An Aussie Year
Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids
Published on 1. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-925820-27-0 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of the ACT Writing & Publishing Award for Best Children's Book and now in paperback. Meet Ned, Lily, Zoe, Kirra and Matilda - Australian children representing a multicultural blend of culture and race that typifies our beautiful country. They are taking you through a year in the life of Australian kids, from celebrations to traditions to events, to our everyday way of life. They are Australia.
An Aussie Year is a picture book bursting with national pride. It is a snapshot of who we are as a nation, and covers our modern day culture, lifestyle and traditions. Its pages feature trailing, meandering text, dates and gorgeous illustrations showing our five Aussie children at play, at school, at home, and enjoying their parts of Australia - from the tropical north out to our rugged west and beautiful Tassie.
An Aussie Year is a picture book bursting with national pride. It is a snapshot of who we are as a nation, and covers our modern day culture, lifestyle and traditions. Its pages feature trailing, meandering text, dates and gorgeous illustrations showing our five Aussie children at play, at school, at home, and enjoying their parts of Australia - from the tropical north out to our rugged west and beautiful Tassie.
Reviews / Votes
"a beautiful summary of a child's life growing up in Australia".- The Mummy Project "An Aussie Year is a snapshot of who we are as a nation - a vibrant mix of culture and race with a big dose of fun and sun. Both educational and engaging, it is a perfect read for children aged six to ten. Grab your copy ofAn Aussie Year for $19.99 plus shipping at Exisle Publishing or seek it out in all good book stores." - Babyology "It's a busy book following the year of a few Australian kids. The images are colourful and each page has lots of things for young readers to scan through, to read the bits they know and guess the rest."
- Claire Hewitt Blog "Whether you are a purebred Aussie, a newbie or even living overseas, you are sure to enjoy this colourful book full of Aussie highlights. Explore childhood in Australia through the eyes of five Aussie kids, all from different backgrounds, families and locations across the country. I absolutely LOVED this book and (being relatively new to Australia myself) I learnt a lots of cool stuff I didn't know about my new home country"
- Hip Little One "explores what it means to be Australian and the importance of multiculturalism."
- Offspring Magazine "I really appreciate the diversity that is shown in this one as it reinforces the message to my kids that it is definitely ok to be different and to be proud of their heritage"
- Flip With Joy,
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Publishing group
Exisle Publishing
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 4 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
150 color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 255 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-925820-27-0 (9781925820270)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
10/2013
EK Books
€29.91
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Persons
Tania McCartney is an author, editor, reviewer and features writer. She has been writing professionally for over 25 years and has almost a thousand articles and reviews in print and online. Passionate about literacy, Tania founded the highly regarded children's literature website Kids' Book Review and the 52-Week Illustration Challenge, and is an ambassador for the Australian National Year of Reading 2012. She has spent many years presenting and speaking on reading, books and writing.
Her previous book with Tina Snerling was the bestselling An Aussie Year. Tania is also the author of the very successful Beijing Tai Tai. Described as 'The Eat, Pray, Love for mothers', this is her account of the four years she spent living in China's capital. Tania has also lived in Paris and London, and currently lives in Canberra with her husband and two kids, and a mountain of books.
Tina Snerling is an illustrator, children's wear designer and graphic artist. Formerly a fashion and textiles designer, she now illustrates the award-winning Kids' Year series and other picture books, and is the Art Director for a children's stationery company. She lives in Brisbane with her husband, two kids and a wild imagination to draw the world with childhood innocence.
Her previous book with Tina Snerling was the bestselling An Aussie Year. Tania is also the author of the very successful Beijing Tai Tai. Described as 'The Eat, Pray, Love for mothers', this is her account of the four years she spent living in China's capital. Tania has also lived in Paris and London, and currently lives in Canberra with her husband and two kids, and a mountain of books.
Tina Snerling is an illustrator, children's wear designer and graphic artist. Formerly a fashion and textiles designer, she now illustrates the award-winning Kids' Year series and other picture books, and is the Art Director for a children's stationery company. She lives in Brisbane with her husband, two kids and a wild imagination to draw the world with childhood innocence.