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Koalas – the quintessential Australian animal and one we thought would always be in abundance. But recent news has taught me that these sleepy marsupials are on the decline due… Read more Koala by Claire Saxby and illustrated by Julie Vivas →
The winners have been announced for the Environment Award for Children’s Literature (EACL) 2017. The winners are: Chooks in Dinner Suits by Diane Jackson Hill and Craig Smith (picture fiction category); Welcome to Country by Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy (nonfiction category); Rainforest Camp: Juliet Nearly a Vet by Rebecca Johnson (fiction category). As a budding writer myself it was inspiring to read how all of these authors have been able to incorporate something they are passionate about into a work of fiction. As this blog is my way of getting important… Read more Need an Environmental award winning book? →
Now you’ve got me thinking Sal…why don’t you use a bunch of Dung Beetles to clean Joe’s nappies? Ah, the friendly Dung Beetle – how I wish I could employ… Read more Dungzilla by James Foley →
Have you ever wondered which Australian animals you would come across if you wandered through the alphabet, across the desert down by a river or over the ocean? A is… Read more A is for Australian animals by Frane Lessac. →
A curious baby bear , a slippery piece of ice and a big ocean… A baby polar bear is looking for his mother in the icy lands of the north… Read more Getting home by J.R.Poulter and Muza Ulasowski →
It’s morning in the bush. Python stirs and slithers out from her shelter. She warms her head and smells the air with her forked tongue. Python is a beautiful snake,… Read more Python by Christopher Cheng and Mark Jackson →
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to look at a starry sky without a single sound around him? Or looked at a wildflower and not known the… Read more Australia Illustrated by Tania McCartney →
