The man who ate his own boots.

Unearth the secrets of the mysterious giant stone statues on this tiny remote Pacific island.

Easter Island, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean thousands of miles from anywhere, has intrigued visitors since Europeans first arrived in the 1700s. How did people first come to live there? How did they build the enormous statues and why? How were they placed around the island without carts or even wheels? Scientists have learned many of the answers, although some things still remain a mystery. Megan Stine reveals it all in a gripping narrative.

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Unearth the secrets of the mysterious giant stone statues on this tiny remote Pacific island.

Easter Island, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean thousands of miles from anywhere, has intrigued visitors since Europeans first arrived in the 1700s. How did people first come to live there? How did they build the enormous statues and why? How were they placed around the island without carts or even wheels? Scientists have learned many of the answers, although some things still remain a mystery. Megan Stine reveals it all in a gripping narrative.

This book, part of the New York...

Develop geography literacy while learning about the unique characteristics of Australia and Oceania The 7 Continents: Australia and Oceania helps students learn about Australia and Oceania through engaging reading and writing activities. Five geography units cover the following standards-based topics: Section 1: Australia and Oceania in the World Introduces students to the location of Australia and Oceania in the world. Australia and Oceania's Relative Location Australia and Oceania's Hemispheres Australia and Oceania's Absolute Location Using a Projection Map Section 2: Political Divisions...

This story tells how, between 1788 and 1988, the little plot of aboriginal land near Sydney has changed almost beyond recognition. As history shapes the new country of Australia so life on the piece of land changes from generation to generation.

While I Can Still Remember is the story of Norfolk Island. This work of historical fiction begins with a prologue that introduces a monolithic Norfolk Island pine at its 'birth' as a seed over 650 years ago. The story then takes us to the present where the old tree - Lone Pine - has always stood on a limestone cliff at Point Hunter on Norfolk Island. At the base of its trunk a sapling - Piali - clings to the cliff.

The island is waiting for Piali to grow strong enough to take over from Lone Pine, whose time is almost over, so the sapling's survival is vital. The old tree...

In the early stages of the Pacific War, General Douglas MacArthur was expected to prevent the Japanese from taking Australia. With limited forces, MacArthur had to be tactical, and the key to the continent's defense was the island of New Guinea, just above the northeast tip of Australia. In order to defend New Guinea, MacArthur sent a small task force to Milne Bay, where the Coral Sea rounded the southeast tip of the island. His plan: to establish an airfield base for bomber and fighter planes that could attack enemy invasion convoys as they rounded the tip of New Guinea to attack Australia....

Ships have been sailing the oceans of the world for thousands of years, and for just as long, they have been sinking to the bottom and turning into shipwrecks.

This fabulous book submerges the reader into the world of shipwrecks - exploring everything from how ships sink, how shipwrecks are salvaged, different types of shipwrecks and how shipwrecks are transformed into incredible artificial reefs.

Full of fascinating facts and figures, the reader can explore a range of shipwrecks underwater to discover their history and see what they look like today.

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Kids will learn about Australia with an engaging, modern look, and timely, relevant, high-interest information and activities. Schools are integrating more and more world geography and events into the social studies curriculum. This educational book on Australia includes information on its past and present and will come alive with food, culture, history, and famous people PLUS an introduction to the language.

Ben Hall, sometimes referred to as the 'gentleman bushranger', was the son of poor ex - convicts. His early adult life held promise though; he was hard - working and well respected. He had a family and a partnership in his own cattle station. Then a series of misfortunes befell Hall and his path crossed that of the notorious bushranger Frank Gardiner. Influenced by Gardiner and his gang, Ben Hall entered into a life of crime. During his three years as a bushranger, Hall and his gang committed hundreds of robberies, many of which were violent. For a time, however, Hall had the support of the...

In 1869 Mt Egerton was outraged by the armed hold - up of the local bank by a masked villain calling himself 'Captain Moonlite'. The perpetrator turned out to be the new lay preacher, Andrew George Scott. On his release from prison Moonlite led a ragged bunch of young desperadoes to stage a siege that envolved a shoot - out and the death of a policeman.

The fifth book in the series features the two men known as ''''Captain Starlight''''. Both were bushrangers who travelled widely across the country in the second half of the 19th Century, and although their backgrounds and their crimes differed greatly, they are linked by their connection with a character from a novel. Frank Pearson was the first ''''Starlight who burst onto the scene in 1868, when he abandoned his practice as a doctor, stole a horse and took off on a bushranging spree that ended in a shoot out and the death of a policeman. Pearson was a very talented man: intelligent, well...

Frederick Wordsworth Ward, better known as 'Captain Thunderbolt', had one of the longest bushranging 'careers' in history. Plaguing New South Wales for almost seven years, he enjoyed much public support as he was intelligent, and charming. This book describes some of Thunderbolt's exploits and refutes many of the popular myths that surround him.

There were few bushrangers whose influence extended as far as that of Frank Gardiner. Handsome, clever, charismatic and dangerous, he inspired many young men to abandon the drudgery of their honest work and turn to highway robbery. So strong was his influence that it set in motion a craze known as ''''Gardinerism''''. Gardiner was the leader of the infamous Gold Escort robbery at Eugowra Rocks; he was the one who almost ''''got away'''' with the crime. escaping to Queensland and running a successful public house until his eventual, controversial arrest. Such was the man's charm and influence...

A curriculum rich resource for teachers of lower primary school years everywhere who want to access Australian history as told through the eyes of the students who are learning it. This book covers Australia's history from well before western colonisation, including aspects of the Dreaming, to the recent history of Australian federation.

The students documented their findings in oral storytelling which has been dilligently transcribed. They illustrated important events and figures of Australian development and its finding of its place in the modern world.

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