Review: Ceremony

Ceremony is written by legendary Australian Rules football player Adam Goodes, a Adnyamathanha and Narungga man. It’s a collaboration with Ellie Laing, who is completing studies in Traditional Aboriginal Cultures, and David Hardy, a Barkindji man with extensive artistic achievements. […]

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Review: This Old Thing

This Old Thing is about memories and remembrance, and about war and the different perspectives we have of things. A young boy has been asked to bring something to school for an ANZAC remembrance project and goes hunting through boxes […]

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Review: Built By Animals

Animals are clever creatures. All around us, sometimes visible and sometimes not, they create and live in ways that also inspired humans. Built By Animals introduces us to some of the innovations that animals use to build their homes and […]

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Review: Shakespeare for Everyone

Who was William Shakespeare and why is he famous? Shakespeare for Everyone takes us on a journey through history, to learn about the man considered the world’s greatest and most influential playwright. Beginning with an introduction to Shakespeare and his […]

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Review: Talking History

Talking History is about 16 memorable speeches from the last 150 years, and the people who made them. It covers a range of social, political and human rights issues, and milestone moments in history, championed by people who have lived […]

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Review: Dogs in Disguise

Imagine that dogs are walking about dressed up as human beings.   Dogs in Disguise does just that. In this book, dogs are making the most of their access to clothes. Hats, coats, and shoes. Tuxedos, waistcoats, and swimsuits. You […]

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Review: Ouch: Tales of Gravity

What is gravity and how do you explain it? How do you put this scientific concept in historical context? And just who ‘discovered’ gravity anyway? In Ouch: Tales of Gravity, author Kate Simpson points out that people knew about gravity […]

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