Mia: Through My Eyes - Australian Disaster Zones
Mia: Through My Eyes - Australian Disaster Zones

Author: Dianne Wolfer

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2022-08-30

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 176106486X

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A powerful story of one girl's experience of 2019's Cyclone Veronica in Western Australia. Mia is used to cyclone build-ups, but the noise and energy of the wild rain squalls keep her awake half the night. What if the cyclone hits before Mum gets back? As wild winds batter the coast, Mia knows she must keep calm. The animals need her. Thirteen-year-old Mia lives on a bush block in the Pilbara, where she assists her mother's work as a vet and equine therapist. Although she is used to the seasonal cyclones that threaten the West Australian coast, nothing can prepare her for the ferocity of Cyclone Veronica when she finds herself home alone and needing to protect their property and the animals she loves. When her friend Nick arrives, pleading for help, and her favourite horse is injured, will Mia be able to withstand the greatest challenge of her life? As the storm intensifies, can she save her beloved animals?

Alex
Alex

Author: Rosanne Hawke

Publisher:

Published: 2023-09-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781038758811

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A captivating and heartfelt story of one boy's resilience in the face of devastating drought.Alex sighs at the dusty brown landscape. Drought is second nature to him - but how much longer can his family keep hoping for rain and better days?Thirteen-year-old Alex lives on a drought-affected property in South Australia with his mum, his dad, his kelpie dog Tangi and colt Jago. For years it hasn't rained enough for them to put a crop in. And while all the farmers in the area are suffering, Alex's dad is struggling more than most. As the drought stretches on, Alex helps his mum with the farm work while longing for the father he once knew.When Bonnie moves in on the neighbouring property with her camel-training family, even feral dogs and a missing classmate cannot stop the newfound friends' passion to make a difference to the environment and their community. Will Alex's dad recover - and will the rains ever return?This inspiring Australian Disaster Zones series is a powerful and contemporary reminder of the effects of natural disasters and the ever-increasing threat of climate change to our vast and volatile continent.

Lyla: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones
Lyla: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones

Author: Fleur Beale

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2018-02-21

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1760635561

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A gripping and personal story about one girl's experience of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and its aftermath. WINNER: Educational Publishing Awards 2019 Lyla has just started her second year of high school when a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Christchurch to pieces. Devastation is everywhere. While her police officer mother and trauma nurse father respond to the disaster, Lyla puts on a brave face, opening their home to neighbours and leading the community clean-up. But soon she discovers that it's not only familiar buildings and landscapes that have vanished - it's friends and acquaintances too. As the earth keeps shaking day after day, can Lyla find a way to cope with her new reality?

Don't Look Now Book 1: Falling For It and The Kangapoo Key Ring
Don't Look Now Book 1: Falling For It and The Kangapoo Key Ring

Author: Paul Jennings

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1743311230

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Book 1 in the fantastic four-book series about taking risks and flying high, presented in words and pictures by master story tellers Paul Jennings and Andrew Weldon. Don't Look Now will have readers laughing out loud at Ricky and his hilarious adventures - on and off the ground. Ages 7+.

Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones
Shaozhen: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones

Author: Wai Chim

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2017-07-26

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1760639028

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An evocative and compelling story about one boy living through the 2014 drought in Henan, China. WINNER: Educational Publishing Awards 2019 Shaozhen has no intention of staying in his remote Henan village and becoming another poor farmer: he'll finish school, and then, hopefully, work in a factory in one of the major cities, just like his father. But when Shaozhen returns home for the summer holidays, imagining days filled with nothing but playing basketball with his friends, he's in for a shock. The worst drought in over sixty years threatens the crops that the entire village relies on for income. As the water situation becomes dire, Shaozhen realises he must come up with a plan. But will it be enough to save his family and friends and secure the future of his village?

Alex
Alex

Author: Rosanne Hawke

Publisher:

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781038759399

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A gripping story of one Australian boy's experience of devastating drought.

Max: Through My Eyes - Australian Disaster Zones
Max: Through My Eyes - Australian Disaster Zones

Author: Prue Mason

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2024-09-03

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1761189700

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A suspenseful story of survival and resilience inspired by the 2022 Brisbane floods. The kayak rolled as Max tried to get into it. The shock of capsizing into the cold, dirty water made him gasp and swallow some of it. It tasted muddy and disgusting. Was he going to drown? His chest thudded as he fought the floodwater gushing around him. How long could he hold his breath? He could feel a sense of panic rising. When an unexpected rain bomb hits south-east Queensland in late summer, an unprecedented disaster engulfs the city of Brisbane. Nothing can prepare Max and his family for the devastating flood as neighbours struggle to help each other survive. When floodwaters rise, homes are submerged and his newfound friend Trent goes missing, Max must face the greatest challenge of his life. This inspiring Australian Disaster Zones series is a powerful and contemporary reminder of the effects of natural disasters and the ever-increasing threat of climate change to our vast and volatile continent. PRAISE FOR THROUGH MY EYES - AUSTRALIAN DISASTER ZONES 'This series is one way in which writers are bringing history, science, and human stories to the children who will be the next generation that's needing desperately to be both well informed, and compassionate towards each other and the planet.' - CBCA Reading Time 'All of the Through My Eyes series have been extremely popular with readers in libraries and this latest, which focuses on the disasters of our own country proves again that this is a genre that speaks to our young people.' - Just So Stories

New York Magazine
New York Magazine

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1987-11-16

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.