Australia

Explore the Countries

by Sarah Tieck

Informative, easy-to-read text and oversized scenic photos draw in readers as they journey through Australia - home of the vast Outback, the colorful Great Barrier Reef, and the iconic Sydney Opera House. Readers will learn about Australia's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, fun facts, and pronunciation guides aid readers. The book closes with a facts page including Australia's population and total area, as well as images of the Australian flag and currency. Students will find valuable report information while exploring Australia! Table of contents, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

40 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Dad · Rating 5 out of 5]

My wife and I enjoy reading short books about things like countries. We read this book together as we have an interest in Australia. We know a woman from Australia in our exercise class. Kristy has been doing research and some of her family went to Australia in the early 1800's because they were considered convicts. They did petty crimes like stealing for food when hungry. But, of course, the real criminals were British officials who passed laws to do this and the people carrying out such outlandish laws. The main idea was to send people to live in Australia, when few wanted to go to such a faraway place. We also are reading a book by Carla Kelly about a boy who had been separated from his parents. He was in Portsmouth, England, and his parents had been sent to Australia, down under. He checked on their whereabouts. His father had died on the voyage and his mother was still alive. A kind naval leader arranged for the boy to seek out his mother in Australia.
Two dates I remember from this book are 1778 when England started taking settlers to Australia and 1853 when gold was discovered there. For comparison, gold was discovered in California in 1849.
We learned a lot from this book.