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Midnight burial

June 16, 2015 by dberger

Pauline Deeves National Library of Australia ISBN: 9780642278500 RRP: $14.99 Published April 2014 Reviewed by Eva Midnight Burial takes place in Australia in the 1860s. The story centres on Florence Williamson, a 10 year mischievous girl who always seems to be up to no good. Florence becomes curious about the mysterious death and burial of her older sister, Lizzie. Florence was told Lizzie died from a fever – but she isn’t convinced this is the real story. Midnight Burial is […]

Categories: australian • Tags: Australia, mystery, National Library of Australia

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a duck is watching me : strange and unusual phobias

November 4, 2014 by mstuart720

Bernie Hobbs National Library of Australia ISBN 9780642278647 RRP $19.99 Age YA – Adult Date of publication November 2014 Reviewer Megan Stuart Content and meaning aside this is a book of interesting and wonderful pictures and photographs. Read it and discover that the book addresses the phobias many people have about some of the weirdest things. It may be light hearted but it is strangely unsettling. Although we may not be able to laugh off particular phobias nevertheless some of […]

Categories: Adult, Young Adult • Tags: Adult, National Library of Australia, Young Adult

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Bugalogue Christmas 2013

December 2, 2013 by dberger

Please enjoy this selection of picture books. Click on the Cover 🙂

Categories: Bugalogue, Children's Books, Children's Recommended Read, Picture Books • Tags: Alex Field, ambulance in action, Anna Walker, blossom possum, Bruce Whatley, bushland lullaby, Christina Booth, Christmas, Danny Snell, dinosaur farm, dumper truck dash, eco warriors, Edward Gibbs, Emma Allen, Frann Preston-Gannon, Freya Blackwood, Gina Newton, Gregory Rogers, i love you too, i spy pets, Koala Books, Lachlan Creagh, let's go to sleep, Lisa Stewart, love, love is in the air, Marcello Pennaccio, Margaret Wild, Martha Lightfoot, Martin McKenna, matilda saves christmas, Michelle Dawson, monster truck mountain rescue, my merry christmas, National Library of Australia, New Frontier, omar the strongman, Omnibus for Scholastic, peggy, Peter Bentley, Peter Carnavas, police car on patrol, rainforest lullaby, rawr, Rosie Smith, Sally Odgers, Scholastic Australia, Scholastic Inc, Scholastic Press, somewhere in australia, Sophie Norsa, Stephen Michael King, Susannah McFarlane, Tania McCartney, the baby elephant walk, the boy on the page, the lion sleeps tonight, The octopuppy, the terrible suitcase, Todd H. Doodler, Working Title Press, yum yum yoshi, zippy zoe

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Bugalogue October 2013

October 1, 2013 by dberger

Please enjoy this selection of picture books. A quick note for publishers, authors and other team members regarding reviews and other media promotions: Please contact Bug in a Book if you need to contact an agent and have not received an email from us. Updated agent details for Bug in a Book: Angela Hall – Editor – 0-6 years buginabook@bigpond.com Please also use this contact for any other matters. Kylie Calwell – Agent – 7-15 years Cassandra Griffin – Agent – 15+ […]

Categories: Bugalogue, Children's Books, Children's Recommended Read, Picture Books • Tags: Adam Carruthers, Annie White, Chris Faille, Christina Booth, Claire Saxby, Colin Buchanan, Colour for curlews, Coral Vass, Dance like a pirate, Danny Snell, Deborah Kelly, Don't let a spoonbill in the kitchen, Ford Street Publishing, Georgia Perry, Good morning possum, Greg Champion, Grumpy Grandpa, Henry Smith, Hold on tight, Jeremy, Kate Forsyth, Kirrily Lowe, Koala Books, love, Lynn Ward, Martin McKenna, My dinosaur dad, Narelle Oliver, National Library of Australia, Nick Bland, Omnibus for Scholastic, random house australia, Renee Treml, Roland Harvey, Ruth Paul, Sara Acton, Scholastic Australia, Scholastic NZ, Scholastic Press, Seadog, Sona Babajanyan, Stephanie Owen Reeder, The big beet, The bouncing ball, The Invisible Tree, The octopuppy, The very brave bear, Tom Jellett, We wish you a ripper Christmas, Welcome Home, Whales, Where's Santa Around the world, Wombat Books, Working Title Press

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Mary MacKillop – Australia’s First Saint.

March 18, 2013 by dberger

Gabian Marin Angela Grzegrzolka National Library of Australia ISBN: 9781921928192 RRP: $14.95 Publication Date: 1/10/2012 Reviewer: Cassandra Griffin Aussie Heroes presents the story of Mary MacKillop, Australia’s first saint, from her birth in 1842 until her death in 1909. Her life was touched from a young age, not that Mary truly understood why. All she wanted to do was look after and provide for her growing family, especially while her Father indulged in flights and fights of fantasy. Like many […]

Categories: Children's Books, Children's Non Fiction, Junior Novel • Tags: Angela Grzegrzolka, Australia, Education Resource, Gabian Marin, history, Mary MacKillop, National Library of Australia, Reviewer - Cassandra Griffin, School resource

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Topsy-Turvy World

February 26, 2013 by dberger

How Australian Animals Puzzled Early Explorers Kirsty Murray National Library Publications RRP: $29.95 (Hard cover with dust jacket) Publication Date: 1 October 2012 ISBN: 9780642277497 Age: 8+ Reviewer: Cassandra Griffin Every single aspect was back to front in Australia for early European explorers. The weather was hot when it was meant to be cold. Animals were like nothing they had ever laid eyes on before! Whereas the Europeans were the strangest thing the Aboriginals had ever seen. “Extraordinary, intriguing, eccentric, peculiar, curious and […]

Categories: Children's Books, Children's Non Fiction, Historical, Picture Books • Tags: 8+ years, Australia, Australian animals, Explorers, history, Kirsty Murray, National Library of Australia, Non-Fiction, Reviewer - Cassandra Griffin

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Rocket into Space!

November 29, 2012 by dberger

Subscribe to Monthly Updates Now! One simple email with all the latest reviews, easy. Ragbir Bhathal and Johanna Davids National Library of Australia ISBN:   9780642277510 Publication Date:   November 2012 RRP: $19.95 (Interactive, hardcover) Ages: 5+ years Reviewer: Angela Hall Children are fascinated by space and often their questions go beyond our parental knowledge. Rocket into Space! is the perfect book for little astronomers in the making. Featuring two children Maddy and Jack who blast off into space in their red rocket […]

Categories: Children's Books, Children's Non Fiction, Picture Books • Tags: 5+ years, astronomy, educational resource, interactive, Johanna Davids, National Library of Australia, planets, Primary School Age, Ragbir Bhathal, Reviewer - Angela Hall, rockets, space

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These are My Hands/ These are My Feet

June 22, 2012 by dberger

Judy Horacek National Library of Australia ISBN- 978-0-642-27748-0 RRP-$17.95 0+ Reviewer- Kerrin   Kids love to explore and this cute little duo book will help them recognise things they come in contact with everyday. Books like these are great because not only are they in the one book but the illustrations are very clear and basic in a sense that children can understand them a lot easier. They only would be the fact that halfway through the book is where […]

Categories: Picture Books • Tags: Board Book, Judy Horacek, National Library of Australia, Reviewer - Kerrin Bagshaw

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My Father’s Islands

May 15, 2012 by dberger

Author; Christobel Mattingley National Library of Australia Buy me: http://bookshop.nla.gov.au/book/my-fathers-islands.do ISBN; 978064227736 Market; Ages 9 + $16.95 Reviewed By Vicki Griffin. Being an Australian we should all know about Abel Tasman’s Heroic journey, he discovered Tasmania, New Zealand and mapped a large section of the north and west coasts of Australia. Sadly a lot of our children don’t know this amazing story. Tasman had hardly any charts or records to assist him out in the ocean yet he was willing to […]

Categories: Children's Recommended Read, Middle Grade • Tags: Abel Tasman, Christobel Mattingley, history, Inspired by history, journey, National Library of Australia, Reviewer - Vicki Griffin

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Australian Backyard Naturalist

May 15, 2012 by dberger

Author; Peter Macinnis ISBN; 9780642277428 NLA Publishing Buy me: http://bookshop.nla.gov.au/book/australian-backyard-naturalist.do Reviewed by Cassandra Griffin. Australian Backyard Naturalist is a thorough reference book intended for a juvenile readership. It covers a range of subjects including mammals, ants, spiders, snails and many more all of which can be found in average Australian backyards. With easy to read information, scientific names, and amazing photos, this book is excellent for school assignments or just for a child interested in the various subjects contained in this […]

Categories: Children's Non Fiction • Tags: animals, Australia, biology, birds, ecology, exploring, insects, National Library of Australia, nature, Peter Macinnis, plants, Reviewer - Cassandra Griffin, science

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Shy the Platypus

April 24, 2012 by dberger

Author; Leslie Rees. Illustrations; Naomi Zouwer. Publisher; National Library of Australia. http://bookshop.nla.gov.au/book/shy-the-platypus.do RRP $ 24.95 ISBN; 9780642277411 Market- Primary school age Released; March 2012. Reviewed by Vicki Griffin.   This beautifully illustrated Australian classic, first published in 1944, has grown to be loved by Australians of all ages. The tale chronicles the life and adventures of Shy as she grows up, leaves the burrow and makes mischief of her own. (National Library of Australia.) This book has been republished,.in the […]

Categories: Children's Recommended Read, Picture Books • Tags: Leslie Rees, Naomi Zouwer, National Library of Australia, Reviewer - Vicki Griffin

Our Nest is Best

March 22, 2012 by dberger

Penny Olsen Penny O’Hara National Library of Australia http://bookshop.nla.gov.au/book/our-nest-is-best.do ISBN:   9780642277374 Publication Date:   01 February 2012 Board Book, 0+ Reviewed by Angela Hall   For Ruby and Rocky Robin it is time to build a nest. To find just the right kind of nest they visit other birds; magpies, owls, fairy-wrens, emus and more. No nest however is quite right for the Robins who know just how to make the perfect nest. A lovely introduction to bird life for little […]

Categories: Picture Books • Tags: National Library of Australia, Penny O'Hara, Penny Olsen

Australian Story – An illustrated timeline

March 8, 2012 by dberger

Tania McCartney National Library of Australia Publishing http://bookshop.nla.gov.au/book/australian-story.do   ISBN 978-0-642-27745-9; 297 x 210mm, paperback; b&w and colour illus; $24.95 Category: Children’s Non-Fiction Picture Book Market: Children; general trade; history; education Release date: April 2012   Finally a child friendly history book of Australia is here! With everything from how Australia formed to where we are now, with an amazing illustrated timeline of  all the important things in between. Tania McCartney has created and presented an easy to follow collection […]

Categories: Children's Non Fiction, Children's Recommended Read, Picture Books • Tags: National Library of Australia, Tania McCartney

Amazing Grace

February 1, 2012 by dberger

Stephanie Owen Reeder Published by National Library of Australia. Market Primary school age. http://bookshop.nla.gov.au/book/amazing-grace-an-adventure-at-sea.do ISBN 9780642277435 Reviewed by Vicki Griffin. BA-UNE. What an interesting account of  Grace Bussel a 16 year old girl in 1876 who saved people who were drowning when the steamship Georgette was beached in Western Australia. Her story has been re-told countless times but not like this.  ‘Amazing Grace’ has managed to transport the reader back to the atmosphere of the 1800’s with references to cooking […]

Categories: Picture Books • Tags: National Library of Australia, Reviewer - Vicki Griffin, Stephanie Owen Reeder

10 Bush Babies

September 20, 2011 by dberger

Susan Hall & Naomi Zouwer   Published by; National Library of Australia.  ISNB; 9780642277329 Released November 2011 Market; Young readers. RRP. $17.95. (paperback with flaps) Reviewed by Angela Hall.   I do love an Aussie spin on a nursery rhyme and this little book has it all.  The gorgeous animals, the bush land back drop, counting and animal facts.  It has the same rhythm and format as classic 5 Little Ducks rhyme making it easy to read and predict. A […]

Categories: Picture Books • Tags: Naomi Zouwer, National Library of Australia, Reviewer - Angela Hall, Susan Hall

Animal Tale Series

September 13, 2011 by dberger

The Tale of Wil Wombat, Peek Platypus, Kyla Koala and Kaz Kangaroo.   Published by; National Library of Australia. (Click Here) Author; Susan Hall. Illustrator; Ben Guy. ISNB; 978-0-642-27729-9 Market; Young readers. RRP. $14.95. Individual books available now, boxed set in October 2011. Reviewed by Vicki griffin. What an exquisite set of our books! Any child would love to have these in their collection; they can be purchased individually or in a boxed set in October with a cloth case and […]

Categories: Picture Books • Tags: Ben Guy, National Library of Australia, Reviewer - Vicki Griffin, Susan Hall

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