The Thylacine and the Time Machine

Brief Description
Buckle up! The time machine awaits!Join twelve-year-old Violet, her dog Tassie and her new friend Thyla - the ghost of the last Tasmanian Tiger - on a wild ride to learn all about the legendary, elusive and extinct thylacine. Could there still be hope for one... Read More
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The Thylacine and the Time Machine

Violet is researching the Tasmanian Tiger for a school project when she is visited by the ghost of the last Thylacine, who takes her on an amazing trip in a time machine. A fascinating and funny graphic novel exploring the past and future of the most enigmatic extinct Australian native animal.

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Buckle up! The time machine awaits!

Join twelve-year-old Violet, her dog Tassie and her new friend Thyla - the ghost of the last Tasmanian Tiger - on a wild ride to learn all about the legendary, elusive and extinct thylacine.

Could there still be hope for one of Australia's most missed (and misunderstood) native animals?

Packed full of fascinating facts about the terrible past and (potentially) exciting future of the Tassie Tiger.

'Perfect for readers who love animals and animal facts.' - Remy Lai

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761181184

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 346g

Pages: 164

About the Author

Renee Treml is the author and illustrator of several successful picture books for very young readers, including Once I Heard a Little Wombat, Sleep Tight, Platypup, and Wombat Big, Puggle Small. She is also the creator of the highly engaging and funny junior fiction graphic novels Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery, Sherlock Bones and the Sea-Creature Feature and Sherlock Bones and the Art and Science Alliance, as well as the Super Adventures of Ollie and Bea junior graphic novel series. Renee has degrees in biology and environmental science, and has a passionate love of natural history.

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