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Blueback: Australian Children's Classics by Tim Winton
26.00 NZD
Category: Junior/Middle Fiction | Series: Australian Children's Classics
Bluebackis an achingly beautiful story about family, belonging, and living a life in tune with the environment, from Tim Winton, one of Australia's best-loved authors.'Winton ... convince(s) us of the preciousness of our oceans not through lectures but through his characters' steady wonder.' New York Ti ...Show more
Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
15.99 NZD
Category: InBox | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals, he spends a day lounging with the lions, and even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all. Sheena Knowles's upbeat, rhymin ...Show more
Looking for Crabs by Bruce Whatley
14.95 NZD
Category: InBox | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser.
A family on holiday at the beach go looking for crabs in rock pools, under little rocks at the bottom of the pools, under really big rocks, or looking for hermit crabs living in little shells. They go away thinking perhaps there are no crabs at that beach. The delightful illustrations accompanying the t ...Show more
My Brother Jack by George Johnston
19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Australian Classics
'The thing I am trying to get at is what made Jack different from me. Different all through our lives, I mean, and in a special sense, not just older or nobler or braver or less clever.' David and Jack Meredith grow up in a patriotic suburban Melbourne household during the First World War, and go on to ...Show more
The Sundowners by Jon Cleary
19.99 NZD
Category: InBox | Series: Australian Classics
The epic tale of the outback Australian family, the Carmodys. The Carmodys live in the outback, travelling around, shearing, droving, making ends meet and looking for that one special place they can settle down in. Along the way, Paddy, his wife Ida, and their son, Sean, meet some of the most memorable ...Show more
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