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These resources **are all** **books ** **you can find in our library**. ** TIP: ** Want to find them? Click [|here] for a reminder on how ‘call numbers’ work! ** 1. //Australia’s Convict Past//, by Robert Coupe (2002). **** Call number 994.02 Cou ** This book takes a European perspective on Australia’s convict  era, from the beginning of transportation in 1787 to its end in 1868. It contains a number of images such as historical drawings and paintings. Browse the drawings of the convicts and  compare them to those of  officials  of the time. What do you notice about peoples’ names and their appearance? Is there any group //not// represented in any of the images? Go to the ‘Create – Comparisons’ page of the wiki and compare the images. ** TIP: ** Click [|here] for help with comparisons! ** 2. //Shipwreck, Sailors and 60,000 Years//, by Jackie French (2009). **** Call number 994 Fre ** This book looks at the history of Australia up to and including 1788. Most pictures are in cartoon form and the wording can be very funny. The author provides her interpretation of events from a range of perspectives, including that of indigenous Australians, the British and previous explorers. Find the cartoon on page 128 and look up ‘Pong Oh!’ in the //Landfall// chapter for an indigenous perspective not often examined in books on this subject. ** 3. //Little Felons – Child Convicts: 1788-1853//, by Melanie Guile (2005). **** Call number 994.02 Gui ** This book looks at the convict   era from the perspective of British children who led a life of poverty before being sent to Australia as convicts. Find out what life was like for many children in Britain and read the story of how John Hudson became who is thought to be the youngest convict ever to be transported to Australia. ** TIP: ** Who is telling John’s story? How do we know? There is also a drawing of John. How do we know that this is what he looked like? ** 4. //The Rabbits//, by John Marsden and Shaun Tan (2000). **** Call number: F Mar ** This is a story about two groups of animals - numbats and rabbits  – and the impact of the rabbits’ arrival on the numbats’ homes and lives. The illustrations are particularly interesting (look carefully at the rabbits’ clothes, for example). Why on Earth is this book being included in this pathfinder ?! What kinds of questions could we ask the author and illustrator about their work? ** TIP: ** Click [|here] for help with comparisons!
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