Walkabout
About this book
Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian desert. 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...
Details
- First published
- 1961
- OL Work ID
- OL1396636W
Subjects
Aboriginal AustraliansFictionSurvival after airplane accidents, shipwrecksDesertsFiction, generalAirplane crash survivalChildrenAustralia, fictionChildren's fictionYoung Adult FictionAircraft accidentsDesert survivalAdventure and adventurers, fictionSurvival, fictionChild and youth fictionTextbooks for foreign speakersEnglish languageReaders for new literates