Author: Sue Baker
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452531242
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 309
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Educational childrens bookonAustralian animals. Afresh approachcombining factand the hilarious adventures of The Pobblebonk Earth Detective Club. Designed to show learning is fun. Aimed at 10-14 year olds it encourages children to investigate questions, carry out imaginative earth detective activities, that can also be used by teachers, and develop a life-long interest in learning. Quizzes with country flag mapsare designed to develop knowledge of the world and its place geography. The book tells the story of the three somewhat off-beat Mathieson children, who forced to move to their grannys farm, fight off their loneliness and boredom by becoming amateur detectives, launching into a series of bizarre adventures in the process. Their cases take them deep into the world of animal tracks and scats, and native Australian animals including marsupials, frogs, crocodiles, rats and mice, a range of lesser-known animals and the unique character of Australia itself. The book provides references to high quality useful websites for children to carry out further research. Literacy is stressed through a variety of methods with all technical terms highlighted and clearly explained.
Author: Sue Baker
Publisher: Pageturner, Press and Media
ISBN: 9781643766294
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Book Description
Educational children's book on Australian animals. A fresh approach combining fact and the hilarious adventures of The Pobblebonk Earth Detective Club. Designed to show learning is fun. Aimed at 10-14 year olds it encourages children to investigate questions, carry out imaginative 'earth detective' activities, that can also be used by teachers, and develop a life-long interest in learning. Quizzes with country flag maps are designed to develop knowledge of the world and its place geography. The book tells the story of the three somewhat 'off-beat' Mathieson children, who forced to move to their granny's farm, fight off their loneliness and boredom by becoming amateur detectives, launching into a series of bizarre adventures in the process. Their cases take them deep into the world of animal tracks and scats, and native Australian animals including marsupials, frogs, crocodiles, rats and mice, a range of lesser-known animals and the unique character of Australia itself. The book provides references to high quality useful websites for children to carry out further research. Literacy is stressed through a variety of methods with all technical terms highlighted and clearly explained.
Author: Richard Everist
Publisher: BestShot
ISBN: 0975602349
Category : Great Ocean Road (Vic.)
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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The Great Ocean Road region - the southwest coastline of Victoria - is simply extraordinary. This book unlocks the sights, activities and background context for visitors and locals - using maps, pictures and words. It is for everyone who is interested in exploring and learning about the region from Geelong to Portland. Sustainability depends first on knowledge, second on discerning customers and communities, and third on responsible businesses. This book features a number of businesses that are responding to the challenge, and: * details on hundreds of accessible sights * maps and information on over fify sustainable activities including beach and surf guides, walking track notes, national parks and reserves and over fifty cities, towns and villages with more than sixty heritage sites. * fascinating background context including environmental issues, Aboriginal and European heritage, geology, ecosystems, flora and fauna.
Author: Trace Balla
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 174331633X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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A tender and beautifully illustrated tale of a boy and his bird-watching uncle, on a paddling trip on Australia's Glenelg River. A story about slowing down, growing up, and connecting with the land and its creatures...'All children need an Uncle Egg to open up the magical world of nature. We all need to get outside, away from television, computers and mobile phones, and what better way than a canoeing-camping trip? This is a delightful story about the joy of the outdoors.' DAVID SUZUKI..''Rivertime' is a quirky, charming immersion into the life of a waterway and into the life-lessons a river can teach.' MAYA WARD (author of 'The Comfort of Water')
Author: Kate Mudie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780864624475
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Author: Andrew Kelly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760652203
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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In this stunning picture book beautifully given form by Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy, respected Elder Aunty Joy Murphy and Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly tell the story of one day in the life of the vital, flourishing Birrarung (Yarra River). As ngua rises, Bunjil soars over mountain ash, flying higher and higher as the wind warms. Below, Birrarung begins its long winding path down to palem warreen. Wilam - home. Yarra Riverkeeper Andrew Kelly joins award-winning picture book duo Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy to tell the Indigenous and geographical story of Melbourne's beautiful Yarra River, from its source to its mouth; from its pre-history to the present day.
Author: Jill Barnard
Publisher: Australian Scholary Publishing
ISBN: 9781740970587
Category : Piers
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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This superbly illustrated book is not simply concerned with the development of Station Pier, Melbourne and its predecessor on the site, Railway Pier. Published to commemorate 150 years since the opening of Railway Pier, Welcome and Farewell, weaves in the human stories connected with Station Pier. It is a place where countless migrants arrived in Australia, and from which servicemen and women departed for distant wars. It has played its part in many significant milestones in Victoria's history. Welcome and Farewell reveals the emotional ties that many Australians feel for this significant site.
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Publisher:
ISBN: 9780648228707
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Lost in her ever-changing forms, 'Water' questions who she is after an encounter with a creature in an underground cave. Water seeks all parts of her cycle for answers, which makes her feel overwhelmed and confused. However, an 'old tree' helps her to understand her place in the world and her many interconnections with all living and non-living things. From the unique perspective of Water, the story explores the water cycle drawing out the many interconnections Water has with all living and non-living things.
Author: Patrick Pikacha
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789820108332
Category : Frogs
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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"This book has been prepared primarily to enable identification of the 21 known species of frogs occurring in the Solomon Islands and to summarise some aspects of their ecology. This handy guide features a large number of colour photographs to aid in identification and summarized diagnostic features in the case of similar species. Most of the information in the book is based on the authors' own work and observations. The entry for each species includes scientific, common and local name, and notes on description, comparison with similar species, distribution, habitat and conservation status." --Publisher.
Author: Barbara Triggs
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Mammals inhabit every corner of our vast continent, yet the great majority of species are seldom seen. The only clue to their presence might be a footprint left on a muddy track, a scat deposited on a rocky ledge, or bones scattered on a forest floor.In Tracks, Scats and Other Traces, Barbara Triggs provides all information needed to identify mammals anywhere in Australia, using only the tracks or other signs they leave behind. Features a new cover design, and covers all Australian states and territories.
