Author: Coral Vass
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1925324915
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia’s history, including cricket’s greatest ever batsman, Sir Donald Bradman. Don Bradman was Australia’s greatest cricketer. This is the story of how he first came to play for Australia, and how his record-breaking feats in the Ashes series became a source of pride and hope during the hard years of the Great Depression. From Ned Kelly to Saint Mary MacKillop; Captain Cook to Banjo Paterson, the Meet ... series of picture books tells the exciting stories of the men and women who have shaped Australia's history.
Meet... Don Bradman
Author: Coral Vass
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1925324915
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia’s history, including cricket’s greatest ever batsman, Sir Donald Bradman. Don Bradman was Australia’s greatest cricketer. This is the story of how he first came to play for Australia, and how his record-breaking feats in the Ashes series became a source of pride and hope during the hard years of the Great Depression. From Ned Kelly to Saint Mary MacKillop; Captain Cook to Banjo Paterson, the Meet ... series of picture books tells the exciting stories of the men and women who have shaped Australia's history.
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 1925324915
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia’s history, including cricket’s greatest ever batsman, Sir Donald Bradman. Don Bradman was Australia’s greatest cricketer. This is the story of how he first came to play for Australia, and how his record-breaking feats in the Ashes series became a source of pride and hope during the hard years of the Great Depression. From Ned Kelly to Saint Mary MacKillop; Captain Cook to Banjo Paterson, the Meet ... series of picture books tells the exciting stories of the men and women who have shaped Australia's history.
Our Don Bradman
Author: Peter Allen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781865048680
Category : Cricket
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Victor McDonald is cricket mad. He plays for his school team and his dream is to meet his cricketing hero, Don Bradman. But Australia is in the grip of the Great Depression. Work isn't easy to come by. Victor's father has lost his job and the family is moving to Sydney. Despite the daily struggle of life in inner Sydney, Victor not only sees Don Bradman in action, he even gets to meet him. With the England cricket team coming to Australia, Victor knows it's going to be a great cricket season. But England has some nasty surprises in store. This will be one cricket season the Australians - and Victor - will never forget.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781865048680
Category : Cricket
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Victor McDonald is cricket mad. He plays for his school team and his dream is to meet his cricketing hero, Don Bradman. But Australia is in the grip of the Great Depression. Work isn't easy to come by. Victor's father has lost his job and the family is moving to Sydney. Despite the daily struggle of life in inner Sydney, Victor not only sees Don Bradman in action, he even gets to meet him. With the England cricket team coming to Australia, Victor knows it's going to be a great cricket season. But England has some nasty surprises in store. This will be one cricket season the Australians - and Victor - will never forget.
Indian Champions
Author: Chitra Garg
Publisher: Rajpal & Sons
ISBN: 9788170288527
Category : Athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Short biography of eminent Indian sportspersons.
Publisher: Rajpal & Sons
ISBN: 9788170288527
Category : Athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Short biography of eminent Indian sportspersons.
Meet Sidney Nolan
Author: Yvonne Mes
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0857985906
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Sidney Nolan was one of Australia's most renowned artists. This is the story of how Sidney came to create his iconic Ned Kelly paintings.
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0857985906
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Sidney Nolan was one of Australia's most renowned artists. This is the story of how Sidney came to create his iconic Ned Kelly paintings.
The Art of Cricket
Author: Sir Donald Bradman
Publisher: Robson Books Limited
ISBN: 9781861051721
Category : Cricket
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher: Robson Books Limited
ISBN: 9781861051721
Category : Cricket
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
AFL 2018 Premiership Souvenir
Author: Russell Jackson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781921778995
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781921778995
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Sorry Day
Author: Coral Vass
Publisher: National Library of Australia
ISBN: 0642279039
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
There was a hum of excitement. Flags flickered in the breeze as Maggie's heart danced with delight. 'This is a very special day!' her mother said. Maggie holds tight to her mother as they await the long anticipated apology to show a willingness to reconcile the past for future generations. In the excitement of the crowd Maggie loses touch of her mother's hand as is lost. In a time 'long ago and not so long ago' children were taken from their parents, their 'sorrow echoing across the land'. As the Prime Minister's speech unfolds Maggie is reunited with her mother. But the faces and memories of the stolen generation are all around them. Two stories entwine in this captivating retelling of the momentous day when the then Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, acknowledged the sorrows of past and said 'Sorry' to the generation of children who were taken from their homes. The book includes a foreword from Lee Joachim; Chair of Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative and Director of Research and Development for Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation.
Publisher: National Library of Australia
ISBN: 0642279039
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
There was a hum of excitement. Flags flickered in the breeze as Maggie's heart danced with delight. 'This is a very special day!' her mother said. Maggie holds tight to her mother as they await the long anticipated apology to show a willingness to reconcile the past for future generations. In the excitement of the crowd Maggie loses touch of her mother's hand as is lost. In a time 'long ago and not so long ago' children were taken from their parents, their 'sorrow echoing across the land'. As the Prime Minister's speech unfolds Maggie is reunited with her mother. But the faces and memories of the stolen generation are all around them. Two stories entwine in this captivating retelling of the momentous day when the then Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, acknowledged the sorrows of past and said 'Sorry' to the generation of children who were taken from their homes. The book includes a foreword from Lee Joachim; Chair of Rumbalara Aboriginal Cooperative and Director of Research and Development for Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation.
Sir Donald Bradman
Author: Irving Rosenwater
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher: David & Charles
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Racing the Moon
Author: Michelle Morgan
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1743316356
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Joe Riley gets up to all sorts of mischief in this unsentimental portrait of Sydney during the Depression.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1743316356
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Joe Riley gets up to all sorts of mischief in this unsentimental portrait of Sydney during the Depression.
Our Don Bradman
Author: Peter Allen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781741696141
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Victor McDonald is cricket mad. He plays for his school team and his dream is to meet his cricketing hero, Don Bradman. But Australia is in the grip of the Great Depression. Work isn't easy to come by. Victor's father has lost his job and the family is moving to Sydney. Despite the daily struggle of life in inner Sydney, Victor not only sees Don Bradman in action, but also gets to meet him. With the England cricket team coming to Australia, Victor knows it's going to be a great cricket season. But England has some nasty surprises in store. This will be one cricket season the Australians-and Victor-will never forget.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781741696141
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Victor McDonald is cricket mad. He plays for his school team and his dream is to meet his cricketing hero, Don Bradman. But Australia is in the grip of the Great Depression. Work isn't easy to come by. Victor's father has lost his job and the family is moving to Sydney. Despite the daily struggle of life in inner Sydney, Victor not only sees Don Bradman in action, but also gets to meet him. With the England cricket team coming to Australia, Victor knows it's going to be a great cricket season. But England has some nasty surprises in store. This will be one cricket season the Australians-and Victor-will never forget.