Star of Anise
Canberra
:
National Library of Australia
,
2021
21193886
2021
single work
picture book
children's
'The hawker’s wagon jingled and jangled as it came down the track...
'Annie and Arthur have been eagerly awaiting Bhagwan Singh’s next visit. What wondrous things will he have in his cart this time, among the silk and soap, spices and shirts?
'As the hawker makes his camp for the night, the children savour spun sugar and food from the Punjab, discovering the secret star anise.'
Source : publisher's blurb
New Year Surprise!
Canberra
:
National Library of Australia
,
2016
8850455
2016
single work
picture book
children's
'Set in snowy rural Northern China this book is about the coming Chinese New Year Spring Festival and one little boy who is told that he’s too small to help out at the Spring Festival. Follow him through his village to see how he finds a way to join in! It’s a very big surprise. The very traditional life depicted in this book, with people wearing thick clothing and where beds are often platforms that are built over small wood-fired furnaces remain the same today.' (Publication summary)
Rebel!
Sydney
:
Ashton Scholastic
,
1993
Z847972
1993
single work
picture book
children's
'The General marches across Burma's
dusty plain with tanks, guns, and soldiers. He reaches the school and raises his
baton; his tanks flatten the slides, swings, and monkey bars. "You are my people
now," he tells the villagers. "I will make the laws." They are too frightened to
resist, and how can unarmed farmers and children fight against an army? Then,
somewhere inside the school, a rebel responds....In this story, the
courageous action of a young rebel—and its impact in a culture that values
"saving face"—results in a village's defeat of tyranny. The author based this
story on an incident that happened in Rangoon.' (Source: Phoenix Education website)