When sixteen-year-olds Eliza of Washington, D.C., and Billie of Melbourne, Australia, participate in a semester-long ecology exchange program, Eliza's plan to "cut loose" out of the public eye goes awry, while Belinda must consider tempering her idealism in order to work within the system.
Wormz, Nicko, and their friends fear that their experience at a school camp in the Australian bush will be ruined by the presence of the dreaded Mr. Cromwell as a substitute chaperon.
Joanna Drury, arriving in Australia in 1871 to find property left to her, delves into the mysterious events that marked her family's destiny back in the time the Aborigines call "the dreaming.".
It has not rained in the outback of Australia for seven years, and if it does not rain soon, a young girl and her family will lose their ranch. However, a family heirloom, an inquisitive baby, and a local wise man bring rain to the area just in the nick of time.
An introduction to Australia, the smallest continent on Earth, discussing the area's climates, land, forests, urban and rural life, and resources, and looking at things to see and do in Australia/Oceania.
Illustrations and simple rhyming text describe how twelve different animals in Australia wake up, including the kookaburra, kangaroo, echidna, koala, and emu.
