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100 Years of Petrol Power: Transport Trade and Travel in Australia: Book 5 - 1900-2000
Hardback
Main Details
| Title |
100 Years of Petrol Power: Transport Trade and Travel in Australia: Book 5 - 1900-2000
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) John Nicholson
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| Series | TRANSPORT, TRADE AND TRAVEL |
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| Series part Volume No. |
5
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:32 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 270,Width 215 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781741750478
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| Classifications | Dewey:380 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Allen & Unwin
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| Imprint |
Allen & Unwin Children's Books
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| Publication Date |
1 April 2009 |
| Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
The fifth and final book in this series for upper primary schoolchildren shows how Australia entered the Age of Oil, becoming reliant on petrol and diesel to power cars, trucks, trains, tractors, ships, machinery and aeroplanes. It shows how the internal combustion engine superseded horse and steam power as the driving force in our modern economy, and leaves us with the question: where to after the oil runs out?
Author Biography
Many of John Nicholson's books have been shortlisted in the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards. Four of them, A Home among the Gum Trees, The First Fleet, Fishing for Islands and Animal Architects, have won the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books.
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