Browse by category
Burke and Wills: Expedition Off the Map by Karen Tayleur
$16.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Our Stories Ser. | Reading Level: 9-11
In 1860, an expedition led by Robert O'Hara Burke walked off the map and into unknown territory. Along the way, William John Wills was appointed second-in-command. Their journey would not be easy. Death was a constant possibility from lack of food and water, hostile Indigenous tribes and a landscape com ...Show more
Child Convicts by Net Brennan
$17.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Our Stories
At the age of seven, children in eighteenth century Britain were tried in court like adults. Some, as young as nine, were transported to the colonies. Their names may not be familiar, but one of these child convicts would become the first person hanged in Australia, another would be celebrated on our tw ...Show more
Life on the Goldfields by Doug Bradby
$17.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Our Stories
What was life actually like on the goldfields? People travelled from all over the world to seek their fortune on the Australian goldfields. But when they got to Australia, they found life was tough. The diggers lived in makeshift tents that didn't keep out the weather or thieves. The food was bad, clean ...Show more
Our Stories: Canberra - Federal Capital by Tracey Hawkins
$17.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Our Stories
In 1901, when the six British colonies of early Australia came together to form one country, a new capital city was proposed. But why was Canberra selected? And how did it become an important treasure trove of historical, artistic, sporting and scientific achievement? Discover Canberra - the federal cap ...Show more
Our Stories Great Aussie Inventions by Amy Hunter
$17.99 AUD
Category: Children | Series: Our Stories
What makes Australians such brilliant inventors? Whose idea was the black box flight recorder? Who thought of spray-on skin? The Safe-n-Sound baby capsule? And the Hills Hoist clothes line? Australian inventions. You use them every day.
Our Stories: Protest in Australia by Sue Lawson
$17.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Our Stories
Through protest, Australians have united to fight for change and have influenced the outcome of many causes. From human rights to the environment, this book traces Australia's proud history of protest.
When Granny Came To Stay (Our Stories) by Alice Pung
$12.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Our Stories
OUR STORIES is a funny, relatable and engaging new early-chapter book series that celebrates Australia's multicultural society with authors and illustrators from a diverse range of backgrounds. Everything changes when Granny comes to stay. She doesn't drive, she cooks strange foods, and she thinks Dest ...Show more
1 - 7 of 7