Allen and Unwin
December 2026
ISBN:9781761182563
Publisher:A&U Children’s
Imprint:A & U Children
RRP: $26.99
This is another book that has some unique features. Yes, it’s a counting book and yes, it takes the reader around Australia looking at especially iconic places but rather than just straight counting, say 1-20 as so many might, it offers readers a chance to imagine what thousands might look like.
Alongside the rhyming text which will be a hit for audience engagement, there are special features I love including the Acknowledgement of Country in the frontispiece, with links to Common Ground and Reconciliation resources. In the back matter, a list of the places visited along with the First Nations names, and a page full of Easter eggs to find throughout the illustrations.
It really would be a counting adventure trip to take your friend visiting from another country to see all our fabulous sights – and count them along the way. With both these aspects this one can be used in the early years but also come out again for those UoI on Around Australia giving you another new title for your toolbox for that HASS unit. It’s a 4 🦘🦘🦘🦘from me for EC upwards.
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