Just So Stories

Random Reviews and Ramblings from Redcliffe


  • CSIRO Publishing line up!

    I seem to have collected a few so here’s the round-up of all I have left for this year – every single one of utmost excellence as we know we will get from this publishing house, and all of them with subject matter that will engage, fascinate and inform kiddos. Every Rock has a Story:…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Australian Backyard Earth Scientist – Peter Macinnis

    NLA February 2019 ISBN:   9780642279347   RRP: $29.99 It’s taken a long time to get this beauty into my hands but at last I have been able to savour it’s wealth of information and there are two reasons why it’s most timely to be able to review it now. One is that the esteemed author has…