Age
10-14
Grade
4-6
Alan Marshall, Jack Newnham, Shane Maloney
Whispering in the Wind
Paperback
(Text Classics June 11, 2019)
First published in 1969, a charming children's classic. Peter lives in a bush hut with Crooked Mick, the greatest horse rider in all the world. One day Peter decides to go out and find a princess and rescue her from a dragon. With his horse Moonlight he sets out on his quest. Along the way he meets an array of colourful characters. Each one helps Peter overcome a hurdle and imparts some important life lessons. His loyal sidekick Greyfur, the kangaroo, can procure anything useful from her Tardis-like pouch. There’s the South Wind who can travel with great speed and see everything. It points him in the right direction and gives him a magic leaf that will make anyone loved and needed. There’s the wicked witch who plans to eat him, until Peter gives her the leaf…
- Series
- Text Classics
- ISBN
- 192577306X / 9781925773064
- Pages
- 240
- Weight
- 8.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 1.0
in.