An Aussie Christmas: Ages 5-7
An Aussie Christmas: Ages 5-7

Author:

Publisher: R.I.C. Publications

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 1741264901

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The fun and creative activities in this book cover many curriculum areas, all of which relate to and consolidate information about Christmas Down-Under.

An Aussie Night Before Christmas
An Aussie Night Before Christmas

Author: Yvonne Morrison

Publisher: Scholastic Press

Published: 2015-10-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781760157487

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Special 10th anniversary edition of an Aussie holiday favourite. Twas the night before Christmas; there wasnt a sound. Not a possum was stirring; no-one was around. Wed left on the table some tucker and beer, Hoping that Santa Claus soon would be here. Christmas in the middle of an Australian summer means Santa has to find new ways to deliver his presents. The obvious solutions are to don a sunhat, shorts and a pair of thongs, not to mention ditching the sleigh and reindeer in favour of some roos and a ute. The gentle illustrations are packed with familiar icons cleverly woven into the visual narrative to recreate the warm, comforting, family atmosphere that Christmas is all about.

Sea Currents in Nineteenth-Century Art, Science and Culture
Sea Currents in Nineteenth-Century Art, Science and Culture

Author: Kathleen Davidson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2023-03-09

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1501352792

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How did scientists, artists, designers, manufacturers and amateur enthusiasts experience and value the sea and its products? Examining the commoditization of the ocean world during the nineteenth century, this book demonstrates how the transaction of oceanic objects inspired a multifaceted material discourse stemming from scientific exploration, colonial expansion, industrialization, and the rise of middle-class leisure. From the seashore to the seabed, marine organisms and environments, made tangible through processing and representational technologies, captivated practitioners and audiences. Combining essays and case studies by scholars, curators, and scientists, Sea Currents investigates the collecting and display, illustration and ornamentation, and trade and consumption of marine flora and fauna, analysing their material, aesthetic and commercial dimensions. Traversing global art history, the history of science, empire studies, anthropology, ecocriticism and material culture, this book surveys the currency of marine matter embedded in the economies and ecologies of a modernizing ocean world.