Great Convict Stories - Dramatic and moving tales from ...
‘Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller’Warren Fahey...
Research in Organisations and Communities: Tales from t...
Research in Organisations and Communities: Tales from the Re...
The Yipping Tiger and Other Tales from the Neuropsychia...
The Yipping Tiger and Other Tales from the Neuropsychiatric ...
Seriously...You Have to Laugh - Great Yarns and Tall Ta...
Putting his unique spin on our sporting life, Peter FitzSimo...
The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient Indi...
A treasure trove of Indian animal stories for children to en...
The Australian Blue Ribbon Cookbook - Stories, Recipes ...
Every year hundreds of talented amateurs devote hours to pre...
How the Birds Got Their Colours: Tales from the Austral...
A wonderful collection of creation stories from Australia, t...
Things A Map Won't Show You - Stories From Australia An...
An unforgettable collection of short fiction, poetry and com...
Dyslexia in the Early Years - A Handbook for Practice
Research has shown that early identification and interventio...
Great ANZAC Stories - The Men and Women Who Created the...
‘These stories show the overwhelming blood and honour, hero...
Great Australian Stories - Legends, Yarns and Tall Tale...
‘Great Australian Stories is true to its title as it wander...
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm...
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their ChildrenÂ’s and...
Great Convict Stories - Dramatic And Moving Tales From Australia'
Tales From Outer Suburbia
Do you remember the water buffalo at the end of our street, or the deep-sea diver we found near the underpass? Do you know why dogs bark in the middle of the night?A new picture book from the international award-winning illustrator Shaun Tan, “Tales from Outer Suburbia” is a unique and inspiring collection of original stories and illustrations.Shaun Tan, creator of “The Arrival”, “The Lost Th...
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm - The Complete First Edition
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children’s and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as “Rapunzel,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “Cinderella” would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would...
Great ANZAC Stories - The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend
‘These stories show the overwhelming blood and honour, heroism and horror that was the Australian experience on our cruellest shores.’ – Peter FitzSimons ’Accessible, short, often fresh tales capture the spirit and sentiment of Anzac.’ – Roland Perry Over the years, the experiences of soldiers at war become the stuff of legend: tales of great bravery, battlefield wins, and also the tragic ...
Sophie's Patch - Inspiration And Practical Ideas From The Popular Gardening Australia Presenter
Inspiration and practical ideas from popular Gardening Australia presenter Sophie Thomson A gorgeous, inspirational and fun gardening book jam-packed with ideas, tips, projects and great advice all based on SophieÂ’s own garden in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia.Sophie has transformed what was once a dry, windswept cow paddock surrounding her historic stone cottage into a lush garden. But itÂ...
Tales from a Bondi Vet - An international hit TV series
As the son of a country vet, animals have been a part of Dr Chris Brown’s life for as long as he can remember – so it’s not surprising that he has followed in his father’s veterinary footsteps. But Chris’s life has one twist his dad never had to deal with…a TV camera crew following him around to capture the day-to-day life of an urban vet. Tales from a Bondi Vet is based on the hit Australia...
The Science Magpie - Fascinating facts, stories, poems, diagrams and jokes plucked from science
Fascinating lists, facts, stories, poems, drawings, diagrams – and even jokes – across the scientific disciplines and from science’s bejewelled history. Science, humankind’s greatest intellectual achievement, is capable equally of delight and amusement as much as learning and the advancement of knowledge. The Science Magpie brings together a hugely diverse collection of classic, common and unu...
The Tresillian Sleep Book - Expert advice on how to help your baby to sleep - from Australia's most trusted parent suppo...
Gentle, expert advice for tired parents of babies and young children – from Australia’s largest and most trusted parent-support group. Tresillian helps thousands of Aussie parents with their babies’ sleep issues every year. Their gentle settling methods are informed by expert knowledge and deep experience.This book covers sleep and settling from birth to the preschool years, sharing simple way...
Bread, Cake, Doughnut, Pudding - Sweet and Savoury Recipes from Britain's Best Baker
‘This book is as good for slavering over as it is to cook from’ – Nigella Lawson ***Look out for Baking School: The Bread Ahead Cookbook by Matthew Jones, Justin Gellatly and Louise Gellatly, publishing August 2017, and available for pre-order now*** Justin Gellatly is one of Britain’s best bakers. Head Baker and Pastry Chef at St John for twelve years, and now at Bread Ahead Bakery in Borou...
Great Australian Stories - Legends, Yarns and Tall Tales
‘Great Australian Stories is true to its title as it wanders from bush track to spooky hollow, follows the path of yowies and bunyips, searches for Lasseter’s Reef, meets Dad and Dave and, on a different path, Henny-Penny, and then rambles into the cities where just as many entertaining characters are ready to tell their stories.’ – From the foreword by Warren Fahey Australia has a rich tradi...
John Gould's Extinct and Endangered Mammals of Australia
How poignant it is to look at some of GouldÂ’sbeautiful images of our animals and know that some are no longer with us, andsome are fighting for their lives? In this book, author Fred Ford compares GouldÂ’sworld, and the world that the animals live in at that time, with the worldtoday. John GouldÂ’s Extinct and Endangered Mammals of Australia includes46 Australian mammal species that, today, ar...
Jacques - An uplifting and moving story of love and loss
Boyhood, Jacques is Tanya RavenswaterÂ’s beautiful and touching coming-of-age novel of what makes an ordinary life extraordinary. A story of loss, longing, falling in love and finding a place to call home. And, most importantly, of the power of the relationships that help us along the way. This is the story of Jacques Lafitte, a young French boy who is orphaned and torn away from everything he kn...
Tales From Watership Down
Tales From Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard Adams’s bestselling Watership Down, the enduring classic of contemporary literature that introduced millions of readers to a vivid and distinctive world. Here, he returns to the delightful characters we know and love – including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahrairah – and presents new heroes as th...
Great Convict Stories - Dramatic and moving tales from Australia's brutal early years
‘Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller’Warren Fahey AM Graham Seal takes us back to Australia’s ignominious beginnings, when a hungry child could be transported to the other side of the globe for the theft of a handkerchief. It was a time when men were flogged till they bled for a minor misdemeanour, or forced to walk the treadmill for hours. Teams in iron chains carved roads through ...
Teachers' Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries of teaching
A fascinating collection of bizarre tales from classrooms throughout history. A hilarious assortment of the weirdest and wackiest tales ever to come out of the classroom – and they’re all true. Featuring the flamboyant swimming teacher who spent his spare time fighting bears, the story of how a fight with his teacher paved the way for Al Capone’s infamous crime empire, and the bizarre tale o...
An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales
Slithering stoorworms, mischievious brownies, fierce kelpies and magical selkies — these are the creatures of Scottish folklore. Award-winning children’s author Theresa Breslin has collected the best-loved tales from all over Scotland. Retelling each in its own individual style, she presents funny tales, moving tales and enchanting fairy tales. Soar with the goshawk, dive with selkies and battle...
Fairy Tales from Around the World (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics)
Fairy Tales from Around the World is a treasure trove of the worldÂ’s best-loved fairy and folk tales. It features more than 100 fairy tales representing more than fifty nations, all selected from The Blue Fairy Book and eleven other collections compiled by Andrew Lang. The book also includes more than 100 illustrations by H.J. Ford that bring their magic and marvels vividly to life. Fairy Tales ...
Tales from Watership Down
Tales from Watership Down is the enchanting sequel to Richard AdamsÂ’s bestselling classic Watership Down, which won the Carnegie Medaland Guardian ChildrenÂ’s Fiction Award. Adams returns to the vivid and distinctive world he created in that enduring work, reacquainting readers with the characters we know and love, including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion and the legendary rabbit hero El-ahr...
Dragons at Crumbling Castle - And Other Tales
This never-before-published collection of fourteen funny and inventive tales by acclaimed author Sir Terry Pratchett features a memorable cast of inept wizards, sensible heroes, and unusually adventuresome tortoises. Including more than one hundred black-and-white illustrations, the appealingly designed book celebrates PratchettÂ’s inimitable wordplay and irreverent approach to the conventions of ...
Tales from Shakespeare - Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar a powerful and respected Roman, is warned by a fortune-teller that danger is ahead. With power often comes enemies, whoÂ’s conspiring against Caesar and will they succeed? Follow Caesar in this tragic tale of power, war and ambition. QED has chosen four plays to continue the successful Tales from Shakespeare series. These titles serve as the perfect introduction into the works of Sha...
Childhood in Society for the Early Years
Childhood can only be understood in relation to the multitude of social factors which surround it. This book is written for students doing degrees and foundation degrees in Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and related disciplines. It offers an introduction to the study of childhood and the different contexts within which childhood exists. The text encourages you to re-think childhood, expl...
Body Love - Live in Balance, Weigh What You Want, and Free Yourself from Food Drama Forever
Celebrity favorite health and wellness consultant Kelly LeVeque shares her secrets for losing weight, attuning ourselves to our bodiesÂ’ needs, and freeing ourselves from food drama in this essential wellness guide.In this inspirational yet practical book, the nutritional consultant and holistic healthcare expert who has helped celebrities improve their health and achieve their goals shows you how...