Set in the vibrant landscape of Australia during the 1880s, "Our Australian Girl: Meet Alice" follows the journey of a spirited young girl named Alice who faces the challenges of growing up in a rapidly changing world. As she navigates her daily life in a small rural community, Alice dreams of adventure and longs for a bigger life beyond her family’s farm. Throughout the story, she encounters friendship, courage, and the struggles of her time, all while discovering her own identity and strength. Alice's tale is one of resilience and the importance of staying true to oneself. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Penguin Random House Australia .

Davina Bell is a writer from Western Australia. She is the author of the award-winning picture book The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade (illustrated by Allison Colpoys), which won the 2016 Australian Book Industry Award for Best Children's Book from a Small Publisher, as well as the Alice books in the best-selling Our Australian Girl series. For six years she was a Senior Editor at Penguin Books in the Young Readers Division, where she worked with some of our country's most beloved children's book creators. Davina lives and works in Melbourne, where she still dreams about the Western Australian beaches while drinking a lot of very good Melbourne coffee. Allison Colpoys is an award-winning freelance book designer and illustrator.