australian Working Horse Stories by Angela Goode
$32.99 AUD
Category: True Stories | Series: Great Australian Stories Ser.