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Eve Pownall Award
Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18
Note - some books in this category are for mature readers. Parental guidnce is recommended.
Book of Curious Birds by Jennifer Cossins
$26.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Birds can be curious creatures. From their strange or unusual appearance to their unique behaviour, they really are one of the most fascinating species in the animal kingdom. Explore the unique traits of curious birds from the Blue-footed booby to the Greater prairie chicken in this beautifully illustra ...Show more
Saving Seal: the plastic predicament by Diane Jackson Hill
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Age range 6 to 9 Seal has made his home in the waters of a coastal village, but he often finds himself trapped and ensnared in the plastic rubbish filling the Bay. Fortunately, he is rescued by Lizzie and Grandpa Dave. Lizzie and Grandpa Dave are motivated to do something about cleaning up their Bay and ...Show more
The First Scientists: Deadly Inventions and Innovations from Australia's First Peoples by Corey Tutt
$32.99 AUD
Category: Children's Non Fiction
ABIA 2022 Book of the Year for Younger ChildrenThe First Scientists is the highly anticipated, illustrated science book from Corey Tutt of DeadlyScience. With kids aged 7 to 12 years in mind, this book will nourish readers' love of science and develop their respect for Indigenous knowledge at the same t ...Show more
Superpower: Renewable energy by Philip Bunting
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Have you ever thought about energy – the stuff that lights up our lives and powers our wonderful world? How does renewable energy work? Where does electricity come from? Why are fossil fuels bad for our environment? Renowned picture book creator Philip Bunting answers all these questions and more in thi ...Show more
Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia's War in Vietnam by Mirranda Burton
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Led by an unconscientiously objecting wombat registered for military service during Australia's war in Vietnam, Underground digs tunnels through a chapter of Australian history that many have attempted to bury. Why would a wombat be registered for war? It's 1965, and an old Tattersalls barrel starts rol ...Show more
Heroes, Rebels and Innovators: Inspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from history (HB) (CBCA Winner 2022) by Karen Wyld
$26.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Powerful and inspiring: here are seven stirring stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who helped shape Australia. Each colourful spread in this illustrated book tells the story of incredible Indigenous Australians - such as Patyegarang, the young Darug woman who taught a First Fleet ...Show more
Me, Microbes and I: Meet the viruses, bacteria and other weeny weirdies that share your world. by Philip Bunting
$24.99 AUD
Category: Environment
You are covered in microbes - tiny living things so small that you can't see them without a microscope. Me, Microbes & I is full of fascinating and entertaining information about microbes, and provides young readers with a simple and fun guide to how things like bacteria and viruses work in the bod ...Show more
The gentle genius of trees. by Philip Bunting
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
What could we clever humans ever learn from trees? Take an unashamedly anthropomorphic wander through the woods to learn a few life lessons from our foliaged friends.
Masters of Disguise by Marc Martin
$26.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Now you see them, now you don't! Cloaked in a riot of colour, pattern and texture are a dozen animals - from chameleons and polar bears to Gaboon vipers and mimic octopuses - that have mastered the art of fading into the background. Fact-packed pages segue into clever and beautifully illustrated seek-an ...Show more
Iceberg by Claire Saxby
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
WINNER of 2022 CBCA Picture Book of the YearAn iceberg is born into spring and travels through the seasons before dying in a new spring. A stunning, lyrical story for our times, from renowned picture book creators Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft. In the final freeze of an Antarctic winter, green tails w ...Show more
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