Australia Books

Part of a series developed by World Book Inc. several decades ago for young people, these books have evolved into a rich storehouse of information for anyone of any age who enjoys learning the Christmas history, music, crafts, and recipes of many nations.

Having been raised north of the Equator, I was enchanted by a summertime Christmas in Australia when a US Navy assignment took me to Hobart and Fremantle in December. This book brings back memories of that time.

One of the highlights of "Christmas in Australia" describes the wonderful tradition of Carols by Candlelight.

The book is richly illustrated with full-color photos. One of the featured carols is "O Little Babe of Bethlehem," a warm climate version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" that describes Aussie wildlife and flowers that bloom in December.

And sweet wild clematis starry-eyed,
With delicate ferns we'll bring;
Our wattle trees shall shower their gold
In tribue to our King.

Recipes in the book include Shrimp on the Barbie, Crabmeat and Spinach Roulade, Frozen Christmas Pudding, and the traditional Pavlova, a meringue confection topped with kiwi fruit, strawberries, passion fruit pulp and whipped cream. Some of the six recipe cards feature Cream of Carrot and Honey Soup, Orange-Mint Salad, and Crown Roast of Lamb.

Collect the whole series for your home library and re-read them every December.

This book is undoubtedly the best collection of children's rhymes in the English language. If your aim is to start where the child already is, this is the book for you. For a music teacher of children, there are limitless possible applications in teaching rhythmic notation. For the classroom teacher, there are limitless possible applciations in teaching about rhyme and meter.

Harry Mazer's tale of young love is one of the most realistic stories I have read that actually captures the true pain of a break-up. The character's in this book are life like and and you can't help getting caught up in them. This book was written for teenagers, but is a quick, enjoyable read for adults too. You won't be disappointed.

This a great book if you want to clothe old dolls authentically in knit wear or you just want to knit for your faverite doll there are loads of crochet patterns the USA seems to favor crochet.This is an Aussie book and well reseached its great that they have reserected the old patterns from the past for us to use and they haven't been lost to the land fill.

This book is full of wonderful, straight-forward designs for those hard-to-dress boy dolls.

obviously a highly intelegent author with a grasp of the pulse of classic tractors in australia.this will be one of many books written by mr johnston on my bookshelf.

The outfits are cute and adaptable to different sizes of dolls.

This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guidebook is an ideal reference book to some of the best bushwalks found throughout Australia. Over 180 walks ranging from easy family walks to challenging distance walks are featured in the 'coffee table' size publication.

Classic Walks of Australia gives a detailed description of the walking conditions to be found in each state and highlights travel arrangements, climatic variations and notable geological and historical features in the region. Each walk is illustrated with a coloured map and listed with a summary of attractions, distance, time, fitness ratings, topographic maps required and contact details for further information (including campsites and equipment).

Walks vary to include those in desert landscapes, rainforests, alpine areas, tropics, coastal paths, mountainous regions and offshore islands; the variety is stunning and provides a wonderful cross section to the varied Australian landscape.

Classic Walks of Australia is a very beautiful and motivating gift for any bushwalk enthusiast from anywhere in the world.

What a relief it was to find this book!

After ordering and returning 'Architectural Design for Tropical Regions' by Cleveland Salmon (avoid Salmon's book, unless you don't already know that "the sun can be very bright when the sky is clear and the sunlight is intense"!), this book came to my rescue.

Packed with detailed information and design strategies, along with good illustrations, this book is well suited to architects or well-educated laymen (it is NOT written at a grade school level). I was at first hesitant to order this book, as little information was provided by Amazon. After reading it cover to cover more than once, I'm happy to recommend CLIMATE RESPONSIVE DESIGN as one of my two best books for hot humid building design.

(The other favorite is COURTYARDS: Aesthetic, Social & Thermal Delight. Not just a "pretty picture book," Courtyards contains lots of highly useful information (charts, graphs, formulas) as well as wonderful color & B&W photos, plus line drawings.)

Climate Responsive Design has provided a wealth of solid, useful, pertinent information while working on projects for the Yucatan, where the climate ranges from hot humid in the summer/rainy months, to warm humid in winter/'dry' months, to WHEW in April & May (hot hot hot & maybe humid or not).

This is a great book for people who want to work with athletes or coaches. It provides a thoroughly referenced summary on the principles of various topics in sports nutrition, followed by "practice tips" written by top sports dietitians. It really helps to know how to put the information into use.