Matthew Flinders was a country boy who wanted to be a sailor. He lived at a time when ocean voyages took months, sometimes years. His life at sea was full of adventure and danger. He was the first to sail all the way around Australia. He drew the first complete map of the continent. Sailing was a dangerous business in Matthew’s time that could end in shipwreck, disease or death. He wanted to make it safer for sailors by making his map as accurate as possible.
Matthew Flinders was a country boy who wanted to be a sailor. He lived at a time when ocean voyages took months, sometimes years. His life at sea was full of adventure and danger. He was the first to sail all the way around Australia. He drew the first complete map of the continent. Sailing was a dangerous business in Matthew’s time that could end in shipwreck, disease or death. He wanted to make it safer for sailors by making his map as accurate as possible.
Carole Wilkinson is an award-winning children’s author who writes historical fiction and non-fiction. She is best known for her much-loved Dragonkeeper double trilogy set in Han Dynasty China. Prue Pittock was born in Melbourne, Australia. After studying art and design she worked in advertising, which led to her dream job, illustrating and designing. Prue is an award-winning illustrator.
"Highly recommended. Stylishly presented, this book of Flinders'
journeys will delight younger readers as they travel with him,
marvelling at the journeys he undertakes and the places he visits,
the maps he draws... A glossary and timeline augment this already
fascinating book, a story well told and spectacularly illustrated
by Melbourne artist, Prue Pittock for younger readers to appreciate
the lengths early explorers went to map this continent. Prue's ink
and coloured pencils light up each page as Flinders' travels
unfold, her soft understated style augmenting the text, but so
detailed, young readers will gain more insight from closer
examination. An easy to follow map of his exploits around Australia
end the text, and the story of how Australia was named is told.
This is a wonderful addition to any school or home library."
*ReadPlus.com.au*
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