Yahoo Creek

Name: Yahoo Creek
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781760631451
Price: 32.99 NZD
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An Australian Mystery

By Tohby Riddle

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Summary

Yahoo Creek by Tohby Riddle is a delightful children's book that combines the allure of folklore with captivating illustrations. It introduces young readers to the mystery of the Australian bush, focusing on sightings of the elusive yeti-like creature known as the "yahoo." The narrative weaves together historical accounts and imaginative storytelling, offering a unique and engaging experience.
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SHORTLISTED: CBCA 2020 Eva Pownall Award for Information Books

'He was surprised to observe a hairy human form, about seven feet in height, walking in the bush.' Queanbeyan Age, 24 August 1886

Throughout the first century or so of Australian settlement by Europeans, the pages of colonial newspapers were haunted by reports of a bewildering phenomenon: the mysterious yahoo or hairy man ...

But what was it?

Yahoo Creek breathes life into this little-known piece of Australian history - which, by many accounts, is a history still in the making.

'These stories are not my stories or your stories, they're our stories.' Peter Williams, Ngiyampaa Elder

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760631451

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 March 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 456g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Tohby Riddle

About the Author

Tohby Riddle is a multi-award-winning creator of picture books and illustrated books that have been published in many languages throughout the world. Recent titles include Unforgotten and The Greatest Gatsby: a visual book of grammar. He has also written a novel; was the cartoonist for ten years at Good Weekend (the Saturday magazine of the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's Age); and is a former editor of the The School Magazine, a literary magazine for children published by the NSW Department of Education. Tohby is based in the Blue Mountains town of Katoomba in Australia.

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