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Penny to Remember by Kirsty Murray
Category: Children's | Series: Making Tracks S.
George stuffed the spoon into one pocket and the drumstick into the other and clambered up the shelves to the little window ...When George is sentenced to seven years hard labour in Van Diemans Land his only thoughts are of his sister Hannah. What can he give her to remember him when he is so far away? ...Show more
RED CAMEL by MURRAY, KIRSTY
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Making Tracks S.
Ruby doesn't like working for the Wilsons. She wants to go back to Alice Springs to live with her mum. Will Idris, the Afghan boy who works with the camels, help her to return home? Kirsty Murray has written an exciting story about life in central Australia at the turn of the twentieth century, inspired ...Show more
Ray's Olympics by Libby Gleeson
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Making Tracks S.
This series takes readers on a fictional journey through some fascinating Australian stories, inspired by objects from the National Museum of Australia's collection. Ages 8+.
Seams of Gold by Christopher Cheng
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Making Tracks S.
I wanted to tell him that sewing is womens work, not mens work. But Danny knows that he has to respect his uncle and do as he says, even if that means joining him on a sewing trip to the goldfields. Danny would rather be anywhere else until he takes things into his own hands!
Snow by Cocoretto (Illustrator)
Category: Board Books | Series: Making Tracks Ser.
Run little fingers along these chunky, die-cut shapes and guess what created the tracks! Lift the flap to find out if you are right! Develop observation and prediction skills by exploring tracks that can be found in a variety of settings. Did a tractor leave this trail? Or a duck? A rewarding and tactil ...Show more
TIBBY'S LEAF by DUBOSARSKY, URSULA
Category: Picture Books | Series: Making Tracks S.
Tibby feels like everything is going wrong. Her big brother Clarence is all grown up, and doesn't want to play with her any more. If Clarence says there aren't any pixies except in books, then what exactly did Tibby see in the bush, peering out from behind a leaf? Ursula Dubosarsky has created a charmin ...Show more
TURNING THE PAGE by PULMAN, FELICITY
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Making Tracks S.
Maggie is working as a children's nurse in the big house when she finds a copybook and decides to teach herself to read. She knows she shouldn't really take the book, and things only get worse when the mistress sends her home in disgrace. Felicity Pulman's story will give children a fascinating glimpse ...Show more
The Day I Was History by Jackie French
Category: Fiction | Series: Making Tracks S.
Fires up in the mountains, they said on the news. But they were a long way from Canberra. And anyhow, cities dont burn. Sams Saturday begins like any other but he is soon battling wind, flames and blackened skies as he desperately tries to find his home.
The Other Side by Sally Morgan
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Making Tracks S.
Things are not going well for Alex! It looks as if he is going to be filmed by a national news crew standing next to his tree-hugging, slogan-yelling, long-haired grandfather. How embarrassing! But perhaps there is a little more going on with Gramps and his friends than Alex realises.