Audrey goes to Town #2
Author: Christine Harris
Illustrator: Ann James
ISBN: 978-1-921272-67-7
Publisher: Little Hare Books 2008
Audrey can't wait to get to the tiny town of Beltana. It's full of amazing things - like trains, glass windows and a shop that sells lollies. But when Mum gets sick, Audrey and her little brother Dougie must stay alone with Mrs Paterson. And Mrs Paterson is a strict old lady who looks like a burnt stick! Audrey soon starts to think that even a town full of people can't stop you feeling lonely.
Follow Audrey and her friends through this ripper of a story
and discover how there's a good side to everything ... even when you
least expect it! Going to town has never been so much fun.
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'Audrey Barlow has a mind like a shooting star and lives her dazzling life impervious to the tough conditions of the outback...
She isn’t a ‘Pollyanna’ – she certainly has moments of despair – but her vitality in thought, action and speech - ‘Fair dinkum, it’s a moroolcool’ and ‘Cop that’) make this a compelling series about times when everyday life really was a struggle for survival and joy was found in seemingly small things ...
Audrey is timeless and her adventures will appeal equally to beginning readers to (and beyond) upper primary. To read aloud to a class or group, or for competent readers to read alone. Each chapter is short, usually ending with a punchline, the text is printed in a large clear font and Ann James’ ink drawings are, as ever, a delight. The small fragile figure of Audrey, both sweet and sturdy, emphasises by contrast the largeness of her spirit.'
~ Kerry White, Magpies magazine, September 2008
'I loved every moment of this book and I also liked that it has a moral - there is a good side to everyone.'
Jaicelyn Rowe, inREVIEW with Currawong State School, Townsville Bulletin
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