Download or read book Walkabout written by James Vance Marshall and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walkabout is a survival story for children written by James Vance Marshall. Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian outback. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an aboriginal boy who helps them to survive, and guides them along their long journey. But a terrible misunderstanding results in a tragedy that neither Mary nor Peter will ever forget . . . Reissued in the 'A Puffin Book' series of Puffin modern classics for children, Walkabout has been continuously in print since its first publication over 50 years ago.
Download or read book Wombat Walkabout written by Carol Diggory Shields and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhyming text follows six little wombats on walkabout and a hungry dingo following, envisioning them as his lunch until the wombats turn the tables on him.
Download or read book The Kangchenjunga Adventure written by Frank Smythe and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'We went to Kangchenjunga in response not to the dictates of science, but in obedience to that indefinable urge men call adventure.' In 1930, an expedition set out to climb the world's third-highest mountain, Kangchenjunga. As yet unclimbed, a number of attempts had been made on the peak, including two in the previous year. The Kangchenjunga Adventure records Frank Smythe's attempts as part of an international team to reach the summit, how a deadly avalanche, which killed one of the sherpas, brought an end to their climb and how they turned their attentions instead to Jonsong Peak, which offered a more appealing alternative to risky assaults on the greatest peaks. Smythe's books from this period give compelling reads for anyone with an interest in mountaineering: riveting adventures on the highest peaks in the world, keen observations of the mountain landscape and a fascinating window into early mountaineering, colonial attitudes and Himalayan exploration. Smythe was one of the leading mountaineers of the twentieth century, an outstanding climber who, in his short life - he died aged forty-nine -was at the centre of high-altitude mountaineering development in its early years. He climbed extensively in the Alps, gained the summit of Kamet (the highest peak then climbed) in 1931 and, on the 1933 Everest Expedition, reached a point higher than ever before achieved. Author of twenty-seven immensely popular books, he was an early example of the climber as celebrity.
Download or read book Walkabout Northern California written by Tom Courtney and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plan and Enjoy Self-Guided Inn-to-Inn Hikes Leave the car behind, and go on a multiday hiking adventure in Northern California. Cross the Sierra in the footsteps of pioneers, staying in cabins beside clear mountain lakes. Take a romantic stroll along the beautiful Mendocino Coast, and sample gourmet cuisine at inns overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Explore the hydrothermal landscapes in Lassen Volcanic National Park, where you can relax with a muscle-soothing soak in hot springs. Walkabout Northern California gives you the information you need to create a wilderness vacation that lets you end each day with a comfortable bed, a great meal, and perhaps even a hot tub. This fully updated, full-color edition describes 14 walks (or walkabouts) in the wilds of Northern California: along the Pacific Coast, through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in the Cascades, and around the parklands of the San Francisco Bay. Each entry includes all the necessary details to create a memorable and invigorating vacation—with a map, mile-by-mile details of the route, logistical tips on places to stay and eat, and inspirational ideas to simplify your travel and reconnect with nature’s rhythm. Some hikes can take a week, but many can be enjoyed in a weekend. Some are challenging, but many are perfect for the casual hiker. With a light day pack and a few reservations, you can travel for days along California’s breathtaking coastline or over its vast mountain ranges. Follow author Tom Courtney on a northern California walkabout, so you can create a human-powered vacation in wilderness and in comfort.
Download or read book Walkabout written by Louis Nowra and published by Currency Press Pty Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicolas Roeg's 'Walkabout' opened world-wide in 1971. It is the story of two white children lost in the Australian Outback. They survive only through the help of an Aboriginal boy who is on walkabout during his initiation into manhood. The film earned itself a unique place in cinematic history and was re-released in 1998. In this illuminating reflection, Louis Nowra, one of Australia's leading dramatists and screenwriters, discusses Australia's iconic sense of the outback; and the peculiar resonance that the story of the lost child has in the Australian psyche. He tells how the film came to be made and how its preoccupations fit into the oeuvre of both its director and cinematographer Nicolas Roeg, and its screenwriter Edward Bond. Nowra identifies the film's distinctive take on a familiar story and its fable-like qualities, while also exploring the film's relationship to Australia and its implications for the English society of its day. He recognises how relevant the film is to the contemporary struggle to try and find common ground between blacks and white.
Download or read book Walkabout Woman written by Michaela Roessner and published by Spectra. This book was released on 1988 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rescued" from the Dreamtime by a well-meaning missionary, Raba, a young Aborigine girl, finds herself torn between two worlds and must return to the Dreamtime to learn the secrets of the Ancestors in order to save her people
Download or read book Wombat Goes Walkabout written by Michael Morpurgo and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2000 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While looking for his mother, Wombat meets many animals that are not impressed with his talent for digging and thinking. But when a fire approaches, they change their minds. Masterful watercolors highlight this memorable new character.
Download or read book Willow s Walkabout written by Sheila S. Cunningham and published by Bunker Hill Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willow the wallaby sneaks out of the zoo for a Boston vacation, showing the famous places and things he sees along the way.
Download or read book The Last Voyage written by Annie Brassey and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Walkabout Northern California written by Tom Courtney and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Europe is renowned for romantic inn-to-inn vacation opportunities on paths worn by centuries of travelers. Modern-day trekkers can hike the Alps or Southern France, explore the British Isles at three miles an hour, or pilgrimage through Northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela, stopping each night at a hostel or inn. Now adventurers in California are creating a new tradition of multi-day treks from inn to inn in the U.S. Walkabout Northern California: Hiking Inn to Inndescribes twelve walks (or “walkabouts”) along the wild Pacific Coast, through the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains, in the Cascades and through the parklands around the San Francisco Bay. Each walkabout, organized by individual chapters, contains all the information to create a memorable and invigorating vacation, with a sketch map, recommendations for optional maps, mile-by-mile details of the route, and logistical tips on places to stay and eat. Many trips contain variations for different lengths of time and budgets. With a light daypack and a few reservations, hikers can travel for days on California's breathtaking coastline or in mountain ranges. Each day on a walkabout ends with a comfortable bed, a glass of wine, a good meal and maybe even a hot tub. Some of the hikes can take a week, but many can be enjoyed in a weekend. Some are challenging, but the majority are perfect for the casual hiker. The accommodations for the walkabouts include a B&B perched on the cliffs above the Pacific, a resort on the shore of a Sierra lake, a historic hotel in a coastal village, a hostel in a national park, and a retreat center that soothes the soul.
Download or read book The Walkabout Orchestra written by Chloé Perarnau and published by Wide Eyed Editions. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The orchestra have an important concert to play… but all the musicians have gone walkabout! Can you help the Maestro and his faithful assistant to track them down using clues from their postcards? Take a trip from Reykjavik to Rio, through Greek islands, Venetian canals and Egyptian pyramids in this search-and-find tour of the world and learn all the instruments of the orchestra as you work your way through this spotting extravaganza.
Download or read book Walkabout written by Mark Patrick Hederman and published by Columba Press (IE). This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of a Benedictine monk who sets out to prove that the Holy Spirit is alive and active in the world
Download or read book Australian Animal Walkabout written by Karen Weaver and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kookaburras, emus, koalas and kangaroos are just some of the Australian animals you will discover in this fact filled book.Karen Weaver educates young minds through interesting rhyming verse. Jeanette Lees brings those words to life by placing each animal in its natural environment.There's so much to learn and see.What's your favourite Australian animal?Look inside to find out.
Download or read book Walkabout Year written by Sam Pickering and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pickering is the teacher portrayed by Robin Williams in author's account of a sabbatical year in Perth.
Download or read book A Spiritual Walkabout written by Peter Watson Jenkins and published by Englishcombe Press. This book was released on 2015-05-02 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the metaphor of the Aborigines' walkabout, in this memoir the author tells how as a young Christian he tackles doubt and disagreement with the faith and becomes a minister. But he finds that he has not left issues with church dogma behind. His first steps take him to Unitarianism and to the UU ministry but it is not the end of his walkabout. He discovers a whole universe of ideas waiting for him. In contact with spirit guides he adopts their teaching and his walkabout is finally complete.
Download or read book A Tour Round Ireland Through the Sea Coast Counties in the Autumn of 1835 written by John Barrow and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Download or read book The Great American Walkabout written by Edwin Bond and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-16 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great American Walkabout is the story of three men who set off on foot for an Epic voyage across the United States; from what inspired them to how they managed to pull together through difficulties and countless challenges. Through exciting and harrowing experiences they crossed snowy mountains, deserted plains, and arid deserts on foot, never sure where their next meal would come from.
