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Barney and the secret of the whales / by Jackie French.

Barney and the secret of the whales / by Jackie French.
Barney and the secret of the whales /
What is the sailor's secret about the treasure of Australia's colony? The second book in a series that explores little-known history about Australia's fascinating past. Barney Bean is keen to make his fortune and he hears a secret; a sailor's secret about the treasure of the colony. But how can chasing whales make you rich? Is adventure at sea worth leaving everything he loves? Written by award-winning author Jackie French and superbly illustrated by Mark Wilson, this second book in The Secret Histories series explores how the early colony survived with the wealth from whaling, a little-known secret from Australia's past. For primary school age.

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JF/FRE
Junior Fiction   Port Macquarie . On Loan, Reserved . 23 Mar 2024
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Record Number 536079
ISBN 9780732299446 (paperback)
Author French, Jackie
Title Barney and the secret of the whales / by Jackie French.
Publication details South, NSW : HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 2016.
Pagination etc. 130 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.
Series The secret histories 2
Summary Note What is the sailor's secret about the treasure of Australia's colony? The second book in a series that explores little-known history about Australia's fascinating past. Barney Bean is keen to make his fortune and he hears a secret; a sailor's secret about the treasure of the colony. But how can chasing whales make you rich? Is adventure at sea worth leaving everything he loves? Written by award-winning author Jackie French and superbly illustrated by Mark Wilson, this second book in The Secret Histories series explores how the early colony survived with the wealth from whaling, a little-known secret from Australia's past.
Target audience note For primary school age.
Subject Australian fiction
Children's stories
Whaling -- New South Wales -- Juvenile fiction
Whales -- Juvenile fiction
Whaling -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction
Australia fiction -- Juvenile fiction
Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction
Added Entry Wilson, Mark illustrator.
Reservations Queue 1
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