{"product_id":"the-little-wooden-horse-by-mark-wilson-9781921136535","title":"The Little Wooden Horse","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not well known that there were many children among the convicts sent in brutal conditions to Australia soon after settlement in 1788. Many of them died on the months-long sea voyages from Britain, and those who survived the appalling conditions of the convict ships faced further privations when they arrived in the struggling infant colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little Wooden Horse\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of two such children who survive by the courage and strength borne of their deep friendship. The thoroughly researched story will give children an accurate and engaging picture of a child's life in the days of early settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fine artist Mark Wilson has been illustrating and writing children's books for over twenty years, at the same time exhibiting as a fine artist in many solo and group exhibitions and performing as a musician. Of his numerous popular children's books, the most recent are \u003cem\u003eStranded!\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAngel of Kokoda\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJourney of the Sea Turtle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Mother's Eyes: The Story of a Boy Soldier\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Yellow Turban\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAladdin and The Magic Lamp\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Little Wooden Horse\u003c\/em\u003e. Mark has won many awards for illustration and fine art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSELLING POINTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eVery accessible introduction to Australia's early history through a child's eyes\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStunning illustrations and paintings which give a compelling sense of the times\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA very moving story—child readers will immediately identify with Elizabeth, the young heroine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537097277676,"sku":"9781921136535","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8fd8e05cad26e04b8d6a7b353eab4ffe.jpg?v=1777948517","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-little-wooden-horse-by-mark-wilson-9781921136535","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}