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You wouldn't want to be an 18th-century British convict! a trip to Australia you'd rather not take

A humorous account of how a British thief would have been punished in the eighteenth century by being sent to Australia in 1785.

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Main Author: Costain, Meredith
Other Authors: Antram, David, 1958- (Illustrator), Salariya, David
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Franklin Watts, 2007, c2005.
Series:You wouldn't want to--
Subjects:
Prisoners > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Penal colonies > Juvenile nonfiction.
Prisoners, Transportation of > Australia > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:A humorous account of how a British thief would have been punished in the eighteenth century by being sent to Australia in 1785.
Item Description:First published: Great Britain : Book House, 2005.
Includes index.
Physical Description:32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
ISBN:0531149730 (hc.)
9780531149737 (hc.)
Author Notes:Meredith Costain is an Australian children's author, born in 1955. She is the literary editor of national children's magazines, Comet, Explore and Challenge. Her awards include the Mary Grant Bruce Story Award and the Aurealis Convenor's Award. Her work includes Doodledum Dancing, illustrated by Pamela Allen; Penguin is Bed Tails, illustrated by Mitch Vane; and her latest, book 8 in the Ella Diaries Series and a bestseller, Worst Camp Ever!, illustrated by Danielle McDonald.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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