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Eureka!

A story of the goldfields
By Mark Wilson
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Eureka!

From acclaimed author and illustrator Mark Wilson, comes a stirring story of the goldfields and the Eureka Rebellion told in his evocative mixed-media painting style - the perfect introduction to Australia's colonial past for primary school-aged children.

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LONGLISTED FOR THE COLIN RODERICK AWARD 2021

Eureka! by Mark Wilson follows the journey of Molly and her father who have emigrated to Australia to try their luck as gold prospectors in Ballarat, Victoria. Life on the diggings is challenging, and Molly deeply misses her mother, who passed away before they left England.

In their new home, a Chinese teenager named Chen teaches Molly and her Papa how to pan for gold and comes to their aid when their food and money run out. However, not everyone on the goldfields is welcoming. Chen and other Chinese diggers frequently face bullying, and the police imprison miners who fail to pay the steep gold licence fee. As tensions rise, Molly, her Papa, and Chen find themselves involved in a protest that will become known as the Eureka Rebellion—a historic conflict that will leave a lasting impact on their lives.

This powerful narrative, inspired by true people and events, is brought to life by the award-winning author and illustrator Mark Wilson.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734416810

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 January 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Books

Edition: Illustrated edition

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 264.0mm

Height: 286.0mm

Weight: 440g

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), NEVER LOSE HOPE: THE STORY OF AUSTRALIA'S FIRST SCHOOL (2018), EUREKA!: A STORY OF THE GOLDFIELDS (2019), RACHEL'S WAR: THE STORY OF AN AUSTRALIAN WWI NURSE (2020) 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. EUREKA! A STORY OF THE GOLDFIELDS was the first children's picture book to be longlisted for the prestigious Colin Roderick Award. Mark lives in Frankston, Victoria.

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