Title Desert dog / Pat Lowe ; illustrated by Jimmy Pike

Published Broome, W.A. : Magabala Books, 1997

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Low/Ddo		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Low/Ddo		AVAILABLE

Description xii, 65 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm Series Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge ; 7-8 Summary "When Spinifex, a dingo pup, is taken from her mother, she expects to be killed. Instead she is adopted and becomes a prized hunting dog, accompanying her human family on their journeys through the Great Sandy Desert. When the boy Yinti decides to leave the desert to find out about station life, Spinifex goes with him. But nothing has prepared her for the world of cattle, cars and planes in which she suddenly finds herself. Spinifex panics!"--Back cover Analysis juvenile Nonfiction Notes Text, Pat Lowe; illustrations, Jimmy Pike Audience Children and primary school students Notes Western Australian Premier's Book Awards : Children's Books, 1998 winner Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Juvenile fiction. Country life -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Great Sandy Desert -- Juvenile literature Dingo -- Australia -- Great Sandy Desert (W.A.) -- Juvenile fiction. Dogs -- Australia -- Great Sandy Desert (W.A.) -- Juvenile literature. Dogs -- Australia -- Great Sandy Desert (W.A.) -- Juvenile fiction. Premier's Reading Challenge -- Year 7 - Year 9 Ranch life -- Australia -- Great Sandy Desert (W.A.) -- Juvenile literature. Ranch life -- Australia -- Great Sandy Desert (W.A.) -- Juvenile fiction. Genre/Form Fiction. Author Pike, Jimmy. ISBN 1875641351 (paperback)

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