When the First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip selected a sheltered cove as the site of Australia’s first colony.
Australia is a big place. It covers 7.7 million square kilometres. Filling in the Map is a history of the explorers who charted the coastlines, scaled the mountains and crossed the deserts in search of farmland and freshwater – and filled the map of Australia.
By:
Carole Wilkinson Imprint: WILD DOG BOOKS Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 297mm,
Width: 210mm,
ISBN:9781742036557 ISBN 10: 1742036554 Pages: 40 Publication Date:04 June 2025 Recommended Age: From 7 to 12 years Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Carole Wilkinson is an award-winning children’s author who writes historical fiction and non-fiction. She is best known for her much-loved Dragonkeeper double trilogy set in Han Dynasty China.