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3 reviews
Dal Burns

PublishAmerica, 2007

More than a collection of stories
It is no wonder that the author has children fighting over copies of this !!! When I hold it I say "MINE MINE MINE" too. The work is not only excellently WRITTEN - it manages to achieve that ever present goal of the writer - to entertain and teach simultaneously. The parables are so unforgettable - they stay with you and haunt you and make you a better person. I find myself going over and ...

Firestorm at Kookaburra Station (Adventures Down Under #6)

1 review
Robert Elmer

Bethany House Publishers, 1999

Sure, read it. Buy the whole series
This is a great book for people of all ages to read. It's fun, exciting, and you learn about the Land Down Under. It also has great morals. I've read it, and found it very enjoyable. We have the whole series, and aren't disapointed with our purchase. Patrick's little brother Michael hides in a hot air balloon. When the ropes break loose, the balloon goes off, and Michael's caught in! Patrick ...

Kookaburra: King of the Bush (Australian Natural History Series)
Sarah Legge

CSIRO Publishing, 2004

Laughing Kookaburras are the largest kingfishers in the world, and Blue-winged Kookaburras are not far behind. Their size and distinctive shape and posture make them easily recognisable; their comical and personable characters make them readily memorable. They are able to live in a wide variety of habitats, and adapt to living around humans relatively well. This cheerful familiarity has caused them to figure prominently in the psyches and ...

Escape to Murray River/Captive at Kangaroo Springs/Rescue at Boomerang Bend/Dingo Creek Challenge/Race to ...
Robert Elmer

Bethany House Publishers, 1990

Escape to Murray River: Will Patrick McWaid and Jefferson Pitney survive the dangers before them? Captive at Kangaroo Springs: Can Patrick and Becky McWaid stop the bushranger's terrible plan? Rescue at Boomerang Bend: Will the raging waters carry Patrick and Becky away? Dingo Creek Challenge: Can Patrick prove his aborigine friends' innocence? Race to Wallaby Bay: A dangerous race down the Murray River may be the last for the McWaids. Firestorm ...

I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award ...
Robin Page, Steve Jenkins

Houghton Mifflin, 2005

I See a Kookaburra! lets readers search for an oystercatcher, an elephant shrew, and a fierce snapping turtle in the places where they live. Learn how these animals and many others grow and thrive in very different environments. Incorporated into the book is an interactive element. Hidden in the illustrations are animals camouflaged in their surroundings. Turn the page to see if you were able to find them all!

The Kookaburras' Song: Exploring Animal Behavior in Australia

2 reviews
John Alcock

Univ of Arizona Pr, 1988

entertaining book on Australian animal behavior
Written by American biologist John Alcock (along with excellent illustrations by Marilyn Hoff Stewart), this book chronicles Alcock animal observations throughout the land Down Under. Alcocok observed the intimate details of the birth, breeding habits, feeding habits, and sometimes death of a large variety of Australian birds, insects, and mammals. Each chapter devoted to a particular species, he ...

The Kookaburra Gambit: A Kylie Kendall Mystery (Kylie Kendall Mysteries)

2 reviews
Claire McNab

Alyson Books, 2005

Smashing good fun, blokes!
Ms. McNab lives up to the promise shown in the Wombat Strategy, her first Kylie Kendall Mystery. The Kookaburra Gambit takes up where the Wombat Strategy left off. Our heroine is a neophyte private eye, newly arrived from down under. She is still (very capably) learning to cope with all the differences in her world. The mystery is great, and the book is genuinely funny. The matchup between Kylie ...

And Kookaburra Laughed
J. Croser

Angus & Robertson Childrens, 1997

The bush animals are involved in all kinds of antics as they realise they each have different uses of the creek water. They learn to cooperate with each other - and learn to live with kookaburra's laugh.