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Carallan said: "Henry and Henrietta’s Exciting Outback Adventure" is a fun-filled, light hearted, entertaining children’s book that is sure to delight and educate not only the younger readers, but also mature adults who will enjoy the clever wit of the authors.
The astute reader may even find an underlying philosophical message about life’s journey weaved into the story!
Come on an exciting journey through Australia’s outback and country areas with Henry, a “cross trainer”, a rough and rugged mountain bike and Henrietta, a “Retro” old-style ladies cycle, who wasn’t really designed to take such a hike!
Henry and Henrietta are real bikes, who went on an adventure of a lifetime, battling heat, dust, wind, rain, and snow over a six week period, as their owners took them through some of Australia’s most scenic and interesting places, including:
Lightning Ridge, where they saw some really strange and quirky sites (make sure you look carefully at the photo of the emu statue – there’s something very strange lurking half way up!)
Bourke – on the edge of the Australian outback
Wentworth, where the Darling and Murray rivers meet
The High Country, in Australia’s snowy alpine region
As they travel alongside Australia’s longest rivers, the Darling and the Murray, they meet a variety of iconic Australian animals, such as the kangaroo, emu and wombat, and enjoy seeing many different places that neither they nor their owners had seen before.
This fun-filled story is more than just a simple children’s rhyming book.
- It's a kids travel book
- It's a lesson in geography
- It's an insight into the life of two bicycles
Full of interesting and sometimes quirky photos, it would be hard not to be absorbed with Henry and Henrietta’s story. Your children are sure to enjoy this interesting and entertaining children's book, and will also learn a little about the Australian outback at the same time.
To gain the most enjoyment from this book, we suggest that it is read aloud.
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