This is Australia: A Children's Classic

being a huge fan of sasek's other books, i picked up this one as my mother is from australia.it seemed to be a lot wordier than his other offerings, and don't get me wrong, i love learning, but for a younger person i could see this being overkill. the lovely art takes that edge off, but it's worth mentioning.whether the wordiness is a put-off or not, this book is definitely worth perusing. i love an artful history lesson!

We have several other of Sasek's "This is..." books, and this is not one of my favorites. I purchased it to use as a supplement with my preschoolers when we did a lesson on Australia. It is very wordy and focuses more on the cities and architecture of Australia rather than the people/the bush/the animals, all of which are more interesting to children.If you're looking for younger children, I would avoid this title.

This is such an adorable book. The pages are amazing and they have a lot of fun facts about Australia that I didn't even know about. I love buying kids books that give them more information about the world around them in a unique way and this book does just that. My son loved it. I will be buying more in the collection.

My grandchildren 8 & 6 were visiting Australia so I purchase this book. They really enjoyed reading about Australia beforing their visit. I also gave them the book "This is San Francisco" a few years ago and my then 6 yr old was familiar will all the city attractions before going. I highly recommend books by this author.

One of a series but a bit quirky. You have to like that style to enjoy it.

This book provides a beautiful "time capsule" effect, describing Australia as it was in the 60s and 70s. I was especially delighted at the comprehensive information provided on the pages relating to Tasmania, as we often get left out entirely, even from Australian publications!

My son loves this book... getting ready for our upcoming trip.

well worth the purchase and the style and art is fabulous. it brings back childhood memories. get this for any curious mind

Bought for grandchild. I was unable view inside, and discovered it seems to be more suitable for young children than the 10 year old I bought it for. It looks like a book published in the 1970's.

A lovely Book, with lots of brilliant facts, Bought for a 7 year old child who attends my book club he is leaving to live in Australia with his family, perfect ice breaker for giving facts to his parents and making the transition of moving countries a lot easier. It is a larger format book but has beautiful illustrations and really nice for adults and children to read.

such a wonderful series of books glad they are back in print.

A good book but a little too detailed for my son, whom i bought the item for... however, is very useful to me!

Para los amantes de Australia este libro es una auténtica maravilla, dibujos bien hechos, texto apropiado, información detallada... Sigue de actualidad porque ofrece todo lo fundamental de Australia. El formato es grande para apreciar bien la ilustración. Muy recomendable.