Collection: Junior Non-Fiction History

Convicts played an enormous role in shaping the history of white-Australia. Learn all about their story, from their exile and passage to Australia, to the harsh conditions they faced on arrival.

Telling BITS of history as they really were! In 1788, beautiful Australia became a prison as England sent their convicts to the new colony on crowded, smelly ships. And when they arrived, they brought the stink with them. Life as a convict was tough -- flogging was frequent, food was scarce, and ...

Another 4 titles in this bestseller series on Australian history, Many intriguing reproductions of early drawings and paintings from the first days of the colony. Written specifically to provide visual and written resources for the Australian History Curriculum requirements for Years 4-6.

Happy times, sad times, boom times and gloom times! From the First Peoples camp at the river crossing in the 1820s through to Carols by Candlelight at the show ground in today's world, this is a decade by decade wonderfully illustrated story of a small country community.

Humorous account of life in Britain and Europe in the Middle Ages - in those days of chivalry when knights were evident, people lived in castles and the peasants did the work.