{"id":44,"date":"2026-08-24T14:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T04:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gumleafpublishing.com.au\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T04:49:43","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gumleafpublishing.com.au\/?page_id=44","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull gumleaf-section-relative gumleaf-edge-bottom has-warm-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a70f4f02\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"gumleaf-scatter\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:#92A273\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group gl-reveal is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c285347a\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">The books<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(2.25rem, 4.6vw, 3.5rem)\">Three books about how a place gets decided.<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Australian picture books for ages 6&ndash;12, written in Ballarat. Councils, creeks, kangaroos and Parliament &mdash; the ordinary machinery of community life, told so a child leans in and asks a question. Each one comes with five classroom lessons in the back.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group gumleaf-trust gl-stagger is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-49686e73\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paperback or ebook<\/strong> &middot; buy either, or both<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Free shipping<\/strong> on Australian orders over $75<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ebooks arrive<\/strong> by email within a minute<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Signed copies<\/strong> on request &mdash; just ask<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-cream-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb23f275\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group gl-reveal is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9b131ec7\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">At a glance<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which one is right for your reader?<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"gumleaf-shelf gl-stagger\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"gumleaf-shelf-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"gumleaf-cover\" href=\"#the-mob\" aria-label=\"The Mob \u2014 read more\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-cover.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder cover for The Mob\" width=\"900\" height=\"1160\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#the-mob\">The Mob<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>A girl, a mob of kangaroos and a council meeting. How local decisions get made, and who gets a say.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-shelf-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-tag gumleaf-tag--age\">Ages 6\u201310<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-tag gumleaf-tag--curriculum\">Years 3\u20134<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"gumleaf-shelf-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"gumleaf-cover\" href=\"#sam-the-platypus\" aria-label=\"Sam the Platypus Goes to Parliament \u2014 read more\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-cover.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder cover for Sam the Platypus Goes to Parliament\" width=\"900\" height=\"1160\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#sam-the-platypus\">Sam the Platypus Goes to Parliament<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>A platypus with a polluted creek and a plan. Elections, Parliament, and how an idea becomes a law.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-shelf-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-tag gumleaf-tag--age\">Ages 8\u201312<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-tag gumleaf-tag--curriculum\">Years 5\u20136<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"gumleaf-shelf-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"gumleaf-cover\" href=\"#book-three\" aria-label=\"Third title \u2014 read more\">\n\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-cover.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder cover for Third title\" width=\"900\" height=\"1160\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"#book-three\">Third title<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Placeholder blurb. One sentence on the character, the problem and the question the book leaves a reader with.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-shelf-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-tag gumleaf-tag--age\">Ages 0\u20130<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-tag gumleaf-tag--curriculum\">Years 0\u20130<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-tbc\">Placeholder<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"gumleaf-shelf-rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull gumleaf-book has-paper-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb23f275\" id=\"the-mob\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3ff1115e\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column gl-reveal gl-reveal--left is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-book-art\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-cover\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-cover.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder cover for The Mob\" width=\"900\" height=\"1160\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-scene-wide.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder for an interior spread from The Mob\" width=\"1400\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-scene.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder for an interior spread from The Mob\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-square.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder for an interior spread from The Mob\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column gl-reveal is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Book one \u00b7 Years 3\u20134<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.75rem)\">The Mob<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-hook\">What happens when a mob of kangaroos is about to lose its home?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">One young girl decides she cannot simply stand by. What starts as a walk past a fenced-off paddock turns into a letter, then a petition, then a night at a council meeting where a nine-year-old gets three minutes to speak.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Along the way she finds out what a council actually does, who gets to decide what happens to a shared piece of land, and how much difference a room full of neighbours can make. The kangaroos, for their part, are unimpressed by paperwork.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"gumleaf-chips\" style=\"margin-top:1.5rem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Local government<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Community voice<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Sustainability<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Persuasive writing<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<dl class=\"gumleaf-specs\" style=\"margin-top:1.75rem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Ages<\/dt><dd>6\u201310<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Year levels<\/dt><dd>3\u20134<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Format<\/dt><dd>Paperback, 250 \u00d7 250 mm<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Pages<\/dt><dd>32<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>ISBN<\/dt><dd>978-0-0000000-0-0<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Published<\/dt><dd>2026<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-buy\" style=\"margin-top:1.9rem\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Buy The Mob<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-format gumleaf-format--paperback\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-name\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-price\"><b>$00<\/b> <span class=\"gumleaf-tbc\">TBC<\/span> <span>inc. GST<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-format-note\">Posted from Ballarat. Free shipping on Australian orders over $75.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gumleaf-add\" href=\"?add-to-cart=000\">Add to cart<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-format gumleaf-format--ebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-name\">Ebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-price\"><b>$00<\/b> <span class=\"gumleaf-tbc\">TBC<\/span> <span>inc. GST<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-format-note\">PDF and ePub. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gumleaf-add\" href=\"?add-to-cart=000\">Add to cart<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"gumleaf-buy-trust\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Card payments secured by Stripe<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Australian owned and printed<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Five classroom lessons included<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group gl-reveal is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-433345af\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.89), 1.5rem);\">Five lessons in the back<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Every copy includes a complete unit of work &mdash; learning intentions, success criteria and five practical activities. Teachers planning a class set can find curriculum mapping and licensing on the <a href=\"\/schools\/\">For Schools<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"gumleaf-steps\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Know the service<\/strong>Discover the services councils provide, and connect everyday community life with local government.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Design your dream park<\/strong>Plan an accessible, sustainable community space, thinking about users with different needs.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Be a councillor<\/strong>Debate funding priorities, listen to other points of view, and make a decision as a group.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Write to council<\/strong>Use persuasive writing to prepare a formal letter to the Mayor about a real community issue.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Start a petition<\/strong>Explore how collective voices influence decision-making and encourage community action.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull gumleaf-book gumleaf-book--sky has-cream-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb23f275\" id=\"sam-the-platypus\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3ff1115e\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column gl-order-last gl-reveal gl-reveal--right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-book-art\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-cover\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-cover.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder cover for Sam the Platypus Goes to Parliament\" width=\"900\" height=\"1160\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-scene-wide.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder for an interior spread from Sam the Platypus Goes to Parliament\" width=\"1400\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-scene.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder for an interior spread from Sam the Platypus Goes to Parliament\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-square.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder for an interior spread from Sam the Platypus Goes to Parliament\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column gl-reveal is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Book two \u00b7 Years 5\u20136<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.75rem)\">Sam the Platypus Goes to Parliament<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-hook\">From a polluted creek, to an election campaign, to a Bill debated in Parliament \u2014 and finally, a new law.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Sam has lived in the same stretch of creek his whole life, and lately the water has been wrong. Nobody in the creek can fix it, so Sam does the only sensible thing a platypus can do: he runs for office.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The campaign trail leads to a chamber full of shouting, a Bill that nearly dies twice, and a slow lesson in how an idea becomes a law that everybody has to follow. Students see democracy as something they could understand, argue with and take part in \u2014 not just something they read about.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"gumleaf-chips\" style=\"margin-top:1.5rem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Parliament<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Elections<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>How laws are made<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Waterways<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<dl class=\"gumleaf-specs\" style=\"margin-top:1.75rem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Ages<\/dt><dd>8\u201312<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Year levels<\/dt><dd>5\u20136<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Format<\/dt><dd>Paperback, 250 \u00d7 250 mm<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Pages<\/dt><dd>32<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>ISBN<\/dt><dd>978-0-0000000-1-0<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Published<\/dt><dd>2026<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-buy\" style=\"margin-top:1.9rem\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Buy Sam the Platypus Goes to Parliament<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-format gumleaf-format--paperback\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-name\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-price\"><b>$00<\/b> <span class=\"gumleaf-tbc\">TBC<\/span> <span>inc. GST<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-format-note\">Posted from Ballarat. Free shipping on Australian orders over $75.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gumleaf-add\" href=\"?add-to-cart=000\">Add to cart<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-format gumleaf-format--ebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-name\">Ebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-price\"><b>$00<\/b> <span class=\"gumleaf-tbc\">TBC<\/span> <span>inc. GST<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-format-note\">PDF and ePub. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gumleaf-add\" href=\"?add-to-cart=000\">Add to cart<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"gumleaf-buy-trust\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Card payments secured by Stripe<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Australian owned and printed<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Five classroom lessons included<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group gl-reveal is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-433345af\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.89), 1.5rem);\">Five lessons in the back<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Every copy includes a complete unit of work &mdash; learning intentions, success criteria and five practical activities. Teachers planning a class set can find curriculum mapping and licensing on the <a href=\"\/schools\/\">For Schools<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"gumleaf-steps\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Who does what?<\/strong>Match community issues and services to local, state or federal government, and explore why protecting a waterway can involve state law.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Run for Parliament<\/strong>Create a mini election campaign: choose priorities, develop a slogan, deliver a speech and hold a class vote.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>From Bill to Act<\/strong>Sequence the stages of a Victorian Bill, from an idea and drafting through Parliament to Royal Assent.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Parliament in action<\/strong>Role-play a debate on the Bill. Take parliamentary roles, make arguments, listen, respond and vote.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Make your voice heard<\/strong>Choose an environmental issue and write to an MP, or create a media message advocating action.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull gumleaf-book gumleaf-book--wattle has-paper-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb23f275\" id=\"book-three\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3ff1115e\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column gl-reveal gl-reveal--left is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-book-art\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-cover\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-cover.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder cover for Third title\" width=\"900\" height=\"1160\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-scene-wide.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder for an interior spread from Third title\" width=\"1400\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-scene.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder for an interior spread from Third title\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/gumleaf\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/placeholder-square.svg\" alt=\"Placeholder for an interior spread from Third title\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column gl-reveal is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Book three \u00b7 coming soon<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.75rem)\">Third title <span class=\"gumleaf-tbc\">Title TBC<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-hook\">One line that makes a browsing parent want to know what happens next.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Placeholder description. Two or three sentences setting up the character and the problem, in the voice you would use telling a friend about the book. Say what happens, not what it teaches \u2014 the lessons are listed further down.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">A second paragraph for the turn in the story and what the reader comes away with. Keep it warm and specific; the curriculum language belongs on the For Schools page, not here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"gumleaf-chips\" style=\"margin-top:1.5rem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Theme one<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Theme two<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Theme three<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Theme four<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<dl class=\"gumleaf-specs\" style=\"margin-top:1.75rem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Ages<\/dt><dd>0\u20130<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Year levels<\/dt><dd>0\u20130<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Format<\/dt><dd>Paperback, 000 \u00d7 000 mm<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Pages<\/dt><dd>00<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>ISBN<\/dt><dd>978-0-0000000-2-0<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><dt>Published<\/dt><dd>2027<\/dd><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-buy\" style=\"margin-top:1.9rem\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Buy Third title<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-format gumleaf-format--paperback\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-name\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-price\"><b>$00<\/b> <span class=\"gumleaf-tbc\">TBC<\/span> <span>inc. GST<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-format-note\">Posted from Ballarat. Free shipping on Australian orders over $75.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gumleaf-add\" href=\"?add-to-cart=000\">Add to cart<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-format gumleaf-format--ebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-name\">Ebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-format-price\"><b>$00<\/b> <span class=\"gumleaf-tbc\">TBC<\/span> <span>inc. GST<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-format-note\">PDF and ePub. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gumleaf-add\" href=\"?add-to-cart=000\">Add to cart<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"gumleaf-buy-trust\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Card payments secured by Stripe<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Australian owned and printed<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Five classroom lessons included<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group gl-reveal is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-433345af\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.89), 1.5rem);\">Five lessons in the back<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Every copy includes a complete unit of work &mdash; learning intentions, success criteria and five practical activities. Teachers planning a class set can find curriculum mapping and licensing on the <a href=\"\/schools\/\">For Schools<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"gumleaf-steps\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Lesson one<\/strong>One sentence describing the activity and what students do.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Lesson two<\/strong>One sentence describing the activity and what students do.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Lesson three<\/strong>One sentence describing the activity and what students do.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Lesson four<\/strong>One sentence describing the activity and what students do.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><strong>Lesson five<\/strong>One sentence describing the activity and what students do.<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull gumleaf-edge-top has-warm-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb23f275\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group gl-reveal is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c285347a\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Paperback or ebook<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Same story, two ways to hold it.<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Both formats carry the same words, the same pictures and the same five lessons. Pick whichever suits how you read together &mdash; or take both and let the paperback live in the car.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"gumleaf-routes gl-stagger\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n\n\t\t<article class=\"gumleaf-route gumleaf-route--physical\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-tag gumleaf-tag--new\" style=\"align-self:flex-start\">Paperback<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3>A real book, posted to you<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>250 \u00d7 250 mm, 32 pages, matte cover. Printed in Australia on stock heavy enough to survive a four-year-old and a hundred readings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"gumleaf-ticks\">\n\t\t\t\t<li>Free shipping on Australian orders over $75<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>Dispatched from Ballarat within two business days<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>Gift wrapping available at checkout<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>Signed by the author on request \u2014 add a note to your order<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>The five lessons are printed in the back<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-route-meta\">Australia-wide delivery. International orders \u2014 ask us for a freight quote before you order.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t<article class=\"gumleaf-route gumleaf-route--digital\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"gumleaf-tag\" style=\"align-self:flex-start\">Ebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h3>On the screen you already have<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>PDF and ePub together in one download, so it works on a tablet, a phone, an e-reader or the television in the lounge room.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"gumleaf-ticks\">\n\t\t\t\t<li>Emailed within a minute of payment clearing<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>Read on any device you own, as many times as you like<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>No app, no account, no expiry date<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>The five lessons come as a separate printable PDF<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li>Re-download any time \u2014 just ask and we will resend the link<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-route-meta\">For a whole class rather than one family, the <a href=\"\/schools\/\">classroom licence<\/a> is the one you want.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-sage-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a70f4f02\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center gl-reveal is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-dd1367cd\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Buying for a class?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ink-deep-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.25rem)\">Schools order differently, so we made a different page.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-deep-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Class sets on a purchase order with 30-day invoice terms, or a digital classroom licence covering the ebook, all five lesson plans, worksheets, rubrics and slide decks. Curriculum mapping for Years 3&ndash;6 is there too.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-gumleaf-leaf\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/schools\/\">For schools &amp; teachers<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-paper-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb23f275\" id=\"buying-questions\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group gl-reveal is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-26cbacbf\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"gumleaf-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph\">Before you buy<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Shipping, returns and the rest<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"gumleaf-faq gl-stagger\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-faq-item\">\n\t\t\t<h3>How long will my book take to arrive?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Paperbacks leave Ballarat within two business days and usually reach Australian addresses inside a week. Ebooks are emailed within a minute of payment clearing \u2014 if it has not appeared, check your junk folder before you email us, because that is where it usually is.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-faq-item\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Is my card safe?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Payments run through Stripe. Your card details go straight to them and never touch our site, so there is nothing stored here for anyone to take. You will see &quot;Gumleaf Publishing&quot; on your statement.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-faq-item\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Can I buy a paperback and an ebook together?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Yes. Add both to the cart and pay once. You will get the download link by email straight away and the paperback in the post, with one receipt covering both.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-faq-item\">\n\t\t\t<h3>What if it arrives damaged, or is not what I expected?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Send us a photo and we will replace a damaged book, no argument and no return postage. If a book simply is not right for your reader, post it back within 30 days in resalable condition for a refund. Ebooks cannot be returned once downloaded, which is why there is a free sample lesson on the schools page.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-faq-item\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Can I get it signed?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Tom signs copies when he can. Add a note at checkout with the name you would like it made out to. It adds a day or two, and occasionally he is away, in which case we will tell you rather than quietly hold your order.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-faq-item\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Do you ship outside Australia?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>We do, but freight varies enough that we quote it rather than guess. Email us with the titles and your address and we will come back with a real number.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-faq-item\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Are these only for school use?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Not at all. They are picture books first \u2014 the lessons in the back are there for teachers, and plenty of families never open them. Read the story and ignore the rest if that suits you.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gumleaf-faq-item\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Can I use the ebook with my whole class?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>A single ebook is licensed for one family. For a classroom, the twelve-month classroom licence on the For Schools page covers displaying the book and printing the worksheets for your students.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull gumleaf-section-relative has-warm-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-elements-1 has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-01cddff4\" style=\"background:var(--wp--preset--gradient--canopy);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"gumleaf-scatter\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"color:#FFFDF8\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group gl-reveal is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9d798a05\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-warm-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem)\">Not sure which one to start with?<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#DDE5CF\">Tell us the reader&#8217;s age and what they are curious about, and we will tell you honestly which book fits &mdash; including when the answer is none of them yet.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex is-content-justification-center wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c54d9628\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"\/contact\/\" style=\"border-color:#FFFDF8;color:#1E383F;background-color:#FFFDF8\">Ask us<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-border-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"\/schools\/\" style=\"border-color:#FFFDF8;color:#FFFDF8\">I&#8217;m a teacher<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#C2D0B4;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Gumleaf Publishing &middot; Ballarat, Victoria &middot; ABN 88 336 723 673<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The books Three books about how a place gets decided. 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