australia

Presents a fictionalized account of the life of the Australian outlaw, Moondyne Joe, and his escapes from many jails.

A mother koala and her joey feed and observe the other animal inhabitants of their fragile eucalyptus forest home.

As morning comes to Kangaroo Island following a thunderstorm, a mother kangaroo finds her lost baby and a burned eucalyptus tree sprouts buds and becomes a new home for animals.

Even though she loves the family of her best friend, Griffin Silk, especially grandmother Nell, Layla Elliott, who no longer has a grandmother, determines, despite many difficulties, to find an old person of her own to bring to the school's Senior Citizens' Day.

Contains detailed maps and information about the plants and animals, weather, natural resources, people, and countries and cities of the continent of Australia.

Introduces children to the history, geography, culture, and economy of the continent of Australia, and includes step-by-step instructions to drawing some of the natural landmarks and symbols of the country.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet through colorful illustrations from indigenous artists and simple text which examine the wildlife of Australia, featuring the kangaroo, bandicoot, echidna, cockatoo, goanna, and more.

Despite the precautions of the old aborigine woman she calls Granny, fourteen-year-old Jo falls under the spell of a secret thing in the Australian hills, a girl endlessly alive and crying for the death that will not take her.