Banting, Erinn.

Australia : the land / Erinn Banting. - New York : Crabtree, c2003. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. - The lands, peoples, and cultures series .

Includes index. "A Bobbie Kalman Book."

An island continent -- The land Down Under -- Welcome to the Outback! -- Wild weather -- The Australians -- Coastal cities -- Crops, livestock, and fishing -- Changing industries -- What is growing in Australia? -- Amazing animals -- Danger in the wild -- Life on the Great Barrier Reef.

Text and photographs portray Australia's unique geography, wildlife, and climate, as well as its city and rural life, industry, and transportation.

ISBN: 0778793435 (alk. paper) 0778797112 (Pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2002013727

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Australia.

LC Class. No.: DU105.2 / .B46 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 994