| ISBN |
9780369306524 (paperback) |
| Name |
Harris, Christine, 1955- author. |
| Title |
Outback : [Dyslexic Friendly Edition] / Christine Harris. |
| Edition |
Dyslexic friendly edition. |
| Published |
[Strawberry Hills, New South Wales] : ReadHowYouWant, [2019] |
| ©2005 |
| Description |
iii, 188 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
"The diary of Jimmy Porter, Central Australia 1927-1928." |
| Copyright page from the original book. |
| Set in 12 pt. Dyslexie. |
| Optimized reading formats. |
| Printed on tinted paper and with a dyslexia friendly font. |
| Summary |
"Jimmy Porter has moved to the middle of nowhere. His uncle's family live in a wattle-and-daub hut, days' walk away from even the nearest neighbour. Life in 1927 in the outback is tough, but the people who live there can cope with just about anything. But when disaster strikes, how can they get help?"-- Back cover. |
| Target audience note |
For ages 9+ years. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6. |
| Subjects |
Diaries -- Juvenile fiction |
| Frontier and pioneer life -- South Australia -- Juvenile fiction |
| Country life -- South Australia -- History -- Juvenile fiction |
| Australian fiction |
| Children's stories |
| Easy to read materials |
| High interest-low vocabulary books |
| South Australia -- Social conditions -- 1922-1929 -- Juvenile fiction |
| Australia -- History -- Fiction |
| Genre |
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6 |
| Historical fiction |
| Dyslexic friendly books |
| Series |
My Australian story |
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