A gripping story of one Australian boy's experience of devastating drought. A few kookaburras laugh in the gum trees. Alex grins - they don't often come up this far. His grandpa told him that if kookaburras laugh late in the afternoon, it will rain next day. 'Ha, someone needs to tell the rain to listen, hey Tangi?' She grins at him like it's a good joke. Alex wishes it was just a joke. Thirteen-year-old Alex lives on a drought-affected property...

Do Australians and Americans speak the same language?When Mia moves to a new school in Victoria, making friends is her top priority. Luckily, she bonds with outgoing Suzie and baker extraordinaire Jayde over their shared love of cooking. As the girls grow closer, they realise how much fun they can have introducing their clueless American teacher, Mrs Quincy, to Aussie slang.When Mrs Quincy sets an assignment on Australian animals, the girls hatch...

Funny, tough-minded and tender, this is the story of Matilda and her two sisters growing up in Sydney, Australia, in the early 1950s. Their father is mentally unstable and largely absent, their mother is possibly in the thrall of his brother, and a headline-making Russian spy defection is taking place next door. Punctuated by the headlines of the times, The Red Shoe depicts how the large events of the world can impinge on ordinary lives. This is a...

Teaching children about bravery, friendship and building a community in the face of adversity. This middle-grade book is perfect for your new reader to explore the land down under and the animals that live there. Wilbert the Wombat prefers to stay in his burrow. He likes being alone in his burrow more than being around anyone else! So every day, Wilbert leaves his home for only one reason: to eat. But one day venturing out of his burrow, he crashes...

Let's spend a day in Australia! Fish at a secret fishing spot, surf at the beach and play backyard cricket before enjoying a treat at the night market. Wadjiginy author Maree McCarthy Yoelu and Australian illustrator Sophie Beer draw on their experiences living in Australia to create this appealing board book as part of the Our World series for very young readers. Wadjiginy author and Australian illustrator add this board book about daily life in...