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Fortunate Life - Penguin Australian Classics (HB) by A. B. Facey
$20.00 AUD
Category: Default | Series: Penguin Australian Classics
A true classic of Australian literature, this simply written autobiography is an inspiration Born in 1894, Albert Facey lived the rough frontier life of a sheep farmer, survived the gore of Gallipoli, raised a family through the Depression, and spent 60 years with his beloved wife, Evelyn. Despite endu ...Show more
Gardens on the Edge: A Journey Through Australian Landscapes by Christine Reid
$59.99 AUD
Category: Gardening | Series: Australian Landscapes | Reading Level: 6 Gardening
18 stunning Australian gardens, each bordering a natural 'frontier', including rainforest, river, desert, bushland, saltbush plains, volcanic lake, mountain ranges and the ocean's edge This lavishly photographed book, written and curated by internationally respected gardening author Christine Reid and ...Show more
George Johnston - A Biography by Garry Kinnane
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Series: Australian Lives Ser.
"The life of George Johnston, author of the best-selling My Brother Jack,was in many ways symbolic of Australian post-war cultural life. He was a complex character, dogged by feelings of mediocrity, betrayal and failure that he ultimately transformed though the writing of his brilliant trilogy My Brothe ...Show more
Grace and Glory (Our Australian Girl - Grace #3) by Sofie Laguna
$14.95 AUD
Category: Default | Series: Our Australian Girl
It's 1808 . . . and Grace has arrived at a bark hut on the edge of a river to start her life as a servant. But even though she tries hard, nothing she does for her new master ever seems right – especially if it involves Glory, his beloved horse. When her master goes away and leaves her in charge, will ...Show more
Great Australian Ambos Stories by Bill Marsh
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Series: Great Australian Stories Ser.
Yeah, while some of my stories are quite gory, others can be very enlightening. Though, in hindsight, the best outcomes are when the patient pulls through. It's then that you know you've done your job, and you get a bit of a buzz out of that. Put the sirens on and get ready to hit the road, because fact ...Show more
Great Australian Outback Trucking Stories by Bill Marsh
$25.00 AUD
Category: Default | Series: Great Australian Stories Ser.
'Marsh knows how to spin a yarn' - Gold Coast Bulletin Master storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has travelled the width and breadth of Australia to bring together yet another memorable collection of stories. This time he has met with many of our outback truckies that criss-cross our nation - across deser ...Show more
Great Australian Volunteer Firies Stories by Bill Marsh
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian | Series: Great Australian Stories Ser.
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Hating Alison Ashley (Australian Children's Classics) by Robin Klein; Allison Colpoys (Illustrator)
$19.99 AUD
Category: Children | Series: Australian Children's Classics | Reading Level: 10+
'There was one kid, Alison Ashley, and becuase no one was sitting next to me, Miss Belmont put Alison Ashley there. And from the first day I hated her.'Alison Ashley is sheer perfection in every department. She has everything: intelligence, good looks, a wealthy family and perfect manners and Erica hate ...Show more
Horatio Squeak by Karen Foxlee; Evie Barrow Evie
$27.99 AUD
Category: Children | Series: Australian
In a very fine house, on a very grand street, Lived the tiniest mouse you could possibly meet. The youngest of twelve, he was timid and slight, But he was always, ALWAYS very polite. When tiny Horatio Squeak is invited to a mysterious party at the top of the stairs, he finds himself in the unexpected co ...Show more
How Aborigines Invented the Idea of Contemporary Art: An Anthology of Writing on Aboriginal Art 1980-2006 by Ian W. McLean
$50.00 AUD
Category: Default | Series: Australian Studies in Art and Art Theory Ser.
The first anthology to chronicle the global critical reception of Aboriginal Art since the early 1980s, when the art world began to understand it as contemporary art. Featuring contributions by 96 authors from the art world, it argues for a re-evaluation of Aboriginal Art's critical intervention into co ...Show more
I Can Jump Puddles (Australian Children's Classics) by Alan Marshall
$19.98 AUD
Category: Default | Series: Australian Children's Classics | Reading Level: 10+
It amazed me that they would imagine I would never walk again. I knew what I was going to do. I was going to break in wild horses and yell 'Ho! Ho!' and wave my hat in the air, and I was going to write a book like The Coral Island. Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving ...Show more
In the Bush: Our Holiday at Wombat Flat by Roland Harvey
$25.00 AUD
Category: Default | Series: Roland Harvey Australian Holidays Ser.
Perfect for long road trips and imaginative minds, young readers are drawn into the dynamic maze of stories and subplots that happen during one family's vacation to Wombat Flat. This activity book offers twists and turns on every page. Action-packed with comical scenarios and subtle splendors, this driv ...Show more