The camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau were an important part of the Nazis' final solution to the Jewish question. Over one million people were murdered in its gas chambers and tens of thousands of prisoners were worked to death in the nearby sub-camps. Others were held in the quarantine area before they were deported to work in the Third Reich. This is the story of the development of Auschwitz from a Polish prison camp into a concentration camp, and a thorough account of the building of Birkenau and the gas chambers, which grew into industrial killing machines. Rawson relates what life was like for... View More...
Pearson History activity book for Year 8 consolidates students’ historical knowledge and understanding and historical skills in accordance with the Australian Curriculum History course. The activities can be set for homework, or for ‘fast finishers’ in the classroom that may need some extension exercises. The activity book provides a range of activities, including mapwork, which builds understanding of geography in the context of history; timelines, which develop understanding of chronology; evidence-based activities and questions and literacy-based activities and questions. Features:- ... View More...
NOT IN STOCK - THIS IS A PRINT ON DEMAND TITLE WHICH TAKES 7-10 DAYS TO RECEIVE INTO STOCK - PLEASE TAKE THIS TIMEFRAME INTO ACCOUNT WHEN ORDERING. Of the forty mammal species known to have vanished in the world in the last 200 years, almost half have been Australian. Our continent has the worst record of mammal extinctions, with over 65 mammal species having vanished in the last 50 000 years. It began with the great wave of megafauna extinctions in the last ice-age, and continues today, with many mammal species vulnerable to extinction. The question of why mammals became extinct, and why so m... View More...
Discover the history and development of weaponry through the ages with The Illustrated History if Weapons series. These comprehensive visual reference books explore the craftsmanship and progression of weaponry and cover the many important conflicts and historical events that have shaped the world we live in. These titles feature stunning photography, fascinating biographical information and detailed insight into the technology and tactics of the battlefield, and cover the evolution of early knives and swords through to the pistols and rifles of modern times. View More...
The most comprehensive history of Marvel Comics ever published, Marvel Year by Year: A Visual History explores Marvel's fascinating story, decade by decade, year by year, month by month. Chronologically documenting everything from the company's beginnings as Timely Comics in the late 1930s to the present day, this is the definitive account of Marvel Super Heroes and the company that created them. This incredible new edition is fully updated for 2017, with exciting new coverage of Thor, Captain America, and the hugely important Secret Wars. Learn all about the birth of key Marvel Super Heroe... View More...
Blake’s Australian History Guide covers all of the key topics outlined in the primary Australian History curriculum for Grades 3 to 6. It has been written to capture students’ imaginations and encourage them to delve deeper into Australia’s fascinating history before and after white settlement.
Each easy-to-read, single-page topic contains: Interesting facts and background information; Colourful images that illustrate the topic; TRY THIS activities to test understanding; Investigate and Discuss ideas for further investigation. The book also includes many additional interesting facts,... View More...
Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the whole work and displays the full variety of Gibbon's achievement. This abridgement is based on David Womersley's definitive three volume penguin classics edition. Complete chapters from each volume, linked by extended bridging passages, vividly capture the style, argument and structure... View More...
NOT IN STOCK - THIS IS A PRINT ON DEMAND TITLE WHICH TAKES 7-10 DAYS TO RECEIVE INTO STOCK - PLEASE TAKE THIS TIMEFRAME INTO ACCOUNT WHEN ORDERING. This definitive work by world-renowned bee authority Eva Crane offers a fascinating account of bees and their complex relations with both humans and animals. Comprehensive, absorbing, and lavishly illustrated, this scholarly, yet accessible volume explores how bees, honey and other bee products have been gathered and utilized throughout the world. Beginning with the rock paintings of the Mesolithic cave dwellers, readers will learn about the ... View More...
The houses of Queensland are unique in Australia. Broad verandahs shaded by gracefully curved expanses of roofing iron, tall stumps, lattice, roof ventilators, and a host of the subtleties combine to give the Queensland house of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries its own special qualities and visual character. It might be thought that determining why Queensland houses are so very different from those found elsewhere in Australia would be a simple matter. But it has taken years of research to unravel a very complex story and find the answers to some fundamental questions about the... View More...
History Now is an exciting series, which aims to give students a sound understanding of the people and events that have shaped Australia’s society, culture and landscape, and explain how their own life and personal history fits into a broader context. This series enhances students’ Historical Knowledge and Understanding and Historical Skills. Key Features:- Written to the Australian Curriculum. Students respond to each unit both factually and inferentially. Inquiry questions addressed. Each unit is comprised of stimulus texts followed by activities that further develop students’ knowledg... View More...
History Now is an exciting series, which aims to give students a sound understanding of the people and events that have shaped Australia’s society, culture and landscape, and explain how their own life and personal history fits into a broader context. This series enhances students’ Historical Knowledge and Understanding and Historical Skills. Key Features:- Written to the Australian Curriculum. Students respond to each unit both factually and inferentially. Inquiry questions addressed. Each unit is comprised of stimulus texts followed by activities that further develop students’ knowledg... View More...
History Now is an exciting series, which aims to give students a sound understanding of the people and events that have shaped Australia’s society, culture and landscape, and explain how their own life and personal history fits into a broader context. This series enhances students’ Historical Knowledge and Understanding and Historical Skills. Key Features:- Written to the Australian Curriculum. Students respond to each unit both factually and inferentially. Inquiry questions addressed. Each unit is comprised of stimulus texts followed by activities that further develop students’ knowledg... View More...
History Now is an exciting series, which aims to give students a sound understanding of the people and events that have shaped Australia’s society, culture and landscape, and explain how their own life and personal history fits into a broader context. This series enhances students’ Historical Knowledge and Understanding and Historical Skills. Key Features:- Written to the Australian Curriculum. Students respond to each unit both factually and inferentially. Inquiry questions addressed. Each unit is comprised of stimulus texts followed by activities that further develop students’ knowledg... View More...
History Now is an exciting series, which aims to give students a sound understanding of the people and events that have shaped Australia’s society, culture and landscape, and explain how their own life and personal history fits into a broader context. This series enhances students’ Historical Knowledge and Understanding and Historical Skills. Key Features:- Written to the Australian Curriculum. Students respond to each unit both factually and inferentially. Inquiry questions addressed. Each unit is comprised of stimulus texts followed by activities that further develop students’ knowledg... View More...
History Now is an exciting series, which aims to give students a sound understanding of the people and events that have shaped Australia’s society, culture and landscape, and explain how their own life and personal history fits into a broader context. This series enhances students’ Historical Knowledge and Understanding and Historical Skills. Key Features:- Written to the Australian Curriculum. Students respond to each unit both factually and inferentially. Inquiry questions addressed. Each unit is comprised of stimulus texts followed by activities that further develop students’ knowledg... View More...
History Now is an exciting series, which aims to give students a sound understanding of the people and events that have shaped Australia’s society, culture and landscape, and explain how their own life and personal history fits into a broader context. This series enhances students’ Historical Knowledge and Understanding and Historical Skills. Key Features:- Written to the Australian Curriculum. Students respond to each unit both factually and inferentially. Inquiry questions addressed. Each unit is comprised of stimulus texts followed by activities that further develop students’ know... View More...
Cape York Peninsula is arguably the most exotic wilderness region in Australia. Its history is as colourful as its geography and as steamy as its climate. The era covered is 1845-2003, but historian Lennie Wallace also tells us of early Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish and Portgugese mariners and of many shipwrecks and daring escapes along its dangerous coastline. View More...
Training for War encapsulates one hundred years of the history of Headquarters 1st Division and the Deployable Joint Force Headquarters. During that time the Headquarters has commanded subordinate formations and units; soldiers; and assets. They all have a place in this story as do many distinguished Australians who have had a close association with the Division, either commanding it or holding senior positions there. This study looks at the organisation's high water mark in World War One as well as quieter times between the world wars, before the tempo picks up again in the period closer t... View More...
This is a comprehensive A-Z guide to modern farm vehicles, shown in over 475 identification photographs. It explains who coined the word 'tractor' and who gave Caterpillar their name; what Harry Ferguson did before he invented his three-point hitch, and the fascinating history of the John Deere Company. 28 manufacturers are described and illustrated in detail, each accompanied by fact boxes and key dates. It includes a complete timeline of tractor history, from sowing by hand in the 18th century and the sale of the first steam-powered tracked tractor in 1904, through to the name changes and me... View More...
Covers have general wear plus moderate spine creasing. Previous owner's name sticker on title page. 532 pages with black and white photographs. Hurricane Lamps and Hand Milking. A history of dairy farming along the Logan and Albert River Valleys presents information about many of the dairy farms near and along the beautiful Logan and Albert River Valleys in Queensland's Beaudesert Shire (now Scenic Rim Region). Dairy farmers from these areas tell the history of their farms and describe many of the changes that have taken place on their properties and in their industry over a long period of t... View More...
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