Cover; Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: The Fish Hawk; Chapter Two: The House; Chapter Three: Canoe on Water; Chapter Four: Beaky Bird; Chapter Five: Man Walking Down a Valley; Chapter Six: Bird's Nest; Chapter Seven: Birth of a Child; Chapter Eight: Tortoise; Chapter Nine: Two Fish; Chapter Ten: Two Women Fighting With Sticks; Chapter Eleven: A Spear; Chapter Twelve: Tree with Woman Hiding; Chapter Thirteen: Fish Net; Chapter Fourteen: Mouse; Chapter Fifteen: Clouds Hanging Dark and Heavy; Chapter Sixteen: A Bee; Chapter Seventeen: Two Boys Carrying Spears
Summary
Sarah is sixteen. After the death of her parents, on the ship coming to Australia, she finds herself alone in a strange but fascinating new land, left to care for her baby brother, Tommy. River Child is an intensely moving story of adventure, love, tragedy and courage
