Text, photographs, and maps introduce information about the climate, land use, resources, plants and animals, population, politics, and religions of Australia, New Zealand, and the islands of the South Pacific.
After her Air Force flight is hijacked and crashes, Lila becomes trapped in a secret weapons pod at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, unable to do anything but wait for rescue--and when Jay and their father try to save her, they find themselves racing a group of terrorists to the pod.
A comprehensive travel guide to a number of islands in the South Pacific including the Solomons, Easter Island, Fiji, and Samoa; with maps and information on accommodations and restaurants, surfing and sailing, and Pacific cultures.
Presents illustrated overviews of the physical geography, history, population, culture, society, politics, and economy of Australia and the Pacific; discusses the region's future; and includes a chronology and a further reading list.
Details the life and expeditions of Captain James Cook, discussing his childhood, family, exploratory voyages, search for the Northwest Passage, and death.
A 1962 novel which offers a commentary on the human condition and the possibility of the good society through the story of Will Farnaby, a British journalist who is shipwrecked on Pala, an island community inhabited by a company of exiles who are dedicated to the contemplative life.
Two teenage boys, one on a shark hunt and the other traveling with his family, face the challenge of their lives when a volcano erupts causing a massive tidal wave in the South Seas.
