Homeschooling Downunder
This booklist has been provided by Mary Collis from A Living Education
*Some out of print resources have been ommitted. Also see our Australian Picture Book List and Australian Book Traveller
Antarctica - Helen Cowcher
A picture book showing the animals of the Antarctic and how they care for their young and cope with various predators. Ages 4 - 10 yrs
Antarctica - Allan Fowler
Very large print book with only 1-3 sentences per page and large colour illustrations. Facts about animals, vegetation, scientists,
climate and vocabulary of Antarctica. Ages 5 - 7 yrs
Antarctica - David Peterson
This large print chapter book has excellent illustrations and fascinating facts. Ages 8 -11 yrs
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World - Jennifer Armstrong
One of the most extra-ordinary stories in history was Shackleton's Antarctic adventure. Consider this fascinating real-life account of survival against all odds. Dramatic and detailed. With lots of photos. Ages 10 - 17 yrs
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing
For five months in 1914 Shackleton and his companions were castaways, drifting on icepacks in one of the most savage regions of the world. How he got every one of them home is a classic heroic tale. Ages 10 yrs - adult
Europe - Allan Fowler
A large print photographic book introducing the old and new character that is Europe. Ages 5 -8 yrs
Ice Wreck - Lucille Recht Penner
A large print chapter book of Ernest Shackleton's famous journey to the Antarctic and back. A Stepping Stone book. Ages 6 - 9 yrs
Trapped by the Ice - Michael McCurdy
This is an exciting picture book recording Shackleton's amazing Antarctic Adventure. In 19 14, Ernest Shackleton attempted the first crossing of the most southerly continent. Dated as his diary and with excellent illustrations. Ages 6 - 12 yrs
After the Last Dog Died - Carmen Bredeson
The true-life hair-raising adventure of Australian adventurer, Douglas Mawson, and his 1911 - 1914 Antarctic expedition. A photgraphic record with large print text. From National Geographic. HB Ages 9 - 17 yrs
Calico Bush - Rachel Field
This heartwarming and enthralling Newbery Honor Book tells the story of a young French girl who is left orphaned and alone shortly after her family arrives in the New World and her efforts to fit into the family that took her on as a maid. Courageous and suspenseful. Ages 10 — 18 yrs
Madeleine Takes Command -Ethel Brill
Madeleine, a teenage girl, mounts a courageous defense of her Canadian fort when the Mohawk Indians attack. A story of a
courageous girl in frontier Canada. A Bethlehem book. Ages 10- 18 yrs
Mystery in the Frozen Lands - Martyn Godfrey
The search for the answer to the disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his expedition which had disappeared without trace 12 years earlier while trying to negotiate a possible North-West passage across the top of Canada. 14 year old Peter Griffin is with the crew searching for answers. A gripping true story. Ages 9 — 15 yrs
The Wanigan - Gloria Whelan
Annabel Lee and her mother are living and working on a small floating cookshack while her father and other loggers move their timber down the river to the mills at Lake Huron. The Canadian logging camps of life in the 1870's makes a vivid backdrop for adventure. Large print chapter book. Ages 6 - 10 yrs
Never Cry Wolf - Farley Mowat
A classic of nature writing. The amazing, true story of life among Arctic wolves. Written with grace and skill. Ages 10 - 17 yrs
The Broken Blade - William Durbin
Thirteen year old Pierre enlists as a voyageur to paddle a canoe 2400 miles to have money for his family to survive the harsh Canadian winter. It is a tough trip, but one he must endure. Ages 10 - 16 yrs.
Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Orphaned Anne Shirley has no idea what to expect when she comes to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. But they, and everyone else on Prince Edward Island, soon come to love her irrepressible personality and imagination. Ages 11 yrs - adult