Take a step back in time and gain insight into the people and events that shaped Australia into the country it is today with this History Now Book. Designed specially for Foundation students, this book aims to provide a sound understanding of Australia's society, culture and landscape and explains how their own life and personal history fits into a broader context. This series enhances students' historical knowledge and understanding of historical skills over the course of 8 units, with each providing 4 - 5 weeks' work.

• This book offers students a sound understanding of the people and events that have shaped Australia's society, culture and landscape.
• It's a valuable learning companion for Foundation students.
• This book contains 8 units, each providing 4 - 5 weeks' work.
• Each unit is comprised of stimulus texts, as well as activities that further develop students' knowledge, skills and understandings.
• It features stimulus texts presented in both textual and visual form including recounts of historical events, biographies, portraits, retrieval charts and tables, contemporary and modern maps, contemporary illustrations, photographs, timelines, breakout boxes, lists, journal entries and eyewitness accounts.
• This book has been written for the Australian Curriculum.
• Students are encouraged to respond to each unit both factually and inferentially.
• This book was written by John Barwick and Lauren O'Brien.
• This book is part of the History Now series, an education series for students in years Foundation to 6.