50 Things You Didn't Know about Australia

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Read all about Australia's ancient culture, modern cities, and the unique aspects of food and daily life in this modern Continental nation.

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Pages:

Intermediate (6 to 9)

Language:

English

ISBN:

978-1643713496

Red Chair Press

Sean O'Neill

Categories:

Educational, Environment, History

Features:

Illustrations

Keywords:

australia, facts, culture, animals, cities, food, history, surprising

https://www.amazon.com/Things-Didnt-Know-about-Australia/dp/1643713493

THINGS YOU DIDNT KNOW ABOUT A U S TRALIA Written and Illustrated by Sean ONeill THINGS YOU DIDNT KNOW ABOUT A U S TRALIA Written and Illustrated by Sean ONeill Egremont Massachusetts Things You Didnt Know About is produced and published by Red Chair Press wwwredchairpresscom FREE lesson guide at wwwredchairpresscomfreeactivities Publishers CatalogingInPublication Data Provided by Cassidy Cataloging Services Inc Names ONeill Sean author illustrator ONeill Sean things you didnt know about Series Title things you didnt know about Australia written and illustrated by Sean ONeill Other Titles Australia Description Egremont Massachusetts Red Chair Press Interest age level Includes bibliographical references and index Summary With Things You Didnt Know About Australia young readers will discover the highlights of Australias ancient culture modern cities and discover unique aspects of food and daily life in this modern Continental nationPublisher Identifiers ISBN library hardcover softcover ebook LCCN Subjects LCSH AustraliaHistoryJuvenile literature Australia Description and travelJuvenile literature AustraliaSocial life and customsJuvenile literature CYAC AustraliaHistory Australia Description and travel AustraliaSocial life and customs BISAC JUVENILE NONFICTION Travel JUVENILE NONFICTION People Places Australia Oceania ClassificationLCC DU96 O54 DDC 994dc23 Copyright Red Chair Press LLC RED CHAIR PRESS the RED CHAIR and associated logos are registered trademarks of Red Chair Press LLC All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced stored in an information or retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical including photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission from the Publisher For permissions contact inforedchairpresscom Printed in the United States of America 1P F24CG TABLE of CONTENTS Chapter AN ISLAND CONTINENT Chapter EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY Chapter A NEW NATION Chapter DAILY LIFE Glossary Explore More IndexAbout the Author 11C H A P T E R AN ISLAND CONTINENT An island unto itself Australia is the only country on Earth that covers an entire continent Oceania is a grouping but not itself a continent Although it is the secondleast populated continent after Antarctica the rich biodiversity and variety of ecosystems makes Australia one of the most unique natural environments on the planet From arid deserts to sandy beaches snowcapped mountains to bustling cities Australia really is a place like no other AN ISLAND CONTINENT Australia isnt just a country Its also a continent and an island In fact its the worlds smallest continentand the worlds largest island The countrys name comes from the Latin term Terra Australis Incognita which means unknown land in the south European explorers used this term to identify any lands unknown to Europeans in the southern oceans so when they landed on Australia the name stuck Eastern Australia is separated from the rest of the continent by a large mountain range called the Great Dividing Range It wasnt until that any settlers successfully crossed these mountains Much of central Australia called the outback is mostly desert An area of southwestern Australia is called Nullarbor Plain for good reason Nullarbor means no trees in Latin AN ISLAND CONTINENT The Australian outback is rich in minerals The Argyle diamond mine in Kimberly produces more diamonds than any other mine in the world Australia may be the worlds smallest continent but can claim to have the worlds biggest rock At feet meters tall and miles km around Uluru is the worlds biggest single rock A very unusual rock formation with an even more unusual name is the Bungle Bungles in Western Australia These beehiveshaped rocks are covered with orange and black stripes

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