Australia the Land
, by Banting, ErinnNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780778793434 | 0778793435
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 10/1/2002
For ages 9-14. Brilliant full-colour photographs explore the topography, climate, and diverse wildlife that sets Australia apart from anywhere else in the world. Topics include: coastal cities and outback towns; northern tropical forests, cyclones, monsoons, bush fires; billabogs, artesian water, Lake Eyre, the Murray-Darling basin; strange outback formations such as Uluru, Purnululu, and the Devil's Marbles; Australia's Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders; European and Asian immigration; sheep and cattle stations; Koalas, kangaroos, monotromes, snakes, dingoes, rabbits, crocodiles, and more; life on the Great Barrier Reef.