Crocodile River - Couverture souple

Malone, Geoffrey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 034077326X ISBN 13 : 9780340773260

Editeur : Hodder Children's Books, 2000

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Visiting his uncle's cattle station in the Australian outback, Tom is thrilled when old Sam offers to take he and his cousin, Greg, walkabout.

But trekking through the wilderness, the trio are appalled to stumble across an illegal drug laboratory experimenting on animals. Suddenly their lives are in jeopardy. Greg is captured, and Sam must forge onwards in an attempt to get help. Tom finds himself alone under the unforgiving sun, his food supplies dwindling. Meanwhile the lab workers plot to flee the country, and to dispose of Greg along the way.

But the outback holds dangers that even scheming criminals cannot avoid. Kyrek the crocodile watches from the riverbed, assessing his prey. And when finally they take to the water, Kyrek moves in for the kill ...

Biographie de l'auteur :

Geoffrey Malone spent his childhood in Africa, where he managed to avoid education until the age of eleven. After school in England, he joined the army for sixteen years, then worked and travelled in North America. He became a broadcaster and wrote his first book about his nearest neighbours, a family of beavers: Brunner. He is married and lives in London, where he heads a Rhino charity. He succeeds in conveying terrain and animal life with powerful authenticity.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Children's Books
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 034077326X
• ISBN 13: 9780340773260
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224