This is Australia. It is a beautiful and ancient land, with a long history and an exciting future. With large, simple maps showing the shape of each state and territory and its capital city, this bright picture atlas is a great introduction to Australia. Filled with gorgeous illustrations and 70 fact filled flaps, this book makes it fun and easy for young children to explore the animals, plants, landmarks and events unique to Australia. Take a look around. Everyone is welcome!
This Is Australia Picture Atlas is a bright and beautiful celebration of the country, with more than 70 flaps to lift! Explore every state and territory of Australia. Discover the unique wildlife and animals that call Australia home, and uncover some fantastic facts about Australian people and their past. Written by sparkly Australian author Samone Amba, and illustrated by Brisbane illustrator and surface designer Kasey Rainbow (yes, that's a real name!), this book dazzles with all the things that make Australia amazing! With more than 70 flaps to explore.
A broad, concise and inclusive vision of Australia and Australians by one our most renowned historians. After a lifetime of research and debate on Australian and international history, Geoffrey Blainey is well-placed to introduce us to the people who have played a part and to guide us through the events that have created the Australian identity: the mania for spectator sport; the suspicion of the tall poppy; the rivalries of Catholic and Protestant, Sydney and Melbourne, new and old homelands and new and old allies; the conflicts of war abroad and race at home; the importance of technology; defining the outback; the rise and rise of the mining industry; the recognition of our Aboriginal past and Native Title; the successes and failures of the nation. For this enlarged edition Blainey has rewritten or expanded on various episodes and themes and updated relevant matter. He has described significant events and trends of the early-20th century. A ready-reference timeline of major events in Australian history is also included. The Shorter history of Australia is a must for every home and library.
Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country 2nd edition is the essential follow-up to Australia’s landmark travel guide to Indigenous Australia, Welcome to Country. In this extensively updated edition, Marcia Langton offers a full range of Indigenous-owned or -operated tourism experiences across Australia, including an expanded directory with 250 new listings, illustrated maps, and photography by Wayne Quilliam. Australia is home to the longest continuing culture on Earth, and Welcome to Country 2nd edition highlights myriad ways to engage and deepen our knowledge and appreciation of the First peoples through travel. Everything from arts centres to tours is covered in this guide, and there are also fascinating insights into Indigenous cultures and histories, as well as etiquette for visitors. This guide also addresses the events and issues facing Australia today, such as as Native Title, the Stolen Generations, the 2020 bushfires, the Black Lives Matter movement, and making a rightful place in the nation for the First Australians. Welcome to Country was the first book of its kind and this updated edition, brought together by a highly respected First Nations scholar and author, is a must-have for every Australian home.
Public transit is a powerful tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion and economic development as well as climate change. But while many people support transit in the abstract, it's often hard to channel that support into good transit investments. Part of the problem is that transit debates attract many kinds of experts, who often talk past each other. Ordinary people listen to a little of this and decide that transit is impossible to figure out. Jarrett Walker believes that transit can be simple, if we focus first on the underlying geometry that all transit technologies share. In Human Transit, Walker supplies the basic tools, the critical questions, and the means to make smarter decisions about designing and implementing transit services. Human Transit explains the fundamental geometry of transit that shapes successful systems; the process for fitting technology to a particular community; and the local choices that lead to transit-friendly development. Whether you are in the field or simply a concerned citizen, here is an accessible guide to achieving successful public transit that will enrich any community.
When the Moors spread across the country during the eighth century they could never penetrate the Pyrenees, though they left quite a legacy in other parts of Aragón. By the ninth century the Christians had begun to reconsolidate in the Pyrenees; they formed the Kingdom of Aragón and made Jaca - today the most popular village among mountain sportsters - their earliest capital. The Romanesque churches scattered throughout the Pyrenees stand as a genteel testament to the devotion and determination of these rallying Christians. During the 12th century they had worked their way south into the wide.
For the first-time dad, useful and practical information about pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care, including: what to say -- and what not to say--when you hear the news; taking care of moms-to-be; what childbirth feels like; crying, diapers, and bathtime; and baby-proofing the home.
Fully revised with up-to-the-minute information, the bestselling and comprehensive Australian bible for expectant parents, 'Birth', provides practical, up-to-date, accurate and research-based information, on everything relating to preconception, pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting. Co-written by a midwife and a childbirth educator, with over 35 years' collective experience in working closely with women and their families, this invaluable resource is an essential for every prospective parent. 'Birth: The essential guide to conceiving, nurturing and giving birth to your baby', is reader-friendly, reassuring, unbiased and accessible to a wide readership. It presents medical treatments and natural therapies, the many physical changes of pregnancy, labour and birth and possible variations from "the norm".
