Introducing Australia , livre ebook

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

15 août 2013

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781406268911

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

5 Mo

What is Uluru? What language is spoken in Australia? Where do koala bears live? This book answers these questions and more as it introduces young readers to the continent of Australia through age-appropriate maps, engaging photographs, and simple text. Topics covered within the book include where the continent is, climate, geography, animals and plants, countries, people and languages, natural resources, cities, and famous places.

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

15 août 2013

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781406268911

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

5 Mo

Australia

Introducing Continents

Australia Anita Ganeri

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Edited by Dan Nunn, Rebecca Rissman, Sian Smith, and Helen Cox Cannons Designed by Philippa Jenkins Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library Ltd 2014 Picture research by Liz Alexander and Tristan Leverett Production by Vicki Fitzgerald Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Ganeri, Anita Introducing Australia. – (Introducing continents) A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Alamy pp. 13 (© Steffan Hill), 18 (© Bill Bachman), 21 (© Paul Kingsley); Corbis pp.23 (© Marianna Massey), 27 (© Kit Kittle); Getty Images pp. 8 (Ted Mead/Photolibrary), 9 (Pawel Toczynski/Photolibrary), 10 (Jason Edwards /National Geographic), 12 (Photo By Martin Cohen Wild About Australia/Lonely Planet Images), 20 (Sharon Smith/ AFP). 22 (Quinn Rooney), 25 (Gallo Images/ Danita Delimont); naturepl.com pp. 14 (© Ingo Arndt), 15 (© Doug Perrine); Shutterstock pp. 6 (© Susan Harris), 11 (© Alberto Loyo), 16 (© Szekeres Szabolcs), 17 (© Ashley Whitworth), 19 bottom (© Alexander Hoffmann), 26 (© Phillip Minnis); SuperStock pp. 7 (age footstock), 19 top.

Cover photographs of an outback road in Northern Territory, Australia and a shaded relief map of Australia reproduced with permission of Shutterstock (© Ralph Loesche, © AridOcean); image of three Aborigines playing musical instruments reproduced with permission of SuperStock (© Robert Harding Picture Library).

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