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Annotation. Walking tour of a district in Sandringham, Victoria.

The activities in this kit explore light and light refraction. Observe how different coloured filters affect light and how combining filters can create new colours.

One of the world's special golf courses, Kingston Heath GC consistently ranks inside the world top 25 and has played host to the premier events on the sport's calendar. Yet the true spirit of the Heath lines within its walls: camaraderie, competition, sanctuary, and friendship. This is the story ...

"Dal and rice, which together form the foundation of a homestyle Indian vegetarian diet. Dal is a Hindi word commonly used to describe all forms of pulses including dried beans, lentils, peas, and whole and split legumes. Chawal, the Hindi word for rice, is the perfect soulmate for dal. Not only ...

In Me, But Better, Olga embarks on a year-long experiment to see if it's truly possible to change your personality, sample size: one. Scientifically, personality consists of five sliding-scale traits: extroversion (how sociable you are); conscientiousness (how self-disciplined and organized you a...

"The past was meant to stay buried. But someone is digging it up - one body at a time. Six years ago, the Melbourne Spotlight current affairs team covered a shocking crime spree - a series of brutal, seemingly random attacks. As the body count rose, the police and journalists worked tirelessly to...

"Join the fun of the fair as bickering best friends learn to share and compromise in this hilarious rhyming story about friendship. Hare and Bear are at the fair, but Bear does not like rides that swirl and twirl and Hare does not like rides that go bump and thump. Will the two friends ever find ...

Alix is an observant kid. At ten, she catches more than her parents and older sister suspect. Over their summer break, Alix's mother plans to finish her novel, her father wants to grill and watch cricket, and her fifteen-year-old sister hopes to catch the eye of a local lifeguard. With everyone a...

"From Texas sugar cane fields, Ivy League halls to her homeland of South Korea and back again this memoir is a journey through identity crises, mental health struggles, and the quest for selfhood. Born to Korean immigrant parents, Hyeseung spends her early years in the sugar cane fields of Texas,...

The story of the voyage that changed human understanding forever. In 1831, Charles Darwin set out on an expedition to South America, brought along as a gentleman companion for Captain Robert FitzRoy. Initially conceived as a Christian mission, the voyage would change drastically as the Beagle sai...

This endearing picture book in rhyme is a love letter to bookshops and the space they provide for discovery and delight. A little boy adores visiting the old bookshop down Lemon Tree Lane with his grandpa its nooks and crannies, its endless stories, and even the bookshop dog at the back. That is,...

"Do big government debts threaten our collective well-being? Are there limits to debt growth? Can a big, important reserve currency country like the United States really go broke -- and what would that look like? For decades, politicians, policymakers, and investors have debated these questions, ...

The world's most popular reader pen for dyslexia, C-Pen Reader 2 helps students and teachers tackle literacy differences and nurture reading independence.

The Spark Discover Box has been developed to encourage children aged 5-10 with an accompanying adult, to explore, create, discover and be inspired. Use the equipment and resources inside to learn and have fun. Try out the micro-missions we've described or invent your own adventures!

"In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of "Mothers." Some children are made in factories, from cells of rabbits and dolphins; some live by getting nutrients from water and light, like plants. ...

What if the path to wealth isn't about timing the market or picking hot stocks, or even about paying someone else to do it for you? What if it's actually about following a radically simple plan that's not only easier to implement, but also more lucrative than the alternatives? Drawing from fifty ...

"Learn to cook, host, and eat like a private chef who's off the clock with 100 recipes from TikTok sensation Meredith Hayden of Wishbone Kitchen. Inspired by years working as a chef in New York City and the Hamptons, as well as her childhood summers on Nantucket, Meredith Hayden makes food that i...

There is no good way to say this - because words fall short. It takes only an instant for death to become fact, 'a single point in a timeline'. Living now on this single point, Li turns to thinking and reasoning and searching for words that might hold a place for James. Li does what she can: incl...

Beautifully illustrated in Eric Carle's signature style, this first earth encyclopedia is perfect for curious kids who love to learn about our planet. Go on an amazing journey with the Very Hungry Caterpillar and learn all about the wonders of our extraordinary planet Earth. Travel around the wor...

There are over three million shipwrecks on Earth. They are many things at once: memorials to lives lost, science experiments, treasure chests, works of art, and home to millions of living creatures. They are time machines, allowing modern explorers a glimpse into the past. From spacecraft and fig...

We all know that renewable energy is the future, but how can we ditch coal and gas in our own lives and homes? Plug In! is full of pro tips and essential information for your electrification journey.

In 1966, with the words 'Bombard the Headquarters!' Mao Zedong unleashed the full, violent force of a movement that he called the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. By the time he died ten years later, millions had perished, China's cultural heritage was in ruins, its economic state was peril...

Rancher Staten Kirkland, the last descendant of Ransom Canyon's founding father, is rugged and practical to the last. No one knows that when his troubling memories threaten to overwhelm him, he runs to lovely, reclusive Quinn O'Grady...or that she has her own secret that no one living knows. Youn...

Meet the Lone Wolf who is just trying to survive the end of the world alone. Set in 2046, the world has been destroyed, and the Lone Wolf is forced to fight zombies and monsters from other dimensions and worlds, in between eating ice cream of course, and trying to find his way home. When he meets...

"Yetunde awakens aboard a slave ship en route to the United States with the spirit of her dead sister as her only companion. Desperate to survive the hell that awaits her at their destination, Yetunde finds help in an unexpected form-the Devil himself. The Devil, seeking a way to re-enter the pea...

"On a bright summer day in 1989 New England, Abi, three years old, vanishes from her aunt's secluded home. Upstairs, her young cousins are looking out of the window. Something is unfolding in the distance at the edge of the forest - something sinister that is watching them back. The adults don't ...

Laurence is a woman who appears to live an ideal life. Weekends in the country, weekdays in Paris -- her life features all the trappings of 1960s French bourgeoisie. She has money, a handsome husband, two daughters and a lover. She also has a successful career as an advertising copywriter, though...

"Unions are making a comeback. Labour disputes around the world have hit the headlines as unions take action to challenge inequality. But while media coverage has increased, understanding of unions has not. In this lively history of Australian unionism Liam Byrne seeks to illuminate what unionism...

"When Abby sets foot on Isla Colel, she isn't sure what--if anything--she'll find. She only knows that she needs to see the place where her fiancée, Eszter, died to try and make sense of the tragic accident. The island is nothing like Abby expected: Though it was once a bustling tourist hub, a h...

Sarah is a brown female doctor who emigrated to Australia in the 1990s. Her journey to becoming a paediatrician has been challenging, right from the schoolyard. As a minority, she was perceived as different. She tried hard to blend in, but she was unfamiliar to her peers. No brown heroines in the...