Everything We Ever Saw


Book Description

A family goes on a series of six adventurous vacations all around Australia.




Roland Harvey's Big Book of Christmas


Book Description

Did you know that in Italy a kindly old witch called Le Befana delivers presents to the children? That in Holland Saint Nicholas arrives by steamboat in November? And that here in Australia we have some weird and wonderful traditions of our own? Christmas is celebrated in many ways around the world, and this book is full of interesting and surprising facts about how it's done. Roland Harvey has loads of stories to tell, easy and delicious Christmas recipes to prepare, and clever ideas for making thoughtful, eco-friendly presents and decorations. There's so much to keep you busy in the Big Book of Christmas, and when everyone is together on the big day, you can put on a puppet show, play some excellent games, and belt out your favourite Christmas carols!







Strategies That Work: Comprehension Practice, Grades 7 & Up


Book Description

Develop reading comprehension skills with strategies like finding facts, identifying main ideas, drawing conclusions, following directions, and more. Each reproducible page includes literary or factual text, followed by multiple choice, true/false, short answer, or other types of questions. The activities are aligned with national standards and benchmarks.




Excel Basic Skills Comprehension and Written Expression


Book Description

Excel Comprehension and Written Expression Year 7 is essenti al for any student wishing to improve their comprehension skills. It all ows students to practice skills such as finding facts, making references, isolating relevant information, understanding questions and paragraphs, and using tables of contents, indexes, maps and graphs to find informa tion. The extracts are from a wide variety of genres to allow students t o gain confidence in reading different materials. On several occa sions extracts are reused. This is done to demonstrate that different co mprehension skills can be developed from he same piece of writing. Compr ehension skills are interdependent. As the student's ability to comprehe nd increases he/she will also be expected to interpret data. This includ es the interpretation of information found in charts, in tables and on m aps. In this book your child will find: over 60 grad ed units of stimulating exercises and extracts awide variety of questions including true or false, multiple choice, short answer and se ntence completion extracts from many different literary and fac tual text types a lift-out answer section




In the Bush


Book Description

This charming picture book about a family’s camping trip in the Australian Outback, written in the spirit of Where’s Waldo?, features illustrations from a bird’s-eye view that allow for hilarious glimpses of the family’s fellow campers. Humorous vacation activities are depicted, including campfire stories, cave exploring, horseback riding, and canoeing.




At the Beach


Book Description

Hi Everyone! Crabby Spit is COOL! I've been crabspotting, riding my bike, surfing and swimming, and looking at stars. With a bit of luck, I'll be having fish and chips for dinner. The only problem is my things keep disappearing! Can you help me find them? Roland Harvey It's summer and time to head to Crabby Spit! 'Don't forget to write!' says Grandma. The postcards come thick and fast, detailing all the timeless pleasures of playing on the beach, paddling, surfing, finding treasures, dancing to the glow of a bonfire. But look out for the clever family dog who collects all the belongings of the absent-minded artist! Short-listed for the 2005 CBCA Awards, this popular picture book is now available in paperback.




Australian Children's Books: 1989-2000


Book Description

All Australian children's books published from 1989 to 2000 are listed in this essential reference for those who appreciate the richness of Australian writing for children. Following the same format as volumes 1 and 2 in this series chronicling books published as early as 1774, entries include publishing details, the number of illustrations, and the awards received for each book. This third volume follows the continuing careers of authors such as Mem Fox, Bob Graham, Robin Klein, and Paul Jennings, and traces changes in the popularity of Australian themes and settings to identify publishing trends. Varied cultural aspects of modern-day life are shown, from globalization, commercialism, and the rise of the middle class in Asia to desktop publishing, outcome-based school curricula, and the modern obsession with celebrities all of which are reflected in the type and quantity of books produced by Australian writers and publishers. The wealth of included material will extend researchers' understanding of the range of Australian children's books. "




To the Top End


Book Description

This fabulous Roland Harvey holiday book explores some of the most spectacular landscapes of Australia. Full of adventure, mishaps, and madcap activity, this is a hilarious, entertaining and delightful companion to AT THE BEACH, IN THE BUSH and IN THE CITY. Henry, Penny, Frankie, Mum and Dad embark on an amazing adventure - from Tassie to the very tip of the Top End. Travel with them on the ferry across Bass Strait to the mainland, through Kelly country, along the Murray, into the Flinders Ranges, underground at Coober Pedy, overhead at the Olgas, overland to the Great Sandy Desert, with the fishes at the Great Barrier Reef, deep into the Daintree, out to the islands, kayaking at Kakadu and finally frolicking on the beach at the very top. Then go back and see if you can find a football in the illustrations on each page. Hours of fun for the whole family.




Australian Books in Print 1998


Book Description

"...excellent coverage...essential to worldwide bibliographic coverage."--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL. This comprehensive reference provides current finding & ordering information on more than 75,000 in-print books published in or about Australia, or written by Australian authors, organized by title, author, & keyword. You'll also find brief profiles of more than 7,000 publishers & distributors whose titles are represented, as well as information on trade associations, local agents of overseas publishers, literary awards, & more. From D.W. Thorpe.