Author: Sally Morgan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925360882
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
An environmental tale for Early Childhood and Lower Primary readers that shows how animals are affected by rubbish left in their habitat by humans. Ambelin Kwaymullina's illustrations are an explosion of colour and cleverly show the perils faced by our native animals. When the animals work as a team to come up with ways to look after the bush, they decide to ask the humans to REDUCE, RECYCLE and use RUBBISH BINS. But it is Benny Bungarra who has the bright idea of a BIG BUSH CLEAN-UP so the animals can also help look after the bush.
Benny Bungarra's Big Bush Clean-Up
Author: Sally Morgan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925360882
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
An environmental tale for Early Childhood and Lower Primary readers that shows how animals are affected by rubbish left in their habitat by humans. Ambelin Kwaymullina's illustrations are an explosion of colour and cleverly show the perils faced by our native animals. When the animals work as a team to come up with ways to look after the bush, they decide to ask the humans to REDUCE, RECYCLE and use RUBBISH BINS. But it is Benny Bungarra who has the bright idea of a BIG BUSH CLEAN-UP so the animals can also help look after the bush.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925360882
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
An environmental tale for Early Childhood and Lower Primary readers that shows how animals are affected by rubbish left in their habitat by humans. Ambelin Kwaymullina's illustrations are an explosion of colour and cleverly show the perils faced by our native animals. When the animals work as a team to come up with ways to look after the bush, they decide to ask the humans to REDUCE, RECYCLE and use RUBBISH BINS. But it is Benny Bungarra who has the bright idea of a BIG BUSH CLEAN-UP so the animals can also help look after the bush.
Wiradjuri Country
Author: Larry Brandy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642279866
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
The Wiradjuri are the people of the three bila (rivers) and their nguram-bang (Country) is the second largest in Australia. Come with Uncle Larry Brandy on an enlightening journey through his Country's rivers, woodlands, grasslands and rocky outcrops, as well as the murri-yang (sky world).This is a unique book combining language, culture, Indigenous history and storytelling, written by a Wiradjuri author.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642279866
Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
The Wiradjuri are the people of the three bila (rivers) and their nguram-bang (Country) is the second largest in Australia. Come with Uncle Larry Brandy on an enlightening journey through his Country's rivers, woodlands, grasslands and rocky outcrops, as well as the murri-yang (sky world).This is a unique book combining language, culture, Indigenous history and storytelling, written by a Wiradjuri author.
The Two-Hearted Numbat
Author: Ambelin Kwaymullina
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781921888007
Category : Aboriginal
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Numbat has two hearts--one made of stone and one made of feather. His stone heart makes him strong and powerful, while his feather heart makes him soft and gentle. When having more than one heart becomes troublesome for him, Numbat feels he must choose which one to keep. After evaluating the pros and cons of each heart, Numbat discovers that the best option is to keep both hearts so that he will be both kind and strong.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781921888007
Category : Aboriginal
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Numbat has two hearts--one made of stone and one made of feather. His stone heart makes him strong and powerful, while his feather heart makes him soft and gentle. When having more than one heart becomes troublesome for him, Numbat feels he must choose which one to keep. After evaluating the pros and cons of each heart, Numbat discovers that the best option is to keep both hearts so that he will be both kind and strong.
The Shark Caller
Author: Dianne Wolfer
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143780549
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Only a twin from a shark calling family can appease the ancestors and bring a community back together in this powerful and haunting story. Isabel is on a plane heading back to her island birthplace in Papua New Guinea. Izzy is looking forward to seeing her family again, but there’s another tragic reason for the trip. Izzy’s twin brother, Ray, died in a freak diving accident, and Izzy and her mum are taking his ashes home for traditional death ceremonies. After they arrive, Izzy realises things have changed since their last visit. Logging threatens the community’s way of life and sharks no longer answer the song of the shark callers. Izzy’s cousin Noah explains that the clan needs someone to undertake a traditional diving ritual. The person must be a twin from the shark calling lineage. The dive will be perilous. And Izzy is the last twin. Will she have the courage to attempt the dive? And what deep, dark secrets will the ocean reveal if she does?
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143780549
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Only a twin from a shark calling family can appease the ancestors and bring a community back together in this powerful and haunting story. Isabel is on a plane heading back to her island birthplace in Papua New Guinea. Izzy is looking forward to seeing her family again, but there’s another tragic reason for the trip. Izzy’s twin brother, Ray, died in a freak diving accident, and Izzy and her mum are taking his ashes home for traditional death ceremonies. After they arrive, Izzy realises things have changed since their last visit. Logging threatens the community’s way of life and sharks no longer answer the song of the shark callers. Izzy’s cousin Noah explains that the clan needs someone to undertake a traditional diving ritual. The person must be a twin from the shark calling lineage. The dive will be perilous. And Izzy is the last twin. Will she have the courage to attempt the dive? And what deep, dark secrets will the ocean reveal if she does?
A Is for Australian Animals
Author: Frane Lessac
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760650940
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A factastic tour of Australian animals, by award-winning author-illustrator Frané Lessac. Now in paperback. Australia is full of the most amazing animals on the planet! What animal has six thumbs? What animal produces square poo? What animal is made up of 95 per cent water and is highly venomous? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this factastic tour of Australian animals.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760650940
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A factastic tour of Australian animals, by award-winning author-illustrator Frané Lessac. Now in paperback. Australia is full of the most amazing animals on the planet! What animal has six thumbs? What animal produces square poo? What animal is made up of 95 per cent water and is highly venomous? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this factastic tour of Australian animals.
I Love Me
Author: Sally Morgan
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524856576
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
The 2019 Children's Picture Book Silver Nautilus Book Award winner. "I love my eyes, I love my nose, I love the way my curly hair grows!" Acclaimed Australian creators Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina celebrate individuality and joyous self-esteem in bouncy, rhythmic prose and lively color. I Love Me is inclusive, fun, simple, and contains a necessary lesson for all about the positivity of self love.
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 1524856576
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
The 2019 Children's Picture Book Silver Nautilus Book Award winner. "I love my eyes, I love my nose, I love the way my curly hair grows!" Acclaimed Australian creators Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina celebrate individuality and joyous self-esteem in bouncy, rhythmic prose and lively color. I Love Me is inclusive, fun, simple, and contains a necessary lesson for all about the positivity of self love.
The Lost Girl
Author: Ambelin Kwaymullina
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781921977060
Category : Grandmothers
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Synopsis coming soon.......
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781921977060
Category : Grandmothers
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Synopsis coming soon.......
The Dog with Seven Names
Author: Dianne Wolfer
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143787462
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A tiny dog, the runt of the litter, is born on a remote cattle station. She shouldn’t have survived, but when Elsie finds, names and loves her, the pup becomes a cherished companion. Life is perfect ... until War arrives. With Japanese air raids moving closer, Elsie’s family leaves the Pilbara for the south and safety. But the small dog has to stay behind. After travelling far from home with drovers and a flying doctor, she becomes a hospital dog and experiences the impact of war on north-western Australia. She witnesses wonderful and terrible things and gives courage to many different humans. But through all her adventures and many names, the little dog remembers Elsie, who girl who loved her best of all. Will she ever find her again? A Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book, 2019
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143787462
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A tiny dog, the runt of the litter, is born on a remote cattle station. She shouldn’t have survived, but when Elsie finds, names and loves her, the pup becomes a cherished companion. Life is perfect ... until War arrives. With Japanese air raids moving closer, Elsie’s family leaves the Pilbara for the south and safety. But the small dog has to stay behind. After travelling far from home with drovers and a flying doctor, she becomes a hospital dog and experiences the impact of war on north-western Australia. She witnesses wonderful and terrible things and gives courage to many different humans. But through all her adventures and many names, the little dog remembers Elsie, who girl who loved her best of all. Will she ever find her again? A Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book, 2019
Tailypo, a Ghost Story
Author: Joanna Galdone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780812437348
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A strange varmint haunts the woodsman who lopped off its tail.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780812437348
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A strange varmint haunts the woodsman who lopped off its tail.
My Place
Author: Sally Morgan
Publisher: Fremantle Press
ISBN: 0949206318
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
My Place begins with Sally Morgan tracing the experiences of her own life, growing up in suburban Perth in the fifties and sixties. Through the memories and images of her childhood and adolescence, vague hints and echoes begin to emerge, hidden knowledge is uncovered, and a fascinating story unfolds - a mystery of identity, complete with clues and suggested solutions. Sally Morgan's My Place is a deeply moving account of a search for truth, into which a whole family is gradually drawn; finally freeing the tongues of the author's mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories.
Publisher: Fremantle Press
ISBN: 0949206318
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
My Place begins with Sally Morgan tracing the experiences of her own life, growing up in suburban Perth in the fifties and sixties. Through the memories and images of her childhood and adolescence, vague hints and echoes begin to emerge, hidden knowledge is uncovered, and a fascinating story unfolds - a mystery of identity, complete with clues and suggested solutions. Sally Morgan's My Place is a deeply moving account of a search for truth, into which a whole family is gradually drawn; finally freeing the tongues of the author's mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories.