Sydney 1932. The Sydney Harbour Bridge opens; Phar lap the greatest race horse Australia has even known is smashing records round the globe; and Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is travelling around the world in a magical flying machine. Meanwhile the Great Depression is at its peak and the O’Grady family is struggling. Set against the ...
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Looking out For Sampson – Short Movie
The story of a young girl Bronwyn, who is coping with the unbearably stuck-up Cheryl who has come to stay, and who loses her brother Sampson on Sydney’s crowded Bondi Beach has been made a short movie by the ABC. Adapted from Libby’s book of the same name.
The Echo of Thunder
Based on Libby Hathorn’s award-winning novel Thunderwith and directed by Emmy award-winner Simon Wincer (Lonesome Dove) The Echo of Thunder vividly portrays the daily struggle of the close-knit Ritchie family to maintain their farming the harsh Australian countryside. The lives of Gladwyn (Golden Grove Awards winner and Emmy nominee, Judy Davis) her husband Larry (Jamie ...
The Wishing Cupboard – Online Story & Game
This online story is begun with the opening of a gorgeous Vietnamese cupboard with its tantalizing drawers and doors. Tan’s grandmother shows him the cupboard and explains that in each drawer is an object and a wish. Each object takes the user to a Vietnamese folktale but then back to young Tan. He is longing ...
Weirdstop
This is a place where you can jump right off into stories of an unusual kind. They are both weird and wonderful. That’s not all you can do at Weirdstop! There are really cool games attached to each story which increase in difficulty as you go. If you get through to the end of the ...
Coolstop
Are you into sport? Into scooting down hills on a mountain bike or conquering the soccer field? Then get into some cool action here at Coolstop. Six wild stories with games, puzzles and great graphics take you through the thrills and spills of an active lifestyle. Teacher/ parent section as well.
Talks with My Skateboard
This is a collection of my poems for young people under headings such as Out and About, School, At Home, Mostly Cats and Nature. The lively cartoons of Matt Mawson really add to the look of the collection. I’ve written these poems about things that interest or have touched me in some way–the ordinary (The ...
Georgiana, Woman of Flowers
Libby Hathorn’s historical novel reflects colonial living in the 1830’s and 40’s in Australia’s west. It explores the wonderful life and work of Georgiana Molloy, a true pioneer, who raised a large family and yet managed to send back scrupulously collected specimens of wildflowers of the south western corner of Australia. The young boy, Will Summerfield’s ...
Wonderstop, the Adventures of Bodge and Widge
You can take the journey with Bodge and Widge, the Wandering Wombats. You can help ward off the evil Boom and Jag who want to steal their magic computer, Lumino, and help them to arrive safe and sound at the Land of Most. The only thing is, you have to get through 8 stops, picking ...
Grandma’s Shoes
The child does not want to share her room with her little sister when Grandma dies. Finding some left-behind shoes of grandma’s she takes thrilling journeys. Finally she comes face to face with her grandmother, only to be told she must go back. Her grandma also tells her lovingly that she must wait until her ...
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