Last Gold Diggers, the (Harry Horse's Last...) - Hardcover

Horse, Harry

4.03

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9781561454358: Last Gold Diggers, the (Harry Horse's Last...)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1561454354 ISBN 13: 9781561454358

Publisher: Peachtree Pub Co Inc, 2008

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Grandfather is off to Australia, on an expedition to find lost-lost Uncle Vincent, who ran away to seek his fortune years ago. Accompanying him is Roo, a remarkable little dog with strong views and a short attention span, and a golf cart full of equipment. Roo is worried about being upside down, but that turns out to be the least of their problems. After a tricky flight on Quality Airlines (featuring the only steam-powered plane in the world), our intrepid explorers land in Sidney, Australianot Sydney, as it turns outand must advance up the Snakey River to Gold Town. Grandfather and Roo endure blistering heat, a rebellious camel, and disreputable kangaroos, as they head off on foot to find the Gold Field, last known home of Uncle Vincent.

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Review:

The Last Gold Diggers is a witty, charmingly original and beautifully illustrated adventure story for 6 to 8-year-olds by Harry Horse, the well-known political cartoonist (The New Yorker, The Guardian) and author of several children's books including The Last Polar Bears and The Ogopogo - My Journey with the Lock Ness Monster (winner of the Scottish Arts Council Writer's Award).79-year-old Grandfather and Roo--an annoyingly stubborn and independently minded small dog--fly to Australia on a steam-powered plane in search of Grandfather's long-lost brother, Uncle Vincent. The Australia they land in turns out to be much crazier than they ever imagined possible. "Sidney" is not the jewel in the Australian Crown but a place with a rusty bridge and a corrugated iron shed where they are met by racoon-type creatures who run off with their bags. And that's just the first of a series of wildly eccentric and funny adventures before they finally strike lucky and find, not just dear old Uncle Vincent, but a barn full of gold as well--down a rabbit hole, of course. --Tamsin Palmer

About the Author:

Harry Horse was born in Coventry. After submitting to his parents' ambitions and gaining articles in a Coventry law firm, he ran away to Scotland to pursue a career as an illustrator. He is now political cartoonist for SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY, as well asbeing involved in a wide range of other work as a writer and illustrator. He lives with his family, including his dog Roo, in Kelso, Roxburghshire.

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