Meet... Captain Cook

by Rae Murdie

Paperback, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

910.92

Collection

Publication

Random House Australia (2014), 36 pages

Description

Captain Cook was the first European to discover the eastern coast of Australia. Along with his crew on the HMS Endeavor, Cook set out from England with royal orders to look for signs of the great southern land known as Terra Australis, which they chartered in 1788. From Ned Kelly to Saint Mary Mackillop, Captain Cook to Douglas Mawson, the Meet... series of picture books tells the exciting stories of the men and women who shaped Australian history.

Awards

CBCA Book of the Year (Shortlist — 2014)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

36 p.

ISBN

0857980181 / 9780857980182
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