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Survivor Kids by Peter Macinnis
Category: Children's Educational
Age range 8+ It seems almost second nature for many Australians to go wandering out into the bush, but how many would know what to do if they ran out water, got lost or needed to take shelter for the night? In this new title, experienced science teacher, Scout leader and children’s author Peter ...Show more
The Big Book of Australian History by Peter Macinnis
Category: Australian History
Did you know that, in 1934, the ABC developed 'synthetic' cricket, in which radio broadcasters gave a ball-by-ball description of the game, using sound effects to simulate the sound of bat on ball and the applause of the crowd? The Big Book of Australian History features stunning images from the collect ...Show more
The Big Book of Australian History by Peter Macinnis
Category: Children's Educational
Did you know that, in 1934, the ABC developed `synthetic¿ cricket, in which radio broadcasters gave a ball-by-ball description of the game, using sound effects to simulate the sound of bat on ball and the applause of the crowd? The Big Book of Australian History features stunning images from the collect ...Show more
The Big Book of Australian History (PB) by Peter Macinnis
Category: Children's Educational
Did you know that, in 1934, the ABC developed `synthetic¿ cricket, in which radio broadcasters gave a ball-by-ball description of the game, using sound effects to simulate the sound of bat on ball and the applause of the crowd? The Big Book of Australian History features stunning images from the collect ...Show more
The Killer Bean of Calabar and other stories:Poisons and Poisoners by Peter MacinnIs
Category: Science & Natural History
Juicy anecdotal and quirky stories of poisons and poisoners that are informative, interesting, ironic and humorous. 'A triumphantly toxic tome. As a dedicated Macinnis fan, I relish this latest display of erudition, story-telling and fun. One of his very best.'Robyn Williams, Head, ABC Science UnitWas A ...Show more
The Lawn: A Social History by Peter Macinnis
Category: Culture
"The Lawn: A Social History" explores the strange coming-together of means, opportunity and motive in the middle of the nineteenth century, and the lasting social changes that followed when the lawn emerged as the dominant feature of the modern built environment. After the lawn, leisure time would never ...Show more
The Monster Maintenance Manual by Peter Macinnis
Category: Picture Books
A field guide for monster-philes of all ages, focusing on 64 curious creatures. This spotter's manual explains what they look like, their annoying habits, what they eat and even if they are useful for anything. With big colour profile pictures for each monster and a handy section on how to keep them (or ...Show more
You Eat Poison Every Day (It's True!) by Peter MacInnis
Category: Education | Series: It's True!
Packed with facts about both natural and man-made poisons, from foxgloves and hemlock to rat-killer and lead paints, this book also contains many tales of murder, intrigue and accidental death. Pssst! It's true! This is the best book on poisons you'll ever read. Did you realise that you take poison at l ...Show more