$16.93
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2012
Summary
Age range 5 to 9
Two Mates is the true story of the special mateship between two young boys who have grown up together in the coastal town of Broome in Australia’s north-west. Jack is Indigenous and Raf is a non-Indigenous boy who has spina bifida. Jack and Raf take the reader on a journey of their daily life growing up in Broome. Together they search for hermit crabs, go hunting for barni, fish for salmon, explore the markets, eat satays and dress up as supe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781921248450 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1921248459 |
| Author: | Melanie Prewett, Maggie Prewett |
| Publisher: | Magabala Books |
| Imprint: | Magabala Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 250mm x 185mm |
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About The Author
Melanie Prewett
Melanie Prewett is a mother of two children who set out to create a story showing that physical disability is no barrier to true friendship. Melanie started off her working life in an employment agency and this took her to Fitzroy Crossing and Derby in the Kimberley. Now Melanie works in Broome for the Education Department of WA assisting young people to connect with training and employment opportunities.
Maggie Prewett is a descendent of the Ngarluma people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She grew up in Perth, and studied Design and Illustration at Perth Technical College. From an early age, art and literature were encouraged, thereby providing Maggie with a basis for life that has been filled with artistic enjoyment. Her paintings and ink drawings are held in collections throughout Australia and she has participated in a number of group exhibitions. Maggie has lived in Broome in the far north of Western Australia since the 1970s.
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