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A Day to Remember by Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: No Category
Anzac Day is the day when we remember and honour Anzac traditions down the ages, from the first faltering march of wounded veterans in 1916 to the ever increasing numbers of their descendants who march today. Containing reference to the many places the Anzacs have fought, and the various ways in which t ...Show more
A Waltz for Matilda (#1 The Matilda Saga) by Jackie French
$19.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: The Matilda Saga | Reading Level: 11-14
The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song.Ages 10-14 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a BillabongUnder the shade of a Coolibah treeAnd he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiledYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...'In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to fi ...Show more
Baby Wombat's Week (PB) by Jackie French
$7.99 AUD
$14.99 (46% off)
Category: Children's Picture Book
The much-loved sequel to the bestselling DIARY OF A WOMBAT He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored.He creates havoc wherever he goes He's Mothball's baby - and he's even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum.Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, the award-winning duo of th ...Show more
Birrung the Secret Friend (The Secret History Series, #1) by Jackie French
$12.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Secret Histories
From bestselling and award-winning author Jackie French comes a new series for younger readers called The Secret Histories. This first book in the series tells the story of a young indigenous girl, Birrung, who befriends orphaned Barney and his friend Elsie. Birrung is living with Mr Johnson, chaplain t ...Show more
Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
$16.99 AUD
Category: Children's Picture Book
A delightful and entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat Ages: 3-7 MondayMorning: Slept.Afternoon: Slept.Evening: Ate.Scratched.Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown creatures, runs her own digging business, and ...Show more
Diary of a Wombat 20th Anniversary Edition by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
$17.99 AUD
$24.99 (28% off)
Category: Children's Hardcover Books
A special new edition of the much-loved modern classic -- celebrating 20 years of Australia's best-loved wombat, Mothball MondayMorning: Slept. Afternoon: Slept. Evening: Ate.Scratched. Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown crea ...Show more
Diary of a Wombat (BB) by Bruce Whatley, Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: No Category
A delightful and entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat Ages: 3-7 MondayMorning: Slept.Afternoon: Slept.Evening: Ate.Scratched.Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown creatures, runs her own digging business, and ...Show more
Dippy's Big Day Out by Jackie French; Ben Smith Whatley (Illustrator); Bruce Whatley (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children's Hardcover Books | Series: Dippy the Diprotodon Ser. | Reading Level: 7 Kids picture
The setting is Australia, 100,000 years ago, where a VERY LARGE wombat is seen sleeping and most probably scratching, as well. This is where it all began. Dippy is a sweet, gentle wombat who lived many many thousands of years ago. He also happens to be a BIG wombat, one the size of a mini bus; a diproto ...Show more
Drought (HB) - Natural Disasters by Jackie French
$24.99 AUD
Category: No Category
I remember when rain stopped, When day by day the water dropped, All across a sun-bleached land, Drought spread its withered, deadly hand. From the award-winning creators of Flood, Fire and Cyclone comes Droughta moving story about the devastating effects drought has on many Australians and their farms. ...Show more
Fire by Jackie French
$16.99 AUD
Category: Children's Picture Book | Series: Fire | Reading Level: very good
One small spark brought fire awake, Winding like a small black snake, Fire flickered, fire crept, Flames snickered, bushfire leapt... Inspired by the bushfires that have affected many Australians, Fire is a moving and sensitive story of a natural disaster as seen through the eyes of a cockatoo. The fire ...Show more
Goat Who Sailed the World, The (The Animal Stars #1) by Jackie French
$14.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Animal Stars Ser.
Captain Cook's goat had already sailed around the world before it went on its first voyage with Cook, and helped save everyone on board the ship from scurvy. As well as telling the story of this less-than- famous goat, the book looks at the great sea explorations of the eighteenth century, including Coo ...Show more
Grandma Wombat (PB) by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
$14.99 AUD
Category: No Category
From the award-winning, best-selling creators of DIARY OF A WOMBAT comes another Wombat picture book - this time about more senior members of the species. Ages: 3+ She eats. She sleeps. She scratches. And like all grandmas, she thinks her grandson is the best-behaved baby ever. But this baby wombat has ...Show more