Georgia O'Keeffe (Little People, Big Dreams) by Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
New in the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Georgia O'Keeffe, one of America's greatest artists, in this true story of a talented painter who broke boundaries. As a child, little Georgia viewed the world differently from other people. She roamed outd ...Show more
JT: The Making of a Total Legend by Johnathan Thurston
$16.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir
JT. One of the greats, simply the best. He is Johnathan Thurston. As a young Brisbane kid, Johnathan Thurston was written off as too skinny, too slow and too wild to play rugby league professionally. But he defied the odds to become one of the game's greatest players.In this young readers' edition of h ...Show more
Anzac Girl: The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King (HB) by Kate Simpson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir
The true story of Anzac girl Sister Alice Ross-King, who sailed to war in December 1914 and became the most decorated woman in Australia. It was 1914 when Sister Alice Ross-King left Australia for the war. Nursing was her passion - all she had ever wanted to do. But Alice couldn't have imagined what she ...Show more
Amazing Australian Women (HB) by Pamela Freeman; Sophie Beer (Illustrator)
$26.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir
A bright and colourful look at twelve incredible Australian women who helped shape our country, from politics and the arts to Indigenous culture, science and more. Meet twelve amazing Australian women who have changed the world, in small ways and large. Some of them are world famous, like Annette Keller ...Show more
Follow Your Dreams - 100 Inspiring and Extraordinary Jobs by Katherine Mengardon; Collins Kids
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir
Discover 100 inspiring and extraordinary jobs in this illustrated book for kids! Why not become a cat behaviourist? Or a rollercoaster engineer? How about a coral reef gardener? Find out what's involved in these incredible careers and meet the real people who followed their dreams and are doin ...Show more
Meet... Nellie Melba by Janeen Brian
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 1-2, Age 6-7
A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including opera star Dame Nellie Melba. Dame Nellie Melba was Australia's first classical music star. The beauty of her singing was celebrated around the globe. She was appointed Dame Commander, OBE for her ...Show more
Jet the Rescue Dog: ... And Other Extraordinary Stories of Animals in Wartime by David Long
$14.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir
As mascots, messengers, rat-catchers and even spies, animals have long marched into war alongside servicemen and women. Dogs, horses, cats (even birds, camels and elephants) have saved thousands of lives through instinct, intelligence, courage and devotion. Like Jet, a dog who searched through ruins du ...Show more
Meet... Don Bradman by Coral Vass
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir
A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including cricket's greatest ever batsman, Sir Donald Bradman. Don Bradman was Australia's greatest cricketer. This is the story of how he first came to play for Australia, and how his record-breaking feats ...Show more
Roald Dahl's Life in Stories by Andrew Donkin
$14.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir
Introducing the life of Roald Dahl to a new generation of readers, Roald Dahl's Life in Stories takes a lively and entertaining trip through Dahl's own story. From his birth in Cardiff to boarding school and on to become a war hero, spy and then writer of some of the most popular children's books of all ...Show more
Maya Angelou (Little People, Big Dreams) by Lisbeth Kaiser
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir | Series: Little People, Big Dreams | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 1-2, Age 6-7
In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Maya Angelou, the powerful speaker, writer, and civil rights activist.Maya Angelou spent much of her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. After a traumatic event at age eight, she s ...Show more
Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition) by Margot Lee Shetterly
$17.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir
New York Times bestselling author Margot Lee Shetterly's book is now available in a new edition perfect for young readers. This is the amazing true story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Now a major motion pictur ...Show more
Ten Pound Pom by Carole Wilkinson; Liz Anelli (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoir
Part of the new-look award-winning Our Stories series, this is a modern Australian immigration story. I don't want to go to Australia. I have just started grammar school. My best friend Sally goes there too. But it looks like there could be another war and Dad has convinced Mum to go. Because we're migr ...Show more