Our Country: Ancient Wonders

Our Country: Ancient Wonders
Mark Greenwood, Frane Lessac
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Hardback
h260 x 250mm - 40pg
2 Feb 2022 AU
International import eta 7-19 days
9781760652241
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This first book in the Our Country series takes readers on a journey across Australia to marvel at our unique geology and geography. Our home is an ancient land. In every corner of Australia, wonders are waiting for curious explorers. With each vibrant fact-filled page of this unique book, readers will visit different natural wonders across all states and territories. See the prehistoric beasts that roamed the land in Winton, venture through the lava-formed caves at Undara, experience the fiery glow of Uluru and Kata Tjuta, and more! Adventure is out there . . . Our country is calling.
Mark Greenwood is a history hunter. His award-winning books include The Legend of Lasseter' s Reef and The Legend of Moondyne Joe, both winners of the West Australian Premier' s Book Award. Mark often teams with his wife, illustrator Frane Lessac, to produce titles such as Midnight - the story of a light horse, Ned Kelly & The Green Sash and Simpson and His Donkey, a CBCA Honour Book and a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Jandamarra, illustrated by Terry Denton, was shortlisted for the CBCA Eve Pownall Award, the NSW Premier' s Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children' s Literature and the West Australian Young Readers' Book Awards. The Happiness Box, illustrated by Andrew McLean, was a 2019 CBCA Honour book. Frane Lessac is an author and illustrator of international renown, having nearly fifty children' s books published throughout the world. She was born in the USA and lived on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, as well as in London, before moving to Australia. Frane loves to travel and create books based on her worldwide journeys. She has contributed her distinctive paintings to many critically acclaimed children' s picture books including, The Legend of Moondyne Joe which won the West Australian Premier' s Children' s Book Award, and Simpson and His Donkey, a CBCA Honour Book that was also selected as a USBBY Outstanding International Book. In 2019, We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, written by Traci Sorell, was awarded the Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Honor medal, the Orbis Pictus Honor Book medal and the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor medal.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781760652241
Published: 2 Feb 2022
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Hardback
Height: 260mm
Width: 250mm
Pages: 40

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