Includes index.

Indigenous peoples, British settlers, recent immigrant groups: Australias pastalong with the vast continent it occupiesgives the country its unique character. The astounding beauty of the Great Barrier Reef; the Outback still home to many aborigines; the native instrument called the didgeridoo; world-class cities such as Melbourne and Sydneythese highlights and more are celebrated in this volume on Australias customs and culture.

Grades 7-8.