My Friend Tertius
Published on 22. February 2017
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-76011-382-7 (ISBN)
Description
One question kept echoing in my mind - if I had to leave, what would I do with Tertius?This is the true story of two lives brought together by chance. Arthur Cooper, working in intelligence for the British Government in pre-war Hong Kong, rescues a small gibbon and names him Tertius. Together they escape to a safe place - but is it for always?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Publishing group
Allen & Unwin
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 5 to 8 years
Product notice
Picture book
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
413 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-76011-382-7 (9781760113827)
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Corinne Fenton has a passion for picture books and is published in Australia and internationally. Her first picture book Queenie: One Elephant's Story was an Honour Book in the CBCA Awards, The Dog on the Tuckerbox was a CBCA Notable Book and shortlisted in the APA and ABIA Awards and Bob the Railway Dog was named a CBCA Notable Book in 2016. Little Dog and the Christmas Wish was shortlisted in the Crichton CBCA Awards in 2015 and had the honour of being chosen as the theme for the 2015 Myer Christmas Windows. Her idea of the perfect day is to sit with a new picture book text, searching for perfect words.Owen Swan is the illustrator of several picture books including Anzac Biscuits by Phil Cummings, a CBCA Notable Book. He was born in Sydney and spent most of his childhood in country New South Wales and the Blue Mountains. As well as illustrating he likes travelling whenever and wherever possible, and occasionally bothering his neighbours with his banjo playing.