Cyclone
French, Jackie, 1953-2018
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Christmas Eve 1974 is marked indelibly into the Australian psyche, as the night tropical Cyclone Tracy devastated the city of Darwin. Now, over 40 years later, Jackie French's lyrical rhyming text tells the story of a city's indomitable spirit, and Bruce Whatleys illustrations bring to life the powerful force of the storm to a whole new generation of readers.
Main title:
Cyclone / Jackie French ; illustrated by Bruce Whatley.
Author:
French, Jackie, 1953-Whatley, Bruce, illustrator
Imprint:
Gosford, New South Wales : Scholastic Press, 2018.©2016.
Collation:
28 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Despite the very bleak and horrifying turn of events that the family in Cyclone experience, French’s message is ultimately an uplifting one:- out of the worst tragedies come the most inspirational stories of the human spirit. The story of Cyclone Tracy is not just the destruction of Darwin but what came after, and the human ingenuity that made great strides from the harsh lessons of nature.
Audience:
Lower primaryFor Ages: 6+ years old
ISBN:
9781743623589 (hardback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
357506
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Clair | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | FRENCH | Available |