People and Places

People and Places explores the amazing features of the Australian continent, from rock formations to vast deserts and rugged coastlines.
The people who live in these places have learned to live with extreme environments and weather conditions. The spirit of the Australian people has been shaped by the continent’s unique beauty.

Special features include:

‘My story’ features offer first-hand accounts from individual Australians
‘Aussie Fact’ boxes provide additional bites of interesting information

Contents:
We are Australian
People and places
The people of the deserts
The people of the plains
The people of the mountains and valleys
Droughts and floods
Rock formations
Wide skies and big horizons
River communities
Coastal people
The outback and bush
City and country lifestyles
We are all Australian
Glossary
Index

Other titles in this series:
The First Australians
Settlers and Explorers
Nation Builders
Artists and Storytellers
Multicultural Australians