This very special book on grief for young children up to 9 years is suitable for all children who are experiencing the loss of a loved one or who are preparing for the loss of a somebody close to them. Coming from a place of permission and comfort, this book will help a young one through this sad and very difficult to understand time. I drew upon my own experiences when writing this book and used what would have made me feel better when I was a little girl losing my father at a very young age. Most children will experience loss during their childhood. Be it a close family member, pet, a baby ... View More...
Young writers who struggle with putting their ideas into writing need language to help them. This book provides that language in the form of sentence starters and connectives. It also provides graphic organisers to help young writers organise their thoughts - a process necessary for good writing. How to write what you want to say. in the primary years: a guide for primary students who know what they want to say but can't find the words provides parents, teachers and young writers with a tool for improving writing. It is suitable for Years 2 to 6. View More...
Have you ever been on the CityCat and wondered what heritage lies beneath the buildings that you are looking at along the river? This book explores the Brisbane River Heritage Trail one section going upstream and the other one downstream. Let the book be your guide. View More...
The Art of Watering Colour is an ideal book for the absolute beginner who has never painted in the medium before, as well as the experienced watercolourist who just needs to learn a few extra tricks to help loosen up and enhance their existing techniques.The key features of the book include:* Techniques and projects to help lose the fear of painting to create magic in your work.* Photographs showing real life subjects, with examples of colour mixing, reflected light and how it all comes together.* Detailed step by step instructions, hand-written on the actual subject, which makes the instructi... View More...
The story of the famous Australian Waler horses is one that records with pride the remarkable journey this original stock horse made from a domestic animal to a war horse without equal. The Boer War and World War I saw thousands shipped overseas and only the advent of mechanization in 1940 saw the horse decline from military use. This book does not only sing its praises, but tracks its worldwide reputation as a horse without equal. You will read about the logistics and answers to questions such as the huge problems associated with the horse lines where hundreds of horses were picketed row aft... View More...
This book records the amazing contribution made by the thousands of animals that landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Mesopotamia and Egypt in World War One. This is a book you won't be able to put down. You will not only gain a great compassion for these brave horses, but also feel the need to help preserve and protect the less than 1% of the descendants that exist in Australia today. View More...
This remarkable but true collection has been gleaned from a large variety of World War I sources. It records the role animals played in environments which were completely alien to them. For all animals that served us so well, only a handful left their mark in history. This book not only commemorates the role our Australian and New Zealand horses played in a war which saw eight million animals perish in the bloodiest of battles, but preserves this collection of stories to be re-told almost one hundred years later. Here the author presents the deeds of the unknown, along side the well-known Wal... View More...
Three years after Grandfather passes away, Henry's family return to the gorge. Henry remembers all the important things Grandfather taught him, like hunting in the streams for silver fish and finding emu eggs in the scrub. One morning Henry leaves camp to visit his ancestors' rock paintings. He becomes trapped in a rock fall. As he struggles to break free, Henry begins to understand that Grandfather's spirit is all around him. This is their country. View More...
It aims to provide those with limited experience in academic writing with a starting point to say what they want to say using language that academic writers use. How to write what you want to say ...at university is a guide for those who know what they want to say but can't find the words. It provides a unique tool for improving writing. It suits inexperienced writers enrolled in undergraduate courses at university, including those for whom English is a second language. It is especially helpful to mature-aged students returning to study. View More...
It aims to provide those with limited experience in these forms of writing with a starting point to say what they want to say using language that mature writers use. How to write what you want to say ...in business is a guide for those who know what they want to say but can't find the word. It provides a unique tool for improving writing. It seeks to assist inexperienced writers of business and government communications and also students of business courses from the middle years of schooling to the tertiary and vocational level. View More...
How to write what you want to say...in science is a guide for those who know what they want to say but can't find the words. It provides a unique tool for improving scientific writing. It suits inexperienced scientific writers from the middle years of schoolingto tertiary level. View More...
Thirty Years of Anger is an uncompromising story of one man's journey through the Australian underground hardcore punk and extreme metal scenes. Beginning in 80's Brisbane in the oppressive police state of Joh Bjelke Petersen where anyone who looks slightly different is hassled to no end and at times detained without reason by the cops. The Treasury Hotel being the focal point of activity where bands played every Friday and Saturday night and battle lines were drawn between Nazi skinheads and the notorious Sick Boys.'Marky Hardcore' as he came to be known fronts his own band Anger In Motion es... View More...
From this chaos there emerged Gaia, the Earth goddess. Gaia watches over Earth and with the passing of time becomes concerned. She fears that human beings have become greedy and destructive. She engages her chief of staff, Solon, to harvest teenagers from various places on Earth. They are to be subjected to ever increasing degrees of endurance. The survivors are then to be released in pods to save the Earth from a return to Chaos, but will any of them survive this Spartan existence? View More...
How to Write What You Want to Say - a guide for those students who know what they want to say but can't find the words. Students who struggle with putting their ideas into writing need the language that mature writers use. This book provides that language in the form of sentence starters and connectives. This book provides parents, teachers and students with a unique tool for improving writing and suits students from the middle years of schooling to tertiary level. Critique: How to Write What You Want to Say fills a gap that existed in resources for students in that it draws together relev... View More...
They were originally written from 1991-2010, only a couple having seen the light of day. That was because they were mostly commissioned at greater length - and dealt with specific issues:1 How 'midnight demolitions' of the old Bellevue Hotel, Cloudland Ballroom and Commonwealth Bank brought about the 1st protective heritage legislation in Qld.2 To what extent the oral testimony of continuity and descent of the Turrbal people around Brisbane was matched by the historical record.3 How Yeronga Memorial Pk evolved physically and spatially since the early days and by what means.4 What steps and act... View More...
Many of these historical accounts of spectral hauntings and strange happenings were documented in early Australian newspapers and have been accurately transcribed in the pages of this book. These ghostly sightings will challenge even the most ardent sceptic. Many of these chilling events remain largely unexplained to this day. Murder and mayhem, mystifying mysteries, haunted houses, ghostly goldfields, shocking tragedies, pestering poltergeists, strange and bizarre happenings - they are all included. Many of the historical ghost tales in this book have been forgotten through the passing of tim... View More...
This collection of short stories about the Outback is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the Outback Writers Festival held in Winton on 21, 22, & 23 June 2016. View More...
The Life and Times of Baron Nikolai Nicolaevich Miklouho-Maclay. From an evocative tale of a feisty science-driven man who lived among the indigenous people of New Guinea, to his suffering from beriberi and malaria, sending him to Australia and a fanfare from the scientific community, Yvonne Webb presents hismultiple passions, achievements and disappointments. A biological research station was built for him in Sydney. A German colleague doublecrossed him. He was instrumental in the British, German and Australian presence in New Guinea. He married aNSW Premier's daughter. Archival material shed... View More...
