Money Smart Kids
Ibis Publishing, $14.95 pb, 160 pp
Hoosh! Camels in Australia
ABC Books, $29.95 hb, 62 pp
The Big Picture Book
Allen & Unwin, $29.95 hb, 48 pp
Money, money, money
These days, children’s non-fiction is not as stuffy as it once was. Instead of the encyclopaedic and often boring lists of facts that used to constitute the genre, authors are now encouraged to use fictional techniques in style and voice to produce a collage of ideas; and designers are required to present them as interactively as possible. These three very different books share some of these characteristics.
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Money Smart Kids
by Dianne Bates
Ibis Publishing, $14.95 pb, 160 pp
Hoosh! Camels in Australia
by Janeen Brian
ABC Books, $29.95 hb, 62 pp
The Big Picture Book
John Long and illustrated by Brian Choo
Allen & Unwin, $29.95 hb, 48 pp
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