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Spider by Katarzyna Michalski; Sergiusz Michalski
$29.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal Ser.
Both fascinating and frightening, the spider has a rich symbolic presence in the imagination. At once a representative of death, due to its fangs and dangerous poison, the spider can also represent life and creation, because of its intricate web and females who carry sacs of thousands of tiny eggs. In t ...Show more
The Camel Who Crossed Australia (The Animal Stars #3) by Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: Children's & YA | Series: Animal Stars Ser. | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
Transported from his beloved Afghan plains and mountains to Australia, Rajah the camel is forced to join the baggage train for famous 19th century explorers Burke and Wills as they embark on an expedition to cross the continent from south to north for the first time.
The Donkey Who Carried the Wounded (The Animal Stars #4) by Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: Children's & YA | Series: The Animal Stars | Reading Level: Teen - Grade 7-9, Age 12-14
Jack Simpson's training as a stretcher-bearer hasn't prepared him for the horror of the Anzac landing on Gallipoli Peninsula. But when he finds a donkey who has survived being thrown overboard from a ship, the two form a partnership that will become famous. And when the battle is over there is still wor ...Show more
The Horse Who Bit a Bushranger by Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: Children's & YA | Series: Animal Stars Ser. | Reading Level: 9-12
The deeds and disputed stories of Jackie French's own ancestors inspire another novel - a novel of proud and gutsy horses, trailblazing farmers and their resilient wives, and desperate men forced to break the law to survive.
Together by Emma Dodd
$15.99 AUD
Category: Children's & YA | Series: Emma Dodd Animal Series
This little sea otter loves spending time with his mummy - learning new things, playing together, or even just holding each other. In fact, every day this little sea otter spends with his mummy is special, just because they are together. A brand new addition to Emma Dodd's much-loved sequence of foiled ...Show more
Turtle by Louise M. Pryke
$34.00 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal Ser.
As ancient creatures that once shared the Earth with dinosaurs, turtles have played a crucial role in maintaining healthy terrestrial and marine ecosystems for more than one hundred million years. While it may not set records for speed on land, the turtle is exceptional at distance swimming and deep div ...Show more
Wasp by Ri'Chard Jones
$29.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal Ser.
Our fear and fascination with wasps set them apart from other insects. Despite their iconic form and distinctive colors, they are surrounded by myth and misunderstanding. Often portrayed in cartoon-like stereotypes bordering on sad parody, wasps have an unwelcome and undeserved reputation for aggressive ...Show more
Whale by Joe Roman
$39.95 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal S.
Whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on the earth: the longest ever recorded was over 33 metres (110 feet) long, the heaviest more than 171,000 kgs (190 tons); a large Blue Whale's tongue alone can weigh more than an elephant. Whales can stay underwater for more than an hour, live to 200 ye ...Show more
Wolf by Garry Marvin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal Ser.
Feared and revered, the wolf has been admired as a powerful hunter and symbol of the wild and reviled for its danger to humans and livestock. Garry Marvin reveals in Wolf how the ways in which wolves are imagined has had far-reaching implications for how actual wolves are treated by humans. Indigenous ...Show more
Zebra by Christopher Plumb; Samuel Shaw
$24.99 AUD
Category: Natural History and Environment | Series: Animal Ser.
Common and exotic, glamorous and ferocious, sociable and sullen: zebras mean many things to many people. But one facet of zebras universally fascinates: their stripes. The extraordinary beauty of zebras' striped coats has ensured their status as one of the world's most recognizable and popular animals. ...Show more