Big Book of Australian History

Product Description

Australia's history began when a landmass called Gondwana broke up. The new island continent had dinosaurs, birds, and some mammals that would become the kangaroos, platypuses, wombats and possums of today.
The continent also had strange plants, insects, spiders, lizards and snakes, but there were no humans, not until about 50,000 years ago, when the first Aboriginal people arrived. Australia's history changed when these new arrivals began shaping the land. They settled in and grew used to the land. The land became used to them, as well.

Australian Curriculum:

• History - Historical Knowledge And Understanding