The books in this section are usually hardcover and in decent condition, though we'll sometimes offer hard-to-find books in lesser condition at a reduced price. Though we often put images of the book with their original dust jackets, the copies here won't always (or even often) have them. If that is important to you, please call ahead or say so in the order comments!
Let us imagine that we have made the long journey "down under" to Australia. After landing at the port of Sydney, we tour the eastern coast. We are surprised to learn that such a thriving, modern nation has a population no larger than that of New York City. There are about seven million people on the entire island continent.
As we travel to the interior, we see strange things. Animals and birds in this faraway country are different from any other creatures in the world. In the forests, on the plains, there are wonderful plants, bright-plumaged birds, wild men, or aboriginals. But for the most part, Australia is a place of farm and pasture-land with a few cities as modern as any in America.
Come with us on a picture-book tour of the oldest land in the world. We will show you kangaroos and koala bears, lyre birds and kookaburras. Do the names sound strange? Then let us tell you about them...
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