Showing posts with label Melbourne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Melbourne. Show all posts
Sunday, August 18, 2024

The Riding Gallery by Sally Murphy illustrated by Martina Heiduczek

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The horses are four abreast in 14 rows.  There are also two hand carved wooden elephant carriages.  One elephant is white the other is grey....
Saturday, February 24, 2024

We Know a Place by Maxine Beneba Clarke

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"We know a place that's mysterious-magic,  a window to lives you can't even imagine." The place is a bookshop on Ballarat ...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Book shopping in Melbourne

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  My friends and I recently visited Melbourne and we were able to visit several independent bookstores: Younger Sun in Yarraville The Little...
Saturday, January 20, 2024

Sea Glass by Rebecca Fraser

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Over the last few weeks I have been trying to find and read Australian middle grade or junior novels published in 2023 which might be listed...
Saturday, September 30, 2023

Peregrines in the City by Andrew Kelly and Sue Lawson illustrated by Dean A Jones

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  "The tiercel hunts, searching for prey." What is a tiercel? Where is this huge bird? Where does he take is prey? Is this the pla...
Saturday, April 8, 2023

Sunshine on Vinegar Street by Karen Comer

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Sport fans, especially fans of basketball and netball are sure to enjoy this new Australian verse novel due for publication in June 2023. Th...
Friday, March 24, 2023

Grace Notes by Karen Comer

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The only reason I gave this book four stars is because it has a very Melbourne setting and so I am not sure how well it will be understood i...