As morning comes to Kangaroo Island following a thunderstorm,a mother kangaroo finds her lost baby and a burned eucalyptus tree sprouts buds and becomes a new home for animals.
Two Australian school children, defenseless in the vast wilderness of the Outback, meet an Aborigine youth in his walkabout and are forced to undergo a walkabout of their own.
After hearing a fictional tale about Hitler's daughter, Mark, an Australian boy, wonders what it would be like if someone he loved and trusted turned out to be evil.
Australia, Indonesia, and the independence of East Timor
Fernandes, Clinton
2004
Discusses how the government of Australia worked to support Indonesia's occupation of East Timor, exposing policies that supported the Indonesian military regime and prevented a ballot of independence before the pressure of activists and the public forced the Howard government to send a peacekeeping force to reluctantly help East Timor.
Contains a fictional account of an American woman's spiritual quest through the Outback of Australia when a group of Aborigines challenge her to learn firsthand about their culture by joining them on a "walkabout.".
Text and photographs present the home, work, school, recreations, and day-to-day activities of the King family who live on a sheep farm in the State of Victoria in southern Australia. Also includes general facts about the country.
Sequel to: The heroic life of Al Capsella. Whether goofing off with his friends or fleeing the unwanted attentions of a girl from school, fifteen-year-old Al suffers from constant surveillance by a growing horde of watchdog parents.
Fourteen-year-old Al Capsella, desperately trying to be normal and blend in with the rest of the crowd, is constantly embarrassed by his highly unconventional parents.
