Meet... Mary MacKillop
Meet... Mary MacKillop

Author: Sally Murphy

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2013-05-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1742757235

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A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australian history, including St Mary Mackillop. Mary MacKillop is Australia’s first saint. Mary was born in the 1800s and devoted her life to teaching children. Mary believed everyone should have the chance to learn, no matter how rich or poor they are. In 1866 she set up her first school and founded an order of nuns called the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. The Sisters continue to do the good work Mary started.

Mary MacKillop 1873
Mary MacKillop 1873

Author: Sheila McCreanor

Publisher: ATF Press

Published: 2017-12-31

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1925486788

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This is the sixth collection to be published. It focusses on the time not long after Mary MacKillop's excommunication when she was encouraged to go to Rome to seek approval for the Rule of the Sisters of St Joseph. Mary set off alone, travelling incognito, with little money and no knowledge of where to stay or how she would travel. Her letters and her diary during 1873 show her amazing trust in the Providence of God as well as her very human feelings of loneliness, her worry about the Sisters back in Australia and her delight in visiting the holy places especially St Peter's Basilica. Little did Mary MacKillop dream that in 2010 thousands would gather in St Peter's Square to see her photo hanging from the Basilica as she was proclaimed a Saint by Pope Benedict XVI.

Meet Captain Cook
Meet Captain Cook

Author: Rae Murdie

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2014-02-03

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 0857980181

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Captain Cook was the first European to discover the eastern coast of Australia. Along with his crew on the HMB Endeavour, Cook set out from England with royal orders to look for signs of the great southern land known as Terra Australis, which they chartered in 1788. This picture book series features the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history.

Meet... Don Bradman
Meet... Don Bradman

Author: Coral Vass

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2016-04-18

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1925324915

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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... the ANZACs
Meet... the ANZACs

Author: Claire Saxby

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2014-02-03

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 0857981943

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A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including our brave Anzac soldiers. Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. It is the name given to the Australian and New Zealand troops who landed at Gallipoli in World War I. The name is now a symbol of bravery and mateship. From Ned Kelly to Saint Mary MacKillop; Captain Cook to Douglas Mawson, the Meet ... series of picture books tells the exciting stories of the men and women who have shaped Australia's history.

Meet... the Flying Doctors
Meet... the Flying Doctors

Author: George Ivanoff

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2017-02

Total Pages: 21

ISBN-13: 0143780689

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In the early 20th century, Reverend John Flynn saw the potential for aeroplanes to bring urgent medical care to people in outback Australia. He campaigned for more than ten years to make his big idea a reality. That big idea became the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Today the RFDS is a not-for-profit organisation that provides emergency and primary health care across Australia. From Ned Kelly to Nellie Melba; Captain Cook to Sidney Nolan, the Meet ... series of picture books tells the exciting stories of the men and women who have shaped Australia's history.

Meet Sidney Nolan
Meet Sidney Nolan

Author: Yvonne Mes

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2016-08

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 0857985906

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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.

Meet... Weary Dunlop
Meet... Weary Dunlop

Author: Claire Saxby

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2015-06-01

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0857985884

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A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including World War II hero Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop. Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop was an Australian Army surgeon during World War II. This is the story of how Weary’s bravery and compassion helped to save the lives and bolster the spirits of fellow prisoners of war on the Thai–Burma Railway. 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 Douglas Mawson
Meet Douglas Mawson

Author: Mike Dumbleton

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2015-08-03

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 085798196X

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This picture book series is about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including the great Antarctic explorer, Sir Douglas Mawson. Douglas Mawson led the first Australian expedition to the Antarctic. Learn the exciting story of how Mawson survived the dangers and challenges of the frozen continent.