My Place - Softcover

Wheatley, Nadia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0916291545 ISBN 13: 9780916291549

Publisher: Kane Miller, 1994

Synopsis

A unique, intimate history of Australia, featuring colorful illustrations and maps, starts in 1988 and works its way back two hundred years to 1788, telling the history of one particular place through the generations of children who have lived there.

About this title

Book Description:

Everyone is part of History, and every place has a story as old as the earth.

From the Back Cover:

2OTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION Everyone is part of History, and every place has a story as old as the earth. For twenty years, this multi-award-winning picture book has prompted Australian children to connect with the land and with community. This special commemorative edition celebrates the book and its readers. ‘a masterpiece’- Sydney Morning Herald ‘an exciting venture in arousing children’s curiosity about... their past, Australia’s past’ - The Age ‘inventive and absorbing’ - The Courier-Mail ‘historical fiction at its best’ - Scan ‘really outstanding’- The Canberra Times Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers,1988 The Inaugural Eve Pownall Award for Children’s Non-Fiction, 1988 White Raven Award, 1988 KOALA Award, shortlisted 1989 & 1990 YABBA Award, 1988 IBBY Honour Book, 1990

About this edition

• Publisher: Kane Miller
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0916291545
• ISBN 13: 9780916291549
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48