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Author Barnard, Simon, author, illustrator

Title Gaolbird : the true story of William Swallow, convict and pirate / written and illustrated by Simon Barnard
Published Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2017
©2017

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 W'BOOL CRC  JUNIOR FICTION Bar/Gtt  AVAILABLE
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 24 x 31 cm
regular print
Summary It's 23 October 1821 and convict William Swallow stands on the deck of the Malabar for muster. He is wearing a canary yellow convict uniform and his legs are chained. He's just completed the 121-day sea voyage from London to Hobart Town, but his wild and audacious adventures have barely begun. He'll soon ditch the convict uniform and the chains, take part in a mutiny, become a pirate captain and fool the world in what just might be the most outrageous and unbelievable true story in Australia's convict history
Analysis Australian
juvenile Nonfiction
Notes Illustrations on endpapers
Audience For children
Notes CBCA Notables 2018. Picture books
Subject Pobjoy, John.
Swallow, William -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature
Walker, William, 1792-1834 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Walker, William, 1792-1834 -- Travel.
Walker, William, 1792-1834.
Swallow, William
Cyprus (Brig)
Cyprus (Brig) -- Juvenile literature.
Adventure and adventurers -- Pacific Area -- Juvenile literature.
Escapes -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History.
Escapes -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Escapes -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Escapes -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Pirates -- Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Pirates -- Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Pirates -- Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Pirates -- Australia -- History -- 19th century.
Prisoners -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History -- 19th century.
Prisoners -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction.
Prisoners -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Prisoners -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
Voyages and travels -- Juvenile literature.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Fiction.
ISBN 9781925498172 (hardback)
Other Titles True story of William Swallow, convict and pirate
Gaolbird : the true story of William Swallow, convict & pirate