Accidental Histories – exploring the role of accident and serendipity, to make history.
Accidental Histories is an exciting new Australian series by Professor Paul Ashton. Designed to integrate with the Australian Curriculum for Humanities, Social Sciences and English as well as aligning with state syllabuses, these titles also have teaching resources!
GUNDAGAI, JUNE 1852: Yarri and Jackey Jackey sat in the hollowed-out trunk of a huge, old gum tree on the top of Mount Parnassus. They looked down to Gundagai through the heavy rain. The river had swollen and the town was in trouble. But what could they do?
Paul Ashton started his career as a high school teacher and ended up a professor of public history at the University of Technology Sydney. Yarri is the third book in a series for children between the ages of 6 and 16.
$15.95
Accidental Histories – exploring the role of accident and serendipity, to make history.
Each short story provides an opportunity for students to engage with history while improving their core language, research and critical thinking skills.
Accidental Histories are:
• Creative non-fiction
• Based on detailed historical research.
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