Under The Ghost Gum Tree
Author | : Pamela Whitehead |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Children's stories |
ISBN | : 9780987183811 |
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Author | : Pamela Whitehead |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Children's stories |
ISBN | : 9780987183811 |
Author | : Pam Whitehead |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 2013-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780992275907 |
Nine year old Kate is very scared when her dad Sam is badly injured in a car accident. But then she meets some special friends and things take a strange and magical turn... About the Author: Born in Sydney, I've enjoyed playing with words and creating stories most of my life, usually writing about whatever is inspiring me at the time. A few short stories and articles have been published over the years, Under the Ghost Gum Tree my first children's story. Definitely born with a fair amount of 'gypsy blood' coursing through my veins, I've travelled and lived in different places in Australia and overseas working in various roles such as registered nurse, massage therapist, horse trainer, carer, Yoga teacher, gardener, among many others. A few years ago I was inspired to head south to Tasmania to write my latest children's story. Since then my partner David, intrepid small black poodle Ebony and I have been living the gypsy life on this magnificent southern island, going wherever that wind blows us. Jenny Nestor, gifted Melbourne artist and writer came into my life to illustrate Under the Ghost Gum Tree, and thankfully she's still in it! About the Illustrator: Jenny Nestor spent her childhood in Central Victoria then trained in Drawing and Etching at Victoria College in Melbourne. Though not formally trained as an Illustrator she has worked in this field on various projects for many years. Her artwork has been exhibited in both solo and group shows in Australia and overseas.
Author | : Ronald Newbold Bracewell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Trees |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ian Fraser |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2019-09-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1486311644 |
This second edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or downright misleading! For each species, the authors examine the many-and-varied common names and full scientific name, with derivation, translation and a guide to pronunciation. Stories behind the name are included, as well as relevant aspects of biology, conservation and history. Original descriptions, translated by the authors, have been sourced for many species. As well as being a book about names, this is a book about the history of the ever-developing understanding of birds, about the people who contributed to this understanding and, most of all, about the birds themselves. This second edition has been revised to follow current taxonomy and understanding of the relationships between families, genera and species. It contains new taxa, updated text and new vagrants and will be interesting reading for anyone with a love of birds, words or the history of Australian biology and bird-watching.
Author | : Janna Marlies Maron |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2015-01-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781320978521 |
Author | : Ashley Hay |
Publisher | : NewSouth Publishing |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2021-11-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1742238289 |
No matter where you look in Australia, you’re more than likely to see a eucalyptus tree. Scrawny or majestic, smooth as pearl or rough as guts, they have defined a continent for millennia, and shaped the possibilities and imaginations of those who live among them. Australia’s First Nations have long knowledge of the characters and abilities of the eucalypts. And as part of the disruption wrought by colonial Australia, botanists battled in a race to count, classify and characterise these complex species in their own system – a battle that has now spanned more than two hundred years. Gum: The story of eucalypts & their champions tells the stories of that battle and of some of the other eucalyptographers – the explorers, poets, painters, foresters, conservationists, scientists, engine drivers and many more who have been obsessed by these trees and who have sought to champion their powers, explore their potential and describe their future states. Eucalypts have fuelled this country’s mighty fi res as readily as they’ve fuelled so many arguments about the ways they might be thought of – and yet they are as vulnerable as any other organism to the disruptions and threats of climate change. This new edition of Gum, from award-winning author Ashley Hay, is a powerful and lyrical exploration of these transformative and still transforming trees. It’s a story of unique landscapes, curious people, and very big ideas. Ashley Hay writes with heart, head, energy and passion. She understands the natural world as we must all experience it, with deep love and respect. To preserve Country and to save ourselves we must live with and in a treed world. They are our champions, just as Ashley Hay is for them. – Tony Birch, author of The White Girl and Dark as Last Night Gum is one of my favourite books, I return to it often. Ashley Hay’s curiosity ranges wide, her research skills run deep and she’s a beautiful writer, thinker and storyteller. To have all these skills brought to bear upon a tree as deserving, as iconic, as the eucalyptus: well, I’m in heaven. – Sophie Cunningham, author of City of Trees and Melbourne A classic of Australian environmental writing, Gum offers a startling new perspective on Australian history, suggesting powerful new ways of seeing the past and revealing the complex and often surprising ways trees shape both our physical and imaginary worlds. – James Bradley, author of Ghost Species and Clade Ashley Hay’s words fill you with the same kind of awe and wonder as a crushed gum leaf held to your nose: Gum is a heady, intoxicating and powerful exploration of the extraordinary history and relationships between people and the iconic eucalyptus. Since reading this book, the sight of gum trees has filled me with a new level of reverence and gratitude to know these sentient beings, and to know Ashley Hay’s writing. – Holly Ringland, author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart and co-presenter of Back to Nature The book’s great strength comes from the unfolding sense of Australian national identity that somehow crystallizes around the eucalyptus tree. – Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books (2002) Hay’s Gum is like a gum itself: it is made in equal parts of light and leaf; of music and matter … [It is] a sturdy, shapely book of fact, animated by wonder. – Mark Tredinnick, The Canberra Times (2002) Hay brings these peculiarly Australian trees to life, describing a slice of our colonial history in the process. – The Sydney Morning Herald (2002) As this beautifully written and evocative book makes clear, we are tied to the gum tree in ways we can’t even imagine. – Eureka Street (2002)
Author | : Michael Sullivan |
Publisher | : Pomegranate |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780764927584 |
Mike Sullivan loves his adopted city of San Francisco, and he loves trees. In The Trees of San Francisco he has combined his passions, offering a striking and handy compendium of botanical information, historical tidbits, cultivation hints, and more. Sullivan's introduction details the history of trees in the city, a fairly recent phenomenon. The text then piques the reader's interest with discussions of 71 city trees. Each tree is illustrated with a photograph--with its common and scientific names prominently displayed--and its specific location within San Francisco, along with other sites; frequently a close-up shot of the tree is included. Sprinkled throughout are 13 sidelights relating to trees; among the topics are the city's wild parrots and the trees they love; an overview of the objectives of the Friends of the Urban Forest; and discussions about the link between Australia's trees and those in the city, such as the eucalyptus. The second part of the book gets the reader up and about, walking the city to see its trees. Full-page color maps accompany the seven detailed tours, outlining the routes; interesting factoids are interspersed throughout the directions. A two-page color map of San Francisco then highlights 25 selected neighborhoods ideal for viewing trees, leading into a checklist of the neighborhoods and their trees.
Author | : Derek Pedley |
Publisher | : Kings Road Publishing |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2007-07-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1844544184 |
Brenden James Abbott was the most wanted man in Australia. He became as famous for his ability to elude the authorities. This book reveals how he pulled off two daring escapes from maximum security prisons and executed some of Australia's most profitable and complex bank robberies.
Author | : Douglas J. Boland |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 769 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0643069690 |
The classic Australian guide - now fully revised and updated with nearly 300 of Australia's most important native trees.
Author | : Beverly Scellato |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2020-01-29 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1728343852 |
This is a story of faith, family, tradition and intrigue revolving around the Winchester family and a rural property named Gum Tree Lane, which is also the name of a large dairy farm located on the same property. Hiram Winchester, the owner of the dairy and the patriarch of the family has died quite mysteriously. As the family gathers to say farewell to Grans, a mystery develops concerning the circumstances of his death. As the mystery unfolds, a trail of greed and deceit leads the reader to examine the history of the Winchester clan and to examine one’s own life in terms of eternal issues—like faith and eternity.