Is there somewhere you really want to travel to, or just yearn to know better?
Do you want all the essential facts about Australia at your fingertips?
If you want to know what it's really about (rather than the things your parents think you should see!), The Real Australia is a great place to start.
What's hot: Australia highlights you really won't want to miss
Get a taste for Australia's amazing food scene, from beach barbecues to top chefs
Tantalising accounts of the best sights
Maps and photos that put you into the action
The best of Australian food, music, festivals and sport
Key information for travellers to Australia
Whether you are planning a trip or a holiday, just day-dreaming about one or simply need to know the facts, The Real Australia is your essential guide.

This book is part of a book series called Real .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Kim O'donnell was born and bought up in Melborne, Australia. She moved to London in the 1990s and still has not made it back to her homeland, but she visits every year for a summer tour. She is a teacher and has two children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Introducing Australia
• 1: What's hot: Australia
• 1: Facts and stats
• 1: People
• 1: Cities
• 1: Sydney
• 1: Melbourne
• 1: Food
• 1: Aussie melting pot
• 1: Sunday beach barbies
• 1: Culture
• 1: Music festivals
• 1: Culture vulture festivals
• 1: Leisure
• 1: Beach life
• 1: Surfing Australia
• 1: Sport
• 1: Australia's favourites
• 1: Car culture
• 1: Indigenous Australia
• 1: Aboriginal Australia
• 1: Uluru and the red centre
• 1: Nature Australia
• 1: Deadly creatures
• 1: The rainforest
• 1: Away from the mainland
• 1: Offshore islands
• 1: The essentials
• 1: Key information for travellers
• 1: Finding out more
• 1: Index