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Kookaburra by Claire Saxby
$29.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Nature Storybooks
DOWNLOAD CLASSROOM IDEAS An exciting new addition to the narrative nonfiction series Nature Storybooks, about kookaburras. In the crinkled shadows night-dwellers yawn, day-creatures stretch and Kookaburra laughs. Kook-kook-kook. Kak-kak-kak. The team behind Dingo is back again with a new addition to th ...Show more
Meet the ANZACs by Claire Saxby
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Meet...
A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including our brave Anzac soldiers. Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. It is the name given to the Australian and New Zealand troops who landed at Gallipoli in World War I. The name is n ...Show more
My Name is Lizzie Flynn - A Story of the Rajah Quilt by Claire Saxby Claire; Elizabeth Newcomb Elizabeth
$17.99 AUD
Category: History
Based on the story of a quilt that was made by convict women on board the Rajah, bound for Australia. Now in paperback! Lizzie Flynn has nothing but her name when she boards the Rajah, which is bound for the penal colony of Australia. On board the Rajah the convict women were given a "useful bag" contai ...Show more
My Name is Lizzie Flynn: A Story of the Rajah Quilt by Claire Saxby
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
Lizzie Flynn has nothing but her name when she boards the Rajah, which is bound for the penal colony of Australia. On board the Rajah the convict women were given a 'useful bag' containing among other things fabric and needle and thread. The women were taught to sew and together they made the Rajah quil ...Show more
Tasmanian Devil by Claire Saxby
$29.99 AUD
Category: Animals | Series: Nature Storybooks Ser.
An engaging addition to the Nature Storybooks series, Tasmanian Devil showcases different elements of the habitat, behaviours, and day to day life of one of Australia’s most famous marsupials. In Tasmanian Devil award-winning author Claire Saxby and talented artist Max Hamilton tell the story of two imp ...Show more
The Anzac Billy by Claire Saxby
$24.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: 5+
A tender, moving story of a child waiting at home for the return of his father from serving in WWI. During World War I, Australian and New Zealand soldiers on the front were sent Christmas care packages in a tin billy. The Anzac Billy is the heartwarming story of a little boy packing a billy with all h ...Show more
The Wearing of the Green by Claire Saxby
$19.99 AUD
Category: Older Readers
A powerful historical novel exploring themes of racism, classism and gender expectations present in a growing nation. When Biddy arrives in Melbourne from Ireland in 1850, she knows exactly what she’s going to do – find her rebellious big brother, Ewen. Her plans are derailed when he’s not there to meet ...Show more
There Was an Old Sailor by Claire Saxby
$17.99 AUD
Category: Australian Picture Books | Series: Australian
A delightful new twist on an old tale! There was an old sailor who swallowed a krill. I don't know why he swallowed the krill - it'll make him ill ... A nautical take on a much-loved rhyme.
Treasure! by Claire Saxby
$17.99 AUD
Category: Australian Picture Books
Charlie finds a bag of pirates, half-hidden in the green. They smell a bit, fight a lot, and are very less-than-clean! Things quickly get out of hand when the pirates take over Charlies house! Can Charlie find a way to stop pirates being pirates?
Whisper on the Wind by Claire Saxby
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australian Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
A stunning picture book about separation, connection and reunion from the team behind the glorious Iceberg, renowned picture book creators Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft. This is the windthat carries the whisperfrom Ren's dream.This is the sailor,long at sea,who catches it. The multi-award-winning duo ...Show more
Wild Pa by Claire Saxby
$24.99 AUD
Category: Australian Picture Books
Come celebrate the adventurer lurking in every grandad, pop and pa. My Pa is not a quiet Pa, a sit-and-read-the-news Pa. My Pa is a Wild Pa u and Wild Pas are lots of fun!
Wild Pa by Claire Saxby
$14.99 AUD
Category: Australian Picture Books
"Come celebrate the adventurer lurking in every grandad, pop and pa My Pa is not a quiet Pa, a sit-and-read-the-news Pa. My Pa is a Wild Pa - and Wild Pas are lots of fun."