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Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
768 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fodor's correspondents highlight the best of Australia, including the glamorous beaches outside Sydney, the magnificent Great Barrier Reef, and the rugged beauty of the Outback. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it's your first trip or fifth,"--back cover.
83) Jasper Jones
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In small-town Australia, teens Jasper and Charlie form an unlikely friendship when one asks the other to help him cover up a murder until they can prove who is responsible.
Author
Series
Discover and learn volume 7
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
85) Australia
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Comprehensive on-the-road coverage, including to off-the-beaten track locations; features pre-trip planning features like Your Reef Trip (Great Barrier Reef) and Your Outback Trip (NT); New 3D plan of Sydney Harbour; Full-colour Sydney city pull-out map.
Author
Language
English
Description
"One of the things you should know about Kelly Corrigan is that she is the daughter of Mary Corrigan, a woman of conviction and grit who taught her kids that No Means No and Actions Speak Louder than Words and if they wanted a bunch of Rah Rah Lovey Dovey, go talk to your father--so Kelly did, over and over again, exiting her childhood with the sense that she'd always have more shared ground with him. But when she arrived in Australia in the summer...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Take a trip to Australia! Start in the city of Sydney, where you'll find an impressive bridge and a famous opera house. Then, head into nature to see the beautiful Uluru rock formation and the Great Barrier Reef. And don't forget to say hi to the kangaroos and koalas! Learn all about Australia as you explore the country through this fun and engaging book."--
89) A long way home
Author
Language
English
Description
Born in a poor village in India, Saroo lived hand-to-mouth in a one room hut with his mother and three siblings... until at age five, he mistakenly boarded a train by himself, and ended up in Calcutta, all the way across the country. Uneducated, illiterate, and unable to recall the name of his hometown, he managed to survive for weeks on that city's rough streets. Soon after, he was adopted by a couple in Tasmania. But despite growing up in a loving...
90) Emu
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
28 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
An emu father in Australia's eucalyptus forest watches over his growing hatchlings as they outmaneuver regional dangers, in this illustrated introduction to the emu life cycle.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Together, Australia and the many small islands of Oceania make up Earths smallest continent. Yet though the continent is small, it is packed with plenty to see. Readers will hop from island to island as they examine the incredible wildlife and landscapes of Australia and Oceania. Along the way, they will also explore the continents history with rich text and stunning visuals, and meet the people who call it home. Features include engaging sidebars...
93) Wildlife
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two sixteen-year-old girls in Australia come together at an outdoor semester of school, before university--one thinking about boys and growing up, the other about death and grief, but somehow they must help each other to find themselves.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 479 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As the hit Australian dramedy returns, hotshot surgeon Hugh Knight continues to serve out his probation in his rural hometown, while his family faces struggles that could bring them closer together, or tear them apart.
95) The hunter
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary, posing as a scientist sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger's genetic material, Martin proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family, becoming increasingly close to them. However, as his attachment grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly...
98) Tides of fire
Author
Series
Sigma Force novels volume 17
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet. The Titan Project--an international research station off the coast of Australia--discovers a thriving zone of life in an otherwise dead sea. The area teems with a strange bioluminescent coral that defies science, yet holds great promise for the future. But the loss of a military submarine in the area triggers a brutal attack and sets in motion...
99) Evil genius
Author
Series
Evil genius books volume 1
Language
English
Description
Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrolls as a first-year student at an advanced crime academy.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For tens of thousands of years, humans have imagined, visited and inhabited Australia as a place in which to make a future. From the first explorers, who sailed and eventually settled into the inlets and river mouths of the northern coast some sixty or eighty thousand years ago via the transportations of the eighteenth century to the anxious border controls of the twenty-first, and through the great migrations of the centuries in between, Australia's...
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