A Is For Australia: A factastic tour Paperback

What is the Fremantle Doctor? Where is Qui Qui? And why are some islands named after the days of the week?

• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award (2016) - Winner
• WAYRBA, Hoffman Award (2016) - Winner
• WAYRBA, Picture Book (2016) - Short-listed

You'll uncover these exciting facts when you explore the A to Z of Australia - from Bondi to Kakadu and all the way to Taronga Zoo. Discover why Australia is one of the most amazing countries in the world!

A is for Australia is a good reminder that there are plenty of natural and man-made sights to enjoy without a passport. Frané Lessac’s picture book is not just a selection of pretty images but a ‘factastic tour’. - Books+Publishing

About the author

Frané Lessac is an author and illustrator of international renown, having nearly fifty children’s books published throughout the world. She was born in the USA and lived on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, as well as in London, before moving to Australia. Frané loves to travel and create books based on her worldwide journeys. She has contributed her distinctive paintings to many critically acclaimed children’s picture books including, The Legend of Moondyne Joe which won the West Australian Premier’s Children’s Book Award, and Simpson and His Donkey, a CBCA Honour Book that was also selected as a USBBY Outstanding International Book. In 2019, We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, written by Traci Sorell, was awarded the Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Honor medal, the Orbis Pictus Honor Book medal and the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor medal.

Frane Lessac
Published 2018
Paperback
48 Pages
252mm x 262mm
ISBN 9781925381979