First Fleet: The Voyage

Liz Flaherty
Title First Fleet: The Voyage
Edition 1st
ISBN 9781442559646
ISBN 10 1442559640
Published 23/04/2012
Published by Pearson Australia
Pages 32
Format Paperback
In stock
 
Total Price $19.95 Add to Cart
Description
The Voyage tells the story of the terrifying voyage made by 1500 men, women and children from England to Australia on the 11 ships of the First Fleet in 1787. Find out who was on which ship, how the ships travelled south and who was in charge.
Table of contents
  • Captain Arthur Phillip
  • The First Fleet Ships
  • The First Fleet Passengers
  • Getting the Convicts Ready
  • Other First Fleeters
  • Preparing the Fleet
  • Setting Sail
  • Tenerife
  • Rio de Janeiro to the Cape of Good Hope
  • Final Stop-over
  • The Arrival
  • Illness and Death
  • Children and Babies
  • Timeline
  • Glossary
  • Index
  • Find Out More
Features & benefits

Features include:

  • Clear and concise text accompanied by contemporary and historic photographs
  • A timeline of key events
  • A glossary explaining new words and phrases
  • An index.
Author biography
Written by a wide range of experienced children’s authors specialising in history at primary level.
Target audience
Suitable for middle primary students.
Series overview

The First Fleet series describes what life was like in England for different groups of people in the late 18th century, and tells the story of the terrifying voyage to Australia in 1787 made by 1,500 men, women and children from England on the 11 ships of the First Fleet. Meet some of the First Fleet convicts, officers and sailors, whose names you might still recognise today. Finally, find out about the first weeks and months the new arrivals spent in New South Wales.

Sample Pages
Selected sample pages from First Fleet - The Voyage