| Record Number |
704882 |
| ISBN |
9780857980175 (hbk.) |
| 9780857980182 (pbk.) |
| Author |
Murdie, Rae |
| Title |
Meet Captain Cook / written by Rae Murdie ; illustrated by Chris Nixon. |
| Publisher/Date |
North Sydney, NSW Random House Australia, 2013. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 23 x 29 cm. |
| Series |
Meet .. 03 |
| Contents note |
Premier's reading Challenge: 5-6 |
| Summary Note |
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. |
| Target audience note |
For children. |
| Subject - Name |
Cook, James, -- 1728-1779 |
| Subject |
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature |
| Discoveries in geography -- English -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature |
| Voyages around the world -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature |
| Pacific Area -- Discovery and exploration -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature |
| Australia -- History -- To 1788 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature |
| Added Author |
Nixon, Chris, 1986- |
| Shelf Location |
J 910.92 COOK |
