Many of you will be familiar with Juliet’s recent picture book, Grace’s Mystery Seed, which has been widely praised and garnered considerable accolades – and rightly so. Highly recommended for readers from Upper Primary to Secondary not to mention any adults interested in Australian history. What a marvellous new addition to this award-winning series this is. With the addition of ‘what happened next’ information, biographical notes, glossary and references for exploring further some of the many related topics this is treasure worth the delving.
Just when the situation appears to be at its most dire and unsuccessful with the company resolved to return to Adelaide, it is Will who literally stumbles onto the Stuart Range opal field which remains one of the most valuable in Australia and certainly a location which is totally unique with so many of the dwellings being underground. Their determination to find gold is undaunted by these although Will struggles to stay positive. When Will decides to go with his father on the trip for the New Colorado Prospecting Syndicate he has no idea what dangers and hardships lay ahead. In this latest, the fifth, we are treated to the discovery of opals at what is now Coober Pedy by 14 year old Will Hutchison who accompanied his father, two other men and six camels on an expedition into outback South Australia in a time of pretty basic equipment and the dangers of extreme drought. Each volume has explored the (often unknown) achievements of young Australian people of the past in a fictionalised narrative which is lavishly interspersed with reproduced primary documents and photographs, ephemera, information on related topics such as animals, significant events and people and more.Įach volume is so sublimely presented that it becomes a tactile delight and the joy is not just in the reading but in the holding in one’s hands. Lost in the unfamiliar surroundings, Hannah realises that the worst situations can sometimes lead to the best discoveries 10601827 Sampson, Juliet M Dewey number A823.I adore this series! In Heritage Heroes, Reeder not only takes her readers on adventures but provides rich fodder for hunters of history. A sudden change of plans sees them travelling together to remote areas where Hannah is forced to change her perspective and face her fears. Expecting only boredom and isolation, Hannah is all the more surprised when she meets Sam, a friendly young pilot with a secret of his own. But when her parents separated and her father moves to the Flinders Ranges, she's left with little choice but to go. Language eng Summary The Australian outback is not a place seventeen-year-old Hannah would choose to visit.
Label Outback wonder Title Outback wonder Statement of responsibility Juliet M.
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