Pung, Alice,

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.

A823.4