Spotlight: World Kangaroo Day
It’s World Kangaroo Day today! Did you know there are 60 species of kangaroos and wallabies in Australia? Their sizes range from the rabbit-sized musky rat to the old six-foot-tall red kangaroo. World Kangaroo Day was founded on this day in 2020 and celebrates our very recognisable national icon.
Spotlight: Weird, wonderful and wild animals
The library has many shelves dedicated to earth’s beloved fauna. We hold books on dinosaurs, Australian wildlife (like kangaroos!), sea creatures, feathered beings, venomous reptiles, farm pets, and many, many more.
And not only do the books teach you how to identify some of these different animals, but they also educate readers on how to train, raise, and interact with them. There’s a book on how to get cats to like you which I’m particularly fond of…
Spotlight: New books
The Community (AFA GRE) by Christine Gregory is new to Australian fiction.
Steels Creek is an idyllic retreat in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. It’s a place where everyone knows their neighbours and no one locks their doors. Investigative journalist Lars Nilsson has moved to the settlement for a quiet life, leaving behind a public fall from grace and the crime reporting he was once feted for.
But when a body is found floating in a nearby waterhole and hours later his best friend’s daughter is reported missing, Lars is compelled to investigate, putting him back in the crosshairs of police. What he finds may not only destroy his tight-knit community but also the life he has worked so hard to rebuild…
Star seekers will enjoy Essential Astrology (133 WAT) by Joanna Watters.
With this guide, you can lift astrology out of the sun-sign columns, interpret your birth chart, and discover the true meaning of the stars and planets, and their influence on your personality.
For the thriller fans, Lucy Foley has written The Midnight Feast (AFT FOL).
Midsummer, the Dorset coast. In the shadows of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor: a beautiful new countryside retreat.
But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. And the candles have barely been lit for a solstice supper when the body is found.
It all began with a secret, fifteen years ago. Now the past has crashed the party. And it’ll end in murder at… The Midnight Feast.
Come and find your next great read at the library!
