But when Hush longs to be able to see herself again, the two possums must make their way across Australia to find the magic food that will make Hush visible once more. “Another treat from Mem Fox that is sure to be treasured. The whimsical illustrations are a wonderful complement.”--Children’s Book Review Service

    Their deaths in the late 1970s marked the end of a tribal lifestyle that stretched back more than 30,000 years. The Last of the Nomads tells of an extraordinary journey in search of Warri and Yatungka.

    His cartoons are the work of a wildly imaginative mind: he is a poet and metaphysician as well as an artist. Leunig's subjects are as ambitious as his technique is simple. World cataclysm, loneliness, cruelty, lust and greed. Through these runs the vein of his compassion and humanity - his humour - illuminating many a dark theme.

    Pinquo is a fairy penguin, who can swim, skip and dive faster than the blink of an eye.When Pinquo is wounded, the children Kirsty and Tim take him to Dr Piper, and they all look after Pinquo until he is ready to go to sea.Later the penguin with the droopy walk and kinky flipper comes back into their lives, with his new family.When disaster strikes Sickle Bay, Pinquo leads a mad stampede of a thousand frenzied penguins, to save the townspeople.Little Pinquo is a hero.

    Hungerford’s highly acclaimed, bestselling autobiographical short stories recount his childhood in semi-rural suburbia in the 1920s and 1930s. Bird-nesting and school days, crabbing and swimming in the Swan River, Chinese market gardens and the old corner store are all brought to life through the eyes of an inquisitive, adventurous boy.

    

    

    

    A long and thoughtful introduction to the evolution, characteristics, and orders of mammals is followed by the entries -- all illustrated in full color -- each containing the mammal's classification, description, and habitat as well as details on behavior, feeding habits, and reproduction. The entries also feature colorful symbols to illustrate habitat, color maps to show the distribution and rarity of each species, and line drawings to indicate unusual or notable physical features. With more than 500 color photographs, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals is a superb and valuable reference.

    The material contained in Singer of the Bush covers Paterson's work during the period 1885-1900, with the exception of the autobiographical reminiscences entitled Illalong Children.

    

    From Wayamba Station...Patrick, crusty patriarch of the Garrity Clan, had made his fortune as a sheep rancher in Australia's sprawling Outback; but his grandson, Earl, turns his back on the family's heritage in favor of a life at sea....to Passion and Peril on the High Seas!Earl's love for Meghan, the beautiful wife of a sadistic whaling captain, leads to further estrangement from his family, plunging them both into a maelstrom of seething emotions and danger that threatens their very lives.

    This book looks at seven areas of Australia, :- Washpool NSW; Hinchinbrook Island, Qld; Kakadu, NT; Fitzgerald River, WA, Simpson Desert, SA; Bogong National Pk, Vic. Southwest National Park, Tas.all national parks, From panorama to detailed photographs of plants and insects, this book was produced with the enthusiastic support of the rangers and staff of Australia& National Parks and Wildlife Services. Dustjacket frontspiece: " Australia the Beautiful WILDERNESS presents an exciting and sensitive look at wild and wonder places in every State of Australia. It takes you on a journey to some of the most remote parts of the country and portrays the natural grandeur.Moult & Meier travelled over 30,000 kilometres to produce the beautiful pictures and sensitive descriptions in this book."

    The author describes his adventures as he and his wife traveled around the world in a sailboat for six years