Into that forest
Two girls survive a terrible flood in the Tasmanian bush and are rescued by a pair of Tasmanian tigers who raise them in the wild. Their story of survival is remarkable, as they adapt to the life of the tiger, learning to hunt and to communicate without the use of human language. When they are disco...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Las Vegas, NV :
Skyscape,
[2013]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Two girls survive a terrible flood in the Tasmanian bush and are rescued by a pair of Tasmanian tigers who raise them in the wild. Their story of survival is remarkable, as they adapt to the life of the tiger, learning to hunt and to communicate without the use of human language. When they are discovered and returned to civilization, neither can adapt to being fully human after their extraordinary experience. |
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| Physical Description: | 153 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | 12 & up. |
| ISBN: | 9781477817254 (trade) 1477817255 (trade) |
| Author Notes: | Louis Nowra was born on December 12, 1950 in Melbourne. He is best known as one of Australia's leading playwrights. His works have been performed by all of Australia's major theatre companies. His most significant plays are Così, Radiance, Byzantine Flowers, Summer of the Aliens and The Golden Age. In 2006 he completed The Boyce Trilogy for Griffin Theatre Company, consisting of The Woman with Dog's Eyes, The Marvellous Boy and The Emperor of Sydney. His 2009 novel Ice was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. His script for 1996 movie Cosi, which revolves around a group of mentally ill patients who put on a play, won the Australian Film Institute Award that year for Best Adapted Screenplay. Nowra's work as a scriptwriter also includes a credit on the comedy The Matchmaker and the Vincent Ward romance Map of the Human Heart, which was invited to the Cannes Film Festival. His title, Prince of Afghanistan, made the Indie Awards 2016 shortlist in the Young Adult category. (Bowker Author Biography) |
