They Found A Cave - Tasmanian children's classic by Nan Chauncy [Ages 9-12]

In Nan Chauncy's classic Tasmanian children's novel, four English orphans - Cherry, Nigel, Brick and Nippy - migrate to Tasmania, to the care of their Aunt Jandie on her farm outside Hobart. Their arrival is greeted with enthusiasm by young farm boy Tas, and weeks of exploration and good times follow before Aunt Jandie goes to hospital, leaving the children in the care of Ma and Pa Pinner, her foreman and housekeeper.

Published in 1947, this was Chauncy's first novel, and its setting is a real place: the cave itself sits on Chauncy Vale, the author's own property near Bagdad, where a bushranger is said to have once hidden from pursuers. Chauncy Vale is now a wildlife sanctuary open to the public. The story was adapted into a feature film in 1962, starring an all-Tasmanian cast of children. This edition includes an introduction by John Marsden.

We also stock Nan Chauncy - A Writer's Life, a biography of the author — see Related Products below. Order two or more titles together and we'll combine postage into one parcel.

BOOK DETAILS

• Published: 2013.
• Format: softcover.
• Pages: 201.

CONDITION
New.

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