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At the Beach by Roland Harvey
$14.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Roland Harvey Australian Holidays Ser.
Detailing the perfect beach getaway, this charming picture book uses individual postcards to tell the tale of one family's adventures at Crabby Spit. In the spirit of Where's Waldo?, beach items such as a hat, towel, and sandals are lost--and children must find them with the help of the mischievous fami ...Show more
Australians: Flappers to Vietnam #3 by Tom Keneally; Clare Drysdale (Editor)
$49.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Australians
The outstanding final volume of acclaimed author Thomas Keneally's major new three-volume history takes up the story of Australia at the end of the Great War and explores its development as a nation during the tumultuous 20th century Australia emerged from World War I into a decade of profound change ...Show more
Australians: From Eureka to the Diggers: Volume 2 by Thomas Keneally
$35.00 AUD
Category: No Category | 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: No Category | 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: Middle Reader | 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
Cunning Crow by Gregg Dreise
$24.99 AUD
Category: 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
Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | 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: 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
Horatio Squeak by Karen Foxlee; Evie Barrow Evie
$27.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Australian
In a very fine house, on a very grand street, Lived the tiniest mouse you could possibly meet. The youngest of twelve, he was timid and slight, But he was always, ALWAYS very polite. When tiny Horatio Squeak is invited to a mysterious party at the top of the stairs, he finds himself in the unexpected co ...Show more
In the Bush: Our Holiday at Wombat Flat by Roland Harvey
$14.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Roland Harvey Australian Holidays Ser.
Perfect for long road trips and imaginative minds, young readers are drawn into the dynamic maze of stories and subplots that happen during one family's vacation to Wombat Flat. This activity book offers twists and turns on every page. Action-packed with comical scenarios and subtle splendors, this driv ...Show more
In the City: Our Scrapbook of Souvenirs by Roland Harvey
$15.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: ROLAND HARVEY AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAYS
Created in the tradition of Where's Waldo?, this lovely picture book offers children and adults alike hours of fun searching for hidden details and "lost" items. As a family gathers the postcards and photos from their big trip to the city in a souvenir scrapbook, they remember together the most exci ...Show more
Island Nation - A History of Australians and the Sea by Frank Broeze
$27.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: The\Australian Experience Ser.
An alternative history of Australia written in a lively and accessible style and exploring the crucial role of the sea in shaping our national identity.