Australia (Countries of the World (Capstone)) [Library Binding]

Michael Dahl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1997 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Countries of the World (Capstone)

Discusses the history, landscape, people, and culture of the country of Australia.

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About the Author

Michael Dahl is a Capstone Press author. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Library Binding: 24 pages
• Publisher: Bridgestone Books (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560655216
• ISBN-13: 978-1560655213
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,173,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Dahl is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults. His nonfiction has won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times. His Finnegan Zwake mystery series published by Simon & Schuster won rave reviews and two of its titles were shortlisted for the Edgar and the Anthony Mystery Awards. He has written The Everything Kid's Joke Book as well as Gotcha Covered! (with Kathleen Baxter from School Library Journal) on nonfiction books that get kids excited about reading. Dahl is the Editorial Director for Stone Arch Books based in Minneapolis, where his books have won national design awards and been selected by the Junior Library Guild. His fantasy series, The Library of Doom, is the most-read series by hi-lo readers across the country. He has spoken at numerous schools, libraries, bookstores, and conferences inn the US and UK, including ALA, AASL, Renaissance Learning, TLA and IRA. He lives in a haunted house.

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1.0 out of 5 stars B-O-R-I-N-G, September 24, 2003

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This review is from: Australia (Countries of the World (Capstone)) (Library Binding)

Attempts to cover a wide range of topics in a short number of pages. Each topic is not covered enough. For example, a two page spread with 3 paragraphs of text attempts to discuss plants, animals, and birds! The two most commonly known animals of Australia are not even illustrated: the kangaroo and the koala.

The main focus of the book is the modern living environment of the non-Aboriginal citizens. Fifteen double-page spreads explain modern living such as shopping, sports and leisure, cities, and transportation. There is only one two-page spread about Aboriginal peoples, followed by a brief history of the European settlement.

The book doesn't even mention the Great Barrier Reef, nor does it mention the sea life or anything to do with the coast or the ocean that surrounds Australia.

The writing is extremely dry and boring and after skimming through it I decided it was not worth to read aloud to my children. The photographs are not even that great. I found many other excellent books about Australia, which we used in our home school instead.