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Beth

The Story of a Child Convict
By Mark Wilson
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Beth by Mark Wilson is a heartwarming children's story that follows a young girl's adventures as she navigates the extraordinary events of her everyday life. Her vivid imagination and unique perspective lead her to discover new friendships and unexpected surprises, fostering a sense of wonder and curiosity in young readers. The book is filled with charm, capturing the joy and magic of childhood exploration.
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You might enjoy this charming children's story if you love heartwarming tales with engaging characters and adventurous plots. With its delightful narrative style and illustrations, this book promises to captivate the imagination of young readers while imparting valuable life lessons. Perfect for bedtime reading, it offers both entertainment and inspiration.

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Beth is a child convict, caught stealing on the streets of London and sent to Australia on the First Fleet. Through Beth's story, we discover the unbearable hardships those first convicts suffered, not only on the long journey to Sydney Cove but also in the two years of near-famine following their arrival.

The story also explores the new arrivals' relationship with the Indigenous population and the devastation that the Europeans brought with them. But through Beth's experiences, we also see the sense of hope that many in the new colony held for the future, and how they survived—and in some cases thrived.

This moving story, illustrated with Mark Wilson's beautifully crafted and evocative artwork, was inspired by the experiences of Elizabeth Hayward, the youngest female convict with the First Fleet, and the journals of naval officer William Bradley and Arthur Bowes Smyth, the surgeon and artist from the First Fleet vessel Lady Penrhyn.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734417442

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 January 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Mark Wilson

About the Author

Acclaimed author/illustrator Mark Wilson's picture books include the war-themed series, MY MOTHER'S EYES: THE STORY OF A BOY SOLDIER (2009), ANGEL OF KOKODA (2010), VIETNAM DIARY (2013) and DIGGER, THE DOG WHO WENT TO WAR (2015). He has also written and illustrated MIGALOO, THE WHITE WHALE (2015), BETH: THE STORY OF A CHILD CONVICT (2016) and the art-themed books BEN & GRACIE'S ART ADVENTURE (2011) and INSIDE THE WORLD OF TOM ROBERTS (2012). His other titles include the Wilderness Society and Whitley Award-winning Extinction series I SAW NOTHING: THE EXTINCTION OF THE THYLACINE; I SAID NOTHING: THE EXTINCTION OF THE PARADISE PARROT and I DID NOTHING: THE EXTINCTION OF THE GASTRIC BROODING FROG and YELLOW-EYE (2002), which also won the Wilderness Society Award. Mark lives in Frankston, Victoria.

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