Walkabout by James Vance Marshall

Walkabout by James Vance Marshall

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Walkabout by James Vance Marshall

Walkabout is a survival story for children written by James Vance Marshall. Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian outback. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an aboriginal boy who helps them to survive, and guides them along their long journey. But a terrible misunderstanding results in a tragedy that neither Mary nor Peter will ever forget . . . Reissued in the 'A Puffin Book' series of Puffin modern classics for children, Walkabout has been continuously in print since its first publication over 50 years ago.
Very tender, very touching, and sketched out with no sign of strainThe descriptions of the Australian bush are first-rate. * New Statesman *
A deeply-felt book, filled with information about desert flora and fauna. * Times Literary Supplement *
A small classic, pared down to the bare bones. many will not only enjoy it, but long remember it. * New York Times *
James Vance Marshall is one of the pseudonyms of English writer Donald Payne. Walkabout was first published in 1959 and later made into a movie starring Jenny Agutter.
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ISBN 13 9780141359427
ISBN 10 0141359420
Title Walkabout
Author James Vance Marshall
Series A Puffin Book
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published 2015-07-02
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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