The books in this list are very special. They each feature the seasons and events that occur in Australia through the eyes of children. Encourage your child to keep track of their year by creating their own almanac or record book.
All Through the Year
Author and Illustrator: Jane Godwin and Anna Walker
EAN:978-0670073993
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Viking Australia, September 2010
A personal almanac of a little girl and her family that opens a window onto each month of her year. Each spread is devoted to one month and we are taken on a journey through the Australian seasons as well as this girl’s loves and family traditions.
Are We There Yet?
Author: Alison Lester
EAN:978-0670880676
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Children’s Books, August 2005
Join Grace and her family on their adventurous and sometimes funny expedition. A warm, heartfelt story based on an actual journey undertaken by Alison Lester when she was 8 years old and missed a whole term of school.
My Farm
Author: Alison Lester
EAN:978-1741147865
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allen & Unwin, December 2005
Alison Lester grew up on a farm by the sea in eastern Victoria. My Farm is her story of a memorable year, the year she got a palomino pony for Christmas. Trick-riding horses, mustering cattle, training the dog, competing at the local show, feeding calves, picking mushrooms, raising a baby wombat, building cubbies, cutting hay, swimming ponies in the dam, hypnotizing chooks . . . all the activities through the seasons are depicted with child-like mischief and humour.
Two Summers
Author and Illustrator: John Heffernan and Freya Blackwood
EAN:978-1865045979
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic Australia, August 2004
Same friend. Same farm. Totally different landscape. A book about the great cycles of nature that rule our lives in Australia.
A Year on Our Farm
Author and Illustrator: Penny Matthews and Andrew McLean
EAN:978-1862914926
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Omnibus Books
Published in: Australia, August 2003
This picture book by Penny Matthews describes a year on an Australian farm from the viewpoint of a farm child. Each month of the year dictates the tasks that must be done on a small mixed farm.
