Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Australia and the Islands
Frank G. Carpenter
Play
Length 9 h 18 min
Chapters 62
First published 1904
The purpose of this book is to give the children who read it a living knowledge of Australia and the chief islands of the world, and especially those which have become colonies or dependencies of the United States. In a personally conducted tour through the eyes of teh author they travel over [these islands], seeing our brown-skinned cousins of the several colonies as they are at home. They learn about the resources of the various islands, and of their value to the United States. They visit the people on the farms and in the factories. They spend some time in the cities and villages, and they explore the wilds, observing the wonders of plant and animal creation. (from the Preface)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by MaryAnn 3:42
2
In Sydney, the New York of Australia Read by BettyB 11:57
3
Sheep and Wool in Australia Read by BettyB 13:29
4
South Australia and the Great Central Desert -- Adelaide Read by BettyB 8:49
5
Gold Mining in Australia -- Ballarat -- Melbourne Read by BettyB 7:14
6
A Land of Strange Plants and Animals Read by BettyB 13:13
7
Queensland -- The Pearl Fisheries -- The Great Barrier Reef Read by BettyB 11:46
8
Among the Aborigines or Native Australians Read by BettyB 8:11
9
Western Australia and Tasmania Read by BettyB 10:35
10
New Zealand Read by BettyB 8:45
11
A Visit to a Meet-freezing Factory Read by JezRSH 4:52
12
Wellington -- The Hot Springs -- Among the Maoris Read by JezRSH 11:39
13
New Caledonia and other French Islands Read by JezRSH 5:33
14
New Guinea Read by JezRSH 11:20
15
Northeastern New Guinea and Adjacent British Isles Read by JezRSH 7:55
16
The Fijis and Other British Possessions of the Pacific Read by JezRSH 10:15
17
Samoa Read by JezRSH 10:11
18
Our Hawaiian Possessions -- Honolulu Read by BettyB 10:08
19
The Industries of the Hawaiian Islands Read by BettyB 11:00
20
A Visit to a Volcano Read by BettyB 9:01
21
The Island of Guam Read by Bill Boerst 7:40
22
General View of the Philippine Islands Read by Bill Boerst 13:16
23
Manila, the Capital of the Philippines Read by BettyB 13:01
24
Home Life and the Markets Read by BettyB 12:24
25
A Trip through the Country -- Rice, Sugar and Tobacco Read by BettyB 14:39
26
Through the Mountains of Luzon Read by BettyB 9:38
27
The Visayan Islands -- The Hemp Industry Read by BettyB 11:30
28
Mindanao and the Moros Read by BettyB 8:10
29
The Sulu Archipelago Read by BettyB 8:24
30
Borneo Read by Andrea Kotzer 13:48
31
The Dutch East Indies Read by BettyB 11:23
32
Batavia, the Dutch Capital Read by BettyB 6:47
33
The Natives of Java Read by BettyB 10:49
34
Some Industries of Java Read by BettyB 10:33
35
Sumatra Read by BettyB 13:53
36
Singapore Read by Availle 12:29
37
Ceylon Read by BettyB 9:05
38
Mauritius and Reunion Read by BettyB 5:13
39
Madagascar -- The East Coast Read by BettyB 6:02
40
The Hovas and the Central Plateau Read by BettyB 10:54
41
Among the Sakalavas Read by BettyB 3:20
42
Zanzibar and Other East African Islands Read by BettyB 5:57
43
West African Islands -- St. Helena Read by BettyB 3:32
44
The Cape Verde and Canary Archipelagoes Read by BettyB 6:41
45
The Madeiras and the Azores Read by BettyB 6:58
46
The Balearic Isles Read by Andrea Kotzer 4:51
47
Corsica and Elba Read by Andrea Kotzer 3:50
48
Sardinia and Sicily Read by Andrea Kotzer 7:20
49
Malta and the Grecian Isles Read by BettyB 5:18
50
Crete, Rhodes, and Cyprus Read by BettyB 5:26
51
The West Indies -- General View Read by BettyB 3:59
52
The Lesser Antilles Read by BettyB 11:24
53
General View of Porto Rico -- A Walk through San Juan Read by BettyB 9:18
54
Across Porto Rico Read by BettyB 11:34
55
Haiti, the Island of the Two Black Republics Read by BettyB 11:41
56
Jamaica Read by BettyB 7:41
57
Cuba, the Pearl of the Antilles Read by BettyB 7:33
58
Havana Read by BettyB 7:14
59
On the Sugar and Tobacco Plantations Read by BettyB 5:22
60
The Bahamas and the Bermudas Read by BettyB 6:50
61
The Islands of Ice and Snow Read by BettyB 8:40
62
Islands around and about South America Read by BettyB 6:13
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