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BILLIE AND THE BLUE BIKE Ambelin Kwaymullina Billie wants a blue bike and she asks her Mum to buy it for her — but her Mum has no money to spend on a bike. She asks Uncle Jack and he won’t give her the money either, but he will help her save up to buy the bike herself. • B illie and the Blue Bike is a fun and engaging way to introduce young children to financial literacy knowledge. • S ets out three dimensions of learning that underpin consumer and financial education: knowledge and understanding, competence, and responsibility and enterprise.
RELEASE DATE: 02/2021 ISBN: 9781925936124 RRP (AUD): $24.99 FORMAT: HB, 32pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Picture Book
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THE EMU WHO RAN THROUGH THE SKY Helen Milroy Lofty, a young emu, desperately wants to win a big emu race but he is slow and clumsy — and his first race ends in disaster! But Lofty realises there is another way to win the race. He enlists the help of his Bush Mob friends. • E mphasises the value of respect for First Nations culture and country, as well as the importance of courage, perseverance and wisdom to bind communities together.
RELEASE DATE: 04/2021 ISBN: 9781925936018 RRP (AUD): $22.99 FORMAT: PB, 64pp RIGHTS: World CATEGORY: Picture Book
