First Fleet: Life in the Colony

Liz Flaherty
Title First Fleet: Life in the Colony
Edition 1st
ISBN 9781442559721
ISBN 10 1442559721
Published 23/04/2012
Published by Pearson Australia
Pages 32
Format Paperback
In stock
 
Total Price $19.95 Add to Cart
Description
Life in the Colony reveals what life was like for the new arrivals to the colony of New South Wales in 1788. Find out about the first weeks and months, the reactions of Aboriginal peoples towards the new settlers and what life was really like.
Table of contents
  • Botany bay to Port Jackson
  • Disembarking
  • Meeting the Eora People
  • Settling In
  • Early Days
  • Challenges of Settlement
  • Governor Philip's Disappointment
  • From Bad to Worse
  • Crisis
  • Norfolk Island
  • Increasing Tension
  • The Struggle Continues
  • Life Gradually Improves
  • 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 Life in the Colony.