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After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who…
Right Way Down is a fresh and fun collection of poems for children. The variety of language and word play helps spark a love of poetry in young readers, something I think is really important.
Stand on your head with Sally Murphy, explode some dynamite with Cristy Burne or shoot some hoops with Cheryl Kickett-Tucker. Grow a poettree with Meg McKinlay or curl up next to your cat with Amber Moffat and watch a bit of Stink-o-Vision with James Foley. These and loads more poems by Australian poets are there to discover in Right Way Down. With striking illustrations by Briony Stewart, these poems will have you laughing, thinking, and playing with words – whichever way you read them.
Shankari Chandra shines a spotlight into the dark world of Australian refugee detention. This challenging theme is skillfully handled and readers care deeply for the characters. The setting on Christmas Island is very interesting.
'A powerful, well-crafted story' -Sydney Morning Herald
'a heart-wrenching yet hopeful tale.' -The Sunday Age
'a warm and generous read.' -The Guardian
'a fearless novel that reaches into your heart with evocative prose and beautifully drawn characters. It's also a page turner.' --Australian Women's Weekly
The new novel from the Miles Franklin award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens.
It was a beautiful evening. The wind gathered speed, lifting the frangipanis from the grove behind him, pink and yellow petals defying gravity. Beyond the trees, hidden by the…
Imagine flying solo, crisscrossing the north-west of Australia in your own plane, flying in the U.S. All-women Transcontinental Air Race, and single-handedly delivering life-saving vaccines to remote communities.
Robin Miller did this, and at a time when most people didn’t think women should be pilots at all. Her arrival seemed like magic to the Australian outback children who received her polio vaccine on sugar cubes. Before long, she became known as the Sugarbird Lady. And this was just the start of Robin’s extraordinary real-life adventures!
