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Australian Kids Through the Years by Tania McCartney; Andrew Joyner (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Children have lived in Australia for thousands of years, but their lives have changed over time. As you turn the pages of Andy Joyner¿s fun illustrations, have fun spotting what has stayed the same and what is different. See what Annie had to wear over her dress in colonial times. Find out about Chi¿s l ...Show more
Australian Kids Through the Years by Tania McCartney
Category: Children's Educational
Children have lived in Australia for thousands of years, but their lives have changed over time. As you turn the pages of Andy Joyner’s fun illustrations, have fun spotting what has stayed the same and what is different. See what Annie had to wear over her dress in colonial times. Find out about Chi’s l ...Show more
Australian Story : An Illustrated Timeline by Tania McCartney
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Age range: 6-10 Once there was nothing. Then there was something ...Come on a fascinating journey through time--from the explosive beginnings of our planet through the formation of the Australian landscape, from the deeply entrenched history of our Indigenous people to modern-day Australia. Beginning wi ...Show more
Australian Story: An Illustrated Timeline by Tania McCartney
Category: Children's Educational
Once there was nothing. Then there was something...Take a trip into the past - from the explosive beginnings of our planet through the formation of the Australian landscape, the deeply entrenched history of our Indigenous people and past the white-sailed ships of the First Fleet to modern day Australia, ...Show more
Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather by Stephanie Owen Reeder; Tania Mccartney (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Educational
Age range 5+Did you know that, in 2009, a massive dust storm in Australia blew red dust and sand all the way to New Zealand, where it turned the glaciers pink? That, in 1899, Cyclone Mahina plucked dolphins out of the ocean in Far North Queensland and deposited them on cliff tops? That it snowed at Ulur ...Show more
Australia’s Wild Weird Wonderful Weather by Stephanie Owen Reeder, Tania McCartney
Category: Children's Educational
Age range 5+Did you know that, in 2009, a massive dust storm in Australia blew red dust and sand all the way to New Zealand, where it turned the glaciers pink? That, in 1899, Cyclone Mahina plucked dolphins out of the ocean in Far North Queensland and deposited them on cliff tops? That it snowed at Ulur ...Show more
Beijing Tai Tai : A Suburban Journey to Urban China by Tania McCartney
Category: Travel
'Beijing Tai Tai' is a collection of witty observations on Beijing expat life, from a mother, wife and woman intent on capturing her love-hate affair with China. Intensely personal, at times a little controversial, it's a rollercoaster ride of honesty and openness as a mother and wife (tai tai) juggles ...Show more
Birds of Australia Puzzle: 252-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle by McCartney Tania
Category: Activity Books
Take flight around Australia with this aviary of feathered friends - plucked from skies, trees, grasslands, and our vast and varied landscapes - and presented in this 252-piece, illustrated puzzle.With the Birds of Australia Puzzle, you can discover the emu of our red-earth deserts and the cassowary of ...Show more
Caroline Chisholm (Aussie Heroes Series) by Tania McCartney
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Aussie Heroes
"If Captain James Cook discovered Australia - if John Macarthur planted the first seeds of its extraordinary prosperity - if Ludwig Leichhardt penetrated and explored its before unknown interior - Caroline Chisholm has done much more: she has peopled - she alone has colonised in the true sense of the te ...Show more
Dorrie by Tania McCartney
Category: Picture Books
From the award-winning author-illustrator of Mamie comes a beautiful and inspiring picture book that celebrates Dorothy Wall, creator of the beloved Australian icon, Blinky Bill. In the land of long, white clouds and snowy peaks, a little girl is born. Her name is Dorothy, but her family calls her Dorri ...Show more
Eco Warriors to the Rescue! by Tania McCartney
Category: Picture Books
Join Banjo, Matilda and Ned on a magical adventure into the Australian native landscape via a series of historic, beautifully-rendered botanical paintings. Entering the pages of their favourite book, the children interact with all manner of Australian flora including Kangaroo Paw, Wattle and Eucalypt. A ...Show more
Evie and Pog: Party Perfect! by Tania McCartney
Category: Early Reader | Series: Evie and Pog Ser.
In the bestselling tradition of Ella and Olivia, comes a further book in a new series for early readers about best friends, Evie and Pog. High in a tree house live two very best friends. Evie and Pog. A girl and a dog. Evie is six years old. She likes reading and baking and rolling on the daisy-spot g ...Show more