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.

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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.

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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