This Is Australia
A Children's Classic
Rizzoli · Print & ebook · September 22, 2009
The classic children's series with over 2 million copies sold.
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- Who it’s for
- A lively illustrated tour moves from Sydney’s landmarks through cities and outback towns.
- Themes
- Australian cities and landmarks, Australian geography
- Genres
- Australia & Oceania, Travel, Geography for Kids
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The classic children's series with over 2 million copies sold. Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty years later and, where applicable, facts have been updated for the twenty-first century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of each book.
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The stylish, charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek’s witty, playful narrative, make these books a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember them from their own childhood. In This is Australia, first published in 1970, Sasek swings down under, winging his readers into Sydney, with its famous bridge and space-age Opera House; bustling, modern Melbourne; colonial Adelaide; semitropical Brisbane; the garden city of Canberra; mineral-rich Perth; and Alice Springs, Australia’s most famous outback town.
Australia, City by City
A lively illustrated tour moves from Sydney’s landmarks through cities and outback towns.
Come here for
- Sydney’s famous bridge and space-age Opera House
- Australia’s cities, from Melbourne to Perth and Adelaide
Expect
- Sasek’s playful narrative and preserved original illustrations
- A “This is . . . Today” page with updated facts, where applicable
Where it sits
| Australia & Oceania | 98% |
|---|---|
| Travel | 75% |
| Geography for Kids | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Australia & Oceania
- Customs & Traditions
- Travel
- Authors
- Miroslav Sasek
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Published
- September 22, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Australian cities and landmarks · Australian geography
- Reading lane
- Australia & Oceania