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Jackie French
This is the story of women who fought during WWI, but not as nurses or ambulance drivers.
In 1917 sixteen-year-old Jean McLain is working as a post-office assistant in England…
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Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and famous evacuation of Gallipoli.
Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and…
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Drawing on her own family history, this is a story from Jackie French about education in Colonial Australia - and how women once had to fight for their right to…
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Jackie French, Danny Snell (illus.)
A companion title to the best-selling The Fire Wombat, this is the story of Myrtle, a small turtle who, by heading uphill, tells the other animals that a flood…
Three children in country Australia meet at the bus stop every morning and tell each other stories. This one is about Hitler’s Daughter and the life that she leads in…
An empowering and exhilarating look at the girls who went before us, and the way they shaped the world.
Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout…
Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a truly extraordinary woman. And after 2000 years, the story of her brave and remarkable life continues to inspire and enthrall us, as that…
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Set against a backdrop of bushfire, flood, war and jubilation, this is the story of one girl’s journey towards independence. It is also the story of others who had no…
Butter O'Bryan has been told there are ghosts on Howlers Beach, but are there? Howlers Beach, 1932 Butter O'Bryan lives in a Very Small Castle with his father and three…
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A special anniversary edition of a modern classic. Winner of the CBCA Book of the Year for Young Readers
The bombs were falling, the smoke was rising from the concentration…
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Inspired by true events, this is the story of how society’s ‘lovely ladies’ won a war. Each year at secluded Shillings Hall, in the snow-crisped English countryside, the ..
It is 1915. War is being fought on an horrific scale in the trenches in France, but it might as well be a world away from sixteen-year-old Midge MacPherson, who…
From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire, Cyclone, Drought, Pandemic and Earthquake ... Grass and wheat-lands spread to the horizon, and so did we, with too few ibis to control…
Mike’s neighbour is Lance Loosley, a boy everyone calls Loser . Loser tells Mike that Tenterfield – the old property nearby – is being used as a laboratory. One day…
The rain stopped, but the wall of water surged into the river.Hour by hour the river rose. In some places water onlynibbled at the banks, but in others it burst…
From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire, Cyclone, Drought, Pandemic, Earthquake and Plague. I was born of twisting air, touching ground and spinning there. Do not laugh, just feed me…
Down below the giant rumbled, All around us buildings crumbled, Newcastle began to shake ... 'Quake!' yelled someone. 'Out! Earthquake!' From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire, Cyclone, Drought and…
Self-sufficient gardens are beautiful - a ramble of productivity, and a profusion of smells and colour. Jackie will help you to create a ‘Garden of Eden’ in your own backyard…
A wonderful read for anyone whether they are discovering A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the first time or revisiting the classic tale.‘ - Books+Publishing, four stars Titania rose to her…
Deals with chickens. This title features many mouth-watering chicken-and-egg recipes. It includes sections on poultry keeping and management that are illustrated with almost 100 full-colour photographs.
Nowadays, in conventional gardening and farming, weed ‘control’ means herbicides: chemicals have replaced good management for fertility and for pest, disease and weed control. We hate weeds. ‘Weed’ is the…
From bestselling author Jackie French comes a compelling story of murder, mystery, and mutiny on the high seas - and a love so intense it can overcome two different cultures…
This is the story of women who fought during WWI, but not as nurses or ambulance drivers. In 1917 sixteen-year-old Jean McLain is working as a post-office assistant in England…
This is a combined edition of two titles: Ride the wild wind, originally published 2002; and The book of unicorns, first published 1997.
The third book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage.
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The fourth book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage.
Ming Qong is convinced that girls have changed the world throughout history.
History's sister, the…
From bestselling author Jackie French comes a book about the secrets we carry, those that we unearth - and those that are too dangerous to tell.
The once impoverished medical…
This is the story of a small unassuming donkey. It’s also the story of Gallipoli, of Jack Simpson, and New Zealander stretcher-bearer Richard Henderson, who literally took up the reins…
From one of Australia’s best-loved storytellers comes an exciting mystery adventure story about the Cobb & Co.
the plague is ravaging Europe. A young girl, lost and alone in her village after her family dies finds hope when Lady Dance comes by … Ages 10+ the plague…
Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
Celebrating the twentieth anniversary, this is the story of Mothball, one of the world's most famous wombats - and where it all began.
She is small. She is scared. She…
Bruce Whatley, Jackie French
Celebrating the twentieth anniversary, this is the story of Mothball, one of the world's most famous wombats - and where it all began
Bruce Whatley,Jackie French
An all-time favourite now in an edition so durable that even Mothball the wombat would have trouble destroying it!
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Sean is a shearer and, instead of a sheepdog to help him, he’s got a sheep - Pete. After being rejected by the other shearers and their dogs, Sean and…
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A special new edition of the much-loved modern classic – celebrating 20 years of Australia’s best-loved wombat, MothballMondayMorning: Slept. Afternoon: Slept. Evening: Ate.Scratched. Night: Ate.
A typical day. Don’t…
A special anniversary edition of the popular modern classic. Celebrating twenty years of Australia's favourite sheep, Pete.
Shaun the shearer doesn't have a sheepdog.
He has Pete.
And Pete is…
In This Is Home, much-loved author Jackie French has gathered a poem for every child and every mood. What do you feel like doing today? Sit beside a bush…
It’s Christmas - from a wombat’s point of view. It’s Christmas! And it’s Christmas for Mothball the Wombat, too.She eats, she sleeps, she scratches,but on Christmas Eve … Created by…
Jackie French,Bruce Whatley
He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored. He creates havoc wherever he goes! He’s Mothball’s baby - and he’s even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum. Created by…
As the bushfire swallowed up the world they knew, a wombat shared her burrow with other animals.
Longlisted in the 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards and a 2021 Children’s Book…
This is an entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat, aimed at children between the ages of three and seven. Find out how one wombat - between…
A non-fiction book that explores details about wombats - from their zoological history to habitation and habitats. The author also shares some personal stories from her experiences living with these…
For 60,000 years the rest of the world had pretty much left Australia and its Aboriginal nations alone. Then it became a home for Britain’s criminals and poor. Now a…
Australia had changed before, but slowly. Now everything is fast! Attitudes are evolving, technology is changing every aspect of life, and people are starting to recognise the damage done to…
Inspired by the bushfires that have affected many Australians, Fire is a moving and sensitive story of a natural disaster as seen through the eyes of a cockatoo. The fire…
Christmas Eve 1974 is marked indelibly into the Australian psyche, as the nighttropical Cyclone Tracy devastated the city of Darwin. Now, over 40years later, Jackie French’s lyrical rhyming…
