Knockabout cricket

Neridah McMullin Ainsley Walters One Day Hill ISBN 9780992439736 RRP $24.99 Age 6+ Date of publication February 2015 Reviewer Neville Sandon The delight is that in the 1890s there was a tall Aboriginal boy, Johnny Mullagh. The disappointment is that there is no replay to watch him on the cricket pitch, with a bat, or on the field whether in Australia or in England. Not … Continue reading Knockabout cricket

Solid Rock (Book and CD)

Subscribe to Monthly Updates Now! One simple email with all the latest reviews, easy. Shane Howard Illustrations: School children One Day Hill (Scholastic Australia) Teachers Notes ISBN; 9780987313911 RRP: $24.95 Available 2012. Ages: 5+ years Reviewer: Vicki Griffin Solid Rock was created by singer/songwriter Shane Howard after a moving experience at Uluru. It is one of those Aussie songs that will be passed down. It depicts … Continue reading Solid Rock (Book and CD)

Black Fella White Fella

  Neil Murray One Day Hill, distributed by Scholastic Australia Publication; July2012. ISBN; 9780 980794892 Age; 8+ Non-fiction RRP. $19.99 Illustrated by students around Australia. Reviewed by Vicki Griffin. ‘Black fella White fella’ is one of those books that have one smiling. It is an innovative idea based on a song that came to the author in 1982 when living in Papunya; he was a … Continue reading Black Fella White Fella

Archie’s Letter – An Anzac Day Story

Martin Flanagan – Author Ainsley Walters – Illustrator One Day Hill Publishers Australia Price : $19.99 Ages: 8 + Type: Picture Books ISBN 9780980794878 Reviewed by Angela Hall. A book which explains Anzac Day to a new generation.   A 96-year-old man in Hobart who was a returned soldier wrote a letter to the local paper to say thank you to those attending the dawn … Continue reading Archie’s Letter – An Anzac Day Story