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Australians All: A History of Growing Up from the Ice Age to the Apology by Nadia Wheatley
39.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Winner of the Young People's History Prize in the 2014 NSW Premier's History Awards, this is a lavish and comprehensive history of Australia told through the eyes of young people. Australians All encompasses the history of the Australian continent from the Ice Age to the Apology, from the arrival of the ...Show more
Flight by Nadia Wheatley
25.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Tonight is the night. The family has to flee. They've been tipped off that the authorities are after their blood. Set in biblical times, a small family sets off across a desert in search of refuge from persecution in their own country, and an ancient story becomes a fable for our times. Their journey is ...Show more
Her Mother's Daughter - A Memoir by Nadia Wheatley
34.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
"Why didn't you and Daddy want people to give you any wedding presents?" I used to ask. But my mother could never be drawn into talking about the wedding. Later, I assumed it was because she did not wish to be reminded of the ghastly mistake she had made in marrying my father. Born in Australia in 1949 ...Show more
Luke's Way of Looking by Nadia Wheatley
17.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Walker Classic
All the boys in Luke's class see things the same way - except for Luke, who has his own special way of looking. Luke feels as if he doesn't fit in. And then one day he discovers a place that feels like home. Suddenly, the whole world changes.
My Place by Nadia Wheatley
19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Walker Classic Ser. | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 1-2, Age 6-7
This story tells how, between 1788 and 1988, the little plot of aboriginal land near Sydney has changed almost beyond recognition. As history shapes the new country of Australia so life on the piece of land changes from generation to generation.
Radicals: Remembering the Sixties by Meredith Burgmann, Nadia Wheatley
39.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
The Sixties -- an era of protest,free love, civil disobedience, duffel coats, flower power, giant afros and desert boots, all recorded on grainy black and white footage -- marked a turning point for change. A time when radicals found their voices and used them. While the initial trigger for protest was ...Show more
The House That Was Eureka: Text Classics by Nadia Wheatley
12.95 AUD
Category: Classics | Series: Text Classics
It's 1981 and Evie is sixteen. She has left school but can't find work, and her family has just moved into the run-down inner Sydney suburb of Newtown. Noel lives in the adjoining terrace house. He's fifteen, not taking school seriously and fed up with looking after his ancient bed-ridden grandmother. A ...Show more
The Life and Myth of Charmian Clift by Nadia Wheatley
45.00 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
The long-awaited award-winning biography of one of Australia's most charismatic and misunderstood writers. Charmian Clift's writing captivated readers across the nation. Her life inspired legends and fascinated thousands. Now at last here is the real story. Charmian Clift was born in Kiama, New South W ...Show more
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