Rebecca Johnson is een Australische auteur wiens werk zich voornamelijk richt op jonge lezers. Ze combineert op meesterlijke wijze boeiende verhalen met elementen van natuur en wetenschap, met als doel zowel te entertainen als te onderwijzen. Johnson blinkt uit in het presenteren van feitelijke informatie en wetenschappelijke kennis binnen een fictief kader, vaak aangevuld met indrukwekkende fotografie. Haar narratieve aanpak maakt complexe onderwerpen toegankelijk en bevordert een diepe waardering voor de natuurlijke wereld.
There is a world of health and healing all around you--in your spice rack, your backyard, and on the shelves of health food and grocery stores. This informative guide is a reference you will keep at the ready, connecting 72 of the world's most common and useful medicinal herbs with the body systems they help and heal.
Juliet and her best friend Chelsea love animals and Juliet wants to learn to be a vet. Join her on her exciting adventures as a trainee vet including pet sleepovers, pony shows, and caring for wildlife injured in bushfires
Aussie Kids is an exciting new series for emerging readers 6-8 years.From a NSW Zoo to a Victorian lighthouse, or an outback sheep farm in WA to a beach in QLD, this junior fiction series celebrates stories about children living in unique places in every state in Australia.8 characters, 8 stories, 8 authors and illustrators from all 8 states and territories!Come on an adventure with Aussie Kids and meet Katie from Queensland.Hi! I'm Katie.I have a wobbly tooth that won’t come out! But it’s not going to spoil my trip to the beach. We’re going to eat mangoes and play beach cricket!
In Wombat's Secret, a little wombat learns that the kangaroos have a secret. She sets off to discover what it is.The common wombat is a mammal that raises its young in a backward-facing pouch. They have poor eyesight and use their sense of smell to find food. Wombats spend the day in a burrow and come out to feed on grasses at night when the air is cool.
In Brave Koala, a young koala decides he is ready to explore the worl d by himself. The koala is a marsupial a mammal that raises its young, c alled a joey, in a pouch or fold of skin. A newborn joey climbs t hrough its mother's fur to the pouch, where it stays for 6 months. When a joey leaves the pouch, it will stay with its mother, hitching rides on her back, until it is about 12 months old. About the Author: Rebecca Johnson is an award-winning primary school sci ence teacher and has written more than 60 books for children.
Facing unexpected health challenges in her forties, the author recounts her journey from a routine gall bladder removal to a shocking breast cancer diagnosis. With no family history of the disease, she grapples with the reality of her situation while navigating the complexities of treatment. This memoir captures her fight for life and the profound impact on her family, revealing a deeply personal adventure marked by resilience, love, and the quest for hope amidst adversity.
Juliet's exciting adventures as a trainee vet include searching for lost dogs, caring for classroom pets, being junior zookeeper and rescuing animals in trouble at the beach
Presents animals that use camoflauge and mimicry to survive, including the harlequin filefish, the gliding lizard, and the cuckoo finch.
'An intense, thought-provoking enquiry into the very nature of cooking, which stayed with me long after I finished it' - Nigella Lawson
