Picture story for early primary school children about Grandpa Bill’s reminiscence of childhood. He regrets that his old school is closing, and that his grandson will have to move to another school.
Australia
Materials from Australia
Queenie: One Elephant’s Story
The true and tragic story of one of the most famous elephants of all time: Queenie, the gentle Indian elephant. Evoking a time when elephants were giving rides in zoos all around the world, the true story of Queenie follows her from her birth in an Indian jungle to Australia’s Melbourne Zoo, where she lived for more than forty years.
Abc Of Australian Animals – An Adventure Book For Little People.
Connect children to nature with the Abc of Australian Animals. Each page has a large beautiful photo of an Australian animal and provides factual information about each animal.
Hattie And The Fox
I can see a nose and two eyes in the bushes!” cries Hattie.
But nobody is listening.
“I can see a nose, two eyes, two ears, two legs, and a body in the bushes!” cries Hattie.
But no one is paying a bit of attention.
Not goose. Not pig. Not horse. Not cow.
She tries again and again to warn her friends of danger, but nobody listens to Hattie.
That is, until they all realize that what Hattie is saying is true!
What Mammal Is That?
Egg-laying mammals – Marsupials.
The Flying Emu: And Other Australian Stories
A collection of twenty traditional tales from the Australian Aborigines, explaining how the world began and what followed.
The Giant Devil Dingo
This is the story of how dingoes became the friends of man.
Waltzing Matilda
A poem set to pictures of the Australian countryside.
Australian Possum Creek Children’s Omnibus
Stories include: Possum Creek’s Big Flood, The Great Possum Creek Bush Fire, The Great Possum Creek Earthquake, and The Lost World of Possum Creek.
The Bilbies’ First Easter
Their farm was baked dry by drought, but with hope, faith and the help of the bilbies, William makes an Easter surprise more magical than any bunny could deliver.