{"title":"Museums Victoria Publishing Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"books-mv-art-of-science","title":"The Art of Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Science\u003c\/em\u003e presents the best of Museum Victoria's remarkable collection of natural history artworks, proving that art and science have always been bedfellows. Each has contributed to the understanding and classification of animals that underpins modern zoology. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the contemporary museum, art and science still work hand in glove, from the palaeo-artistry of Peter Trusler to the amazing microscopic world revealed by new imaging technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Science\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique collection of exquisite images that will enrich our understanding of the history of art and science, the natural world, and the miracle of human perception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAuthor: John Kean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781921833250 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st March 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e194\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm): 29.4 x 23\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374519343,"sku":"94117","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters_6.jpg?v=1733459596"},{"product_id":"books-mv-chooks-in-dinner-suits","title":"Chooks in Dinner Suits","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a tiny island lives a waddle of Little Penguins. But their numbers are dwindling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwampy Marsh knows what to do, but no one will listen. Soon he can count the last few penguins on the fingers of one hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally the desperate townsfolk give Swampy, and his friends Max and Mimi, a chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill they be able to save the Little Penguins of Middle Island?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA warmly funny account of one man’s quest to save a penguin colony, with two very unusual helpers. This story is based on events that took place on Middle Island, Warrnambool and have become well known to the public. This true story, which features both human and animal heroes, has been written as a heartwarming tale by Diane Jackson Hill. Craig Smith’s lively illustrations capture all the drama and humour of the predicament and the characters involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilderness Society Environment Award for Children’s Literature, Winner 2017 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCBCA, Notable Award for Picture Book of the Year 2017 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCBCA, Notable Award for Eve Pownell Information Book of the Year 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eAuthor: Diane Jackson Hill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eIllustrator: Craig Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eDate of Publication:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1st June 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781921833380\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eFor Ages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3+ years old\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions (cm): 22.0 x 28.0\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374650415,"sku":"9781921833380","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T152828.838.svg?v=1733459315"},{"product_id":"books-mv-booruns-canoe","title":"Boorun's Canoe: A Journey of Connection","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful and important story about the passing of historical and cultural knowledge form a grandfather to his grandsons. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Boorun's Canoe, Gunai artist Steaphan Paton, along with his brothers and cousins, are shown how to make a traditional bark canoe by their 'pop', Albert Mullett, Senior Gunai\/Kurnai elder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis evocative journey told by Steaphan is accompanied by the stunning photography of Cam Cope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteaphan Cope \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhotography: Cam Cope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781921833243 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: 56\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm): 15 x 21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374715951,"sku":"92657","price":9.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T152547.857.svg?v=1733459157"},{"product_id":"books-mv-a-flying-life","title":"A Flying Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Spring Plains, Victoria, July 16, 1910, John Robertson Duigan flew his aeroplane twenty feet into the air. A short hop, admittedly, but a significant moment in Australian history. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe flying career of John Robertson Duigan spanned just a decade from 1908 to 1918. His name is little known outside a small circle of aviation enthusiasts, but over 110 years ago he built and successfully flew the first aeroplane made in Australia using only photographs, journal articles, and an unreliable text book as his guides. He was the first Australian to fly a powered Australian-made aeroplane in this country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe full story of John Duigan and his flying career has now been published for the first time in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Flying Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. From his early years as a Melbourne school boy to his heroic activities as a pilot on the Western Front in World War One, the life of John Duigan is a story of ingenuity and independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAuthor: David Crotty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9780980619034 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st July 2010\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: 176\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm):  24 x 17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374879791,"sku":"85128","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T152124.887.svg?v=1733458894"},{"product_id":"books-mv-gemstones-in-victoria","title":"Gemstones in Victoria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"…as yet, no one country on the broad earth has yielded such an assemblage of varieties of rare and precious gems as Victoria.\" - Rev. John Bleasdale, 1868\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This new book on Victorian gemstones will be welcomed by mineral collectors, gemstone enthusiasts and jewellers alike. It provides a unique insight into the history and origin of some of our favourite gemstones.\" - Grant Hamid, honorary life member, Gemmological Association of Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith profuse full-colour illustrations of crystals, faceted gems, maps and diagrams, this book provides an authoritative account of the discoveries, localities and geological settings of a wide variety of colourful minerals and ornamental stones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam D Birch was senior curator in Geosciences and Dermot Henry is Manager of Natural Science Collections at Museums Victoria.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eAuthors: William D. Birch and Dermot A. Henry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781921833069 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18th October 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e204\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm):\u003cspan class=\"label\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e25.0 x 20.0\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374912559,"sku":"95868","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T151901.872.svg?v=1733458752"},{"product_id":"books-mv-bugs-alive","title":"Bugs Alive! 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A wide range of bugs are covered, including spiders, scorpions, centipedes, beetles and butterflies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you're a beginner or a seasoned bug keeper, this book is a must-have guide for keeping Australian bugs alive!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAuthors: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlan Henderson, Deanna Henderson and Jessie Sinclair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9780975837085 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: 2008\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: 200\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm): 25 x 20\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041374945327,"sku":"75957","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T151722.853.svg?v=1733458653"},{"product_id":"books-mv-prehistoric-giants","title":"Prehistoric Giants: The Megafauna of Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003eStep back in time to when giant goannas and marsupial lions stalked the Australian bush. 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What has led to this development? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Place For a Village\u003c\/em\u003e, Gary Presland will quite literally change your view of Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGary Presland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9780980619027 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st August 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: 260\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm): 25 x 19.5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041375043631,"sku":"83561","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T151022.855.svg?v=1733458233"},{"product_id":"books-mv-first-people","title":"First People: The Eastern Kulin Nation of Melbourne, Port Phillip \u0026 Central Victoria","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kulin nation lived around Port Phillip Bay and the Yarra River valley, their territory stretching as far north as Echuca.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Gary Presland looks at the Eastern Kulin peoples from before European invasion in the mid-1830s, and their world thererafter, which was changed forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Kulin, however, were able to survive and maintain something of their culture through a preparedness to alter their time-honoured practice. Although the culturally and spiritually rich traditional ways were gone, Kulin people maintained their connection to land and ultimately found a way to move forward within mainstream European society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGary Presland is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, an Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne, and an Honorary Associate of Museums Victoria. This publication has been cited as an extraordinary journey into the origins of Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAuthor: Gary Presland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9780980619072 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDate of Publication: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1st September 2010\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e156\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eFormat: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm): \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e25.0 x 17.5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31041375076399,"sku":"85671","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T150257.951.svg?v=1733457789"},{"product_id":"books-mv-colliding-worlds","title":"Colliding Worlds: First Contact in the Western Desert 1932-1984","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eColliding Worlds: First Contact in the Western Desert 1932–1984\u003c\/em\u003e shares with us the experiences and impact of the first encounters between the people of the Western Desert and non-Aboriginal people. 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Knight, Raúl Martín, Raul Ramos and Beth Zaiken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a special bonus feature, download the free \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTriceratops: Melbourne Museum\u003c\/em\u003e augmented reality (AR) app and follow the instructions inside the book to see \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTriceratops\u003c\/em\u003e come to life in its natural habitat. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-listid=\"2\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eAuthor: Erich Fitzgerald \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-listid=\"2\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003eISBN:  9781921833571\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-listid=\"2\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003ePublisher: Museums Victoria Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-listid=\"2\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003eDate of Publication: 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-listid=\"2\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eNumber of Pages: 104 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-listid=\"2\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-listid=\"2\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eProduct Dimensions (cm): 26.5 x 19.5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-listid=\"2\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eAge range: Suitable for a general audience (12+)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Museums Victoria Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40572628205615,"sku":"115090","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/4477\/5215\/files\/A2DinoPosters-2024-12-06T132846.867.svg?v=1733452134"},{"product_id":"horridus-journey-of-a-triceratops","title":"Horridus: Journey of a Triceratops","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorridus: Journey of a Triceratops\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the 67-million-year voyage across deep time of one of the most remarkable fossils ever discovered. 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