Charlie's swim / Edith Wright, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis.
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TextPublisher: Broome, Western Australia : Magabala Books, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781922613103; 192261310XSubject(s): 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 fictionGenre/Form: Picture books. Summary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | Australian Stories | J 994 .14 WRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111084081593 |
Ages: 6+.
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.
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