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Bill is one of the founders of Boffins and has been involved in selecting the books we stock since our beginning in 1989. His favourite reading is history, with psychology, current affairs, and business books coming close behind. His hobbies are reading, food, reading, drinking, reading, and sleeping.
This is great kid’s guide to our wonderful country – probably best for 6 to 9 year olds. It has all the facts – the stats; the history and politics, famous people, wars, our traditions; the land and environment, weather, geography, botany and animals; transport, mining, business – and so much more. You’ll find all sorts of fascinating trivia – in the food and drink section you’ll learn that Melbourne’s tallest building in 1888 was the Federal Coffee Palace, you’ll find who the lamington was named after, and you’ll learn about the famous dessert reputed to have been created at the Esplanade Hotel in Perth in the 1920s and named in honour of a visiting Russian ballerina. These are just a few snippets from a delightful kids’ book that celebrates our extraordinary country.
