Download or read book Fabish The Horse that Braved a Bushfire written by Neridah McMullin and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Eve Pownell Award for Information Books, 2017 Fabish was a handsome grey racehorse. In his racing days, he wasn't the fastest horse, but he always tried his hardest. And when he retired, Fabish took care of the yearlings in a paddock far away from the training track. Fabish showed the flighty young horses what was expected of a racehorse. One hot summer day, a wild wind blew up and the yearlings were restless. Then Fabish smelled smoke. Fire was coming, fast. The trainer threw open the gate and said, 'Go now!' Fabish neighed to the young ones and they galloped away. All through the night, the fire raged and the trainer battled to save the racehorses in the stables. But what would become of Fabish and the yearlings? Could he save them from the firestorm?
Download or read book Horses Animal Planet Chapter Books 5 written by Animal Planet and published by Time Home Entertainment. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young readers craving information about beloved equines will find everything they want to know in Horses!, the new Animal Planet Chapter Book. Filled with more than 100 stunning photos, Horses! will explain how these beautiful animals work, play, compete, and care for their young, and how they move using their four natural gaits: walking, trotting, cantering, and galloping. Sections also explore horse breeds, herd behavior, communication, and the interdependent relationship between people and horses. Did you know these gentle giants can read emotions on a person's face? Horses! will have readers whinnying with happiness about this popular animal subject.
Download or read book Drover written by Neridah McMullin and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of an important pioneering woman in Australian history. Courageous, clever and daring, Drover is one of a kind. Travelling through the heart of the outback, Drover delivers a mob of cattle. Searing heat, dust and flies, hardship and danger: these are just part of the job. But there's no place Drover would rather be. The truly remarkable story of legendary drover Edna Jessop is celebrated through stunning oil illustrations and evocative text.
Download or read book The Bone Sparrow written by Zana Fraillon and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-07-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the CILIP Amnesty Honour 2017. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017. Perfect for fans of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS. This is a beautiful, vivid and deeply moving story about a refugee boy who has spent his entire life living in a detention centre. This novel reminds us all of the importance of freedom, hope, and the power of a story to speak for anyone who's ever struggled to find a safe home. '...a special book' - Morris Gleitzman, author of the acclaimed ONCE series Born in a refugee camp, all Subhi knows of the world is that he's at least 19 fence diamonds high, the nice Jackets never stay long, and at night he dreams that the sea finds its way to his tent, bringing with it unusual treasures. And one day it brings him Jimmie. Carrying a notebook that she's unable to read and wearing a sparrow made out of bone around her neck - both talismans of her family's past and the mother she's lost - Jimmie strikes up an unlikely friendship with Subhi beyond the fence. As he reads aloud the tale of how Jimmie's family came to be, both children discover the importance of their own stories in writing their futures.
Download or read book 47 Degrees written by Justin D'Ath and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zeelie wonders if they’re in danger. When temperatures soar to 47 degrees one hot summer day, 12-year-old Zeelie hopes the nearby bushfires everyone’s talking about aren’t heading towards her family’s new home. What will they do if the wind changes direction? What about their belongings and their beloved pets? And why hasn’t her mum and brother returned from Melbourne? Nothing can prepare Zeelie for what’s to come.
Download or read book Step Right Up written by Donna Janell Bowman and published by Lee & Low Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of William "Doc" Key, a former slave and self-trained veterinarian who taught his horse, Jim, to read, write, and do math, and who helped teach the world to treat animals kindly
Download or read book Ponkidoodle written by Neridah McMullin and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dad's story of the ubiquitous Ponkidoodle, making noises throughout the creeky house calms the protagonist until sleep comes. In meticulous rhyming verse, this is a charming picture book based on the authors own experience. The antics of Ponkidoodle are hilarious - on the roof, in the kitchen and on the loo! But he's friendly so there's no need to be scared!!
Download or read book The Fire Wombat written by Jackie French and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the bushfire swallowed up the world they knew, a wombat shared her burrow with other animals. As the flames of the bushfire approach, one small wombat is bravely followed by other animals to the safety of her underground burrow. From best-selling author and Australian Children's Laureate, Jackie French, and award-winning illustrator, Danny Snell, comes a story of survival, courage and friendship.
Download or read book Grug written by Ted Prior and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-09-07 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once the top of a Burrawang tree fell to the ground and became ... Grug! This classic Aussie hero is back from the bush to enchant a new generation of youngsters! Grug teaches the basic building blocks of learning, the alphabet and numbers, in a fabulous Australian setting.
Download or read book February Dragon written by Colin Thiele and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three Pine kids truly belong in the bushland. And they have nicknames to match - Resin, Turps and Columbine. They like fishing for yabbies, taming unusual pets, riding in the local show and astonishing their teachers. But their usual adventures are nothing compared to the dire events that take place when somebody lets loose the February Dragon - the dreaded bushfire.
Download or read book The House on the Mountain written by Ella Holcombe and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2019-02-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REMEMBERING BLACK SATURDAY There is a fire coming, and we need to move quickly. Mum and Dad start packing bags, grabbing woollen blankets, the first-aid kit, torches, and then the photo albums. Dad puts Ruby on her lead and ties her up near the back door. My chest feels hollow, like a birdcage. Atmospheric and intensely moving, this is the story of a family experiencing a bushfire, its devastating aftermath, and the long process of healing and rebuilding.
Download or read book Catch a Falling Star written by Meg McKinlay and published by Walker Books Australia. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This coming-of-age story by multiple-award-winner Meg McKinlay is about loss and grief, dealing with change and fighting to hold on to what you can, while letting go of what you can’t. It’s 1979 and the sky is falling. Skylab, that is. Somewhere high above Frankie Avery, one of the world’s first space stations is tumbling to Earth. And rushing back with it are old memories. Things twelve-year-old Frankie thought she’d forgotten. Things her mum won’t talk about, and which her little brother Newt never knew. Only ... did he? Does he? Because as Skylab circles closer, Newt starts acting strangely. And while the world watches the sky, Frankie keeps her own eyes on Newt. Because if anyone’s going to keep him safe, it’s her. It always has been. But maybe this is something bigger than splinters and spiders and sleepwalking. Maybe a space station isn’t the only thing heading straight for calamity.
Download or read book Seven Steps to Writing Success Persuasive Writing Manual written by Jen McVeity and published by . This book was released on 2011-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kick it to Me written by Neridah McMullin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictional reconstruction of Tom Wills' life story. Tom learned to play Aussie Rules football with the Djabwurung tribe who lived near his parents' station, Lexington, in the Victorian Grampians.
Download or read book The Bushfire Book How to Be Aware and Prepare written by Polly Marsden and published by Lothian Children's Books. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible and reassuring picture book that teaches children what they need to know about bushfires so they can understand what's happening and be smart and prepared, not scared. Australia is a big country with all sorts of weather. And sometimes extreme weather like bushfires. Bushfires can make a real mess of things. The air fills with smoke. The skies turn red. Ash falls. Precious things burn. But we don't need to be scared, we just need to know all about bushfires and prepare for them. This book will help you understand what causes bushfires, introduce you to all the clever people who are keeping an eye on them, and teach you how to be prepared and not scared. A practical and reassuring book for children to help them understand bushfires and what action they can take to feel less anxious and more prepared as Australia faces longer and more intense bushfire seasons.
Download or read book Bartlett the Ice Voyage written by Odo Hirsch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an impatient queen longs to taste the delicious but fragile melidrop fruit, two explorers use "Inventiveness, Desperation, and Perseverance" to try to bring it to her.
Download or read book Get a Grip Cooper Jones written by Sue Whiting and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you do when life's spinning out of control? Cooper Jones wishes his life was simple - like it used to be. When all he needed to worry about was whether to get up for swim training or sleep in. Suddenly, his life's become complicated.Cooper can't stop thinking about his dad - a man he has never known - and now Mum's starting to act weird too. When the gorgeous Abbie arrives in Wangaroo Bay, Cooper realises that he's not the only one whose life is complicated. With tensions growing and bushfires threatening, Cooper needs to get a grip - fast.
