Based on her bestselling book, MAILMAN OF THE BIRDSVILLE TRACK, Kristin Weidenbach has written a lively, engaging version for younger readers, capturing the humour, excitement and ingenuity of a classic slice of Australia s fast-vanishing history. Timothy Ide is a South Australian illustrator with a genuine feel for the beauty and hardship of life in the Australian outback.
CBCA 2013 Shortlisted Books (Information Books)
Topsy Turvy World: How Australian Animals Puzzled Early Explorers
$29.95 – Hardback / National Library of Australia
To the first Europeans who came to Australia, everything seemed topsy turvy. Christmas was in the summer and trees shed their bark but not their leaves. And the animals were bizarre. There was a bird that laughed like a donkey... Buy or find out more→
Tom the Outback Mailman
$28.99 – Hardback / Hachette Australia
Based on her bestselling book, MAILMAN OF THE BIRDSVILLE TRACK, Kristin Weidenbach has written a lively, engaging version for younger readers, capturing the humour, excitement and ingenuity of a classic slice of Australia s... Buy or find out more→
Python
$29.95 – Hardback / Walker Books Australia
It’s morning in the bush. Python stirs and slithers out from her shelter. She warms her head and smells the air with her forked tongue. Python is a beautiful snake, but also dangerous – and she is looking for a... Buy or find out more→
Portrait of Spain for Kids
$19.95 – Hardback / Queensland Art Gallery
Portrait of Spain for Kids is the fourth children's book published by QAGOMA and features full-page colour images, information about the artists, fun facts about Spanish history and culture, as well as instructions for at-home... Buy or find out more→
Lyrebird!: A True Story
$16.95 – Paperback / Museum Victoria Publishing
When Edith met a cheeky young lyrebird on her garden path, she could not guess that he would one day be known as A Miracle of the Dandenongs. Soon, James the lyrebird was singing and dancing for Edith, mimicking the birdsongs... Buy or find out more→
