Title Lennie the legend : solo to Sydney by pony / Stephanie Owen Reeder

Published Canberra, A.C.T. : National Library of Australia, 2015 Canberra, A.C.T. : National Library of Australia, c2015 ©2015

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB CRC	994.042 Ree/Ltl		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS CRC	994.042 Ree/Ltl		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL CRC	994.042 Ree/Ltl		AVAILABLE

Description 107 pages : colour illustrations, map ; 22 cm regular print Series Heritage Heroes Contents Preparing the Ground -- The Great War -- A Grand Plan Revealed -- Living on the Land -- Against the Odds -- The Great Depression -- In the Halls of Power -- Australia's National Capital -- The Boy from the Bush -- City Living -- You're a Legend! -- The Sydney Harbour Bridge -- Epilogue -- Author's Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Background Reading -- List of Illustrations -- Index Summary Age range 7 and over. Based on a true story of nine-year-old Lennie Gwyther who, at the height of the Great Depression in 1932, rode his pony from his home town of Leongatha in rural Victoria to Sydney to witness the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Lennie's 1,000-kilometre solo journey captured the imagination of the nation, and his determination and courage provided hope to many at a difficult time in Australia's history. Lennie the Legend begins with a terrible accident on the family farm, when Lennie, remarkably at such a young age, takes on the responsibility for the ploughing. Lennie is obsessed with the marvel of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and, as a reward for saving the farm from missing the planting season, his parents grant him his wish to ride on his own to Sydney for the opening of the bridge. Lennie has all sorts of adventures along the way: a thief lurking in the bush in the dead of night, a raging bushfire, surprise appearances, celebrations in his honour, being the star of a newsreel, and meeting the Prime Minister Analysis Australian Biography History Sydney Harbour Bridge juvenile Nonfiction Notes National Library's N and NL copies signed by author. ANL New South Wales Premiers Reading Challenge 5-6 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-96) and index Audience For primary school age Notes NSW Premier's History Awards 2015 The Children's Book of the Year Awards. The Children's Book Council of Australia. Shortlisted book Description based on 2016 printing Subject Gwyther, Lennie -- Fiction Gwyther, Lennie -- Juvenile fiction Gwyther, Lennie -- Juvenile literature Gwyther, Lennie -- Travel -- Australia -- Juvenile literature Gwyther, Lennie Children's stories, Australian. Depressions -- 1929 -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction. Depressions -- 1929 -- Australia -- Fiction. Depressions -- 1929 -- Australia. Farm life -- Juvenile literature. Farm life -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Farm life -- Australia -- Victoria -- Juvenile fiction. Farm life -- Australia -- Victoria -- Fiction. Farm life -- Australia -- Victoria. Farm life -- Australia -- Victoria -- Juvenile literature. Farm life. Historical fiction. Depressions -- 1929 -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Horsemanship -- Juvenile fiction. Horsemanship -- Juvenile literature. SUBJECT Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1901-1922 -- Fiction Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1901-1922 -- Juvenile fiction Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1901-1922 -- Juvenile literature Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1901-1922 Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1922-1929 -- Juvenile literature Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1922-1929 Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1922-1945 -- Juvenile literature Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1922-1929 -- Juvenile fiction Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1922-1945 Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- 1922-1945 -- Fiction Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86000508 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86000508 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- Juvenile literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001674 Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86000508 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86000508 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562 Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, NSW) -- History Genre/Form Biographies. Fiction. LC no. 2016436332 ISBN 9780642278654 (hbk.)

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