Category: Children Publisher: House of de Perrot
ISBN-10: 1608193128
Type: Fiction
Pages: 10
Copyright: Oct 28,2011
ISBN-13: 9780473198879
What a Tale is told in this delightful story of Didge the wayward little Roo.
Catch up with him as he turns the Billabong from a Dull everyday water hole, to a lively, fun place, through many adventures and conquests.
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" Tales of the Billabong "
The day Didge came to the Billabong
Essentially this childrens short story, compacts much of the diversity of our own human nature, especially when facing challenges either physically mentally or both. In this story it focusses on the physical attributes, and demonstrates how through life and learning one can overcome so much, and even progress to a higher level of status both in the community and within oneself.
Please take the time to consider this short but impacting story.
$29.95 AU.
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Excerpt
Wearied and worn from his overland journey, which had taken him a long long way from home, the small Roo finally found a sunny clearing where he decided to rest a while. The clearing also was home to a billabong, which he did not even have the energy to hop on over to and take a drink. Flopping himself down, he nodded off for a bit of sleep. A while later after resting he hopped on over to the waters edge, where the silence of the bush was overtaken by the echo of an eerie voice coming from within the tree's, a voice with authority that could not be ignored. Who was this? He had thought himself to be entirely alone with no idea of the events which were about to unfold...
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Reviews for "Tales of the Billabong"
Reviewed by David Kilpatrick
10/30/2011
Great Book, read it to my children, when finished they were looking for more, well recommended!
DK
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