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Eve Pownall Award for Information Books

This award is: made to outstanding books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style.
CBCA Awards Handbook
 
Eve Pownall Shortlist
Giraffe [Copyrighted to CBCA]
©CBCA
Note: These books have an intended audience ranging from birth to 18 years. Some titles may be for mature readers.
 
 
 
 
 

CLODE, Danielle
Prehistoric Giants: The Megafauna of Australia
Museum Victoria, 2009
ISBN 978-0-980-38132-0
SCIS No: 1421508
Price: pbk $24.95

CMIS Review:
Prehistoric Giants: The Megafauna of Australia

Author: Danille Clode

 

Prehistoric Giants: The Megafauna of Australia
© Museum Victoria
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
 
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M is for Mates: Animals in Wartime from Ajax to Zep
Dept of Veterans' Affairs, 2009
ISBN 978-1-921150-18-0
SCIS No: 1353399
Price: pbk $20.65 (Special
online price from the Australian War Memorial)

CMIS Review:
M is for Mates

M is for Mates

© Dept of Veterans' Affairs, Australia
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
 
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MACINNIS, Peter
Australian Backyard Explorer
National Library of Australia, 2009
ISBN 978-0-642-27684-1
SCIS No: 1420539
Price: pbk $29.95

CMIS Review:
Australian Backyard Explorer
National Library:
Podcasts - Peter Macinnis discusses Australian Backyard Explorer, shows how to make a pooter and demonstrates how to catch insects.

Author:
Peter Macinnis
Australian Backyard Explorer
© National Library of Australia
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
 
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PATRICK, Tanya (Illus.HUTCHESON, Nicholas)
Polar Eyes: A Journey to Antarctica
CSIRO, 2009
ISBN 978-0-64309-610-3
SCIS No: 1440203
Price: hbk $24.95

CMIS Review:
Polar Eyes: a Journey to Antarctica
CSIRO: Polar Eyes Antarctic Resources

Author: Tanya Patrick

Polar Eyes
©CSIRO, Australia
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
 
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REEDER, Stephanie Owen
Lost! A True Tale from the Bush
National Library of Australia, 2009
ISBN 978-0-642-27686-5
SCIS No: 1436114
Price: hbk $29.95

CMIS Review: 
Lost! A True Tale from the Bush

Author:
Stephanie Owen Reeder
Lost!
© National Library of Australia
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
 
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YALATA & OAK COMMUNITIES with MATTINGLEY, Christobel
Maralinga: The Anangu Story
Allen & Unwin, 2009
ISBN 978-1-7417-5621-0
SCIS No: 1399515
Price: hbk $35.00

CMIS Review:  
Maralinga: The Anangu Story
Allen & Unwin: Teachers' Notes

Maralinga
©Allen & Unwin
Cover reproduced with permission of the publisher
 
 
 
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