For Valour: Australia's Victoria Cross Heroes (Our Stories)
by Nicolas Brasch
Hands-on History! Eskimo Inuit, Saami & Arctic Peoples
by Dr Jen Green
You can learn all about the inhabitants of the frozen north, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 350 exciting pictures. You can discover the origins of the different people who live in the most northerly reaches of the Earth - including the Inuit, Nenet, Saami and Chukchi races - and how they have managed to survive in such harsh conditions. It includes 15 step-by-step projects: build a model igloo, make a Nenet tent, create a shaman's drum, fashion some warming mittens and a traditional Saam...
Each book in the "Great Journeys" series tells the story of a famous journey of exploration. Although it is written in the form of a narrative, it also describes the vessels used, the route taken, the problems and hazards encountered and the strange and wonderful finds made on the trip. In 1900 an international meeting of scientists declared an "Antarctic year" to encourage expeditions to the continent. This book gives an account of the valiant attempts made by explorers to reach the South Pole,...
It's a Baby Flying Fox! (Sandcastle Baby Australian Animals) (Baby Australian Animals)
by Katherine Hengel
It's a Baby Kangaroo! (Sandcastle Baby Australian Animals) (Baby Australian Animals)
by Kelly Doudna
It's a Baby Spiny Anteater! (Sandcastle Baby Australian Animals) (Baby Australian Animals)
by Katherine Hengel
New Zealand (Countries of the World (Gareth Stevens)) (Countries of the World Set 2)
by Rebecca Hirsch
The Story of Ned Kelly (On the Run: True Stories of Legendary Outlaws)
by Lindsey Lowe
Award-winning author Ann Ingalls’s A is For Australia invites little readers to embark on an alphabet adventure in the land down under—featuring illustrations by Kat Kalindi. A is for Aussie B is for boomerang C is for crocodiles . . . G’day, mates! With D for didgeridoo, R for reef, and V for vegemite, this colorful primer has everything you need to know about the land down under. Take an alphabetized bushwalk from the Outback to the Reef, and learn what makes Australia so amazing!
The Expeditions of Amundsen (Exploration Through the Ages S.) (Exploration Through the Ages)
by Richard Humble
A dramatic series telling the stories of important voyages of discovery. The books describe challenges and hardships faced by those who set out to discover new lands, new ocean passages, to open up new trade routes or to win fame or fortune. The seventh book in the "Exploration" series, this tells the story of the Norwegian explorer who was the first man to reach both the South Pole, in 1911, using sledge-dog teams, and the North Pole, in 1926, in an airship.
2020-2021 Academic Planner (Academic Planner August 2020-July 2021, #3)
by Aria Planner & Journal
You Wouldn't Want to Be an 18th-Century British Convict! (You Wouldn't Want To...)
by Meredith Costain
Explore and colour the intricate designs of Victorian art and culture, from lavish jewellery and gowns to beautiful stained glass windows. With colouring tips and information about the period, from the power of steam to the ornate architecture of Victorian railway stations. Includes links to specially selected websites for more information.
Maralinga, the Anangu Story
by Yalata, Oak Valley Communities, and Christobel Mattingley
'Maralinga - the Anangu Story is our story. We have told it for our children, our grandchildren and their children. We have told it for you.' In words and pictures Yalata and Oak Valley community members, with author Christobel Mattingley, describe what happened in the Maralinga Tjarutja lands of South Australia before the bombs and after.
The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Americas
by Dr Jen Green, Fiona MacDonald, Philip Steele, and Michael Stotter
Discover all about the everyday lives of early American peoples by investigating in turn the lost civilizations of the Aztec, Maya and Inca peoples of Central and South America, and the enduring Arctic and Native American Indian cultures of the North. Page by page, the story of each civilization unfolds to give an insight into the beliefs, traditions, crafts and survival skills of the past. By exploring all the key cultures in one volume, the different ways in which each evolved can be compared....
