Dangar Island. Birds, Barrows, a ferry and me written by Joanne Karcz and illustrated by Jacqui Selby.
Can you imagine living in a place where there are no cars, a cave with hidden secrets and wheelbarrows waiting […]
Environmental books
Python by Christopher Cheng and Mark Jackson
It’s morning in the bush. Python stirs and slithers out from her shelter. She warms her head and smells the
Battle of Bug World by Karen Tyrrell
Superstorms destroying back gardens, Disappearing bees, record temperatures causing heat waves across the country and a strange looking tornado forming
Children in our world: Poverty and Hunger by Louise Spilsbury and Hanane Kai
How do you talk to your children about poverty? Have you ever wandered through the city and seen a homeless
This house, once by Deborah Freedman
What is your house made of? Who built it? How old is it? This house, once by Deborah Freedman is
My country by Ezekiel Kwaymullina and Sally Morgan
In my country I play with the morning star Author Ezekiel Kwaymullina, from the Palyku people in Western Australia’s Pilbara, says,
National Tree Day
Today is national tree day. What will you be doing? Local councils run great events where you can have the
2017 Environment Award for Children’s literature
It’s on again – the Wilderness society’s Environment Award for Children’s literature. The shortlist is wonderful and I have been lucky
Millie-Mae and the Lemon Tree by Natalie Marshall
Need to inspire and educate your child into how we can make our own food and rely less on the
Waterlilies by Diane Lucas and Colwyn Campbell
This simple yet powerful picture book will empower your child to want to investigate the outside world and the abundance
Library borrowing time
How often do you and your child visit the library? When you are there – how long do you spend
Desert Lake by Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli
The dry salt bed of Kati-Thanda~Lake Eyre shimmers in the desert heat. But far up north, the rains have come.