{"product_id":"a-is-for-australia-a-factastic-tour-paperback","title":"A Is For Australia: A factastic tour Paperback","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the Fremantle Doctor? Where is Qui Qui? And why are some islands named after the days of the week?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"award-name\"\u003eSociety of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award (2016) - Winner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"award-name\"\u003eWAYRBA, Hoffman Award (2016) - Winner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"award-name\"\u003eWAYRBA, Picture Book (2016) - Short-listed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll uncover these exciting facts when you explore the \u003cem\u003eA to Z of Australia\u003c\/em\u003e - from Bondi to Kakadu and all the way to Taronga Zoo. Discover why Australia is one of the most amazing countries in the world!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"review-text\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 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’.\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cspan class=\"review-source\"\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"review-text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"review-source\"\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"review-text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"review-source\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrané Lessac\u003c\/strong\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Moondyne Joe\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrane Lessac\u003cbr\u003ePublished 2018\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e48 Pages\u003cbr\u003e252mm x 262mm\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781925381979\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walker Books","offers":[{"title":"Frane Lessac","offer_id":59277029212241,"sku":"9781925381979","price":17.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/6464\/files\/A-Is-for-Australia__9781925381979.jpg?v=1775530990","url":"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/products\/a-is-for-australia-a-factastic-tour-paperback","provider":"Museums of History NSW","version":"1.0","type":"link"}