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The Opal Dinosaur – Yvonne Mes. Illustrated by Sylvia Morris.
CSIRO Publishing August 2024 | $ 24.99ISBN: 9781486316793 Local Brisbane author Yvonne Mes has created a fascinating narrative non-fiction which kiddos will love, particularly that ever-present cohort of dino-philes. Turning the extraordinary discovery of opalised fossils in Lightning Ridge, by miner, Bob Foster, in 2019 into a drama-filled tale that outlines the fate of one…
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Extreme Planet #: Deep Inside the Earth – Emily Bone. Illustrated by Rodrigo Cordeiro
Journey to the Earth’s Core, with flaps Harper Collins Australia September 2023 We are all familiar with the high quality of Usborne’s books, particularly the informational titles and this one will have enormous appeal to your Smalls who are budding geologists. It is a sturdy, large-sized board book so will withstand much handling, particularly as…
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Ancient Wonders – Mark Greenwood/Frané Lessac
Walker Books August 2023 ISBN13:9781760658083 Australia RRP:$16.99 New Zealand RRP:$18.99 Now in paperback, this is the first in the Our Country Series by this very talented couple (both of whom I’ve had the pleasure of meeting). I have no doubt you would be well acquainted by the many outstanding collaborations Mark and Frané have produced, and…
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The Book of Stone – Mark Greenwood/Coral Tulloch
Walker Books Australia November 2019 ISBN: 9781760650872 Imprint: Walker Books Australia Australian RRP: $27.99 New Zealand RRP: $29.99 Here’s another terrific book for sparking some scientific interest whether just because you are in ‘stay at home’ mode or because your reader has a curious mind and loves to investigate (or pick up those stones on their walks around…
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Plenty of Peppa!
Penguin Random House Australia More for the Peppa Pig fans coming your way! The Pig family and their happy adventures are the stuff little people’s dreams are made of really so it’s just as well the books just keep on coming to complement the television show. George and the Dinosaur January 2020 ISBN: 9780241392478 Imprint: Ladybird…
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