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100 stamps.
48 pages.
50,000 years of Australian history.

Stuck on History

Cover of Stuck on History by Chris Miles

Go on a journey through our colourful postal past and find out how Australians have stayed connected — from message sticks to stamps, and from overland telegraphs to satellites.

Find out more and buy online at the Black Dog Books website

Who’s on the Money?

Cover of Who's on the Money? by Chris Miles

You see their faces every day. You may even be carrying their picture in your wallet right now. Meet the great Australians on our banknotes.

Notable book, 2008 Children’s Book Council of Australia awards

Find out more and buy online at the Black Dog Books website

News

Not an April fool

I received an email from a fellow author yesterday congratulating me on Who’s on the Money? being one of 19 titles to be listed as a notable book in this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia awards.

I rushed to the website to check that this wasn’t an elaborate April Fool’s Day joke.

Staggeringly, it wasn’t.

This came as quite a surprise — though it shouldn’t have, because quite clearly my book is brilliant. Ahem.

Now that I’m all puffed up, I’m hoping for a shortlisting and gold sticker next year for my second book, Stuck on History — more on this book, and more surprises, shortly.

Posted on 2 April 2008 Permalink

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More news

Using Stuck on History in the classroom 15/7/2008

Nudge nudge, link link 10/5/2008

Taking a stand 28/4/2008

Short stuff 28/4/2008

New book, new look 3/4/2008

Not an April fool 2/4/2008

Teachers notes for WOTM 4/3/2008

Mickey money 8/2/2008

New book coming in April 30/1/2008

WOTM is a book for all ages! 6/7/2007

So what’s next? 11/3/2007

Launch(es) 9/3/2007

Talking to teachers 9/3/2007

Who’s on the Money? in stores now! 1/3/2007

My very own advance copy 18/1/2007

Who’s on the Money? page at black dog website 1/1/2007

Links

Selected links from my Australian history linkroll at del.icio.us.

Aboriginal history and occupation of Australia A Queensland Government reference on the history and occupation of Australia via migration 40,000 years ago to Sahul, the combined landmass of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Includes a map of Sahul.

Melbourne academic claims to have found buried equipment from Burke & Wills expedition 

Open Library Another way to access the mind-bogglingly huge archive of full text digitised books at the Internet Archive (archive.org); very neat site design and great options for refining searches

About

I live in the northern suburbs of Melbourne with my partner, our daughter and two chickens.

As well as being a writer of books for children, I work as an editor for a medical organisation and as a freelance web designer.

Contact

Feel free to contact me at mail@chrismiles.com.au