Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Tom's rabbit Tom's rabbit Meredith Hooper In 1910 on a voyage to Antarctica aboard the ship Terra Nova, Tom searches for a warm place for his rabbit and returns after Christmas dinner to find a surprise. Based on the diary of Tom Crean. OL20642047W
Celebrity cat Celebrity cat Meredith Hooper It is Cats' Visiting Night at the Art Gallery, and cats have come to see the paintings. They like looking at paintings with cats in them. But there aren't many. Then the talented artist Felissima Cat… OL24156632W
The ferocious summer The ferocious summer Meredith Hooper The Antarctic Peninsula is for all of us an early warning system. This brilliant book tells the story of Antarctic warming and of how scientists are piecing together the jigsaw of causes and impacts,… OL26281123W
Emily and Alfie Emily and Alfie Meredith Hooper Baby penguins, Emily and Alfie, who live at the South Pole are told by Emily's dad that they are never to venture into a particular ice cave because of the danger when the sun shines. Piqued by heari… OL28761789W
River story River story Meredith Hooper Follows a river from its source as a mountain stream formed from melting snow, as it rushes over rocks and through valleys to the busy city, and finally to its end, where it joins the sea. OL449125W
The story of Australia The story of Australia Meredith Hooper Traces the history and development of Australia from its beginnings as an English penal colony to the present. OL449157W
Tom's Rabbit Tom's Rabbit Meredith Hooper In 1910 on a voyage to Antarctica aboard the ship Terra Nova, Tom searches for a warm place for his rabbit and returns after Christmas dinner to find a surprise. Based on the diary of Tom Crean. OL449163W
The pebble in my pocket The pebble in my pocket Meredith Hooper The history of a pebble is followed from its time in a volcano to the primordial forests; from there it is stepped on by dinosaurs, dragged by glaciers and picked up by cavepeople. OL449165W
Seven eggs Seven eggs Meredith Hooper Presents seven different eggs whose contents are revealed when the reader lifts the flaps on which they are drawn. OL449168W