Marly and the goat /
Alice Pung ; with illustrations by Lucia Masciullo.
- 123 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
- Our Australian girl. Marly ; 3. .
- Our Australian girl. Marly ; 3. .
"Puffin Books" --Title page.
It's 1983 . . . and there's excitement in Marly's house. Her grandparents have arrived from Vietnam, and soon her mum will have a new baby. While Grandma tries to make Marly into a 'young lady', Grandpa digs up the back yard. Then he brings home Agnes, a goat! But the neighbours want Agnes taken away, and then things get dangerous. Will Marly be able to protect her grandpa and her pet?
For children.
9780143308515 0143308513
Vietnamese--Australia--Juvenile fiction. Grandparents--Juvenile fiction. Goats--Juvenile fiction. Australian fiction. Historical fiction.
Australia--Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction. Australia--History--Juvenile fiction.