Walkabout

Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian outback. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an aboriginal boy who helps them to survive, and guides them along their long journey. But a terrible misunderstanding results in a tragedy that neither Mary nor Peter will ever forget . . .

Report

Very tender, very touching, and sketched out with no sign of strain. The descriptions of the Australian bush are first-rate. New Statesman

Product details

• Authors: James Vance Marshall, Marshall James Va
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.07.2015
• EAN: 9780141359427
• ISBN: 978-0-14-135942-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Puffin Books; A Puffin Book; A Puffin Book; Puffin Books
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Interest age: from c 9 years, Uluru and The Outback