National Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children’s book authors across four reading levels. With a seemingly permanent half-smile on their face, koalas are appealing to boys and girls alike. Filled with adorable photos, and carefully levelled text, this level 2 reader introduces young rea...
An Aboriginal Family (Pobl y byd) (Families Around the World)
by Rollo Browne
An eleven-year-old Aboriginal girl describes her life with her family on a former cattle station in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available. On a tiny island, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, stand hundreds of giant stone statues. Made long ago, they hold the secrets of a lost pe...
Part of a series which describes a particular place, job or way of life, this book presented by a 10 year old narrator describes New Zealand's geography, history and lifestyle. Joshua and his family live in Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. From the kitchen window, they can see the boats in Manukau Harbour. At weekends, the family goes sailing, digs for shellfish on the beach and Joshua swims underwater with his snorkel and flippers.
Journey to the heart of Australia and find secret life in the harshest of deserts in this riveting true story captured in stunning illustrations. In the center of Australia lies a strange desert wilderness called the Dead Heart. It is difficult to imagine anything can exist in such a forbidding place. But the Dead Heart contains amazing stories of adaptation and survival. Follow in the footsteps of early explorers like Charles Sturt and learn what the indigenous people of Australia have long kn...
Jeff is in the land down under. Starting in the city of Melbourne, he travels from desert to prairie to forest, and even to a place called Kangaroo Island. In this mysterious island country, he finds dingoes, snakes, bats, a koala, a wallaby, and even a real live dragon.
For Valour: Australia's Victoria Cross Heroes (Our Stories)
by Nicolas Brasch
