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Endangered Animal Tales 1: Coco, the Fish with Hands – Aleesah Darlison. Illustrated by Mel Matthews.
Penguin Random House June 2021 Yesterday at the EdSummit conference Brisbane, I had the great joy of hearing the amazing Aleesah Darlison deliver a lively and engaging presentation called “Saving the Environment through Story”. Uber-talented Aleesah has long been a huge advocate for the environment and has repeatedly taken up the cause of various creatures…
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The Fire Wombat – Jackie French. Illustrated by Danny Snell.
Harper Collins Australia October 2020 ISBN: 9781460759332 ISBN 10: 1460759338 Imprint: HarperCollins – AU List Price: 19.99 AUD A year ago Australia was gripped by the raging fires that were sweeping through so many areas with ferocity causing so much devastation in their wake that the whole world was gasping as the scenes were broadcast. According to sources the…
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The Gum Family Finds a Home – Tania McCartney/Christina Booth
Publisher: National Library of Australia Edition: 1st Edition ISBN: 9780642279255 Publication Date: 01 August 2018 Tania McCartney is not only one of my very favourite author/illustrators but also one of my favourite humans. This impossibly talented woman is clever, stylish, generous, beautiful inside and out and passionate about our unique country. It took a while…
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Bill Baillie: The Life and Adventures of a Pet Bilby – Ellis Rowan
Publisher: National Library of Australia Edition: 1st Edition ISBN: 9780642279200 Publication Date: 01 March 2018 RRP: $24.99 Aptly in time for Easter (Bilbies not Bunnies!!) this is a beautiful abridged adaptation of Ellis Rowan’s fictionalised account of the little orphan bilby she raised and kept as a pet. The original was published in 1908 as…
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