The Great South Land 2nd Edition – Workbook

$28.00

Hazel Davidson, Pictures by Dorothy Court

Publisher: Sugarbag On Damper

Published: 2015

ISBN: 9780987273772

Spiral bound

 

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Description

The new Workbook has:
  • Additional background materials on measuring longitude and latitude,
    visits by Makassan fishermen,
    a map of the region,
    illustrations of Indonesian prau, tamarind tree and fruit,
    details of Captain Cook’s life and skills,
    information about the Transit of Venus
    and other scientific work during the Endeavour voyage,
    extra information about the ship itself
    and the Australian flag flown by Captain Cook and Governor Phillip.
  • A table providing a comparison between the three levels of the reading text
  • A bibliography for teachers
  • Words of the traditional folksong Bound for Botany Bay amended by Lyndal Reid to better suit the linguistic needs of our students
  • A greater range of photocopiable exercises to match each level of the reading text: 16 pages Easy, 11 pages Medium, 14 pages Hard  (The number of pages is to a large extent governed by the font used.)
  • A cover page for each set of exercises to which work sheets can be stapled to help keep them together and in order.