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A young tortoise narrates the tale of his dangerous journey on a transportation ship bound for Australia in 1861, and his friendship with a convict boy.Leopold, a young tortoise, is cruelly taken by sailors from his island home. All alone and frightened, he soon finds himself on board a convict ship bound for Australia, as the ship's mascot. He meets and is cared for, by a convict boy called Tom Carey. Tom has been unjustly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. As their friendship grows, Leopold discovers that Tom keeps a secret. And now his life is in danger. Will the kind Officer Meade help him?From the menacing prison guard on the ship, to a major catastrophe, the voyage to Australia becomes a matter of life or death for Tom and Leopold. Will they survive? And will Tom ever get back to England to clear his name?

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781724779656
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 154
  • Udgivet:
  • 27. august 2018
  • Størrelse:
  • 127x203x9 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 172 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 6. december 2024

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A young tortoise narrates the tale of his dangerous journey on a transportation ship bound for Australia in 1861, and his friendship with a convict boy.Leopold, a young tortoise, is cruelly taken by sailors from his island home. All alone and frightened, he soon finds himself on board a convict ship bound for Australia, as the ship's mascot. He meets and is cared for, by a convict boy called Tom Carey. Tom has been unjustly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. As their friendship grows, Leopold discovers that Tom keeps a secret. And now his life is in danger. Will the kind Officer Meade help him?From the menacing prison guard on the ship, to a major catastrophe, the voyage to Australia becomes a matter of life or death for Tom and Leopold. Will they survive? And will Tom ever get back to England to clear his name?

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