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Music and Dance by Robert Watts
$9.95 AUD
Category: Primary | Series: History of the First Australians Set 2 | Reading Level: 12
First Peoples' cultures used music and dance for many purposes. Some dance and music were sacred and secret. Others were for pure enjoyment. Cross-curriculum priority is given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island histories and culture.
People of the Desert by Robert Watts
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Category: Primary | Series: History of the First Australians Set 2 | Reading Level: 9
Australia's deserts are alive with special animals and plants. The First Peoples lived in the deserts of Australia. The survival skills needed were immense. These skills were developed over a long period of time. Their skills, culture and belief systems sustained them in a difficult place where other pe ...Show more
Plant Foods of the First People by Robert Watts
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Category: Primary | Series: History of the First Australians Set 2 | Reading Level: 11
Australia has a broad range of plants that are native to this continent. There are many plants of great economic and medicinal value being used throughout the world. The range of Australian plants suitable for food and medicine is still being rediscovered. This reader explores some of these valuable Aus ...Show more
Rivers for Food and Travel by Robert Watts
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Category: Primary | Series: History of the First Australians Set 2 | Reading Level: 6
This readers treats the importance of Australia's waterways. These were pathways along which the First People travelled and found food and shelter. The waterways were mastered for hunting and gathering of food. Travel along these waterways by canoe may have been easier than going acrss the open plains a ...Show more
Sports of the First Peoples by Robert Watts
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Category: Primary | Series: History of the First Australians Set 2 | Reading Level: 9
The First Peoples needed skills in throwing accurately, running quickly, being alert, moving silently and looking for animal tracks. These skills were mastered when growing to an adult. Children practised spear throwing to hit objects, stone throwing accuracy, running and catching games. Essential skill ...Show more
The Great Flood by Robert Watts
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Category: Primary | Series: History of the First Australians Set 2 | Reading Level: 7
The First People were witness to an extended Ice Age and then the warming period. They have oral stories of the climate changing and the sea rising. The First People walked across the area which is now Port Phillip Bay. These flood stories are common and also the stories of the sea rising. This reader c ...Show more
Tribes of the First Peoples by Robert Watts
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Category: Primary | Series: History of the First Australians Set 2 | Reading Level: 9
Tribes of the First Peoples look at the many different people who lived in Australia. The First Peoples were many nations. The languages and cultures were markedly different. The land bridges from Asia led directly down into Australia. There were also short sea crossings. There is all liklihood that the ...Show more