Free Diving by Lorrae Coffin
$18.00 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Age range 7 to 10Free Diving is a poignant tribute to the Indigenous men and women who worked in the pearling industry as `free divers' in the late nineteenth century in Western Australia.In a practice known as `blackbirding' (forced unpaid labour), European pearl lugger owners used Indigenous people to ...Show more
Also an Octopus (PB) by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: Children's - Kindergarten, Age 5-6
Every story starts with nothing, so ...why not an octopus who wants to fly in a spaceship? A delightfully meta picture book that will set imaginations soaring. From Benji Davies, the illustrator of The Storm Whale and Grandad's Island, comes a metafictive story about ...how to build a story! First, a st ...Show more
The Rabbits by John Marsden
$29.00 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: The Official Pokemon Ear
The Rabbits offers a rich and immensely valuable perspective on the effect of man on his environment. Visually loaded and told with a passion for truth and understanding, The Rabbits aims to promote cultural awareness and a sense of caring for the natural world. A rich and haunting allegory for all age ...Show more
Lost Thing by Shaun Tan, Shaun Tan
$17.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: Children's - Kindergarten, Age 5-6
The Lost Thing is a humorous story about a boy who discovers a bizarre-looking creature whilst out collecting bottle-tops at the beach. Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but the problem is met with indifference by everyone else, who barely notice it's ...Show more
The Island by Armin Greder
$29.95 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Poignant and chilling, this allegory is an astonishing, powerful, and timely story about refugees, xenophobia, racism, multiculturalism, social politics, and human rights. When the people of an island find a man sitting on their shore, they immediately reject him because he is different. Fearful to the ...Show more
Look See, Look at Me! by Leonie Norrington
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: 2-5yrs
Every family with young kids will relate to this story about growing up and exploring the world Look see, look at me.I'm so much bigger now I'm three.I can run, I can jump, I can skip, I can bump . . . Lively and engaging illustrations and a terrific read-aloud text create a delightful celebration of ou ...Show more
Okaasama Otousama by ROU, SANDHYA
$15.00 AUD
$19.50 (23% off)
Category: Picture Books
"A joyful tribute to multilingualism that says Mother and Father in 18 different languages -- from Japanese to Kikuyu, Spanish to Finnish, Tulu to Tagalog... In addictive rhythm, just waiting to be read aloud, the text reflects amazing similarities across far-flung languages, while the illustrations cap ...Show more
Mr Shaha's Recipes for Wonder: Adventures in Science Round the Kitchen Table by Alom Shaha
$27.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Don't worry if you don't know the answers, you soon will!Learn about sound by making wine glasses sing, investigate chemical reactions with vitamin-powered rockets, and explore Newton's Third Law by making balloon-driven cars. All you need are a few simple items from your kitchen cupboards - and the pow ...Show more
I Have a Dog by Charlotte Lance
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
A new puppy can be the perfect new playmate. Or it can be IN THE WAY ALL THE TIME. But even the most mischievous of puppies can grow up to become a very best friend. This adorable and funny picture book will charm dog-lovers of all ages.
Magical Journey by MAHMUDOVA, HURAMAN
$32.90 AUD
Category: Picture Books
It is the beginning of the hot summer season, and the four cousins stay with their grandparents on the shores of the shining Caspian Sea, in the ancient neighborhood of Baku. Their enchanting, deer house becomes a place where an unexpected, somewhat frightening adventure begins, told by a cat living i ...Show more
The Snail and the Whale (PB) by Julia Donaldson
$14.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
"How I long to sail!" said the tiny snail. The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale ...Show more