Walkabout Book & Cassette Pack (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers)) - Softcover

Marshall, James V

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0582342457 ISBN 13: 9780582342453

Publisher: Longman, 2000

Synopsis

Stranded in the Australian outback, Mary and her younger brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation they are befriended by an Aboriginal boy who helps them to survive and guides them on their journey.

Walkabout is a haunting children's classic which looks at survival and the clash of cultures.

About this title

Review:

'Very tender, very touching, and sketched out with no sign of strain. The descriptions of the Australian bush are first-rate.' New Statesman 'A deeply-felt book, filled with information about desert flora and fauna.' Times Literary Supplement 'A small classic, pared down to the bare bones. many will not only enjoy it, but long remember it.' New York Times

About the Author:

James Vance Marshall is one of the pseudonyms of English writer Donald Payne. Walkabout was first published in 1959 and later made into a movie starring Jenny Agutter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0582342457
• ISBN 13: 9780582342453
• Binding: Paperback