Murdie, Rae,

Meet Captain Cook / Meet ... Captain Cook. written by Rae Murdie ; illustrated by Chris Nixon. - 28 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 23 x 29 cm. - Meet ; 3. . - Meet... series ; 3. .

Maps on endpapers. Chris Nixon is a resident of W.A.

Captain Cook was the first European to discover the eastern coast of Australia. Along with his crew on the HMS Endeavor, Cook set out from England with royal orders to look for signs of the great southern land known as Terra Australis, which they chartered in 1788.

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Cook, James, 1728-1779 --Juvenile literature.


Discoveries in geography--English--Juvenile literature.
Voyages around the world--Juvenile literature.
Explorers--Great Britain--Juvenile literature.


Australia--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
Pacific Area--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
Australia--History--To 1788--Juvenile literature.

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