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The Upside-down History of Down Under
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Read the un-put-down-able history of Down Under - unexpected, heroic and sometimes tragic. But never ever boring.
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Read the un-put-down-able history of Down Under - unexpected, heroic and sometimes tragic. But never ever boring.
The story of Australia starts with a piece of land that went for a swim. About 200 million years ago it floated away from Africa.
Very, very, slowly.
It was home to dinosaurs and giant animals, then the first Australians showed up and got comfortable. And for a long time this wild and wonderful land was a mystery to the rest of the world. Until the English decided it would make the best jail ever . . .
Funny, heroic and tragic - the story of our country from prehistory to federation.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780143788669
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 October 2018
Country: Australia
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Terry Denton
- Illustrated by Terry Denton
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 136.0mm
Height: 205.0mm
Weight: 511g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Alison Lloyd is old enough to have written 10 books, including Do You Dare- Bushranger's Boys, Our Australian Girl- The Letty Stories, Year of the Tiger and its sequel Battle of the Jade Horse. Terry Denton has written or illustrated a vast number of amazing books, including the world-famous Treehouse series (with Andy Griffiths) and the picture books Jandamarra and Boomerang and Bat (with Mark Greenwood).
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