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The story of the famous Burke and Wills expedition ... as it has
never been told before
The humans called him 'Bell Sing', but to the other camels he is
known as 'He Who Spits Further Than the Wind'.
Transported from the mountains and deserts of the 'Northwest
Frontier' (present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan), Bell Sing accompanies
explorers Burke and Wills as they try to cross Australia from south to
north.
Bell Sing has never had a high opinion of humans - or horses. And
this expedition is the worst managed caravan he's even been in. Camel
handler Dost Mahomet and soldier John King are also beginning to wonder
if their leader is competent, or crazy.
Bell Sing can smell water over the sandhills on the horizon ... and
freedom too. Can the expedition succeed? And who - if anyone - will
survive?
About The Author
This is the gritty and true story about one of the most
extraordinary and iconic events in Australia's history.
Jackie French is a full-time writer who lives near Braidwood in the
Araluen Valley, NSW. In 2000, Hitler’s Daughter was awarded the CBC
Younger Readers’ Award. To the Moon and Back won the Eve Pownall Award
in 2005. Macbeth and Son, and Josephine Wants to Dance were both
shortlisted for the 2007 CBC Awards.
ISBN: 9780732285432
ISBN-10: 0732285437
Series: Animal Stars
Audience:
Children
For Ages: 13+ years old
For Grades: 7 - 9
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 256
Published: 1st August 2008
Dimensions (cm): 19.6 x 13.0
x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.204
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