Eight-year-old chimney sweep Tom Appleby is convicted of stealing and sentenced to transportation — sailing with the First Fleet to Botany Bay to start a new life in a country the English barely understand and the Aboriginal people know intimately.
Jackie French's novel gives children a personal, human entry point into Australian convict history — told through a boy's eyes, covering the voyage, the landing, and the reality of life in the new colony.
Jackie French is one of Australia's most widely read children's authors, with dozens of historical fiction titles to her name.
At 286 pages, suitable for independent readers aged approximately 9–13. A good curriculum resource for Australian colonial history, and a thoughtful Tasmanian gift for a child interested in history.
BOOK DETAILS
- Softcover.
- 286 pages.
- Children's fiction.
- Published 2004.
CONDITION
New.
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