tasmania

"Middle-schooler Louisa wants to spend the summer practicing violin for a place in the youth symphony, but is instead sent to the Tasmanian rainforest camp of her Australian relatives. There she learns that her family secretly protects the last of the supposedly extinct Tasmanian tigers. When an encroaching mining operation threatens the hidden sanctuary, Louisa realizes her music can help"-- Provided by publisher.

"Middle-schooler Louisa wants to spend the summer practicing violin for a place in the youth symphony, but is instead sent to the Tasmanian rainforest camp of her Australian relatives. There she learns that her family secretly protects the last of the supposedly extinct Tasmanian tigers. When an encroaching mining operation threatens the hidden sanctuary, Louisa realizes her music can help"-- Provided by publisher.

"Choose your own destiny and step into the shoes of an Irish girl making her way from London to Australia in 1825 in this exciting interactive series. To find freedom, you must leave behind everything you've ever known. It is 1825. You and Ma have survived on the streets of London ever since the soldiers took Da away and you fled Ireland. Now, with Ma gone too, you find yourself facing life-and-death choices at every turn. Can you carry a secret treasure across the ocean and finally be reunited with Da? You'll be asked to betray your friends, survive storms at sea and attacks by bushrangers, and trust thieves. At every turn, the choice is yours. How far will you go for freedom?"--OCLC.

While Undine is away on vacation in Greece, Trout's obsession to learn whatever he can about her magical powers leads him to Maxine Haddon, a woman who will do anything to obtain the magic his friend possesses.

"In this addition to the critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, Dorothy Patent follows the scientists trying to put a stop to a gruesome disease before it's too late. Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully eradicate certain genetic diseases"--Provided by the publisher.

While two Englishmen head for Tasmania on a confiscated pirate ship in search of the Garden of Eden, the British continue their violent "civilization" of the natives in this "paradise.".

In an attempt to annoy her mother Sandy and get to know her estranged father Rich, fifteen-year-old Sophie agrees to accompany Rich on a backpacking trip through Tasmania, the place where her parents met as environmental activists, and, when they get lost due to Rich's overconfidence, her mom is forced to examine her life and her relationships.

Although Undine is excited about leaving Tasmania for a trip to see her father in Greece, she is also conflicted about using the magic that wells up inside her and confused about her personal relationships, including the one with her best friend Trout.

Television personality Jeff Corwin introduces several animals from Tasmania, including the Tasmanian devil, the wombat, and others, visiting them in their natural habitat.

Three naturalists set off on a wild adventure through the Australian mainland and the island of Tasmania in search of the elusive Tasmanian tiger.