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Archie the Whale

How he missed the Olympics. When only a few months old, Archie the whale swims with his mother from the Queensland coast to the Antarctic, where he learns how to catch krill and fish before returning north. During his next migration south he becomes fascinated by the boats which bring people to watch whales, but when he enters Sydney Harbour just before the Olympics, he finds things somewhat different!

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(The) aMAZEing Voyage of Charles Darwin

Follow the tracks in the maze to discover giant fossils, rumbling volcanoes and explore the mysteries of the world.

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Animalia

Graeme Base. 

As you travel from A to Z, each extraordinary scene reveals an ever expanding world of detail, and each new discovery begins with the letter for that page. Thus, amid the Horrible Hairy Hogs you will find hamsters and hang-gliders, hippos and hummingbirds, hammocks and horses....

Also hiding in each illustration is Graeme Base as a boy. With his bright yellow and orange jumper you can't miss him - or can you?

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Australian Animal Atlas

Almost too good to be a children's book. Remarkable facts about animals throughout Australia

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Australia's Great Explorers

Little Red Book Series. Looks at tragedies and triumphs of men like Hume & Hovell, Wentworth & Lawson, Burke & Will, Strzelecki and Leichhardt as they battled to conquer early exploration in a foreign environment. 96 pages

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Australia’s Most Notorious Convicts

Thousands of convicts were transported to Australia. Of these, some managed to escape and went on to achieve notoriety in their new land. This book reveals not only their stories but also the brutality of the prison system they fought so hard to escape. (Little Red Book series)

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Australia’s Writers and Poets

From Banjo Paterson to Bryce Courtenay, this book looks at the men and women who have created our rich literary tradition and celebrates the diversity of their writing. (Little Red Book series)

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Birds of Australia            Ian Rohr

From small birds like wrens and robins to large ones like the Emu and Australian pelican, this book covers a wide variety of Australian birds for the junior reader. It also includes:

 

- full colour pictures showing the animals in their native habitats

- a full-colour map showing the different habitats

- text full of interesting facts about their lifestyle and behaviour

- activities to test your knowledge

- a glossary to explain new words

- an index of both scientific and common names

- a list of web sites where you can find out more

 

48 pages. Large 325mm X 245mm. (2008) Laminated Hard Cover.

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Black Water

David Metzenthen

The wind, blasting up over the horizon from the south, carried with it the coldness of polar ice, and wielded it like a sword. Already the waves at the Heads would be heavy and huge, the gale was rising so fiercely that there'd be wives down at the wharf waiting and praying for the boats to come back in...

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Blinky Bill

Children's classic by Dorothy Wall. Blinky Bill is the mischievous little koala and one of the best known characters in Australian children's fiction.

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Bromley's Outback Adventure

Great story of Bromley the bear who goes on an outback adventure, including a mishap and evacuation by Flying Doctor.

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Bungaloo Creek

An hilarious glimpse into the world of the one room bush school. B&W illustrations

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Bush Babies

By Kim Dale. Lift-the-Flap style book lets children discover each of the cute baby animals the Australian bush brings to life.

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Bush Christening

Poem by AB Patterson. Illustrations by Quentin Hole. 

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