Author: Bob Brown
Publisher: Omnibus Books
ISBN: 9781742993546
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Give me a home among the gum trees With lots of plum trees A sheep or two A kangaroo. Ben Woods warm and funny illustrations bring this classic Aussie song to life.
Christmas Among the Gum Trees
Author: Susanne Bellamy
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 9781867215820
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Her Christmas Kisses / Susanne Bellamy. Stranded in Rainbow Cove with no car, no work and no prospect of saving her family's restaurant, Flick needs a Christmas miracle. It may have been his car that put her in this mess but Xander, luxury resort owner, might just be the solution Flick is looking for-if only Flick and Xander can ignore the undeniable spark between them.
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 9781867215820
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Her Christmas Kisses / Susanne Bellamy. Stranded in Rainbow Cove with no car, no work and no prospect of saving her family's restaurant, Flick needs a Christmas miracle. It may have been his car that put her in this mess but Xander, luxury resort owner, might just be the solution Flick is looking for-if only Flick and Xander can ignore the undeniable spark between them.
Give Me a Home Among the Gum Trees
Author: Bob Brown
Publisher: Omnibus Books
ISBN: 9781742993546
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Give me a home among the gum trees With lots of plum trees A sheep or two A kangaroo. Ben Woods warm and funny illustrations bring this classic Aussie song to life.
Publisher: Omnibus Books
ISBN: 9781742993546
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Give me a home among the gum trees With lots of plum trees A sheep or two A kangaroo. Ben Woods warm and funny illustrations bring this classic Aussie song to life.
Why Does Santa Ride Around in a Sleigh?
Author: Kay Woodward
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141955163
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A cool Christmas-themed book for girls and boys that explains the reasons for and the stories behind our festive celebrations and traditions. Why does Father Christmas have three different names? Was there ever really a Good King Wenceslas? Why do we eat mince pies? These questions and many more are answered along with a fun make-and-do Christmas activity. Entertaining and informative, the book is illustrated throughout in black and white.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141955163
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A cool Christmas-themed book for girls and boys that explains the reasons for and the stories behind our festive celebrations and traditions. Why does Father Christmas have three different names? Was there ever really a Good King Wenceslas? Why do we eat mince pies? These questions and many more are answered along with a fun make-and-do Christmas activity. Entertaining and informative, the book is illustrated throughout in black and white.
The Christmas Encyclopedia, 4th ed.
Author: William D. Crump
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476647593
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
From the manger of Jesus Christ to the 21st century, this encyclopedia explores more than 2,000 years of Christmas past and present through 966 entries packed with a wide variety of historical and pop-culture subjects. Entries detail customs and traditions from around the world as well as classic Christmas movies, TV series/specials and animated cartoons. Arranged alphabetically by entry name, the book includes the historical background of popular sacred and secular songs as well as accounts of beloved literary works with Christmas themes from such noted authors as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Pearl Buck, Henry Van Dyke and others. All things Christmas are available here in one comprehensive volume.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476647593
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
From the manger of Jesus Christ to the 21st century, this encyclopedia explores more than 2,000 years of Christmas past and present through 966 entries packed with a wide variety of historical and pop-culture subjects. Entries detail customs and traditions from around the world as well as classic Christmas movies, TV series/specials and animated cartoons. Arranged alphabetically by entry name, the book includes the historical background of popular sacred and secular songs as well as accounts of beloved literary works with Christmas themes from such noted authors as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Pearl Buck, Henry Van Dyke and others. All things Christmas are available here in one comprehensive volume.
Christmas
Author: Garry William Gosney
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452037892
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1452037892
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
The Christmas Encyclopedia
Author: William D. Crump
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Christmas is special for many people around the world, and over the many centuries that people have been celebrating the holiday, it has changed with the times. This reference work presents a tremendous amount of information about the Christmas holiday from its inception around A.D. 350 to the present day. Covering not only Christmas day but the entire season from Advent through Epiphany, over 340 entries provide details on historical events that have shaped Christmas; St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, and other mythical beings that spread gifts around the world; symbols such as the Yule log, Christmas tree, holly, and mistletoe; sacred and popular carols and other music; and customs in the United States and around the world. Unique to this work is its emphasis on Christmas as depicted in the popular media, with entries on literary works, motion pictures, and television specials expressing holiday themes.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Christmas is special for many people around the world, and over the many centuries that people have been celebrating the holiday, it has changed with the times. This reference work presents a tremendous amount of information about the Christmas holiday from its inception around A.D. 350 to the present day. Covering not only Christmas day but the entire season from Advent through Epiphany, over 340 entries provide details on historical events that have shaped Christmas; St. Nicholas, Santa Claus, and other mythical beings that spread gifts around the world; symbols such as the Yule log, Christmas tree, holly, and mistletoe; sacred and popular carols and other music; and customs in the United States and around the world. Unique to this work is its emphasis on Christmas as depicted in the popular media, with entries on literary works, motion pictures, and television specials expressing holiday themes.
The Homestead
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Home economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1302
Book Description
Roland Harvey's Big Book of Christmas
Author: Roland Harvey
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1741767040
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Did you know that in Italy a kindly old witch called Le Befana delivers presents to the children? That in Holland Saint Nicholas arrives by steamboat in November? And that here in Australia we have some weird and wonderful traditions of our own? Christmas is celebrated in many ways around the world, and this book is full of interesting and surprising facts about how it's done. Roland Harvey has loads of stories to tell, easy and delicious Christmas recipes to prepare, and clever ideas for making thoughtful, eco-friendly presents and decorations. There's so much to keep you busy in the Big Book of Christmas, and when everyone is together on the big day, you can put on a puppet show, play some excellent games, and belt out your favourite Christmas carols!
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1741767040
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Did you know that in Italy a kindly old witch called Le Befana delivers presents to the children? That in Holland Saint Nicholas arrives by steamboat in November? And that here in Australia we have some weird and wonderful traditions of our own? Christmas is celebrated in many ways around the world, and this book is full of interesting and surprising facts about how it's done. Roland Harvey has loads of stories to tell, easy and delicious Christmas recipes to prepare, and clever ideas for making thoughtful, eco-friendly presents and decorations. There's so much to keep you busy in the Big Book of Christmas, and when everyone is together on the big day, you can put on a puppet show, play some excellent games, and belt out your favourite Christmas carols!
Pears' Annual
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Fortune Hunters
Author: Cilka Zagar
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300483040
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Fortune Hunters is the second book in the series Lovers and Ratters on the Opal Fields. Lightning Ridge, the world's opal capital, has miners from over seventy countries; they brought with them political and religious beliefs, traditions and memories. Gradually they blended into a unique society with a new culture, a new character, new morals and ideals. Prospectors came to Lightning Ridge in search of the elusive rainbow gem that would make them instantly rich, loved, and respected. They found it hard to fit into the mainstream but the mainstream remains a yardstick by which they measure their worth and their imperfect lives. Ratters are gem thieves who masquerade as prospectors, wait until a miner hits opal and then loot his mine. Ratting is the worst crime possible in the eyes of Lightning Ridge opal mining community.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1300483040
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Fortune Hunters is the second book in the series Lovers and Ratters on the Opal Fields. Lightning Ridge, the world's opal capital, has miners from over seventy countries; they brought with them political and religious beliefs, traditions and memories. Gradually they blended into a unique society with a new culture, a new character, new morals and ideals. Prospectors came to Lightning Ridge in search of the elusive rainbow gem that would make them instantly rich, loved, and respected. They found it hard to fit into the mainstream but the mainstream remains a yardstick by which they measure their worth and their imperfect lives. Ratters are gem thieves who masquerade as prospectors, wait until a miner hits opal and then loot his mine. Ratting is the worst crime possible in the eyes of Lightning Ridge opal mining community.