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The story of the iconic Burke and Wills expedition, seen through the eyes of a camel called Bell Sing. Transported from his beloved Afghan plains and mountains to Australia, Bell Sing is forced to join the baggage train on the expedition to cross the Australian continent from south to north for the first time. Ages 9-13.

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This is the story of a small unassuming donkey. It's also the story of Gallipoli, of Jack Simpson, and New Zealander stretcher-bearer Richard Henderson, who literally took up the reins after Simpson's death. Exhaustively researched, it gives a new depth to our understanding of this story of Anzac heroism. Ages 9+.

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Captain Cook's goat had already sailed around the world before it went on its first voyage with Cook, and helped save everyone on board the ship from scurvy. As well as telling the story of this less-than- famous goat, the book looks at the great sea explorations of the eighteenth century, including Cook's voyage to Australia. Age 9-13.

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To outsiders, Mary is a queen and a threat, but to her devoted dog Folly, she is his world. Based on the true story of the dog who was with Mary when she died, this is a fascinating tale of religious bigotry, plots and passion - and the unquestioning loyalty of a small Scottish terrier. Ages 9-12. (SA: Year 6 - Year 9).

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The deeds and disputed stories of Jackie French's own ancestors inspire another novel - a novel of proud and gutsy horses, trailblazing farmers and their resilient wives, and desperate men forced to break the law to survive.