Charlie's swim / World War, 1939-1945 Aboriginal Australians Rescues Bombing, Aerial Heroes Australian fiction. Children's stories.
Wright, Edie, 1954-
Charlie's swim / Edith Wright, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis. - 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
One steamy morning during WWII, young Charlie was cleaning one of the many flying boats in Roebuck Bay. The skies darkened and a wartime attack on Broome began. Enemy fighter planes shot at the flying boats and among the blazing fires, sharks and carnage, Charlie spied a mother and child desperately trying to keep afloat. Based on a true story of a wartime heroism.
Ages: 6+.
9781922613103 192261310X
D'Antoine, Charlie--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Western Australia--Broome--Juvenile fiction.
Aboriginal Australians--Juvenile fiction.
Rescues--Juvenile fiction.
Bombing, Aerial--Australia--Juvenile fiction.
Heroes--Juvenile fiction.
Australian fiction.
Children's stories.
Roebuck Bay (W.A.)--Juvenile fiction.
Broome (W.A.)--History--Bombardment, 1942--Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Charlie's swim / Edith Wright, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis. - 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
One steamy morning during WWII, young Charlie was cleaning one of the many flying boats in Roebuck Bay. The skies darkened and a wartime attack on Broome began. Enemy fighter planes shot at the flying boats and among the blazing fires, sharks and carnage, Charlie spied a mother and child desperately trying to keep afloat. Based on a true story of a wartime heroism.
Ages: 6+.
9781922613103 192261310X
D'Antoine, Charlie--Juvenile fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Western Australia--Broome--Juvenile fiction.
Aboriginal Australians--Juvenile fiction.
Rescues--Juvenile fiction.
Bombing, Aerial--Australia--Juvenile fiction.
Heroes--Juvenile fiction.
Australian fiction.
Children's stories.
Roebuck Bay (W.A.)--Juvenile fiction.
Broome (W.A.)--History--Bombardment, 1942--Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.