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Born Again Blakfella by Jack Charles
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Australian | Reading Level: 3 Biography
Stolen from his mother and placed into institutional care when he was only a few months old, Uncle Jack was raised under the government's White Australia Policy. The loneliness and isolation he experienced during those years had a devastating impact on him that endured long after he reconnected with his ...Show more
Capricornia by Xavier Herbert
$27.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Australian Classics
Spanning three generations, Capricornia tells the story of Australia's north. It is a story of whites and Aborigines and Asians, of chance relationships that can form bonds for life, of dispossession, murder and betrayal. 'Capricornia will always be one of the greatest of Australian novels, a defining w ...Show more
Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Henry Reynolds
$18.99 AUD
Category: General | Series: Australian Screen Classics S.
Raised by missionaries, Jimmie Blacksmith, a young half-castle Aboriginal man, is poignantly caught between the ways of his black forefathers and those of the white society to which he aspires. Exploited by his boss and betrayed by his [white] wife, he declares war on his white employers and goes on a v ...Show more
Church of the Open Sky by Nat Young
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Series: Australian Surfer | Reading Level: 3 Biography
What makes for a surfing life? With a blaze of groundbreaking performances and a swag of titles claimed from all over the world to his name, Australian world champion surfer Nat Young might know. His seventieth birthday inspired some reflection on exactly that, and on the waves and characters that have ...Show more
Cunning Crow by Gregg Dreise
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children | Series: Australian
Age range 5 to 12 Remember — beauty comes from within... Way back, before once-upon-a-time, there was the Dreamtime when all the birds were white. One of those white birds was a crow called Waan. One day a big storm came through and a magnificent rainbow appeared. When the birds passed through the rainb ...Show more
Discover Aussie Birds by Australian Geographic Staff
$14.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Discover Australian Geographic Ser.
Some fly, some swim and some run really fast. Australia's birds come in all kinds of colours, shapes and sizes. With stunning images from Australian Geographic's extensive picture library and plenty of fun facts, this book is a great way to introduce the bird life of Australia. From the birds we can fin ...Show more
Discover Aussie Reptiles (PB) by Australian Geographic Staff
$14.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Discover Australian Geographic Ser.
There are more than 860 species of reptile in Australia - learn all about our fascinating world of snakes, lizards, turtles and crocodiles. With stunning images from Australian Geographic's extensive picture library and plenty of fun facts, this book is a great way to introduce the reptiles of Australia ...Show more
Discover Our Australia by Australian Geographic Staff
$14.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Discover Australian Geographic Ser.
Australian Geographic Discover Series is an engaging and educational series for young readers. Each title introduceskids aged 5+ to a uniquelyAustralian, cross-curricular offering of topics.
Discover Sea Life by Australian Geographic Staff
$14.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Discover Australian Geographic Ser.
Australia's oceans and beaches are teeming with sea life. Water surrounds our island nation, and the fascinating creatures that live there can seem strange, scary or spectacular. Dive in to learn all about them! With stunning images from Australian Geographic's extensive picture library and plenty of fu ...Show more
Discover: Mega Dinosaurs by Australian Geographic Staff
$14.99 AUD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Discover Australian Geographic Ser.
Australia is full of evidence of dinosaurs and other creatures that roamed the Earth before us. Uncover their footprints, piece together their skeletons and discover these fascinating creatures. With detailed illustrations and plenty of fun facts, this book is a great way to introduce the prehistoric cr ...Show more
Dunera Lives: Profiles by Ken Inglis; Bill Gammage; Seumas Spark; Jay Winter; Carol Bunyan
$39.99 AUD
Category: Miltary General | Series: Australian History Ser.
This second volume of Dunera Lives presents the voices, faces, and lives of 20 people, who, together with nearly 3000 other internees from Britain and Singapore, landed in Australia in 1940. All over the world there were Dunera Lives, those of men and women who passed through the upheavals of the Second ...Show more
Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
$14.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals, he spends a day lounging with the lions, and even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all. Sheena Knowles's upbeat, rhymin ...Show more