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The Dream of the Thylacine is a lament for a lost species, and a celebration of the Australian landscape. It interposes arresting text and images of the last known thylacine in a concrete cage with sweeping colour paintings of the animal in its natural environment. Intense, poeti...c and beautiful, this book will haunt you. Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks have created three other exceptional picture books together: Old Pig, Rosie and Tortoise and Fox. What a privilege to pay tribute to this highly original and unique book.a book for anyone of any age who has eyes to see, ears to hear and a heart to break. The economic 130-word text is an extended metaphor, an ode, a lament, yet also a lyric, reinforced by intriguing and absolutely 'right' illustrations. The thylacine here is representative of any hunted, caged, imprisoned creature capable of dreaming - of running wild, of claiming one's biological and cultural birthright to be free.Thanks indeed to all concerned. Maurice Saxby, Magpies
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Join Henry for bath time on the farm!It's Henry's bath time. But Henry has other ideas. Will he give the cat a bath instead? Or the dog? The hens? The duck?
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A tender, poignant picture story about how to say goodbye. Celebrating twenty years of this treasured classic from two highly acclaimed picture book makers.
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Age range: 5+ In Midnight at the Library, critically-acclaimed author, Ursula Dubosarsky, and award-winning illustrator, Ron Brooks, traverse space and time, telling the story of a book throughout history. Dubosarsky and Brooks piece together the story of a book that was opened a...nd loved, given and taken, closed and lost, found and forgotten before being discovered, uncovered and preserved at the library. Beautifully written and splendidly illustrated, this is a story about the inception, creation and preservation of books and culture. This evocative children's bookhas vast educational potential and is sure to captivate the hearts of book-lovers across the nation, encouraging them to find their own book of wonder. Brilliantly evocative and exceptionally engaging, there is something undeniably magical about Dubosarsky and Brooks' timeless and ageless story, Midnight at the Library.
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Dog and Magpie are friends, but when Fox comes into the bush, everything changes. Fox is an archetypal drama about friendship, loyalty, risk and betrayal -- a story that's as rich for adults as for children.
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By Brooks, Ron
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Ron Brooks grew up in East Gippsland, a country boy with a yen for drawing and observation of the life around him.
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A practical guide for trainee teachers who want to improve their teaching skills and for in-service teachers who supervise trainees. The authors have been chosen for their ability to relate to the subject and to the needs of teachers.
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Four young mice, Frankel, Berrel, Michael and Cousin Ruthie, face danger and adventure, making their home in the London Underground. Frankel is clever but cautious, and leaves his home in Swiss Cottage Station to head for Baker Street in search of crumbs.
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If you were a mouse looking for a way to colour your house, where would you look? In the Bestish Lair, of course, says Cousin Ruthie. So Frankel and friends search for the Bestish, and find some surprises. An unexpected visitor and an unexpected hero!
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The Dream of the Thylacine is a lament for a lost species, and a celebration of the Australian landscape. It interposes arresting text and images of the last known thylacine in a concrete cage with sweeping colour paintings of the animal in its natural environment. Intense, poeti...c and beautiful, this book will haunt you.
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