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Our Australian Girl: The Pearlie Stories (1941) (4 book bind-up) (HB) by Gabrielle Wang
$26.99 AUD
Category: Series | Series: Our Australian Girl Ser.
It's 1941 . . . and the war is changing Pearlie's life every day. Darwin is full of soldiers, there's a spy on the loose, her beloved pets are in danger and people are turning against Pearlie's best friend, Naoko, just because she's Japanese. When everything falls apart, will Pearlie be brave enough to ...Show more
Our Australian Girl: The Poppy Stories (1864) (4 book bind-up) (HB) by Gabrielle Wang
$26.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction/Middle Primary | Series: Our Australian Girl Ser.
It's 1864 . . . and Poppy, disguised as a boy, has escaped from the aboriginal mission at Bird Creek near Echuca. Her dream is to find her brother Gus, who ran away to pan for gold. But traveling alone through the Australian bush is full of danger and adventure. Journey with Poppy across all four exciti ...Show more
Our Australian Girl: The Rose Stories (1900) (4 book bind-up) (HB) by Sherryl Clark
$26.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction/Middle Primary | Series: Our Australian Girl Ser. | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
Independent, adventurous and courageous, Rose is an unforgettable Australian Girl. It's 1900 . . . Rose lives with her family in a big house in Melbourne. She wants to play cricket and have adventures but Rose's conservative mother won't let her. Then young Aunt Alice, a feisty suffragette, moves in wit ...Show more
Our Australian Girl: The Ruby Stories by Penny Matthews
$26.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction/Middle Primary | Series: Our Australian Girl Ser.
It's 1930 . . . and Ruby Quinlan lives in a big house in Adelaide with her parents and her fox terrier, Baxter. As she prepares for her twelfth birthday party, Ruby has never been happier, but the world outside is experiencing harder times. Ruby knows that lots of people are losing their jobs, but her o ...Show more
Our Race for Reconciliation (My Australian Story) by Anita Heiss
$16.98 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: My Australian Story
Mel Gordon loves running, and watching Seinfeld, but mostly she loves Cathy Freeman. It's 2000 and the Olympics are going to be held in Australia. In a year of surprises, Mel finds out that Cathy Freeman is coming to talk to her school. And her family is heading to Sydney! It becomes an unforgettable jo ...Show more
Roadies: The Secret History of Australian Rock'n'Roll by Stuart Coupe
$32.99 AUD
Category: Art/Music/Photography | Series: The Secret History of Australian Rock'n'Roll | Reading Level: near fine
This is your backstage pass to the hidden side of the music industry - the tantrums, the fights, the tensions, the indulgence, the sex, the alcohol, the drugs. The roadies see it all, and now they are sharing their secrets. Roadies are the unsung heroes of the Australian music industry. They unload the ...Show more
Six Minutes by Petronella McGovern
$29.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Australian | Reading Level: 2 Crime
An unputdownable thriller for fans of Liane Moriarty and Caroline Overington. If you were gripped watching The Cry, you'll be hooked on Six Minutes. Impossible to put down and full of twists and turns you won't see coming! I loved this fabulous debut novel.' Liane Moriarty, bestselling author of Nine Pe ...Show more
Songs by Don Walker
$32.99 AUD
Category: Art/Music/Photography | Series: Australian | Reading Level: 3 Biography
Don Walker is widely considered one of Australia's greatest songwriters. For over forty years - from Cold Chisel and Tex, Don & Charlie to his solo work - he has written songs that capture what it is to be Australian. Collected here, for the first time, are lyrics from his extensive career- from 'K ...Show more
Songs of a War Boy (Young Readers Edition) by Deng Thiak Adut; Ben Mckelvey
$16.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult | Series: Australian | Reading Level: near fine
Deng Adut was six years old when war came to his village in South Sudan. Taken from his mother, he was conscripted into the Sudan People's Liberation Army. He was taught to use an AK-47 then sent into battle. Shot in the back, dealing with illness and the relentless brutality of war, Deng's future was b ...Show more
Summer Time by Hilary Bell
$24.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Australian
Summer is here. Put your school shoes away, The long, lazy days can begin. Mangoes and magpies, municipal pools… Take a deep breath and dive in. The bestselling creators of Alphabetical Sydney and Numerical Street are back with their new picture book,Summer Time – a stunning tribute to an Australian sum ...Show more
Surviving Sydney Cove (My Australian Story) by Goldie Alexander
$16.99 AUD
Category: General Fiction/Middle Primary | Series: My Australian Story
Lizzie Harvey, a convict transported to Sydney Cove, is starved and overworked. She has to fetch water, mend clothes, please her master, care for his china-doll daughter and tiptoe around his moody soldier son. She can barely find time to dream about the way things used to be, let alone write in her dia ...Show more
The Alice Stories 1918: Our Australian Girl (4 book bind-up) (HB) by Davina Bell; Lucia Masciullo (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Series | Series: Our Australian Girl: 1918 Ser.
Four stories in one, all about Alice, a WWI-era girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina It's 1918 and Alice's deepest wish is to be a professional ballerina. But as World War One tears her family apart, a battle is being fought in her heart. Can Alice keep everyone together and still make her dreams ...Show more