Kangaroo's Comments and Wallaby's Words: The Aussie Word Book
- ISBN-10
- 0781807379
- ISBN-13
- 9780781807371
- Category
- Australianisms
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books
- Author
- Helen Jonsen
Description
An ideal book for those interested in things and people Australian, as well as travellers to Australia.
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