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knopf australia
01 August 2016
A charming story of a young boy and his dog adventuring through the outback. Prequel to the bestselling Red Dog.

A charming story of a young boy and his dog adventuring through the outback. Prequel to the bestselling Red Dog.

When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust. However, after a cyclone hits, things change for Mick. Exploring the flood waters, he finds a lost puppy covered in mud and half-drowned. Mick and his dog immediately become inseparable as they take on the adventures offered by their unusual home, and the business of growing up, together.

In this charming prequel to the much-loved Red Dog, Louis de Berni res tells the moving story of a young boy and his Granpa, and the charismatic and entertaining dog whom so many readers hold close to their hearts.

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Imprint:   knopf australia
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 184mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   257g
ISBN:   9780143780106
ISBN 10:   0143780107
Pages:   128
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Louis de Berniores is the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter, a collection of stories Notwithstanding and a collection of poetry, Imagining Alexandria.

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