D is for Down Under
D is for Down Under

Author: Devin Scillian

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Published: 2011-03-04

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 1585366005

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What country holds the title as the world's smallest continent and yet the world's largest island? I stands for island, but one that's not too small. Our island is enormous. Just try to see it all! There's no place else quite like it; that is clearly true. Australia is a continent, but it's an island, too. Originally founded as a penal colony, Australia has long been known for its contrasts (think: wild outback and sophisticated Sydney Opera House). Accompanied by vibrant colorful artwork, D is for Down Under: An Australia Alphabet captures the spirit of this proud country and its many treasures, natural and man-made. Visit spectacular Sydney Harbor, try your hand as a jackaroo working a sheep station, or just sit back and enjoy a Vegemite sandwich. Below the starry night glitter of the Southern Cross constellation, Australia's "down under" wonders shine brightly. Devin Scillian is an award-winning author and Emmy-award-winning broadcast journalist. His books with Sleeping Bear Press include the national bestseller A is for America: An American Alphabet. Devin lives in Michigan and anchors the news for WDIV-TV in Detroit. Geoff Cook has been illustrating for 35 years. His career began as a graphic designer, after graduating from Prahran College in Melbourne. Soon realizing he wanted to be an illustrator, he became a partner in the illustration studio All Australian Graffiti. He lives in Australia.

Reading Down Under
Reading Down Under

Author: Amit Sarwal

Publisher: SSS Publications

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 8190228218

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The Englishness of English literature had been expressed in Chaucer, Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Sir Walter Scott, those writers whose works seemed best to embody the spirit of the place or the spirit of its folk. In what writers or works would the Australianness of Australian literature be discovered? (David Carter 1997)--------This first literary Reader on Australian studies from India not only investigates this central question but explores many other facets of Australian literature and especially Australian cross-cultural relationships with India and Asia. Taking a broad view of what Australian literature is, this Reader explores the dimensions of Australian literature (national, Aboriginal, multicultural, ecocritical, postcolonial, modernist, comparative, feminist, and popular) in its varied genres of drama, poetry, autobiography, explorers' journals, short stories, literature of war, travel writing, Anglo-Indian fiction, diasporic writing, mainstream novel, nature writing, children's literature, romance, science fiction, gothic literature, horror, crime fiction, queer writing, and humour. Each paper in this Reader presents different ways of "reading down under" and "performing Australianness." Juxtaposing the varied critical perspectives of nearly 60 critics this Reader hopes to create a constructive dialogue in the fight against the dominance of an Anglo-American academic approach.

Kira Down Under
Kira Down Under

Author: Erin Teagan

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-12-26

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1683371712

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Kira helps out at an animal sanctuary in Australia.

Thunder Down Under
Thunder Down Under

Author: Timothy Knapman

Publisher:

Published: 2021-05-13

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781788818728

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Crikey! Someone just farted!It's HUGE. It's smelly. But who did it?Not Wombat, Emu or Kangaroo.Tiny Numbat knows, but NOBODY is listening!

Down Under the Pier
Down Under the Pier

Author: Nell Cross Beckerman

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2020-05-12

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1647002206

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There’s lots of fun to be had up on the beach pier, but it’s down underneath where the true—and totally free—magic happens There’s lots of fun to be had up on the pier—the Ferris wheel, the rollercoaster, Skee-Ball and Whac-A-Mole, cotton candy, copper coins, the carousel. But it’s down under the pier, at low tide, where the real magic can be found. The best part? It’s free. Nell Beckerman’s poetic text and deep love of the intertidal zone, and Rachell Sumpter’s dreamy, “endless summer” art make this the perfect beach book.

A Dingo Ate My Math Book
A Dingo Ate My Math Book

Author: Burkard Polster

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2017-12-27

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1470435217

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A Dingo Ate My Math Book presents ingenious, unusual, and beautiful nuggets of mathematics with a distinctly Australian flavor. It focuses, for example, on Australians' love of sports and gambling, and on Melbourne's iconic, mathematically inspired architecture. Written in a playful and humorous style, the book offers mathematical entertainment as well as a glimpse of Australian culture for the mathematically curious of all ages. This collection of engaging stories was extracted from the Maths Masters column that ran from 2007 to 2014 in Australia's Age newspaper. The maths masters in question are Burkard Polster and Marty Ross, two (immigrant) Aussie mathematicians, who each week would write about math in the news, providing a new look at old favorites, mathematical history, quirks of school mathematics—whatever took their fancy. All articles were written for a very general audience, with the intention of being as inviting as possible and assuming a minimum of mathematical background.

Boy Down Under
Boy Down Under

Author: Sally Odgers

Publisher: SMOOCH

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780843954531

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An American girl’s stay in Australia proves to be out of this world when she meets a mysterious Aussie named Patrick, whose wild imagination takes them both on incredible journeys.

Top to Bottom Down Under
Top to Bottom Down Under

Author: Ted Lewin

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2005-03

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0688141137

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Ted and Betsy Lewin's adventures take them from the northernmost tip of Australia to the southernmost tip. At the top, they interrupt a python's mealtime, encounter a ferocious pack of dingoes, and come face-to-face with a crocodile. Down at the bottom, they dine with rude kangaroos, meet their first platypus, and confront an ill-tempered sea lion! The vivid colors, close-up paintings, and rich landscapes rendered in the Lewins' distinct watercolor styles, combined with action-packed narrative, will make you want to pack your bags and visit the land down under!

Dreaming Down Under
Dreaming Down Under

Author: Jack Dann

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9781874082309

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This work collects short stories by many of the leading writers of fantasy and science fiction in Australia. It covers various areas of contemporary wild-side fiction including fantasy, horror, magical realism, cyberpunk and science fiction.

Down Under
Down Under

Author: Jan Reynolds

Publisher: Vanishing Cultures Series

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781600601415

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"Examines the vanishing culture of the Tiwi tribe, aborigines who live on a small island off the coast of Australia"--Provided by publisher.