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Australians All A History of Growing Up from the Ice Age to the Apology by Nadia Wheatley
$49.99 AUD
Category: Children's Non-fiction | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
Australians All encompasses the history of our continent from the Ice Age to the Apology, from the arrival of the First Fleet to the Mabo Judgement. A brief account of the lives of real young Australians opens up this chronological narrative. Some of the subjects of the eighty mini-biographies have beco ...Show more
Five Times Dizzy & Dancing in the ANZAC Deli by Nadia Wheatley
$16.99 AUD
Category: Chapter Books
The popular and award-winning stories FIVE TIMES DIZZY and DANCING IN THE ANZAC DELI are now combined in one book! Together FIVE TIMES DIZZY and DANCING IN THE ANZAC DELI tell the tale of Mareka and the Wilson kids, who live in an ordinary inner-city neighbourhood but find themselves caught up in extrao ...Show more
Flight by Nadia Wheatley
$25.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Tonight is the night. The family has to flee. They've been tipped off that the authorities are after their blood. Set in biblical times, a small family sets off across a desert in search of refuge from persecution in their own country, and an ancient story becomes a fable for our times. Their journey is ...Show more
Going Bush by Nadia Wheatley
$16.99 AUD
Category: Children's Non-fiction
In 2005 author Nadia Wheatley and artist Ken Searle developed a Harmony Project with sixteen students from eight infant and primary schools in Sydney - some Muslim, some Catholic, some government schools. As well as experiencing the harmony of the natural environment, the children were encouraged to lea ...Show more
Her Mother's Daughter - A Memoir by Nadia Wheatley
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
"Why didn't you and Daddy want people to give you any wedding presents?" I used to ask. But my mother could never be drawn into talking about the wedding. Later, I assumed it was because she did not wish to be reminded of the ghastly mistake she had made in marrying my father. Born in Australia in 1949 ...Show more
Luke's Way of Looking by Nadia Wheatley
$14.95 AUD
Category: Chapter Books | Reading Level: From 4 To 99
All the boys in Mr Barraclough's class see things the same way... except for Luke, who looks at things differently. A delightful picture book celebrating the unique vision of children. Ages 4+. Honour Book in the CBC Book of the Year Awards 2000.
Luke's Way of Looking by Nadia Wheatley
$16.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Walker Classic
All the boys in Luke's class see things the same way - except for Luke, who has his own special way of looking. Luke feels as if he doesn't fit in. And then one day he discovers a place that feels like home. Suddenly, the whole world changes.
My Australian Story: Banner Bold by Nadia Wheatley
$16.99 AUD
Category: Chapter Books | Series: My Australian Story Ser.
Something is happening. I can hear bullets going off, and people are running down towards the Eureka field ...In 1854 Rosa Aarons and her family travel from London to the goldfield at Ballarat. She makes new friends, learns to ride a horse, and helps her family get by. Soon Rosa becomes caught up in one ...Show more
My Place by Nadia Wheatley
$19.99 AUD
Category: Australian Picture Books | Series: Walker Classic Ser. | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 1-2, Age 6-7
This story tells how, between 1788 and 1988, the little plot of aboriginal land near Sydney has changed almost beyond recognition. As history shapes the new country of Australia so life on the piece of land changes from generation to generation.
My Place (Big Book) by Nadia Wheatley
$49.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
My Place, the classic Australian picture book, is a 'time machine' which takes the reader back into the past. It depicts the history of one particular piece of land in Sydney from 1788 to 1988 through the stories of the various children who have lived there. It aims to teach the reader about the history ...Show more