ALCOCK, Alison
ISBN 978-1-922722-30-0
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Tess & Jack: Adventures in the Bush
Tess and Jack and all their bush friends are fighting to save their homes.
The rivers are polluted and the trees are dying. Who will help them?
MATHEWSON, Don
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?
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
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.
BOLADZ, Trudy
ISBN 978-1-922629-81-4
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Lonely Long-Nose
Lonely Long-Nose is a beautiful grey, who lies around her kennel all day…
In her dreams she has a friend, so her loneliness comes to an end.
A beautiful rhyming story that takes you on the journey of Lonely Long-Nose, a beautiful greyhound. Where will her journey end? And will she ever find a friend?
About the Book
Based on a true story … well, kinda. Lucy Lou would have wanted me to add that she did actually win one race. And she even ended up with her very own rabbit as a friend.
Please consider rescuing a greyhound as your new best friend. You won’t regret it.
LOURENS, John
ISBN 978-0-645156-21-8
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Dog Backwards Spells God
This small book proposes a charming way in which we might better understand and appreciate God, thereby improving our relationship with Him.
It is perhaps more than coincidence that DOG backwards spells GOD. Valid comparisons can be made between our relationship with dogs and our relationship with God. Occasionally we see that dogs reflect the nature of God. Sometimes
we discern dogs point the way to a better relationship with God. And at still other times we recognise that our relationship with dogs is strikingly similar to our relationship with God. In a real sense, dogs truly are messengers of God.
Described as a picture book for adults, this work presents twenty comparisons between our relationship with dogs and our relationship with God. And as we think about each of the twenty comparisons, we start to realise that interacting with dogs enables us to catch tiny glimpses of God Himself
About the Author
Hi, I’m John.
I am a retired university academic, and spent my entire career as a teacher. A lifelong dog-lover, I cannot remember a time when I was not blessed with the companionship of a dog. I regard dog ownership as an honour, a privilege and a profound educational experience. I firmly believe that if we are willing to take advantage of the delightful learning opportunities provided, canine companionship can teach us a great deal about God and our relationship with Him.
In my view, it is quite possible that after reading this small book, and after reflecting on its big message, you will no longer look at the canine companions in your life in quite the same light as you do now.
A practising Christian, I am active in my local church community. I live in Melbourne, Australia with my wife, Molly, and our two canine companions and messengers of God, Dior and Sammy. I hope you enjoy reading my book as much as I enjoyed writing it.
John Lourens
ANDERSON, Anthony
ISBN 978-1-922722-12-6
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Surfa Saurus
Surfa Saurus on the move surfing to the big–wave groove!
Sid Surfa Saurus and his best friend Dally are not your usual dinosaurs – they surf. But they didn’t always.
Thousands of years ago, while being chased by meat-eaters, they ran into the ocean to escape danger and discovered the coolest lifestyle imaginable – surfing. Sid and Dally were the very first surfers on planet Earth.
What happened next, was unimaginable. The climate changed – not once, but twice!
First of all, the ice age came and their world froze. They were caught, mid-wave, inside icebergs for millions of years … One day, the world began to warm up and the icebergs melted. Sid and Dally then found themselves in a modern world full of sun, sand and yes; surfing!