Convicts! / Jackie French ; illustrated by Dave Hackett.
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TextSeries: French, Jackie. Fair dinkum histories ; Publisher: Gosford, NSW : Omnibus Books, an imprint of Scholastic Australia, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 135 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type: cartographic image | text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781760667641 (paperback)Subject(s): 1788-1900 | Colonization | Emigration and immigration | Penal colonies | Prisoners -- Juvenile literature | Prisoners | Prisoners -- Australia -- Juvenile literature | Penal colonies -- Australia -- Juvenile literature | Australia | Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature | Australia -- History -- 1788-1900 -- Juvenile literature | Australia -- Colonization -- Juvenile literature | Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literatureGenre/Form: History. | Juvenile works. DDC classification: 994.01 Summary: Telling BITS of history as they really were! In 1788, beautiful Australia became a prison as England sent their convicts to the new colony on crowded, smelly ships. And when they arrived, they brought the stink with them. Life as a convict was tough -- flogging was frequent, food was scarce, and they knew almost nothing about farming. Let alone their new home. Life as a convict stank -- in every way! Welcome to the most STINKY look at Australia yet!
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"All the stinky bits"
Telling BITS of history as they really were! In 1788, beautiful Australia became a prison as England sent their convicts to the new colony on crowded, smelly ships. And when they arrived, they brought the stink with them. Life as a convict was tough -- flogging was frequent, food was scarce, and they knew almost nothing about farming. Let alone their new home. Life as a convict stank -- in every way! Welcome to the most STINKY look at Australia yet!
Ages 7+.
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