Significant People in Australia's History: 10 Pack

Awarded a ‘Notable Book’ in the Eve Pownall category of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards 2010.
Shortlisted: 2010 APA Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing – Primary Student Reference

This award recognises ‘outstanding books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style…’
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Through the biographies of some of our most significant people students learn the fascinating story of Australia.

This 9 volume set profiles people in our history who brought about important events or changes to Australian society through their knowledge, actions or achievements.

Each volume in the set focuses on a particular period in Australia’s history and includes:
• introductory information about the featured time period
• a timeline of main events
• illustrated biographies of a wide range of significant people
• a glossary of unfamiliar words
• a comprehensive index.

Each biographical entry features a timeline of the person’s life and achievements, information about events that influenced the person’s life, and cross-references to related information in other entries.

BONUS Digital Book CD valued at over $275: Every purchase of Significant People in Australia’s History includes a bonus CD, containing a digital book of each volume in the series. The digital book comes in form of interactive PDFs, suitable for IWB use.

Contents
Volume 1: Indigenous Australia
Volume 2: 1605-1803 Early Sea Exploration
Volume 3: 1788-1850 Early Settlements
Volume 4: 1851-1900 Colonial Life
Volume 5: 1901-1919 New Nation
Volume 6: 1920-1938 Boom Times and the Great Depression
Volume 7: 1939-1949 World War II and Post-War Recovery
Volume 8: 1950-1975 Building Modern Australia
Volume 9: 1976-today Australia, a Global Nation