Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
Young Dark Emu will show you how Aboriginal people lived before 1788 and explain how they were affected by the people and events that took place in colonial Australia.
Instructions
Books with information about Australia can be found on the red shelves in the non-fiction section of the library.
To get to the non-fiction section:
Young Dark Emu is a challenging text. Have a dictionary ready in case you come across words you don’t know.
As you read, look out for your key words. If you see them in the text, the section may be useful for your research.
3 dots are used to show that a topic is coming to an end.
Italics is used when text is taken from another resource. If the words in italics look interesting, you can see where the information came from using the bibliography on page 75.
My Place by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins
My Place is a collection of fictional stories told by children living in Australia from before 1788 to 1988. You can learn what life was like for children in the 1800s, and see why people migrated to Australia from overseas.
Instructions
Picture books can be found in the grey tubs in the library.
To get to the picture book section:
Picture books are organised by authors’ surname. When a book has 2 authors, choose the 1st author – Nadia Wheatley is the first author of My Place. So, you can find this book in the W tub.
Almost every double page has a map. The map’s labels can give you extra bits of information that are not given in the story.
Life in Colonial Australia by Marion Littlejohn and Doug Bradby
What was life like for ordinary people living in colonial Australia? This resource will give you information about jobs, buildings, transport, food and drink.
Instructions
Life in Colonial Australia has a lot of text in big blocks. Some of the information may not be useful for your research. Instead of reading every paragraph in depth, try skim-reading.
Skim over each block of text, looking carefully for your key words. When you find a key word, go back and read that whole section carefully. Then, make a note of the page number and record the information using dot points.