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G.W.H. in The Argus was impressed with the work: "In the simplest language the story is told from the time of the early explorers to the postwar migration schemes. The pictures tell so much that even children too young to read will follow them and establish mental landmarks for use later on.
Bust of Prince Leonard in the Principality of Hutt River, one of the micronations profiled in How to Rule Your Own Country. How to Rule Your Own Country particularly deals with an overarching theme on the disproportionate number of micronations located within Australia, which the authors explore in the first chapter and attribute to "larrikin tradition" and the country's remoteness.
Rules are typically presented on two pages, making the books easy to read, and suitable for dipping into at random. [7] The books contain the distinctive use of British English. One Canadian reviewer writes that Templar's style is in neither of the "iron fisted" or "fuzzy warm" camps prevalent in American management books, but mixes both. [8]
Along with the reviews, there are short excerpts from some of the books themselves, which appear in bold alongside the review. 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is separated by reading level , [ 5 ] and each title includes summaries with information on the author as well; [ 6 ] each picture book title is accompanied by ...
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence is an Australian book by Doris Pilkington, published in 1996.Based on a true story, the book is a personal account of an Indigenous Australian family of three young girls: Molly (the author's mother), Daisy (Molly's half-sister), and Gracie (their cousin), who experience discrimination due to having a white father.
The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. [1] The CBCA presents the annual Children's Book of the Year Awards to books of literary merit, recognising their contribution to Australian children's literature.
Good Reading is a popular monthly print magazine, focused on books and reading, based in Australia.The magazine was launched in July 2001. [1] The magazine is devoted to books and reading, and includes profiles of authors, extracts and independent reviews of the latest Australian and international releases across a wide range of adult, young-adult and children's fiction and non-fiction genres ...
Patricia Wrightson OBE (19 June 1921 – 15 March 2010) was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books. [1] Employing a 'magic realism' style, her books, including the award-winning The Nargun and the Stars (1973), were among the first Australian books for children to draw on Australian Aboriginal mythology. [2]