Kids Reading Guide Kids Reading Guide 2020/2021 | Page 19

DUE NOV 1 PANDEMIC Jackie French, Bruce Whatley RRP $24.99 The war carried the Spanish flu across the world. Faces grew masks. Shops and schools wore signs that said, ‘Closed’. This is a powerful story of humanity prevailing during a pandemic. DUE OCT 1 CITIES – THEN & NOW Lonely Planet Kids, Joe Fullman, Lindsey Spinks RRP $24.99 With ancient cities and ruins discover how history has shaped our planet’s urban areas and changed them over time. DUE SEPT 29 STEVE JOBS (LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS) Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, Aura Lewis RRP $19.99 Steve Jobs is the latest book in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series and tells the inspiring story of this world-renowned entrepreneur. THE BUSHFIRE BOOK Polly Marsden, Chris Nixon RRP $19.99 This is a practical book for children to help them understand bushfires and be more prepared. Shop online at collinsbooks.com.au DUE NOV 3 Shortlisted CBCA 2020 EVE POWNALL AWARD Look inside the amazing world of tree hollows and discover the species of Australian animals that call hollows home. YOUNG DARK EMU: A TRUER HISTORY Bruce Pascoe RRP $24.99 Young Dark Emu: A Truer History is the junior version of Bruce Pascoe’s award-winning book. The author asks young readers to consider a different version of Australia’s history pre- European colonisation. THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF UGLY ANIMALS Sami Bayly RRP $32.99 A REALLY SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING Bill Bryson RRP $32.99 Uncover the mysteries of time, space and life on earth in the second edition of this extraordinary book. Get social with us A HOLLOW IS A HOME Abbie Mitchell, Astred Hicks RRP $29.99 Marvel as you enter the hidden world of ugly animals in this encyclopaedia of the animal kingdom’s most beauty-challenged species.