Kangaroo Dundee
Title | Kangaroo Dundee PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Barns |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2013-11-21 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1444753339 |
Brolga (aka Chris Barns) is the 6ft 7in strong but sensitive Aussie star of the extraordinary BBC series Kangaroo Dundee. Brolga lives in a simple tin shed in the outback where he raises orphaned baby kangaroos. It is a sad fact of life that kangaroo mothers are at the mercy of speeding cars in this part of the world - killed on the road, their young still tucked up in their pouches. These young joeys holding on to life, have been given a second chance thanks to the kindness and dedication of Brolga, who carefully retrieves them and nurses them back to health. Brolga has been rescuing these special creatures for years, slowly and painstakingly creating a kangaroo sanctuary for the many kangaroos he has saved, reared and loved. He has dedicated his life to observing how kangaroo mums care for their babies and does everything he can to replicate this. The baby kangaroos, traumatised by losing their mother so early, are tucked up into pillow cases and kept warm and comforted next to Brolga at night. We see him getting up at 4am to bottle feed them, washing them in a little tub, taking them to the supermarket and generally mothering them with heart breaking tenderness. Charting Brolga's life with the joeys and honing in on his relationship with one or two in particular, Kangaroo Dundee tells the heart-warming, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant story of one man's unique relationship with a group of extraordinary animals.
The Last Continent
Title | The Last Continent PDF eBook |
Author | Terry Pratchett |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 299 |
Release | 2008-11-21 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1407035126 |
'Anything you do in the past changes the future. The tiniest little actions have huge consequences. You might tread on an ant now and it might entirely prevent someone from being born in the future.' Rincewind, inept wizard and reluctant hero, has found himself magically stranded on the Discworld's last continent. It's hot. It's dry. There was this thing once called The Wet, which no one believes in any more. Practically everything that's not poisonous is venomous. But it's the best bloody place in the world, all right? And in a few days, it will die. The only thing standing between the last continent and wind-blown doom is Rincewind, and he can't even spell wizard. Still . . . no worries, eh? 'A minor masterpiece. I laughed so much I fell from my armchair' Time Out 'A master storyteller' A. S. Byatt The Last Continent is the sixth book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.
Jake's Bones
Title | Jake's Bones PDF eBook |
Author | Jake McGowan-Lowe |
Publisher | Ticktock Books, Limited |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014-03-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781848988521 |
Jake McGowan-Lowe is a boy with a very unusual hobby. Since the age of 7, he has been photographing and blogging about his incredible finds and now has a worldwide following, including 100,000 visitors from the US and Canada. Follow Jake as he explores the animal world through this new 64-page book. He takes you on a world wide journey of his own collection, and introduces you to other amazing animals from the four corners of the globe. Find out what a cow's tooth, a rabbit's rib and a duck's quack look like and much, much more besides.
All Afloat on Noah's Boat
Title | All Afloat on Noah's Boat PDF eBook |
Author | Tony Mitton |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 33 |
Release | 2016-04-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1408342235 |
Animals of all shapes and sizes abound in this much-loved, funny, alternative take on the story of Noah's Ark . . . Noah's amazing Rainbow Ark is busy and noisy, and it's not long before the animals begin to get cabin-fever. Clever old Noah hatches a plan for an incredible creature cabaret to get the Ark swinging again. But what amazing act will appear for the finale? Filled with exciting rhythm and rhyme by Tony Mitton, and bold, bright illustrations by Guy Parker-Rees - illustrator of the bestselling Giraffes Can't Dance. Come and join in the clap-along, dance-along fun!
Down by the Cool of the Pool
Title | Down by the Cool of the Pool PDF eBook |
Author | Tony Mitton |
Publisher | Orchard Books (NY) |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780439309158 |
Frog and the other animals have a dancing good time both in and out of the water in the cool of the pool.
Australia by Rail
Title | Australia by Rail PDF eBook |
Author | Hilary Bradt |
Publisher | Hunter Publishing, Inc |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1556505531 |
When the Moors spread across the country during the eighth century they could never penetrate the Pyrenees, though they left quite a legacy in other parts of Aragón. By the ninth century the Christians had begun to reconsolidate in the Pyrenees; they formed the Kingdom of Aragón and made Jaca - today the most popular village among mountain sportsters - their earliest capital. The Romanesque churches scattered throughout the Pyrenees stand as a genteel testament to the devotion and determination of these rallying Christians. During the 12th century they had worked their way south into the wide.
Nerdlet: Animals
Title | Nerdlet: Animals PDF eBook |
Author | Tamara J. Resler |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1426338724 |
"Detailed information about many different types of animals, for children"--