When Giants Roamed Australia

Name: When Giants Roamed Australia
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9781923293533
Price: 29.99 NZD
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By Sarah Jane Lightfoot

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From the bestselling creator of When Dinosaurs Roamed Australia comes a beautiful exploration of the megafauna that once walked this land. Thousands of years before you and me,stomping the bush and surfing the sea,paddling through creeks, hopping on sand,MIGHTY MEGAFAUNA roamed this land! Journey back in... Read More

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Description

From the bestselling creator of When Dinosaurs Roamed Australia comes a beautiful exploration of the megafauna that once walked this land.

Thousands of years before you and me,
stomping the bush and surfing the sea,
paddling through creeks, hopping on sand,
MIGHTY MEGAFAUNA roamed this land!

Journey back in time and meet the giant creatures that roamed Australia thousands of years ago.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923293533

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 September 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Kids

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Sarah Jane Lightfoot is a Melbourne-based author and illustrator whose stories celebrate the everyday magic of neighbourhood life, encouraging readers to slow down and discover beauty in the familiar. After studying Textile Design at RMIT, she spent more than a decade as a textile and graphic designer before swapping fashion prints for picture books. Her work combines lyrical storytelling with warm, detailed illustrations, often inspired by nature and family life. When she’s not sketching on her iPad or painting in her studio, Sarah is chasing after her daughter and dreaming up new stories to share with young readers.

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