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A Prayer for Blue Delaney by Kirsty Murray
$15.95 AUD
Category: Teenage | Series: Children of the Wind Ser.
A Prayer for Blue Delaney follows the outback adventures of orphaned Colm, who runs away from the cruelties of Bindoon Boys' Home and goes in search of a family of his own. Set in the 1950s.
Becoming Billy Dare by Kirsty Murray
$15.95 AUD
Category: Teenage | Series: Children of the Wind S.
The second of the Children of the Wind novels, <i>Becoming Billy Dare</i> follows the life of Paddy, a feisty Irish boy who on his mother's death decides to stow away on a ship bound for Australia and make a place for himself in the new world of 1890s Melbourne. <br><br>The Child ...Show more
Bridie's Fire by Kirsty Murray
$16.99 AUD
Category: Teenage | Series: Children of the Wind
The first of four true-to-life historical adventures, this is a compelling story about a fiery Irish girl who leaves Ireland when her parents die in the potato famine, to make a life for herself in goldrush Australia.
Kids Who Did: Real kids who ruled, rebelled, survived and thrived by Kirsty Murray
$19.99 AUD
Category: Children's Education
A collection of true stories about kids and courage. Ordinary kids doing extraordinary things. Extraordinary kids trying to live ordinary lives. Real kids doing it tough. When the future looks dark, courageous kids bring light and hope into the world. Forty true stories celebrate kids who have proteste ...Show more
Puddle Hunters by Kirsty Murray
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children
When the rain stops it's time to go puddle hunting. Ruby and Banjo and Mama go up the street, and into the park, over the bridge and down to the river flats where the puddles lie waiting. Splosh it, Ruby Splosh it, Banjo Splosh it, Mama A glorious celebration of splashing and squelching all the way home ...Show more
Secret Life of Maeve Lee Kwong (#4 Children of the Wind) by Kirsty Murray
$15.95 AUD
Category: Teenage
Sent to live with her strict Chinese grandparents and uncertain of her future and where she belongs, Maeve fights to cling to her earlier life and find her true self. Her journey takes her from Sydney to Surfers Paradise, from Hong Kong to Ireland. A heart-warming novel about families and friendships. A ...Show more
Shadow Catchers by Kirsty Murray
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children
A delightful picture book that celebrates the joy of young children trying to catch their shadows - from the creators of CBCA Honour Book When Billy was a Dog and Puddle Hunters. On sunshiny mornings, we go shadow catching. Inside, outside, in our home and in our neighbourhood, shadows dance around us f ...Show more
Strangers on Country by David Hartley, Kirsty Murray
$29.99 AUD
Category: Children's Indigenous
Age range 8+ Giom, Anco and Duramboi are the names of just three young shipwreck survivors and convict escapees who were given refuge by Indigenous communities during the nineteenth century. No one knows exactly how many received sustenance from the local people, but there are some documented accounts ...Show more
Topsy Turvy World : How Australian Animals Puzzled Early Explorers by Kirsty Murray
$14.99 AUD
Category: Animals
To the first Europeans who came to Australia, everything seemed topsy turvy. Christmas was in the summer and trees shed their bark but not their leaves. And the animals were bizarre. There was a bird that laughed like a donkey and a type of greyhound that bound along on its hind legs like a hare. There ...Show more
When Billy Was a Dog by Kirsty Murray
$24.99 AUD
Category: Children
If you can't have a puppy, maybe the next best thing is to be a puppy. 'Can I please, please, please have a dog?' asked Billy.'Would you walk it every day and wash it if it got dirty?''I would, I promise!' said Billy.Billy wants a dog. He really really really wants one.Billy's parents aren't so sure. So ...Show more
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