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Annie's Snails by Dianne Wolfer
Category: Children's Fiction
Annie loves her pet snails. They have lots of adventures together. She even makes them a special home in an ice-cream container. She thinks they'll be very happy. But will they?
Aussie STEM Stars: Munjed Al Muderis: From refugee to surgical inventor by Dianne Wolfer
Category: Education | Series: Aussie Stem Stars Ser.
Age range 9 to 14'Life is about making a difference,' Munjed says. "We all have a mission in life, to leave behind a legacy." His resilience, determination and view of the world as a glass half full, not half empty, has helped him excel in his chosen career. Highlights include his development of an impr ...Show more
Aussie STEM Stars: Skye Blackburn-Lang: Eating bugs for the planet by Dianne Wolfer
Category: Education | Series: Aussie Stem Stars Ser.
Age range 10 to 13Skye Blackburn-Lang is an entomologist and food scientist who has combined her two specialities and high energy entrepreneurial spirit to become a world leader in developing nutritious superfoods for a sustainable future from insects and their larvae – without the Yuck! factor. From th ...Show more
Bookmarks - The Shark Caller x20 by WOLFER, DIANNE
Category: Children's Fiction
Granny Grommet and Me (HB) by Dianne Wolfer
Category: Picture Books
"My granny and her friends go to the beach, and I come too. It looks like lots of fun. But I don t want to go in the water. There are strange things under the waves. A story that many young reluctant swimmers will identify with, Granny Grommet and Me is about the power of our elders to transform scary e ...Show more
In the Lamplight (HB) by Dianne Wolfer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Lighthouse Girl Ser.
From fighting for the right to vote to nursing conscripted young men, Rose's life changes forever when World War I arrives in the peaceful English village of Harefield. With an influx of wounded Australian soldiers, the villagers rally around to provide care and comfort, despite suffering their own casu ...Show more
Light Horse Boy by Dianne Wolfer
Category: Picture Books
In 1914 Jim and Charlie abandon the Australian outback for the excitement and adventure of the war to end all wars. But in the Light Horse they quickly discover the brutal realities of life on the frontline. And nothing will ever be the same again. Featuring stunning charcoal sketches by Brian Simmonds ...Show more
Light Horse Boy (PB) by Dianne Wolfer
Category: Children's Fiction
In 1914 Jim and Charlie abandon the Australian outback for the excitement and adventure of the war to end all wars. But in the Light Horse they quickly discover the brutal realities of life on the frontline. And nothing will ever be the same again.Featuring stunning charcoal sketches by Brian Simmonds a ...Show more
Lighthouse Girl by Dianne Wolfer
Category: Children's Fiction
Fay lives alone with her father on bleak, windswept Breaksea Island, but her isolated life takes a dramatic turn with the outbreak of World War I. Fay collects the messages of lonely soldiers heading to the front line. She is their last hope of getting messages telegraphed back home. After their departu ...Show more
Lighthouse Girl (PB) by Dianne Wolfer
Category: Children's Fiction
Fay lives alone with her father on bleak, windswept Breaksea Island, but her isolated life takes a dramatic turn with the outbreak of World War 1. Based on the true story of Fay Howe, this gentle tale brings to life the hardships of those left at home during the war. Drawing on fascinating archival mate ...Show more
Mia: Through My Eyes - Australian Disaster Zones by Dianne Wolfer
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Through My Eyes - Australian Disaster Zones Ser.
A powerful story of one girl's experience of 2019's Cyclone Veronica in Western Australia. Mia is used to cyclone build-ups, but the noise and energy of the wild rain squalls keep her awake half the night. What if the cyclone hits before Mum gets back? As wild winds batter the coast, Mia knows she must ...Show more