| Description |
254 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 cm |
| Series |
Marcie Muir collection of Australian children's books. ANL
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| Summary |
"Everyone has heard of the jaunty, chugging ferry boats that run between Sydney HarbourâÂÂs points and coves. Everyone has heard of Taronga Park wonder Zoo. Well, Leslie Rees decided that a story simply must be written about a ferry on Sydney Harbour â a ferry that falls into the hands of a young chap called Wombat and a trio of escaping animals from Taronga. You can just imagine the fun this leads to as these dauntless folk â Young Wombat, Snooty the lordly giraffe, Wiggy the Australian sea-bear and Chimp the rapscallion ape â get the Kurlalong in and out of difficulties on the harbour. They disguise the Kurlalong with paint. They visit the dazzling fun-fair called Luna Park. They climb â or one of them does â the great Bridge. They find their own way of dealing with that self-important and very doubtful personage Launcelot T. Baldicoot and the equally puzzling Mrs. Twowinks. They make a highly irregular entry into the Captain Cook graving dock. And then, like all creatures animal and human, they find themselves turning their thoughts towards a larger and more permanent freedom, the result being serious trouble for the scratch crew but a lively finish for the reader. In âÂÂMates of the Kurlalongâ Leslie Rees breaks new ground. It is a story that will enchant all children and all those grown-ups who enjoy adventure and animals and boats and island and delightfully humorous characters. Its pages are not devoid of satirical interest. The publishers consider it one of the most original books yet written in Australia. Alfred WoodâÂÂs observant and amusing line drawings have caught the larking spirit of the tale exactly, its blending of high-spirited fantasy and truth of life." -- Dust jacket |
| Notes |
Maps on lining papers |
| Audience |
For children |
| Subject |
Children's stories.
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Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
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Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction.
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Ferries -- Juvenile fiction.
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| SUBJECT |
Sydney Harbour (N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97003803 -- Juvenile fiction.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Juvenile works.
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Fiction.
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| Author |
Wood, Alfred, illustrator
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