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Help Billie the Blue Banded Bee find his home in the Victorian grasslands.

Illustrated Golden Sun Moth with orange and black wings on a yellow background.

Podolepis linearifolia, Basalt Podolepis

Children's book cover titled 'Billie The Blue Banded Bee' with blue background and illustrations of bees.

Billie is a fun lyrical non-fiction children’s storybook set in Victoria’s endangered grasslands.

Did you know that less than 1% of Victoria’s original grasslands remain? These incredible ecosystems, home to unique species like the blue-banded bee, are rapidly disappearing.

Through Billie’s journey, discover the beauty and importance of these habitats.

  • Linum seed pods in a natural Victorian Volcanic Plains grassland

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    All profits go to the Grassy Plains Network, a group dedicated to protecting and saving our remnant grasslands.

  • Wildflowers and dandelion-like seed heads among grass and dried leaves

    Acknowledgements

    This book came to life thanks to a remarkable group of people who generously shared their time, knowledge, and love for grasslands. From ecologists and grassland experts to landscape architects, nature communicators, passionate primary school teachers and librarians - each has left their mark on these pages.

Classroom Resource Pack

Classroom Resource Pack

Golden Sun Moth in dry grassland

An educational classroom resource pack is also available, specially created for Victorian primary schools to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards!

This all-in-one resource pack has everything you need to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards - this bundles includes Billie’s charming lyrical e-book, ready-to-use curriculum based lesson plans for both junior and senior primary levels, and all the tools to make learning about Victoria’s special habitats engaging and fun.