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A Botanical Life: Robert David Fitzgerald by Penny Olsen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Art | Reading Level: Scholarly/Undergraduate
Robert David Fitzgerald (1830-1892) was a successful colonial surveyor who had arrived in Australia in 1856 as a young Irish immigrant of 25. He was employed by the Lands Department in New South Wales and, although he was an exemplary public servant, he was also one of the last of the Victorian-era gent ...Show more
Artful Lives: The Cohen Sisters by Penny Olsen
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art
From Melbourne to the Islands - The Artful Lives of the Cohen Sisters 'Romance is in all of us. We long to fashion romantic careers for ourselves. We yearn to read those of others, whether they be of love, life, wealth' -so wrote artist-journalist Valerie Frankel Cohen in 1936. The Cohen sisters lived ...Show more
Australian Predators of the Sky by Penny Olsen; Sean Dooley (Foreword by)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Our relationship with the birds of prey has always been conflicted. Raptors are admired for their strength and independence, but despised for their depredations on livestock and favourite garden birds, while the owls are at once respected for their wisdom and watchfulness and feared for their mournful c ...Show more
Cayley and Son: The Life and Art of Neville Henry Cayley and Neville William Cayley by Penny Olsen
$49.99 AUD
Category: Art
The classic field guide What Bird Is That? has been known to bird enthusiasts throughout Australia for decades, ever since it was first published in 1931. It was written and illustrated by Neville William Cayley (18861950), son of artist Neville Henry Cayley (18541903) who, before him, had also had drea ...Show more
Flight of the Budgerigar: An Illustrated History by Penny Olsen
$49.99 AUD
Category: Animals
The Budgerigar is arguably Australia’s best-known bird. At the same time, it is so ubiquitous that not everyone knows that it is Australian. Nor do many realise that the multicoloured bird that comes to mind — not to mention today’s super-sized, extravagantly coiffed show budgie — is as different from t ...Show more
Flocks of Colour by Penny Olsen
$39.99 AUD
Category: Art
What name could be a more apt description of Australia than The Land of Parrots, a name inspired by late sixteenth-century maps showing a southern region labelled Psittacorum regio? This beautiful book takes a close look at parrots in Australia, from the first published illustration of an Australian par ...Show more
Our Nest is Best! by Penny Olsen & Penny O'Hara
$6.99 AUD
Category: Board Books
Rocky and Ruby Robin have decided to build a nest. Before they start, they visit all their friends to see what sort of nest would be best. Each nest is different, but the robins dont feel that any of them is quite right for them. Find out which nest is best with this delightfully illustrated story. Pen ...Show more
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