Download or read book Riley and the Grumpy Wombat written by Tania McCartney and published by Ford Street Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riley has discovered a wombat in his nanny's garden. But why is this furry creature so grumpy? Join Riley and his friends as they zoom around the stunning sights of Melbourne in search of a wombat that simply needs a place to call home.
Download or read book Australian Story written by Tania McCartney and published by National Library of Australia. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once there was nothing. Then there was something . . . Come on a fascinating journey through time - from the explosive beginnings of our planet through the formation of the Australian landscape, from the deeply entrenched history of our Indigenous people to modern-day Australia. Beginning with the creation of our country's landmass and climate, 'Australian Story: An Illustrated Timeline' presents the key moments in our country's geographical, faunal and floral formation, and later human settlement. Illustrated with a striking collection of photographs and images from the NLA's digital collection, this is history for children like never before. A fascinating snapshot of our country, 'Australian Story' tells who we once were, who we are today . . . and where we are going.
Download or read book Combat Wombat written by Gina Newton and published by . This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Womba-rumbaaaa! I'm Combat Wombat, Wildlife Warrior of the Bush!' With courage, determination and sheer wombat power, Combat Wombat leads his bush buddies to safety in a race to escape a raging bushfire. Is he strong enough and clever enough to overcome all obstacles?
Download or read book Riley and the Jumpy Kangaroo written by Tania McCartney and published by Ford Street Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst visiting Canberra, Riley encounters a very jumpy kangaroo that is frantically searching for something shes lost. Bounding around the iconic sights of Canberra, can this roo finally find what shes been looking for?
Download or read book The Amazing Case of Dr Ward written by Jackie Kerin and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Age range 6+ Here were plants they had never imagined; from places they would never visit. When you peel a banana, or bite into a pear, when you smell a rose, pop a fuchsia bud or scrape your knee climbing an old pine tree, do you ever wonder how those plants came to this country? Let me tell you of the amazing case of Dr Ward.
Download or read book Colin Cockroach Goes to Caloundra written by Chris McKimmie and published by . This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Past the mountains where the dinosaurs used to roam. Past the big pineapple. Surfin' at the beach. Dancin' at the disco. Making new friends. Missing old ones. Colin's accidental holiday has to come to an end. He needs to go home and find his family.
Download or read book Gezani and the Tricky Baboon written by Valanga Khoza and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Bananas, bananas, bananas on my head, Bananas, bananas, if you're hungry you'll be fed, Bananas, bananas, bananas on my head!' Gezani sings as he takes a bunch of bananas to his cousins on the hill. But that tricky Baboon has other ideas - he wants those bananas all for himself! Boldly illustrated by Sally Rippin, Gezani and the Tricky Baboon brings to life the stories of Valanga Khoza's childhood. More reviews: Sally Rippin's illustrations are splendid. designed by Monkeyfish. This winning team has once again distinguished a book' Melbourne's Child
Download or read book Dance Bilby Dance written by Tricia Oktober and published by Ford Street Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bilby wishes he could dance. Everyone around him bounces, whirls and prances.They're having so much fun!Can Bilby learn to dance too?
Download or read book Don t Check Out This Book written by Kate Klise and published by Algonquin Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creators of the award-winning Three-Ring Rascals and 43 Old Cemetery Road series! Is the sweet town of Appleton ripe for scandal? Consider the facts: Appleton Elementary School has a new librarian named Rita B. Danjerous. (Say it fast.) Principal Noah Memree barely remembers hiring her. Ten-year-old Reid Durr is staying up way too late reading a book from Ms. Danjerous's controversial "green dot" collection. The new school board president has mandated a student dress code that includes white gloves and bow ties available only at her shop. Sound strange? Fret not. Appleton's fifth-grade sleuths are following the money, embracing the punny, and determined to the get to the funniest, most rotten core of their town's juiciest scandal. Don't miss this seedy saga!
Download or read book Tiger Terror written by Julie Fison and published by Ford Street Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tigers are on the verge of extinction. Everyone knows that. So why does Jack Wilde think he's seen a tiger paw in a medicine shop in Chinatown?To find out the truth Jack and his friends must become junior spies. But they soon realise that their mission is anything but child's play.
Download or read book Beijing Tai Tai written by Tania McCartney and published by Exisle Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Tania McCartney discovered she'd be moving her husband, self and two kids under the age of five to China for four years, she was 95 percent horrified. What she never expected was to fall in love. Beijing seeped under her skin and grabbed hold of her heart ... a love affair that inspired 'Beijing Tai Tai', a collection of shrewdly observed, heartfelt and humorous insights into Beijing expatriate life. Intensely personal, at times a little controversial, 'Beijing Tai Tai' is a rollercoaster ride of honesty and openness as a wife (tai tai) and mother juggles suburban family life in urban Beijing. Presented in a series of love/hate column-like snippets -- on topics ranging from the consumption of bull testicles to the life-altering experience of walking the Great Wall -- it exposes expatriate life in a country on the brink of great change. From tragic hair moments and bustling silk markets to China's quest to stay true to its ancient origins, 'Beijing Tai Tai' is a book for anyone interested in this diverse and culturally rich country. It's for anyone, from anywhere, who knows what it's like to fall in love, explore new worlds and live with challenges. It's about life in a city full of soaring highs and disconsolate lows -- but never anything less than remarkable. "This book is perfect for those who want to learn about experiencing new and diverse cultures and all the challenging lows and intense highs in between." - Giftrap Magazine
Download or read book 100 Atmospheres written by The Meco Network and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 Atmospheres is an invitation to think differently. Through speculative, poetic, and provocative texts, thirteen writers and artists have come together to reflect on human relationships with other species and the planet.
Download or read book Bungawitta written by Emily Rodda and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's crunch time in Bungawitta. The land's as dry as a dead galah, there's no rain in sight, and only twelve people left in town. Little Glory-Alice blames it all on the TV weatherman. Jay knows better. Nobody can make it rain. But a shower of money would help keep Bungawitta alive. And a festival would attract city tourists with money to spend, Jay's sure of it. But can twelve people, two dogs and a Shetland pony put on a proper festival? Only time, and the ABC, will tell.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara Brackman's classic quilter's resource, the "Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns," is fully modernized, updated with over 160 new blocks, and presented in full color for the first time in this third edition! All of the 4,000+ pieced quilt block patterns found in this book are illustrated with both a line drawing and sample color suggestions to ensure that you will never run out of inspiration! Quilters, quilt historians, and textile enthusiasts will love the detailed information on pattern names and publication sources included with each block pattern.The book is easy to use in a multitude of ways: look up block designs by name to find a perfectly themed pattern, search by layout and construction information to find the name of the pattern in a historic quilt, or just browse the pages until your next quilting project catches your eye! Combine the book with "BlockBase" software (sold separately) to easily design and print custom templates, rotary charts, or foundation patterns for any of the blocks in the book.As a one-stop-shop for quilt pattern identification and ideas for your next quilting project, this fabulous book should be in every quilter's library!
Download or read book Riley and the Sleeping Dragon written by Tania McCartney and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Riley on this magical adventure as he searches Beijing for the elusive sleeping dragon of China. His discovery willentrance readers of all ages.
Download or read book The Shark Caller written by Dianne Wolfer and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only a twin from a shark calling family can appease the ancestors and bring a community back together in this powerful and haunting story. Isabel is on a plane heading back to her island birthplace in Papua New Guinea. Izzy is looking forward to seeing her family again, but there's another tragic reason for the trip. Izzy's twin brother, Ray, died in a freak diving accident, and Izzy and her mum are taking his ashes home for traditional death ceremonies. After they arrive, Izzy realises things have changed since their last visit. Logging threatens the community's way of life and sharks no longer answer the song of the shark callers. Izzy's cousin Noah explains that the clan needs someone to undertake a traditional diving ritual. The person must be a twin from the shark calling lineage. The dive will be perilous. And Izzy is the last twin. Will she have the courage to attempt the dive? And what deep, dark secrets will the ocean reveal if she does?
Download or read book The Thesaurus of Slang written by Esther Lewin and published by Checkmark Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes jargon, sports slang, and ethnic and regional expressions
