Beth
The Story of a Child Convict
$19.93
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
9 January 2017
Summary
Beth is a child convict, caught stealing on the streets of London and sent to Australia on the First Fleet. Through Beth’s story, we discover the unbearable hardships those first convicts suffered, not only on the long journey to Sydney Cove but also in the two years of near-famine following their arrival. The story also explores the new arrivals’ relationship with the Indigenous population, and the devastation that the Europeans brought with them. But through Beth’s experiences we also see t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780734417442 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0734417446 |
| Author: | Mark Wilson |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Lothian Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 9 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 280mm x 260mm x 4mm |
| Series: | The Official Pokemon Ear |
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About The Author
Mark Wilson
Acclaimed author/illustrator Mark Wilson’s picture books include the war-themed series, MY MOTHER’S EYES: THE STORY OF A BOY SOLDIER (2009), ANGEL OF KOKODA (2010), VIETNAM DIARY (2013) and DIGGER, THE DOG WHO WENT TO WAR (2015). He has also written and illustrated MIGALOO, THE WHITE WHALE (2015), BETH: THE STORY OF A CHILD CONVICT (2016) and the art-themed books BEN & GRACIE’S ART ADVENTURE (2011) and INSIDE THE WORLD OF TOM ROBERTS (2012). His other titles include the Wilderness Society and Whitley Award-winning Extinction series I SAW NOTHING: THE EXTINCTION OF THE THYLACINE; I SAID NOTHING: THE EXTINCTION OF THE PARADISE PARROT and I DID NOTHING: THE EXTINCTION OF THE GASTRIC BROODING FROG and YELLOW-EYE (2002), which also won the Wilderness Society Award. Mark lives in Frankston, Victoria.
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