By the Billabong

By the Billabong
Author: Maura Finn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2022-01-25
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781922626615

A wisdom of wombats,A passel of possums,A cluster of spiders knitting socks . . .Who else might you meet on a trip to the billabong?Find out in this delightful romp through a much-loved Australian landscape.

Babies at the Billabong

Babies at the Billabong
Author: Maura Finn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781922711892

Echidna puggles drumming, cockatoo chicks eating cake, green tree froglets tap dancing... What else might you see on a trip to the billabong? Find out in this energetic and playful afternoon adventure in the Australian landscape.

Stories from the Billabong

Stories from the Billabong
Author: James Vance Marshall
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-08-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781847801241

From the author of Walkabout come ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and elegantly retold. Here you can discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what makes Frogs croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special. The illustrations are by the aboriginal artist and storyteller Francis Firebrace, whose distinctive, colourful work is known throughout Australia and beyond.

At the Billabong

At the Billabong
Author: Debbie Austin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2009
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9780980470123

This third Indigenous First Discovery Book from Discovery Press uses Aboriginal symbols and clever book design to tell a simple educational story for babies and toddlers. Artist Debbie Austin depicts the animals of the Australian bush as they go to the billabong on a hot day. Each page has the centre cut out so that children can always see the shiny reflective billabong at the end. All Aboriginal symbols used here are familiar to young readers, as they appeared in Debbie's last two books, 'Animals' and 'People and Places', released last year. Both books were well-received by parents and educators, making 'At the Billabong' a highly anticipated early-education title. Babies AND their parents will love this beautiful baby board book. 'At the Billabong' is available 1 December 2009. The cover image above is unfinished; the printer is adding metallic blue paint to the centre circle, to represent the billabong. The image represents (clockwise from the top left corner) kangaroos, people, emus and dingos all travelling to the billabong for a cool drink. All children love learning to draw pictures and tell their own stories using these traditional Aboriginal symbols.

Tales from the Bush

Tales from the Bush
Author: Jane Massam
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2017-02
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781760274795

Join Snugglepot and Cuddlepie for some wonderful adventures in the Australian bush. Fall in love with May Gibbs' classic characters as they go camping, make new friends and much more!

Brilliant Brown Babies

Brilliant Brown Babies
Author: Desiree Williams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2020-03-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780578663302

Brilliant brown babies is a picture book showcasing how special and beautiful it is to be a child of color. This book uses simple pictures and language to convey pride in the rich culture that our brilliant brown babies have! Children of all races can engage in the celebration of diversity!

Silly Birds

Silly Birds
Author: Gregg Dreise
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9781922142856

Age range 5 to 8: In this humble, charming and humorous morality tale, Maliyan is a proud eagle who always looks, listens and sees things from a long way away. One day he meets the turkey Wagun, who is a silly bird, and together these two new friends begin to do silly-bird things. The Elders and Maliyan's parents become very disappointed and soon the local billabong becomes a mess. The silly birds do not care for anyone and seem to have eaten all the food. Maliyan begins to see the error of his ways and tries to talk to Wagun and the other birds about their actions. No one listens. So Maliyan flies away and begins the journey of listening again. Maliyan soon becomes a proud leader and all the silly birds begin to follow his example. They all help clean up the messes they have made. All except one ... In this quintessential Australian fable, Silly Birds combines richly textured and striking illustrations of Australian animals with the gentle humour of an Aussie truism that it is hard to soar like an eagle when you are, in fact, surrounded by turkeys.

My Farm

My Farm
Author: Alison Lester
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1999-03-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780395977217

An affectionate and funny recollection of a memorable year on an Australian farm. This unusual picture book gives a vivid glimpse of life on the land.

Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These
Author: Claire Keegan
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2021-11-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0802158757

A New York Times Bestseller • Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century "A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends country, transcends time." —Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers Small Things Like These is award-winning author Claire Keegan's landmark new novel, a tale of one man's courage and a remarkable portrait of love and family It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church. An international bestseller, Small Things Like These is a deeply affecting story of hope, quiet heroism, and empathy from one of our most critically lauded and iconic writers.

Gorgeous Girl

Gorgeous Girl
Author: Mary K. Pershall
Publisher: Random House Australia
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2018-08-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0143789929

'The only way to comprehend this tragic story of mine is to write it.' On the 10th of February 2017, there was a sentencing hearing for murder in the Victorian Supreme Court. The young woman in the dock, who sat quietly with her hands in her lap, had perfect skin and light-brown hair tied back as neatly as a private school prefect's. When the judge asked her to confirm her plea, the young woman answered in a clear and polite voice. 'Guilty, your Honour.' That killer is Mary K. Pershall's beloved daughter Anna. She is twenty-eight years old, tall and beautiful, with an effervescent wit and a university degree in psychology. She also hears the voices of demons. After Anna finished uni, she just could not meet the demands of adulthood, and the voices became overwhelming. She attempted to silence them with alcohol and weed, with the abuse of her prescribed medication, and with ice. But the evil howling would not stop. Award-winning author Mary K. Pershall brings a unique and insightful perspective to a story that is at once devastating and uplifting, and proves that a mother's love - even in its darkest hour - can shed light and provide hope to families in crisis.