Title: Common Wealth Author: Gregg Dreise Genre: Poetry Publisher: Scholastic Australia Published: 1st May 2021 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: A picture book for mature readers From multi award-winning author and artist, Greg Dreise - a proud descendant of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi peopleValuable resource for discussion about the importance of moving forward… Continue reading Common Wealth by Gregg Dreise
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Aussie Kids: Meet Sam at the Mangrove Creek by Paul Seden and Brenton McKenna
Title: Meet Sam at the Mangrove Creek Author: Paul Seden and Brenton McKenna Genre: Fiction Publisher: Puffin Published: 2nd July 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 64 Price: $12.99 Synopsis: Aussie Kids is an exciting new series for emerging readers 6-8 years. From a NSW Zoo to a Victorian lighthouse, or an outback sheep farm in WA… Continue reading Aussie Kids: Meet Sam at the Mangrove Creek by Paul Seden and Brenton McKenna
On A Barbarous Coast by Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick
Title: On A Barbarous Coast Author: Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick Genre: Speculative Historical Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 2nd June 2020 Format: Paperback Pages: 320 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: On a Barbarous Coast is an alternative retelling of Captain James Cook's story co-written by Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick in the tradition of imagined… Continue reading On A Barbarous Coast by Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick
Hey Brother by Jarrah Dundler
Title: Hey Brother Author: Jarrah Dundler Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 1st August 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $29.99 Synopsis: A genuine and compellingly portrayed family drama of a tough kid from rural Australia. Before leaving for war in Afghanistan, Shaun Black gives his little brother Trysten a mission of his… Continue reading Hey Brother by Jarrah Dundler
My Girragundji by Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Prior
Title: My Girragundji - 20th Anniversary Edition Author: Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Prior Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 23rd May 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 96 Price: $14.99 Synopsis: The 20th anniversary edition of the award-winning, much loved story that tells how a little tree frog helps a boy find the courage… Continue reading My Girragundji by Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Prior
Grandpa, Me and Poetry by Sally Morgan, Illustrated by Craig Smith
Title: Grandpa, Me and Poetry Author: Sally Morgan, illustrated by Craig Smith Genre: Children's Fiction Publisher: Omnibus/Scholastic Published: 1st May, 2018 Format: Paperback Pages: 52 Price: $9.99 Synopsis: Melly likes poems that rhyme with words like frog, bog, doggedy-dog. And when the school holds a poetry competition, Melly has her eye on the prize, with… Continue reading Grandpa, Me and Poetry by Sally Morgan, Illustrated by Craig Smith
Book Bingo Five – A foreign translated novel, a novel with a yellow cover, a novel by an Australian man, a funny book, a memoir and a non-fiction book.
In my fifth Book Bingo post for the year, I can report that I have a BINGO! The final row going down, row five, is complete, with three out of the five squares being filled with Australian Women Writers. The text version of the row is below: Row #5 (Down) - BINGO A Foreign Translated… Continue reading Book Bingo Five – A foreign translated novel, a novel with a yellow cover, a novel by an Australian man, a funny book, a memoir and a non-fiction book.
