A lavish and comprehensive new history of Australia, told through the lives of children, tells the story of what it was like to grow up on our continent from the ice age to the apology. The historical fiction narrative i...A lavish and comprehensive new history of Australia, told through the lives of children, tells the story of what it was like to grow up on our continent from the ice age to the apology. The historical fiction narrative is interspersed with over seventy mini-biographies and childhood accounts, including some well-known australians such as william barak, ethel turner, eddie mabo, and mark oliphant as well as many lesser-known australians.