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Sally Morgan
Welcome, child! is Sally Morgan’s beautiful and heartfelt celebration of the love we feel for a new child. Simple, elegant and adorable, this stunning board book is the perfect story…
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In this collection of four vibrant books, Sally Morgan celebrates Australian animals and the habitats in which they live.
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Universally acclaimed as an Australian classic, My Place is a powerful and deeply moving memoir of three generations of the author’s family, told with passion, compassion and great humour.
Sally’s rich, zesty and moving work is perhaps the best loved biography of Aboriginal Australia ever written. My Place for Younger Readers is an abridged edition that retains all the…
Sally Morgan,Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr
Another simple, universal story from Sally Morgan - this time a beautifully illustrated celebration of the life of the river.
Another simple, universal story from Sally Morgan and Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr, this time, a beautifully illustrated celebration of rain.
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A simple, universal story of a day in the life of Little Bird as she sings the world alive, flies with Cloud, travels with Wind, nestles with Moon and dreams…
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Dingo is on the prowl. He can see Emu, Swan and Turtle. He can hear Crocodile, Frog and Kookaburra. But where is Galah?
A young Aboriginal girl is taken from the north of Australia and sent to an institution in the distant south. There, she slowly makes a new life for herself and…
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This beautiful hardback features an eye-catching foiled cover, and is the perfect gift for all those who have been entertained by Toy Story and a book to be treasured by…
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Create a thriving garden or allotment that works in harmony with nature and will flourish in the face of ever-changing environmental conditions.
In The Resilient Garden and Allotment Handbook, expert…
A hands-on approach to finding out about plants and flowers.
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Everyone needs a home, but some Australian creatures are losing theirs. From sandstone ridges to tropical beaches, from coastal woodlands to alpine streams, habitats are shrinking and changing.
This beautiful hardback features an eye-catching foiled cover, and is the perfect gift for all those who have been enchanted by the magic of The Princess and the Frog and…
Ezekiel Kwaymullina
‘We are the dream and the dreamers’ - so begins this beautifully written story that celebrates the imagination of children at play.
Journey through fantastic dreamscapes with children who are…
Sally Morgan ,Ambelin Kwaymullina
I Love Me is a vibrant, multi-colored board book that teaches kids one of life’s most important lessons: self acceptance.
Age range 0 to 5
'I can count to ten! Can you count to ten with me?'
Another testament to Sally Morgan's advocacy for early literacy learning, I Can Count…
Watch, look, listen and count! Experience the rhythm of life in the bush as Joey and his mum go about their day.
Bronwyn Bancroft,Sally Morgan
Susie is supposed to write about what she wants to be when she grows up. But she doesn’t have a clue! When she has a series of puzzling dreams, Gran…
Sally Morgan,Ambelin Kwaymullina
Girls Can Fly is an inspirational, young teen book from award-winning Aboriginal writer and artist Sally Morgan and her equally talented daughter Ambelin.
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A hands-on approach to finding out about creepy-crawlies.
Dingo is headed somewhere looking excited, and the other animals want to know where he’s going. Dingo won’t say, so the others follow along in hot pursuit - two nosy…
This visually stunning picture book with poetic prose will have you journeying through fantastic dreamscapes with children who are dawn and sun singers, thunder chasers and lightning catchers.
We are…
Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Sally Morgan
This sumptuously illustrated picture book is guaranteed to help calm little ones as a bedtime read-aloud.
Against pink skies kookaburra calls ... Acclaimed mother-and-son-team Sally Morgan and Ezekiel Kwaymullina take…
Ezekiel Kwaymullina,Sally Morgan
Acclaimed mother-and-son-team Sally Morgan and Ezekiel Kwaymullina take readers on a journey through a day, celebrating the interconnectedness of people and animals in lyrical language and sumptuous colour.
Sally J. Morgan
Be inspired by the lives of intrepid trailblazers past and present! Discover how, despite a challenging start in life, Simone Biles has become a record-breaking gymnast, seven-time Olympic medallist and…
Blaze Kwaymullina, Sally Morgan
When Little Star falls off the edge of Night Sky, he meets Python, Dingo and Kangaroo. Will his new friends be able to help him get home?
A sweet, vibrantly…
This remarkable book is more than an A to Z of Australian animals. It is a spectrum of every feeling under the sun - from wonder to vanity, from weariness…
Ever since a moonbeam shone down on him in his pond, Frog has wanted to live up with Moon and the stars. He works hard to get there, but it’s…
Sally Morgan,Ezekiel Kwaymullina
A modern story about a child’s renewed love of the Australian bush. It is brimming with themes that will promote discussion amongst young readers: journeys, the environment, storytelling, aboriginal knowledge…
Bronwyn Bancroft
Following the success of Possum and Wattle, Bronwyn Bancroft has created a companion volume, Kangaroo and Crocodile, a book of Australian animals and landscapes - from eagles to echidnas, geckos…
Who’s the biggest smarty pants in your family? Find out with Brain Teasers On The Go, a selection of puzzles, challenges and games suitable for all members of the family…
Kids Lonely Planet
Banish the boredom of long car journeys and big trips with Games on the Go, a fun and colourful mix of spotting games, drawing challenges, word searches, dingbats and more.
Various Contributors,Rebecca Lim
Quests, treasure, sidekicks, sworn enemies, daring deeds, unbelievable escapes… and so much more!
Sally Morgan is an ordinary woman with an extraordinary gift: she can communicate with the dead. Her first psychic experience was when she heard voices when she was just nine…
How does it feel to speak to dead people? What happens when spirits need to contact us? Is there really life after death? The author communicates with dead people. As…
Learn all about the amazing world of cheetahs, and follow their lives from cub to adult. You’ll be an expert in no time! –
The magic fair has a lot more than just fairy floss and fun rides, it has cakes that jump and pies that fly. Enter - but beware! Kayla and her…
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You can’t change the past, but you can live a different future.Bronwyn Bancroft These stories are powerful: sharing pain, humour, grief, hope and pride. Pride in family, community and survival…
Special Features: - Maps, charts and graphs- Fact boxes- Data boxes giving geographic, population, energy, economic, transportation, communications, education, health, tourism, and environmental and conservation statistics- Time line- Glossary and…
Describes the different kinds of rock found in the Earth and discusses the processes that form and change these rocks.
You may know where honey comes from, but did you know that bees’ wings beat more than 200 times a second, that the queen bee can lay more than 2000…
Plants are made into materials used to build both the exterior and interior of different kinds of shelters. Some of these materials are wood, timber, straw, and bamboo; and paint…
People use plants for a variety of medicinal and health purposes from making herbal remedies and pain killers, to products for skin care and healthy teeth to fighting diseases like…