When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky: Two Artists, Their Ballet, and One Extraordinary Riot by Lauren Stringer
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The Russian artists Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky were popular in their time: Stravinsky for music, Nijinsky for dance. When their radically new ballet, "The Rite of Spring," was first performed in Paris on May 29, 1913, the reaction was so polarized, there were fistfights and riots! Brilliant or ...Show more
The Peasant Prince by Li Cunxin
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
This true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy who, plucked unsuspectingly at the age of ten from millions of others across the land to be trained as a ballet dancer, is a fairytale that has already captivated many children and young adults.
Born to Run: My Story by Cathy Freeman
$17.99 AUD
Category: Biography
When Cathy Freeman won gold at the Sydney Olympics, she became a champion, everyone loved her and everyone knew her. But she wasn't always famous. Ages 9+.
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline Yen Mah
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Chinese Cinderella | Reading Level: very good
A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother ...Show more
Forever Young by Bob Dylan & Paul Rogers (ill.)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Since it first appeared on the 1974 album "Planet Waves," "Forever Young" has been one of Bob Dylan's most beloved songs. Now award-winning artist Paul Rogers gives us a new interpretation of the lyrics. With images inspired by classic Dylan songs and pieces of his life, this is a bold and touching trib ...Show more
Different Like Coco by Elizabeth Matthews
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The rags-to-riches story of Coco Chanel plays out in a wonderful picture-book biography as full of style and spirit as its heroine.Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was always different. And she vowed to prove that being different was an advantage! Poor, skinny, and orphaned, Coco stubbornly believed that she was ...Show more
The Little Refugee by Anh Do, Suzanne Do
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Anh Do's inspirational story about his family's incredible escape from war-torn Vietnam and his childhood in Australia, told especially for children. Giant waves crashed down on our little boat. I was terrified but my mum hugged me tight and told me, "Everything will be okay. Don't worry, it will be oka ...Show more
Mao's Last Dancer (Young Readers' Edition) by Li Cunxin
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The phenomenal international bestsellerBefore you can fly, you have to be free.In a small, desperately poor village in north-east China, a young peasant boy sits at his rickety old school desk, more interested in the birds outside than in Chairman Mao's Red Book and the grand words it contains. But that ...Show more
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank; Otto Frank; Mirjam Pressler; Harry Brockway
$14.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Puffin Modern Classics Ser.
Anne Franks The Diary of a Young Girl is not just a true story but also a piece of history. Written by Anne Frank for herself, at the age of 13, the diary contains candid and intimate details of Annes thoughts and feelings during the two years of the Second World War she and her family and friends staye ...Show more
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time (Young readers edition) by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography
With the first cup of tea you are a stranger. With the second ...a friend. With the third cup of tea, you are family. In 1993, Greg Mortenson tried to climb K2, which is the second highest mountain in the world. On the way down, he became lost in the mountains of Pakistan and stumbled into a poor villag ...Show more