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Book Synopsis Leaving Barrumbi by : Leonie Norrington
Download or read book Leaving Barrumbi written by Leonie Norrington and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dale stands up hanging onto the wire cage of the Toyota and sees his home, Long Hole, shrinking away. The rusty iron roofs of the old people's houses at bottom camp are already disappearing into the red soil. And suddenly it hits him that he's leaving. He was born here at Long Hole, he's been here all his life, never slept anywhere else except for camping and fishing. Now he's going away for weeks, for months. Not coming home till the term is over. His guts drops, his brain tingles. Bugger that! he thinks. I'm not going to no boarding school. Gotta get outta here, gotta jump, run, hide! The nine-hour trip to his new school is just the beginning of the worst time in Dale Murphy's life. He's only ever lived with Aboriginal kids-his is the only white family at the community- but once he starts at the Leichhardt Secondary School everyone sees him as a whitefella. His best mate, Tomias Andjurika, is a high achiever, good at everything, popular. Tomias even starts to be interested in girls! And Dale's left behind. He doesn't know who he is any more.
Download or read book You and Me written by Leonie Norrington and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every morning Uncle Tobias goes fishing. Sometimes he is joined by two little boys. Together they spend the day moving from one place to another - from the beach, to the bridge and the mangroves on the outskirts of the city - and back to the edge of the city. Along the way they meet other friends of Uncle Tobias - Auntie Ruby and Old Isaac - and listen to stories about Uncle Tobias' ancestors and other times. You and Me- Our placeis about difference - old and new cultures that exist side by side - but more importantly it is about sameness.
Book Synopsis The Escape (Horses of the Dawn #1) by : Kathryn Lasky
Download or read book The Escape (Horses of the Dawn #1) written by Kathryn Lasky and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready for a wild run in bestselling author Kathryn Lasky's brand-new middle grade animal fantasy series. The horses are in danger. They were rounded up by the two-legs and forced onto a boat to cross the wide ocean. The journey went badly and the boat was deemed too heavy, so the two-legs forced the horses into the sea and sailed away, leaving the herd to die in the deep.By a miracle, the horses survived and made it to land. All but one -- the ghost horse, the leader of the pack. Now it's up to her daughter, only a filly, to take charge of the terrified herd. Stranded in a new land, surrounded by two-legs, will the horses find a way to live safe and free?
Download or read book Liars #5 written by Jack Heath and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not a threat. I have no demands. This is a statement of fact. Leave...or die. Jarli has lost a day. His missing memories may reveal the identity of Viper - who just announced a plan to DESTROY the town of Kelton. Meanwhile, Doug is trapped in Viper's hidden prison. He's been given up for dead by his family and friends...but he has a daring plan to ESCAPE. Jarli and his friends are close to unmasking Viper, but the master criminal has spies everywhere. Can Jarli tell his friends from his enemies in time to thwart Viper's final, terrible scheme? The TRUTH won't set them free...
Book Synopsis Wolfe Brothers #2: Fighting Ruben Wolfe by : Markus Zusak
Download or read book Wolfe Brothers #2: Fighting Ruben Wolfe written by Markus Zusak and published by Omnibus Books. This book was released on 2019-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wolfe family has fallen on hard times. Dad has been out of work for months, Mum works a night shift, Sarah gets drunk and Steve wants to leave his lunatic family. Cameron and Rube turn to illegal boxing for the money they need and the self-respect they want. Nothing will ever be the same.
Book Synopsis The Devil You Know by : Leonie Norrington
Download or read book The Devil You Know written by Leonie Norrington and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Damien is horrified when his father, a violent man known to his motorcycling peers as 88, moves back to live with him and his mum. A gripping contemporary novel set in the Northern Territory.
Download or read book Angel of Kokoda written by Mark Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Kari grew up along the banks of the Kusumi River, east of the village of Kokoda. His father taught him the traditional ways of his people, and Sister Mary taught him English at the mission schoolhouse. One day Kari s peaceful world is shattered when a bomb rips through the village of Kokoda. Kari searches among the wounded and finds a young soldier lying in a ditch. The soldier is badly hurt, but Kari will not leave him. Together they make the perilous journey to safety along the Kokoda Track. During the Pacific War of World War II, a series of battles were fought along the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea. The villagers who assisted the troops became known as the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels. Using a combination of oil paintings and pencil sketches, the multi-award-winning author and illustrator Mark Wilson brings this important period of history to life in this stunning picture book for older readers. Teachers' guide available at www.angelofkokoda.com.au
Book Synopsis Look See, Look at Me by : Leonie Norrington
Download or read book Look See, Look at Me written by Leonie Norrington and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every family with young kids will relate to this story about growing up and exploring the world. Perfect for 2-4 year olds, it features lively and engaging illustrations featuring Indigenous kids and a terrific read-aloud text.
Book Synopsis Lily the Littlest Angel #2 by : Elizabeth Pulford
Download or read book Lily the Littlest Angel #2 written by Elizabeth Pulford and published by . This book was released on 2019-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When Lily hears a plaintive meowing in the bushes, she breaks all the rules by leaving the grounds of Amelia's Angel Academy and bringing a little kitten into her room. Lily has to find a disguise for the kitten before racing off to practise for the concert. What will happen if her secret is revealed?"--Publisher information.
Book Synopsis Losing Reuben by : Leonie Norrington
Download or read book Losing Reuben written by Leonie Norrington and published by Omnibus Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are so many kids in Reubens family that his mum has to count them! When they go fishing at One Mile Beach, Reuben hopes Mum will remember!
Book Synopsis The Last Muster by : Leonie Norrington
Download or read book The Last Muster written by Leonie Norrington and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Last Muster is set on a cattle station on Bunuba country in the Kimberley district of Western Australia. It follows the adventures of two teenagers, one of Bunuba heritage and one European. They come across a herd of wild brumbies and a mysterious hidden valley as they struggle together to find a way for both their families to stay on the country they love.
Download or read book The Escape written by Kathryn Lasky and published by Scholastic Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estrella is a filly, daughter of the lead mare, one of a shipment of horses bound for the new world, but when the ship is becalmed and the horses are dropped overboard to lighten the load, Estrella finds that it is up to her to lead the herd to land and safety.
Book Synopsis Brigid Lucy: Brigid Lucy Needs A Best Friend by : Leonie Norrington
Download or read book Brigid Lucy: Brigid Lucy Needs A Best Friend written by Leonie Norrington and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great junior fiction series about what makes us do the naughty things we do! The imp in Biddy’s hair thinks she should be Biddy’s best friend, but Biddy longs for a human best-friend. All the girls at school already have best friends, so Biddy plans to find a friend outside of school. Her plan is to head to the park on Friday with her Frisbee and see what transpires... But Mum is ‘expecting again’, and is too tired to take Biddy to the park. So Biddy accuses her mum of not wanting Biddy to have a friend, and then yells at her. When Biddy is sent straight to her room to think things through for ten minutes, it is the start of a whole string of consequences that get more and disastrous as the day wears on. The next day is even worse... especially as the imp does her best to keep Biddy for herself.
Book Synopsis Children's Book Review Index 2008 by : Dana Ferguson
Download or read book Children's Book Review Index 2008 written by Dana Ferguson and published by Children's Book Review Index C. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Childrens Book Review Index contains review citations to give your students and researchers access to reviewers comments and opinions on thousands of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media intended and/ or recommended for children through age 10. The volume makes it easy to find a review by authors name, book title or illustrator and fully indexes more than 600 periodicals.
Download or read book Rainbow's End written by Jane Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the 1950s on the fringe of a country town, this is a thought-provoking and emotionally powerful snapshot of a Koori family which dramatises the struggle for decent housing, meaningful education, jobs and community acceptance.
Book Synopsis Tropical Food Gardens by : Leonie Norrington
Download or read book Tropical Food Gardens written by Leonie Norrington and published by Bloomings Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells you how to grow exotic vegetables such as snake beans and water chestnuts. Luscious fruits such as rambutans and mangoes Herbs like vanilla and turmeric.
Download or read book The Forgettery written by Rachel Ip and published by Dean & Son. This book was released on 2022-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amelia's granny forgets lots of things. Little things, like where she put her glasses, and big things like people and places. But everything anyone has ever forgotten is stored in The Forgettery, and there Amelia and her granny learn the power of making memories. Chosen by The Guardian for Book of the Month! Filled with warmth and gentle humour, The Forgettery is a beautifully written, sensitive look at dementia and memory loss. Over 850,000 people live with dementia in the UK, which will soar to 2 million by 2051. Globally, around 50 million people live with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases each year. Opening up discussions surrounding this challenging topic with little ones has never been more important. Without ever explicitly mentioning dementia, The Forgettery can be enjoyed as an adventure story where children explore a fantastical world where memories can be re-discovered and revisited as well as newly made. Rachel Ip's tender words capture the wonderful bond between grandmother and granddaughter and Laura Hughes conjures up an exciting, wonderous space where our most precious memories are stored, and the challenge of dementia can be gently explored and understood.
