Australia ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Australia (Country Abcs)
by Sarah Heiman
from Picture Window Books
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- Top Quality Children's Item.
Australia ABCs Book
Australia (True Books, Continents)
by David Petersen
from Children's Press (CT)
Australia (Rookie Read-About Geography)
by Allan Fowler
from Children's Press (CT)
The popular Rookie Books expand their horizons - to all corners of the globe! With this series all about geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, and habitats around the worldÂ…and right in their own backyards.
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea (Scientists in the Field Series)
by Sy Montgomery
from Houghton Mifflin
It looks like a bear, but isn't one. It climbs trees as easily as a monkey—
but isn't a monkey, either. It has a belly pocket like a kangaroo,
but what's a kangaroo doing up a tree? Meet the amazing
Matschie's tree kangaroo, who makes its home in the ancient trees
of Papua New Guinea's cloud forest. And meet the amazing scientists
who track these elusive animals.
Colors of Australia (Colors of the World)
by Lynn Ainsworth Olawsky
from Carolrhoda Books
Hawaii Is a Rainbow (A Kolowalu Book)
by Stephanie Feeney
from University of Hawaii Press
Princess Ka'Iulani: Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People (Women of Spirit)
by Sharon Linnea
from Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
The Biggest Frog in Australia
from Aladdin
Once, in the Dreamtime, the biggest frog in Australia woke up thirsty. So thirsty that he drinks up all the water from the oceans, lakes, rivers, billabongs, puddles, and even from the clouds. When he is done, the earth is parched, and the other animals are thirsty.
Wise old Wombat suggests that the animals try to make the biggest frog laugh, so the water will spill out of his mouth. But the frog barely hears Kookaburra's best jokes, and yawns at Kangaroo's acrobatics. Koala waddles ridiculously, but still no luck.
What will make the frog laugh and bring life back to Australia?
Find out in this colorful retelling of a classic Australian folktale.
Australia the People (Lands, Peoples, and Cultures)
by Erinn Banting
from Crabtree Publishing Company
The Last Princess : The Story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawai'i
by Fay Stanley
from HarperCollins
The day she was born, bells rang joyously and cannon fired noisy salutes--at last there was an heir to the Hawai'ian throne. But although this beautiful young princess worked tirelessly to prepare herself to rule, and fought bravely to protect the rights of her beloved people, she would never be queen.
When it was first published, The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawai'i won many honors for its sensitive text and brilliantly colored illustrations. "The full page paintings are reflecting the beauty of the islands and the handsome racially mixed people who live there...A visual treat," said School Library Journal in a starred review. A 1991 American Library Association Notable Book, it also won the Carter G. Woodson Award from the National Council Social Studies.
In this reissued edition of an inspired collaboration, author Fay Stanley, writing her only children's book, and daughter Diane Stanley, the celebrated author and illustrator, tell the touching, bittersweet story of Princess Ka'iulani and open a window onto a nation's history that is often forgotten.
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