Description of book
Did you know that Australians designed and built some of the world's first aircraft, allowing our fearless pilots to smash flying records, bring aid to outback communities and defend our shores?
Find out more about what a boomerang and an airplane wing have in common, how jet engines work and the amazing inventions that first dared to defy gravity. From bombers and hot-air balloons to choppers and gliders, Australian aviation has serious altitude.
Brain-Buster Puzzles! Learn to draw planes! Schematics, amazing facts and more!
Reviews
Praise for PREHISTORIC AUSTRALIA
'Crammed with jaw-dropping factoids, brain-busting quizzes, profiles of famed dinosaur hunters, website links . . . and a comic strip! This is no ordinary dinosaur guide - it's a ringside seat to the prehistoric struggle for survival in all its blood-drenched majesty!' ABA Children's Special Interest Group, Kids' Reading Guide 2007-2008
'Crammed full of information and illustrated by a scientifically trained artist, this is just the thing for primary age palaeontologists. Double page spreads explain the history of dinosaur discoveries, the finds, the ancient creatures and some of the scientists working in the field today. Fun and entertaining at the same time as being educational.' Lindy Jones, Abbey's e-newsletter, October 2007