Author(s): Heather Hammonds; Mac Aust Topics Teacher Staff

Children's Non Fiction

Papua New Guinea is our nearest neighbour. Although it is very close to Australia, the country, the people and the way of life are very different from ours.Papua New Guinea lies just north of Australia and occupies the eastern part of the big island of New Guinea as well as hundreds of smaller islands.Papua New Guinea is a diverse land of exotic plants and animals, great rivers and mountains. Most of the people live in isolated villages and there are more than 800 languages spoken.Like Aus