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 Published Historical Titles

 

The Voyage of the Endeavour

Short -listed Children’s Book Council 1996

This is the story of one of the world's greatest voyages. 

Captain Cook and his amazing crew overcame immense risks and dangers - storms, cannibals and wrecks in the name of science, exploration and the search for the Great Southern Continent.

Illustrated by Julian Bruere
CIS Publishers, 1995 

Reproduced by courtesy of  Reed International Books
  Australia Pty Ltd not for reproduction elsewhere

   

Australia’s Convicts a four book series

This fascinating series of four books tells the story
of Australia's convicts. It begins with their lives in England and Ireland before transportation in Criminals or Victims ?. It follows their difficult and dangerous voyages to Australia in  Life at Sea.  Then we see the hardships and hopes of Life in a New Land, and finish this informative and well-researched series on convict life with Transportation Ends

Criminals or Victims   Volume 1

Life at Sea                   Volume 2

Life in a New Land      Volume 3

Transportation Ends    Volume 4

MacMillan Education Australia, 1999

Images reproduced by courtesy of  MacMillan Education
 Australia not for reproduction elsewhere

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