In her diary, twelve-year-old Amber describes moving to Hawaii in 1941 and experiencing the horror of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
A Family in Australia (Families around the world)
by E. Gunner and S. McConky
You Wouldn't Want to Be an 18th-Century British Convict! (You Wouldn't Want To...)
by Meredith Costain
2020-2021 Academic Planner (Academic Planner August 2020-July 2021, #3)
by Aria Planner & Journal
Australia's Intriguing Past (Fantastic Facts About)
by Frances Payne
Convicts and bushrangers pirates and princes they have all had a part to play in Australia's past. The history of the Indigenous Australians goes back for over 60000 years a length of time that is so vast it is difficult to comprehend. Find out the stories of all these people in this book and discover how they have left their mark on today's Australia. How much do you really know about Australia Did you know that the whole continent is on the move or that Aussies were the first to use penicilli...
A Children's Book Council of Australia Shortlisted title "Both author and illustrator have brought the tempestuous story of William Bligh to life in this superb history book, which informs, intrigues and involves the reader by asking questions and upturning incorrect facts and prejudices...This is a fabulous book for children aged nine and up."--Books and Publishing William Bligh: A Stormy Story of Tempestuous Times unpeels the layers of some of the most incredible circumstances in Austra...
Maralinga, the Anangu Story
by Yalata, Oak Valley Communities, and Christobel Mattingley
'Maralinga - the Anangu Story is our story. We have told it for our children, our grandchildren and their children. We have told it for you.' In words and pictures Yalata and Oak Valley community members, with author Christobel Mattingley, describe what happened in the Maralinga Tjarutja lands of South Australia before the bombs and after.
It's a Baby Flying Fox! (Sandcastle Baby Australian Animals) (Baby Australian Animals)
by Katherine Hengel
The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Americas
by Dr Jen Green, Fiona MacDonald, Philip Steele, and Michael Stotter
Discover all about the everyday lives of early American peoples by investigating in turn the lost civilizations of the Aztec, Maya and Inca peoples of Central and South America, and the enduring Arctic and Native American Indian cultures of the North. Page by page, the story of each civilization unfolds to give an insight into the beliefs, traditions, crafts and survival skills of the past. By exploring all the key cultures in one volume, the different ways in which each evolved can be compared....
Award-winning author Ann Ingalls’s A is For Australia invites little readers to embark on an alphabet adventure in the land down under—featuring illustrations by Kat Kalindi. A is for Aussie B is for boomerang C is for crocodiles . . . G’day, mates! With D for didgeridoo, R for reef, and V for vegemite, this colorful primer has everything you need to know about the land down under. Take an alphabetized bushwalk from the Outback to the Reef, and learn what makes Australia so amazing!
Queen Lydia Liliuokalani, Last Ruler of Hawaii (On My Own Biographies (Hardcover))
by Josepha Sherman
Each book in the "Great Journeys" series tells the story of a famous journey of exploration. Although it is written in the form of a narrative, it also describes the vessels used, the route taken, the problems and hazards encountered and the strange and wonderful finds made on the trip. In 1900 an international meeting of scientists declared an "Antarctic year" to encourage expeditions to the continent. This book gives an account of the valiant attempts made by explorers to reach the South Pole,...
Turning Points in History: Pearl Harbour paper (Turning Points in History)
by Richard Tames
A discussion of the events at Pearl Harbor. It is part of a series which examines major historical watersheds. It recounts the chain of events leading up to the event, and the repercussions, both immediate and long-term. It also evaluates the concept of a turning-point, assessing in which way this event really was one. Interpretations run throughout the books, showing how history is informed by a complicated web of divergent views. The books are designed to be thought-provoking, but their approa...
It's a Baby Spiny Anteater! (Sandcastle Baby Australian Animals) (Baby Australian Animals)
by Katherine Hengel