This is New York by Miroslav Sasek
$35.00 AUD
Category: Information Books | Series: This Is...
Facsimile edition of a beloved, long out-of-print children's classic.The charm and uniqueness of New York City was never more beautifully and whimsically created for children than in Miroslav Sasek's This Is New York. First published in 1960, his vision of New York nearly forty years ago still remains f ...Show more
This is Venice by M. Sasek
$29.95 AUD
Category: Information Books
On the heels of the runaway bestsellers This is New York and This is Paris, Universe is pleased to reissue another title from M. Sasek's beloved and nostalgic children's travel series. Like the other Sasek classics, This is Venice is a facsimile edition of his original book from the 1960s and is sti ...Show more
This is Paris by Miroslav Sasek
$34.95 AUD
Category: Information Books | Series: This Is...
Following on the runaway success of This is New York, Universe is thrilled to reissue two more titles from M. Sasek's beloved children's travel series: This is London and This is Paris. Like This is New York and This is San Francisco, This is London and This is Paris are facsimile editions of Sasek's or ...Show more
Egyptology by Emily Sands
$29.95 AUD
Category: Information Books | Series: Ologies Ser.
This is the fictional scrapbook journal of Miss Emily Sands, a keen Egyptologist who led an expedition across Egypt in 1927. The journal introduces the basic history of Ancient Egypt to the reader, as well as showing them the most important archaeological sites and gives them a flavour of Egyptian trave ...Show more
Flood by Jackie French
$17.00 AUD
Category: Information Books | Series: Flood
This is a story that shows how strong and devastating flood water can be to homes and livelihoods. It is inspired by the 2011 Queensland floods but it could be about any of the disasters that strike our land, and the events that turn everyday Australians into heroes. Flood depicts water mercilessly ripp ...Show more
World Rugby Records 2012 by Chris Hawkes
$30.00 AUD
Category: Information Books
The IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 is the most eagerly awaited tournament in the sport and World Rugby Records 2012 is the perfect companion for any fan who wants to know more about not only this thrilling event but also rugby around the world and its great history. Recent sporting heroes such as Gareth Edwar ...Show more
Encyclopedia of Questions and Answers by Brian Ward
$37.99 AUD
Category: Information Books
Which dinosaur had a head like a bull? How does a star die? The answers to these and more than a thousand other questions are presented in fascinating detail in these fact-packed pages.
Bugs in the Garden by Beatrice Alemagna
$16.95 AUD
Category: Information Books
Beatrice Alemanga returns with a follow up to the charming Bugs in a Blanket. What happens when the bugs venture out into the big, wide garden to find some new friends? This sturdy board book introduces children to lovable bugs who learn how to accept creatures they are initially afraid of. Author Beatr ...Show more
One Small Island by Alison Lester
$29.95 AUD
Category: Information Books
Macquarie Island lies in the Southern Ocean, between Antarctica and New Zealand. A speck of green in the vast, windswept sea, it is a haven for many creatures that live above and below the waves. In One Small Island, Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch bring us the story of this remote and precious World He ...Show more
First Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life by Sam Taplin
$25.00 AUD
Category: Information Books | Series: Usborne First Encyclopedias
Presents facts about dinosaurs, their origin, their diversity, and their final extinction, with Internet links for further information
The Picture History of Great Buildings by Gillian Clements
$19.95 AUD
Category: Information Books
Here is the history of the buildings that have shaped the world in which we live, ranging from Stonehenge and the Step Pyramid, to the high-rises that dominate our city skylines today. Each page features one building and looks at its history, its builders and the impact the style had on its contemporari ...Show more
Bilby Secrets: Prize Winner CBCA shortlist 2012 - HB by Edel Wignell
$29.95 AUD
Category: Information Books
A beautiful narrative non-fiction book which follows the life of a bilby, an Australian marsupial. The story depicts a young bilby's birth, habitat, behaviour and diet. When Baby Bilby is born, he's as long as your little toe. He crawls into his mother's warm pouch, where he feeds and grows. Baby Bilby ...Show more