Our capital city! : discovering Canberra's secrets
Eastwood , Ken2013
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Come on a visit to Canberra and go inside Parliament House, to the Royal Australian Mint and to the snow-capped national park. You'll meet all of our prime ministers, learn how to make a new law and discover how Australia became a nation
Main title:
Our capital city! : discovering Canberra's secrets / edited by Ken Eastwood
Author:
Imprint:
Sydney NSW Australian Geographic Education [2013]
Collation:
35 p. colour illustrations map
Audience:
Upper primary
Contents:
Capital idea: find your way with these fast facts about the ACTSecrets of the National Museum: discover some of the weirdest items in this national treasure troveThe ultimate $2 shop: watch real money being made at the Royal Australian MintOur coat of arms: meet Big Red and Emu, the animals on Australia's coat of armsNamadgi National Park: this mountainous park takes up almost 50 per cent of the ACTAn ACT adventure: setting out on the wild Australian Alps Walking TrackThe green and gold: digging up the facts on our national flowerTop job: what would it be like to be the prime minister for a day?Mystery of our missing prime minister: in 1967 Harold Hold went for a swim, and was never seen againAustralia's prime ministers: there are almost 30 of them - how many can you remember?Our democracy: how Australia's system of representative government worksHow to make a new law: the way government makes new rules for all AustraliansInside information: an illustrated look at the House of RepresentativesACT's Aboriginal people: do they really eat moths?Federation of a nation: when Australia first became AustraliaThe constitution: it's Australia's most important legal document, sitting above and shaping all other lawsGrowing history: the War Memorial tree that has roots in GallipoliMeet a Canberra scientist: Brian Cooke won an award in 2012 for his environmental work with rabbits
ISBN:
9781742454252 (hbk)
Dewey class:
919.471
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
36301
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 919.471 OUR | Available |
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 919.471 OUR | Available |