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At last! A TRUER History of Melbourne... With Added Women for extra strength! Meet the daughters of Melbourne. The rich gals; the poor gals; the gorgeous gay gals—And the gals who’d rather paint. Meet Aboriginal warriors who don’t care for compromise. Meet divas dubbed ‘difficult’, while their men are never so. Find out which Ultra-Modern Melbourne man accused Nellie Melba...

How does a wild, free-spirited, intelligent cockatoo pass the time during a 100-year life span? With play! This delightful book explores the antics of the popular sulphur-crested cockatoo. These infamous characters are highly visible and regular visitors into Australian urban landscapes. What kind of lives do they live? Why do they do the things they do? What drives their behaviour?Meet Shane,...

Azaria: A True History is a beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book that sensitively explores the collision of wilderness and civilisation. It explains a famous miscarriage of justice and examines the role of the media in history-telling, in an appropriate manner for children. Where wild animals and people meet, tragedy can strike, because just like the big bad wolf, the dingo...

Where does Halloween come from? Where does it all go? And who goes with it?A curly tale of invasion and dispossession, possums and plastic, spooks, kooks, sugar and murder. there’s lots to explore here at the intersection of local wildlife and global culture. Rhyming text revels in the musicality of speech. illustrations are spookily beautiful and beautifully spooky. ‘this book...

Take a walk around Melbourne… Can you find the golden whale? Can you find the giants and their clock? Join the author as she relives childhood trips to town that bring the city to life with wonder and fun. A nonsense romp around the city of style by this award-winning author of Melbourne history. Reliving cherished childhood memories of trips...

Pea was ambitious. Pea was independent. Pea wanted to be a star. That pod's holding me back, thought Pea ...Pea wanted to go it alone. Pea didn’t need the pod. Pea was fine without them. But can Pea achieve success without the help of the pod?Join Pea on a quest for self-fulfillment that reveals the power of friends, community and...

If you like food as much as me, you’re gonna love this recipe. If I can cook it, so can you, so let me show you what to do. When friends drop in, it’s fantastic to offer them fresh focaccia bread. But what does a cockatoo know about cooking? You’d be surprised! Join Shane, the Gourmet Cook-atoo, as he shares...

Meet the Veg! as they reveal their true hopes and deepest secrets. Letter Art illustration puzzles are partnered with fun foodie facts, easy recipe ideas, and nonsense poems that reveal the innermost thoughts of vegetables. An introduction to typographic design for children of all ages, Letters for Lunch! encourages letter recognition, observation, spelling, and design skills.