This is Australia

In This is Australia, first published in 1970, Sasek swings down under, winginghis readers into Sydney, with its famous bridge and space-age Opera House; bustling, modern Melbourne; colonial Adelaide; semitropical Brisbane; thegarden city of Canberra; mineral-rich Perth; and Alice Springs, Australia's mostfamous outback town. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulouslypreserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty years later and, whereapplicable, facts have been updated for the twenty-first century, appearing ona "This is . . . Today" page at the back of each book. The stylish, charmingillustrations, coupled with Sasek's witty, playful narrative, make these books aperfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whomwill remember them from their own childhood.