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BEYER, Natasha

Jun 10, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Australian, Children's Books, Painting & Illustration

Natasha Beyer Author Cali Book
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ISBN 978-1-922803-42-9
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Cali The Happy Puppy

Cali was a little puppy in a town East of Perth dreaming of one day finding her forever home. Eventually that day came!

Follow her adventure in this book and see why she just might be the happiest puppy in the world!

Natasha Beyer author

About the Author

Natasha Beyer is a Perth based Author who wrote Cali The Happy Puppy in 2021. She has always had a love for animals and adopting Cali has brought her so much joy.

Cali has been the inspiration of this book which highlights just how much love a rescue animal can bring, no matter what they look like or where they came from.

She hopes this book will inspire families to talk about adopting an animal when considering a pet.

KNIGHT, Connie – Other Books

May 24, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Children's Books, Victoria

Connie Knight self-published author Rainbow Stew book cover
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ISBN 978-1-922803-75-7
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Rainbow Stew

Rainbow Stew is all about a pot of vegetable and fruit stew which sets off a Rainbow of bursting colours. There are lots of bears, fruit, vegetables and rainbows in this playful book.

Suitable for all early learning ages, from toddlers up to grades prep, one and two.

Trees by self-published author Connie Knight
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ISBN 978-1-922629-34-0
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Trees

This book is about trees; their varieties and what they do for us and the planet. With playful and rhyming words, children will learn all about the fascinating world of trees. For all ages up to 8 years.

water book Connie knight Author
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ISBN 978-1-922722-16-4
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Water

This book shows how water is used in areas of our life. Illustrated with fun and water colour, children will learn how wonderful and important water is. For all ages up to 8 years.

Celebrate by self-published author Connie Knight
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ISBN 978-1-922629-18-0
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Celebrate

Celebrate is about life. How amazing it is to feel and enjoy all the incredible things our body is able to do! Do you want to celebrate with us? For all ages up to 8 years.

smile book Connie knight Author
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ISBN 978-1-922629-60-9
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Smile

Smile is a book about children noticing all different parts of their body, in an uplifting and positive way. With rhyming words and a lot of fun, you can’t help but smile. All ages up to 8 years old. 
Tic Tac and Jackson the Cat by self-published author Connie Knight
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ISBN 978-1-922527-04-2
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Tic Tac and Jackson the Cat

Based on a true story of Tic Tac and Jackson two cats that connect after a life changing experience. Jackson finally learns to accept the new arrival of Tic Tac into their home and family.

Brightly illustrated with rhyming pages, this book will keep children captivated to the end with its lesson of acceptance.

coconut the cat book Connie knight Author
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ISBN 978-1-922629-61-6
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Coconut the Cat

This book is based on a true story about a very loved, family cat called Coconut.. He is a ‘rescue cat’ from Melbourne. This story is a take on his energetic, playful nature. The imaginative part of this story has Coconut the Cat riding his bike, collecting Nature’s items to impress his adoring owners. For all ages up to 8 years old.
Connie Knight self-published author of 'Tic Tac and Jackson the Cat'
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About the Author

Connie Knight started writing Children’s books 25 years ago when she was a single mum with three very young daughters Olimpia, Candice and Sabrina.

Watching her girls play and listening to their imagination inspired her to write 7 childrens books that the girls loved. Twenty-five years later Connie has started to write again back to creating fun short stories that rhyme and bring joy and learning for children.

Fairy Colors by self-published author Connie Knight
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MCCARTHY, Gerry

May 4, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Australian, Children's Books, Education Studies & Teaching, Fiction \ Novel, Painting & Illustration

gerry mccarthy author gus book
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ISBN 978-1-922722-74-4
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Gus: the Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon

Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeons were thought to be extinct however a small number were rediscovered several years ago and some were captured for breeding stock, which has led to several groups becoming involved in breeding programs.

Students can investigate native aquatic and land-based animals that rely on healthy wetlands, billabongs creeks and rivers.

How are billabongs and wetlands formed? What causes some animals to become extinct? How do introduced fish affect native fish species?

By reading the story of Gus, students can create a wetlands food web.

gerry mccarthy author

About the Author

Hooked on fishing from and early age, Gerry McCarthy and his dad Martin were regular hopefuls on all of Adelaide’s metropolitan jetties. Interestingly Gerry’s extensive teaching and educational leadership appointments were always situated close to water! In 2015 after forty-six years in educational settings, Gerry established his own teaching business Teachfishsa and South Australian schools took the bait.
Gerry’s passion for all things fish saw schools engage in STEM projects through aquaponics as well as fishing camps and fishing excursions. However, Gerry’s most recent focus as been to help save critically endangered native fish. The story of Gus the Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon (a fish that until recently was thought to be extinct) is shared by Gerry and his illustrator niece Elise Fitzgerald in the hope that others will join the cause and help save fish like Gus. 
Elise Fitzgerald Illustrator Gus book

About the Illustrator

Elise Fitzgerald is a Year 10 student at Mercedes College Adelaide and this is the first book Elise has illustrated. Elise has always loved art and in order to further develop her skills is taking on lessons outside of school. Elise has a preference for oil paintings and portraits.
When not producing outstanding art pieces, Elise spends a lot of time on her other passion gymnastics. Elise hopes to pursue illustrating and other creative avenues into the future.

MATHEWSON, Don

May 3, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Australian, Children's Books, Painting & Illustration

The Adventures of Sammy the Swamphen of Lord Howe Island by self-published author Don Mathewson
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ISBN 978-1-922629-83-8
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The Adventures of Sammy the Swamphen of Lord Howe Island

Join Sammy, a brave and courageous swamphen of Lord Howe Island on his many adventures. Meet his unique collection of friends from this World Heritage Island, including Tina the white tern, Willie the double-headed wrasse, Wilbur the woodhen and Sandy the swamphen who rally together to help Sammy overcome enormous obstacles. Will the Crown of Thorns destroy the coral reef? Can Sammy save Tina from Rodney and his rat gang? Will the Grommets invade the world?
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ISBN 978-1-922803-21-4
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A Tale of Two Planets

Fasten your seat belts as you see what awaits you in the next few hundred years. Follow Rick Andrews and Susan Metcalfe, two Australian astronomers in their adventures after meeting Captain Vass, a siliconoid from Planet X in the Magellanic Clouds.

See how your mineral-rich Earth is so attractive to other planets, and shudder at the consequences. Become emotionally involved when Susan, a carbonoid, falls in love with the President, a siliconoid, Chancellor of the Federation of Planets in the local Group of Galaxies.

Reading this book will raise you into another dimension and your life will never be the same!

About the Author

Don Mathewson was Director of Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories of the Australian National University for nine years from 1977.

Since 1955 he was involved in studying the Universe in remote parts of the world from solitary observatories at high altitudes. One of his many discoveries was the Magellanic Stream, a huge arc of hydrogen around our Galaxy pulled from the Magellanic Clouds.

From his dome he would look up at the Magellanic Clouds and wonder if life would exist in this beautiful galaxy. He became so obsessed with this idea he decided to write A Tale of Two Planets.

In 1993, he travelled to Lord Howe Island with his family and immediately fell in love with this World Heritage Island and its stunning array of bird, marine and plant life. They have been regular visitors to the island ever since.

During long walks on the island through this magical world of lush rainforests of kentia palm, blackbutt and pandanus, Don’s imagination was redirected from solving cosmic puzzles to telling the story of The Adventures of Sammy Swamphen of Lord Howe Island.

LANGMAN, Neville

Jan 18, 2022 | *, *Featured books, *listed, Animals \ Pets Fiction, Australian, Fiction \ Novel, Teen Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
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ISBN 978-1-922722-08-9
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Chester the Last Fire Horse

‘Chester’ is a story about loyalty and friendship between a big strong fire-horse and ‘old’ Danny McKinty, his trainer.

They’ve been together at the Island Bay fire-station for about six years, and then the new fire-engines arrive. The two friends are forced apart, but their stories seem to keep criss-crossing over each other. It is also a story about accepting and adapting to the changes that go on around you, changes that you neither like nor understand.