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A Rose for the Anzac Boys by Jackie French
Category: Teen | Reading Level: 12+
The 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women. the 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women It is 1915. War is being fought on a horrific scale in the trenches of France, but it might as well be a world away from sixteen-year-old New Zealander Midge ...Show more
A Waltz for Matilda (#1 The Matilda Saga) by Jackie French
Category: Teen | Series: The Matilda Saga | Reading Level: 11-14
The story behind Banjo Paterson's iconic Australian song.Ages 10-14 'Once a jolly swagman camped by a BillabongUnder the shade of a Coolibah treeAnd he sang as he watched and waited till his Billy boiledYou'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me...'In 1894, twelve-year-old Matilda flees the city slums to fi ...Show more
Backyard Self-Sufficiency by Jackie French
Category: Gardening
Outlines the basic areas of self-sufficiency. Growing your own fruit and vegetables, tea, herbs etc.
Barney and the Secret of the French Spies (Secret History #4) by Jackie French
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Secret History Ser.
The new title in the critically acclaimed series that explores Australia's early Colonial secret history In 1798 orphaned Barney Bean now has a flourishing farm in the New SouthWales colony and everything he ever dreamed of ... except his childhood friendElsie. Butwhen Elsie falls ill and Barney rushes ...Show more
Barney and the Secret of the Whales (Secret History #2) by Jackie French
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Secret History Ser.
What is the sailor's secret about the treasure of Australia's colony? The second book in a series that explores little-known history about Australia's fascinating past. Barney Bean is keen to make his fortune and he hears a secret; a sailor's secret about the treasure of the colony. But how can chasin ...Show more
Becoming Mrs Mulberry by Jackie French
Category: Fiction
From bestselling author Jackie French comes a book about the secrets we carry, those that we unearth - and those that are too dangerous to tell. The once impoverished medical student Agnes Glock is now the fabulously wealthy Mrs Mulberry. Her estate in the mountains is magnificent, a haven for those too ...Show more
Christmas Always Comes: CBCA Notable Book 2022 by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
Category: Hardback Picture Books
From the author and illustrator of many beloved classic picture books comes a story about an Australian Christmas. Beautiful and heartwarming, this is a book that is destined to become a family favourite. 'Joy comes in the morning' It's Christmas Eve in 1932, and Joey, Ellie and their parents are drovin ...Show more
Clancy of the Overflow (#9 The Matilda Saga) by Jackie French
Category: Teen | Series: The\Matilda Saga Ser.
From Australia's best-loved storyteller comes the final book in the bestselling Matilda Saga This is a love song to our nation, told in a single sweeping storyJed Kelly has finally persuaded her great aunt Nancy to tell the story of her grandparents. The tale that unfolds is one of Australia's greatest ...Show more
Clancy of the Overflow (#9 The Matilda Saga) by Jackie French
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Matilda Saga Ser.
Jed Kelly has finally persuaded her great aunt Nancy to tell the story of her grandparents. The tale that unfolds is one of Australia's greatest romances - that of Clancy of the Overflow, who gave up everything for Rose, the woman he adored, and yet still gained all he'd lost and more. But Nancy's stor ...Show more
Cyclone by Jackie French
Category: Paperback Picture Books
Christmas Eve 1974 is marked indelibly into the Australian psyche, as the night tropical Cyclone Tracy devastated the city of Darwin. Now, over 40 years later, Jackie Frenchs lyrical rhyming text tells the story of a citys indomitable spirit, and Bruce Whatleys sumptuous illustrations bring to life the ...Show more
Diary of a Rescued Wombat: The by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
Category: Hardback Picture Books
Celebrating the twentieth anniversary, this is the story of Mothball, one of the world's most famous wombats - and where it all began. She is small. She is scared. She is lost.She is a baby wombat who needs a home. She is Mothball, a wombat destined to become famous. This is the (almost) true story of ...Show more
Diary of a Wombat 20th Anniversary Edition by Jackie French, Bruce Whatley
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A special new edition of the much-loved modern classic -- celebrating 20 years of Australia's best-loved wombat, Mothball MondayMorning: Slept. Afternoon: Slept. Evening: Ate.Scratched. Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown crea ...Show more