Drover
(Paperback)
Available Formats
Publishing Details
Drover
By (Author) Neridah McMullin
Illustrated by Sarah Anthony
Walker Books Australia
Walker Books Australia
5th April 2023
Australia
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 271mm, Height 240mm
167g
Description
The truly remarkable story of a legendary drover who happens to be a woman. Now in paperback.
Courageous, clever and daring, Drover is one of a kind. Travelling through the heart of the outback, Drover delivers a mob of cattle. Searing heat, dust and flies, hardship and danger: these are just part of the job. But there's no place Drover would rather be.
This true story is brought to light through stunning oil illustrations and suspenseful text that capture the drama as Drover pushes a herd of cattle from the Kimberly to Queensland. Readers are in for a surprise ending - the drover is not a man, but the legendary Edna Jessop.
Author Bio
Neridah McMullin grew up surrounded by animals, with a thousand acres to run around in. Her grandfather was a stockman and he bred, trained and raced his own racehorses. As a farm child, she studied science at university and worked as a scientist in Research and Development in the Dairy and Confectionery industry for 16 years. Her dream job took her all over the world. Neridah is the author of seven books for children and loves history and true stories. Her picture book Fabish: the horse that braved a Bushfire was shortlisted for the CBCA Eve Pownall Information Book of the Year in 2017. She loves reading until late, sleeping in, walking her dog and meeting other peoples dogs.
Sarah Anthony is a painter and metalsmith. She completed six years of art study in the UK, culminating in a BA Joint Honours in Fine Arts and Metalsmithing from Camberwell College of the Arts in London, in 1994. In 2009 she graduated from La Trobe University with a Masters in Art Therapy. Her early artworks were small metal sculptural pieces and contemporary jewellery; these were exhibited in Dublin, London, Auckland, Melbourne and Sydney. After a substantial break from art-making due to raising her young family, she has recently returned to artmaking and exploring the medium of oil painting. Drover is her first picture book.
