Nyuntu Ninti (what You Should Know)

Nyuntu Ninti (what You Should Know)
Author: Bob Randall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9780733328503

In this beautiful photographic book for young children, Bob Randall explains, in a simple but effective way, the Anangu people's relationship to all that is around them, and why we must learn to care for the earth, its plants and its creatures.

Whose Ears?

Whose Ears?
Author: Jeannette Rowe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780862786700

A fun colourful lift the flap book series which will help children identify whose ears, nose and feet belong to which animal.

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert
Author: Pat Lowe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2015-03-25
Genre:
ISBN: 9781459694101

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert is the remarkable account of the life of Mana, a young Walmajarri girl and her family in the desert country of north - west Australia. A collection of accessible stories that elucidate the rich cultural lives of pre - contact Aboriginal Australians, this book is a valuable resource for educators and young readers, and is accompanied by beautiful black and white illustrations.

Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle

Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle
Author: Glenda Millard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014-10-20
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780733333774

Against a very Australian setting of drought and bushfire, a little pig called Applesauce learns that Christmas comes from the heart. Ages 3+ This beautiful tale is a clever and whimsical take on the Christmas story - from the bestselling author-illustrator team of Glenda Millard and Stephen Michael King. Applesauce is convinced that there can be no Christmas this year - her heart, where Christmas comes from, is as small as a gumnut and there was no Christmas in it at all. But then something special happens and Applesauce discovers that Christmas does not need to be all about glitzy decorations, fancy foods and expensive presents. It does indeed come from the heart. This heart-warming, CBC-shortlisted picture book is guaranteed to become a family favourite this Christmas. Ages 3+

Young Dark Emu

Young Dark Emu
Author: Bruce Pascoe
Publisher: Magabala Books
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2019-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1925768821

*Longlisted for the CBCA 2020 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books* *Winner of the Booksellers' Choice 2020 Children's Book of the Year Award* *Shortlisted for the 2020 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature* *Shortlisted for the ABIA Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7-12)* *Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2020: Children's* Age range 10+. The highly-anticipated junior version of Bruce Pascoe’s multi award-winning book. Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers. Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. He allows the reader to see Australia as it was before Europeans arrived — a land of cultivated farming areas, productive fisheries, permanent homes, and an understanding of the environment and its natural resources that supported thriving villages across the continent. Young Dark Emu — A Truer History asks young readers to consider a different version of Australia’s history pre-European colonisation. 'Adapted for a younger readership from Pascoe's best-selling Dark Emu, this exquisitely illustrated picture book will transform how we see Australian history. Bruce uses the diaries of early explorers and colonists to show us the Australia where Aboriginal people built houses, dams and wells and farmed the land.' — Fiona Stager, The Courier Mail

Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books

Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books
Author: Frances Watts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-02-09
Genre: Books
ISBN: 9780733332906

Parsley Rabbit gives an exciting introduction to the world of books by sharing the ins and outs of his book. There are fun flaps to flip, questions to share and even his pesky little brother.

My Mum the Pirate

My Mum the Pirate
Author: Jackie French
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 146070391X

Whoever said having a pirate for a mum was fun? Cecil's mum wears long black boots and an even longer sword, and she makes her enemies walk the plank. Putrid Percival serves sea monster soup for dinner when Cecil would rather eat pizza. And Filthy Frederick stinks - but hey, he's good at maths, and nobody's perfect! Cecil gets seasick and all he wants is a normal life. With parent-teacher night looming, Cecil is worried. Will the crazy crew of the good ship Mermaid and his pirate mum ruin his street cred? But when flood waters strike and Bandicoot Flats Central School is in danger, who will save the students and teachers from the perils of the rising waters? the wacky talents of Jackie French and Stephen Michael King will delight younger readers as way-out and wild adventures unfold in the Wacky Family series. Ages 7+

Whose Baby?

Whose Baby?
Author: Janice Kay Johnson
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2010-12-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426886632

What do you do when the hospital makes a mistake? For the sake of her daughters can she marry a stranger? Lynn Chanak is living the nightmare every mother fears. There was a mix-up at the hospital. Her baby isn't hers. And the only way she can have the baby she gave birth to and keep the child she loves is to marry Adam Landry-a man she doesn't even know. For the sake of his daughters can he marry a woman he'll never love? Adam was devastated when his Jenny died. And his only consolation was their daughter. But as much as he loves Rose, he can't stand to think that the child Jenny carried for nine months will grow up without him. If marrying a stranger is what it takes to have both his daughters, then that's what he'll do. Even though he still loves Jenny… For the sake of their daughters can they make this marriage work?

The Dragon's Lie

The Dragon's Lie
Author: Kym Lardner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2010
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780733328633

In a zoo in China, a young boy visits the dragon's cage to ask why a once-powerful creature is now too lazy to fight for his freedom. Can it be that even a fire-breathing dragon needs friendship to survive?

The Burnt Stick

The Burnt Stick
Author: Anthony Hill
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2014-01-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1743484992

John Jagamarra grew up at the Pearl Bay Mission for Aboriginal children in the far north-west. It was beautiful there, but it wasn't home. This is a tale for everyone about the pain of separation, and the strength of the human spirit.