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Bridie's Fire by Kirsty Murray
$15.95 AUD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Children of the Wind
The first of four true-to-life historical adventures, this is a compelling story about a fiery Irish girl who leaves Ireland when her parents die in the potato famine, to make a life for herself in goldrush Australia.
Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean by Kirsty Murray, Payal Dhar, Anita Roy
$16.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult Fiction
Be transported into dystopian cities and other-worldly societies. Be amazed and beguiled by a nursery story with a reverse twist, a futuristic take on TV cooking shows, a playscript with tentacles - and more, much more. Plunge in and enjoy! A collection of sci-fi and fantasy writing, including six gr ...Show more
Kids Who Did: Real kids who ruled, rebelled, survived and thrived by Kirsty Murray
$19.99 AUD
Category: Reference | Reading Level: 8+
A collection of true stories about kids and courage. Ordinary kids doing extraordinary things. Extraordinary kids trying to live ordinary lives. Real kids doing it tough. When the future looks dark, courageous kids bring light and hope into the world. Forty true stories celebrate kids who have proteste ...Show more
Penny to Remember by Kirsty Murray
$11.95 AUD
Category: Young Adult | Series: Making Tracks S.
George stuffed the spoon into one pocket and the drumstick into the other and clambered up the shelves to the little window ...When George is sentenced to seven years hard labour in Van Diemans Land his only thoughts are of his sister Hannah. What can he give her to remember him when he is so far away? ...Show more
Strangers on Country by David Hartley, Kirsty Murray
$29.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Age range 8+ Giom, Anco and Duramboi are the names of just three young shipwreck survivors and convict escapees who were given refuge by Indigenous communities during the nineteenth century. No one knows exactly how many received sustenance from the local people, but there are some documented accounts ...Show more
Topsy Turvy World : How Australian Animals Puzzled Early Explorers by Kirsty Murray
$29.95 AUD
Category: Reference
To the first Europeans who came to Australia, everything seemed topsy turvy. Christmas was in the summer and trees shed their bark but not their leaves. And the animals were bizarre. There was a bird that laughed like a donkey and a type of greyhound that bound along on its hind legs like a hare. There ...Show more
When Billy Was a Dog by Kirsty Murray
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: Early Childhood
If you can't have a puppy, maybe the next best thing is to be a puppy. 'Can I please, please, please have a dog?' asked Billy.'Would you walk it every day and wash it if it got dirty?''I would, I promise!' said Billy.Billy wants a dog. He really really really wants one.Billy's parents aren't so sure. So ...Show more
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