Books are a great way to learn about other cultures and countries. You can travel the world through books and here are some great books which explain a little about our Aussie way of life to young children through pictures and words.
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Are We There Yet?: A Journey Around Australiaby Alison Lester. This book describes a family trip around Australia. Through this story of a family holiday children are introduced to a variety of things to see in Australia. Recommended for 3 to 8 year olds. Read my review.
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Why I Love Australia by Bronwyn Bancroft shows a variety of Australian scenes: from the plains to the reef and rainforests to the rooftops of suburban homes. Each page beautiful design is accompanied by a simple caption such as 'Boab tree families, bountiful in shape, standing on the plains'. "It is a superb and unique showcase of reverence for landscape—from the coast and the outback to the cities and plains, from dramatic gorges to rugged alpine peaks, and from barren deserts to lush rainforests, Australia is undoubtedly a place of unrivalled beauty that is captured perfectly in Bancroft's book."AMAZON![]()
Suitable for children from 3 to 12 years of age.
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Possum and Wattle My Big Book of Australian Words by Bronwyn Bancroft is an alphabet book about Australia for the very young. It has a mixture of Indigenous and Anglo words such as blossoms, boomerangs and cockatoos, mud crabs and magpies. The book has over 100 beautiful indigenous illustrations – beautifully dotted snakelike river, the moon and the mountain and the Milky Way, and many more. Highly recommended for ages 2 to 7.
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My Farm by Alison Lester describes growing up on an Aussie farm. It is one year of the author's childhood living on an Australian farm overlooking the sea. It begins and ends near Christmas time in the Australian summer which may be interesting for children from the northern hemisphere.
In the book we learn about the family of 5 children fighting bushfires; rounding up runaway cows, picking field mushrooms, swinging on the Hills Hoist. We are introduced Aussie farm expressions such as chooks, drovers, mobs, jinker and bush run. See more and purchase book at Amazon.![]()
Tom the Outback Mailman by Kristin Weidenbach and Timothy Ide, Winner of the CBCA 2013 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books. This book tells the story of Tom’s journey up the Birdsville track and the characters he meets along the way. Suitable for children 5 to 9 years of age. Find out more at the author's website.
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Are We There Yet?: A Journey Around Australiaby Alison Lester. This book describes a family trip around Australia. Through this story of a family holiday children are introduced to a variety of things to see in Australia. Recommended for 3 to 8 year olds. Read my review. 
Why I Love Australia by Bronwyn Bancroft shows a variety of Australian scenes: from the plains to the reef and rainforests to the rooftops of suburban homes. Each page beautiful design is accompanied by a simple caption such as 'Boab tree families, bountiful in shape, standing on the plains'. "It is a superb and unique showcase of reverence for landscape—from the coast and the outback to the cities and plains, from dramatic gorges to rugged alpine peaks, and from barren deserts to lush rainforests, Australia is undoubtedly a place of unrivalled beauty that is captured perfectly in Bancroft's book."AMAZONSuitable for children from 3 to 12 years of age.
Possum and Wattle My Big Book of Australian Words by Bronwyn Bancroft is an alphabet book about Australia for the very young. It has a mixture of Indigenous and Anglo words such as blossoms, boomerangs and cockatoos, mud crabs and magpies. The book has over 100 beautiful indigenous illustrations – beautifully dotted snakelike river, the moon and the mountain and the Milky Way, and many more. Highly recommended for ages 2 to 7.
My Farm by Alison Lester describes growing up on an Aussie farm. It is one year of the author's childhood living on an Australian farm overlooking the sea. It begins and ends near Christmas time in the Australian summer which may be interesting for children from the northern hemisphere.In the book we learn about the family of 5 children fighting bushfires; rounding up runaway cows, picking field mushrooms, swinging on the Hills Hoist. We are introduced Aussie farm expressions such as chooks, drovers, mobs, jinker and bush run. See more and purchase book at Amazon.
Tom the Outback Mailman by Kristin Weidenbach and Timothy Ide, Winner of the CBCA 2013 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books. This book tells the story of Tom’s journey up the Birdsville track and the characters he meets along the way. Suitable for children 5 to 9 years of age. Find out more at the author's website.
YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN Books about Australian Animals.