Title Brindabella / written by Ursula Dubosarsky ; illustrated by Andrew Joyner

Published Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2018 Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018 ©2018

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Dub/Bri		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Dub/Bri		AVAILABLE

Description 190 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm regular print Series Premier's reading challenge (NSW) grades 5-6 Summary This is a story about a boy called Pender and a kangaroo called Brindabella, about how they became friends, and all the things that happened to them because of it. Pender and his father live in an old house made of honey-coloured stone in the bush by the river, with only the company of his father's paintings and the loyal dog, Billy-Bob. Then, on one winter morning, a gunshot amongst the trees changes everything. When Pender rescues Brindabella from the pouch of her murdered mother, an unusual friendship blossoms between the lonely boy and the orphaned joey. But Brindabella is no ordinary kangaroo. And though Pender has saved her life, the untameable wildness of the bush--and freedom--call to her... Lyrical and unforgettable, Brindabella explores the brutal beauty of the Australian bush Analysis Australian Notes For ages: 8 - 12 years old Shortlisted by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2019 for "Notable Australian Children's Books" (Younger readers) Subject Country life -- Juvenile fiction. Australian fiction. Children's stories. Kangaroos -- Juvenile fiction. Country life -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction. Kangaroos -- Infancy -- Juvenile fiction. Animal rescue -- Juvenile fiction. Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction. Premier's reading challenge (NSW) grades 5-6 Genre/Form Australian fiction Novels. Author Joyner, Andrew (Illustrator), illustrator ISBN 9781760112042 (paperback) 1760112046 (paperback)

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