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Most people around the world today In the 1930s Grey Owl was the most Ben has a job in Mr Tyson’s store. In January 2009, a new American Life changes completely for Margaret Every year, millions of tourists visit
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Who are the British? This book
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Joanna Jimbuku is a nurse in Australia.
She works with a Flying Doctor. One
day a baby is very ill. Joanna takes the
baby to Sydney. It’s her first visit to
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This is the story of an Aboriginal boy
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Kylie Minogue was a star – a famous In an old Australian story, the A man wants to kill the Police
singer with a lot of money and Rainbow Serpent opened her eyes Commissioner. But who is he? Can
beautiful clothes. And then, in 2005, and looked at the young Earth. There Steve Malone find the killer? He only
the music stopped, Kylie had cancer. were no animals or birds, no rivers has two days ... An Australian thriller
People waited. And then she came or trees. Then a Man and a Woman told in cartoon form.
back. Read her story, from her early came, and the Rainbow Serpent was
days in Australia to her new work their teacher. But what did she teach
now. them? And did they listen?