My Outback Childhood (younger readers)
Growing up in the Territory
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
29 May 2018
Summary
There was something interesting around every corner, be it brumbies and wild donkeys disappearing through the bush, or a little waterhole where the snakes and kangaroos came to drink.
Toni’s childhood isn’t like other kids’. She is only five years old when her mum packs a small suitcase and takes the family over 300 kilometres on a scratchy dirt track to live at Killarney, a remote cattle station in the Northern Territory. Toni grows up among the cattle and horses, with the wild Terri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780734418333 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0734418337 |
| Author: | Ms Toni Tapp Coutts |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Lothian Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 13mm |
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About The Author
Ms Toni Tapp Coutts
Born and raised in the Northern Territory, Toni Tapp Coutts has had a varied career, from living on cattle stations, riding in campdrafts and barrel racing, to owning a variety store in outback Borroloola and a dress boutique in Katherine. Her first memoir, A Sunburnt Childhood, was published in 2016 and quickly became an Australian bestseller.
Toni is a leader in her community in Katherine. A board member of the Northern Territory Writers Centre and coordinator of the Katherine Region of Writers group, she has been an elected member of the Katherine Town Council for more than ten years. Toni is currently producing a book of collected stories about women of the Katherine region, to be published by the Katherine Museum in 2017. A mother of three, she lives in Katherine with her husband, Shaun.
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