Form/Genre: Pictorial works

Highlights from the Library's Pictures Collection - the stories behind some of our most interesting paintings.

An ambitious and wide-ranging new collection from Annie Leibovitz, one of the most famous photographers of our time, choosing her subjects simply because they mean something to her

Flip the Flaps is a fun way for young children to discover the answers to questions about their favourite subjects, while also flipping the flaps and spotting the scene changes.

Young readers will enjoy exploring the universe, discover how it was created, & learn about the amazing planets & moons in the solar system plus find out why they orbit each other, what asteroids, comets & metoroids are & more.

Cottage to mansion, balcony to botanic garden, Planting Dreams will change the way you think about Australian gardens. Acclaimed garden historian Richard Aitken explores the fascinating environmental and social influences that have helped produce a unique gardening culture in Australia- from thwa...

This STEM focused mathematics series for young children explore various topics such as the weather, animals, oceans, space, transport, and plants using smart charts to see the world by numbers. How much rain falls in the UK every year? Which animals eat the most or sleep the least? How many peopl...

Political Vision provides a behind-the-scenes view of Australian politics, from the 1970s to 2000s, from Whitlam to Abbott, framing the past in a series of unforgettable images, and providing an unflinching look at the election process while reflecting upon the changing face of the political land...

This title for school students describes life for the many Australians living in the Bush. Although it's often a place with plenty of Mulga and Eucalypts, Bush life is not so much about trees as it is about people, communities and places of the heart. It's the lifeblood of all those small towns a...

This title for school students describes life for the many Australians living on the Coast. With three-quarters of us living within "cooee" of the coast, it's not surprising that saltwater courses through the nation's lifeblood. The coast is where we head for summer holidays and the source of our...

This title for school students describes how the Australian outback can be seen as more of a space than a place, where big blue skies meet a red-dirt horizon. If the bush is where we've developed our country sense of community outside the major cities, where the heck then is the outback? The begu...

"For 30 years Australian Geographic's writers and photographers have travelled the length and breadth of the country to uncover remarkable stories of ordinary Australians. We have collated the very best in this special anniversary book, which paints an authentic portrait of Australia over a gener...

This title for school students describes details about the cultural identity of "who we are" as an Australian. Statistics tell us that two-thirds of of the population live in capital cities, that we come from some 300 different ethnic backgrounds, and that more than 85 per cent of us live within ...

A lively narration that traces the story of the canal from a dream more than 400 years in the making to its present reality as one of the seven wonders of the modern world.

Young school students will learn all about the taxonomic orders of prehistoric animals from this book. Discover what pig-like Entelodon and prehistoric horse Eohippus have in common. Who did 'walking whale' Ambulocetus share a taxomonic order with? Plus find out the answers to many more fascinati...

Prehistoric Marine, the third in the Museum Victoria Nature series, is a guide to the fauna of the Eromanga Sea and its coasts during the Cretaceous period.

Review: From lush coastal estates or peaceful countryside havens to green oases amid the hustle and bustle of the city, celebrated landscape architect Jean Mus' lavish gardens - whether perched above the sea or nestling in the heart of a town - are always perfectly integrated into the surrounding...

A photographic history covering over 60 years of demonstrations and rebellion, from the end of the Second World War to the present day

The comical and colourful faces of puffins have earned them the popular name 'clowns of the sea'. The author portrays the multifarious activities of these seabirds during their breeding season and reveals how they live and survive at high altitudes.