Meet... Don Bradman

Meet... Don Bradman PDF

Author: Coral Vass

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2016-04-18

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1925324915

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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 in the Ashes series became a source of pride and hope during the hard years of the Great Depression. From Ned Kelly to Saint Mary MacKillop; Captain Cook to Banjo Paterson, the Meet ... series of picture books tells the exciting stories of the men and women who have shaped Australia's history.

Our Don Bradman

Our Don Bradman PDF

Author: Peter Allen

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9781865048680

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Victor McDonald is cricket mad. He plays for his school team and his dream is to meet his cricketing hero, Don Bradman. But Australia is in the grip of the Great Depression. Work isn't easy to come by. Victor's father has lost his job and the family is moving to Sydney. Despite the daily struggle of life in inner Sydney, Victor not only sees Don Bradman in action, he even gets to meet him. With the England cricket team coming to Australia, Victor knows it's going to be a great cricket season. But England has some nasty surprises in store. This will be one cricket season the Australians - and Victor - will never forget.

Fabish: The Horse that Braved a Bushfire

Fabish: The Horse that Braved a Bushfire PDF

Author: Neridah McMullin

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2016-07-27

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1952533791

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SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Eve Pownell Award for Information Books, 2017 Fabish was a handsome grey racehorse. In his racing days, he wasn't the fastest horse, but he always tried his hardest. And when he retired, Fabish took care of the yearlings in a paddock far away from the training track. Fabish showed the flighty young horses what was expected of a racehorse. One hot summer day, a wild wind blew up and the yearlings were restless. Then Fabish smelled smoke. Fire was coming, fast. The trainer threw open the gate and said, 'Go now!' Fabish neighed to the young ones and they galloped away. All through the night, the fire raged and the trainer battled to save the racehorses in the stables. But what would become of Fabish and the yearlings? Could he save them from the firestorm?

Meet Sidney Nolan

Meet Sidney Nolan PDF

Author: Yvonne Mes

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2016-08

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 0857985906

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Sidney Nolan was one of Australia's most renowned artists. This is the story of how Sidney came to create his iconic Ned Kelly paintings.

Sorry Day

Sorry Day PDF

Author: Coral Vass

Publisher: National Library of Australia

Published: 2018-05

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 0642279039

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There was a hum of excitement. Flags flickered in the breeze as Maggie's heart danced with delight. 'This is a very special day!' her mother said. Maggie holds tight to her mother as they await the long anticipated apology to show a willingness to reconcile the past for future generations. In the excitement of the crowd Maggie loses touch of her mother's hand as is lost. In a time 'long ago and not so long ago' children were taken from their parents, their 'sorrow echoing across the land'. As the Prime Minister's speech unfolds Maggie is reunited with her mother. But the faces and memories of the stolen generation are all around them. Two stories entwine in this captivating retelling of the momentous day when the then Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, acknowledged the sorrows of past and said 'Sorry' to the generation of children who were taken from their homes. The book includes a foreword from Lee Joachim; Chair of Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative and Director of Research and Development for Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation.

Indian Champions

Indian Champions PDF

Author: Chitra Garg

Publisher: Rajpal & Sons

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9788170288527

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Short biography of eminent Indian sportspersons.

Racing the Moon

Racing the Moon PDF

Author: Michelle Morgan

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2014-02-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1743316356

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Thirteen-year-old Joe Riley gets up to all sorts of mischief in this unsentimental portrait of Sydney during the Depression.

Meet Captain Cook

Meet Captain Cook PDF

Author: Rae Murdie

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2014-02-03

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 0857980181

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Captain Cook was the first European to discover the eastern coast of Australia. Along with his crew on the HMB Endeavour, Cook set out from England with royal orders to look for signs of the great southern land known as Terra Australis, which they chartered in 1788. This picture book series features the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history.

Our Don Bradman

Our Don Bradman PDF

Author: Peter Allen

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 9781741696141

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Victor McDonald is cricket mad. He plays for his school team and his dream is to meet his cricketing hero, Don Bradman. But Australia is in the grip of the Great Depression. Work isn't easy to come by. Victor's father has lost his job and the family is moving to Sydney. Despite the daily struggle of life in inner Sydney, Victor not only sees Don Bradman in action, but also gets to meet him. With the England cricket team coming to Australia, Victor knows it's going to be a great cricket season. But England has some nasty surprises in store. This will be one cricket season the Australians-and Victor-will never forget.

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