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Tommy Bell Bushranger Boy: Mrs Thunderbolt
By (Author) Jane Smith
Illustrated by Pat Kan
6
Big Sky Publishing
Big Sky Publishing
1st June 2018
Australia
Children
Fiction
Paperback
100
Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy is a series featuring Tommys time travelling escapades that take him face-to-face with some of Australias most notorious bushrangers. In Book 5, Tommy Bell has his hands full with Ben Halls devious bunch of bushrangers. Join Tommy as he gets into even more trouble in his latest adventure.
Book 6 Mrs Thunderbolt
Captain Thunderbolts girlfriend, Mary Ann Bugg is clever, kind and strong. So why does she stick around with Captain Thunderbolt, when trouble follows him wherever he goes Can Tommy help rescue her from prison
Author and librarianJane Smithhas a passion for Australian history and bushrangers in particular. With thirteen books on the subject published since 2014, and with titles receiving award nominations in the ABIA and CBCA awards and glowing reviews nationally it appears that Janes fascination with Australian history is shared by children, parents and teachers alike! In 2015 Captain Thunderbolt from her much loved Australian Bushranger series was shortlisted in the 2015 ABIA Awards. Shoot-out from the Rock the first in her new series, Tommy Bell Bushranger Boy, followed suit as a 2017 CBCA Book of the Year notable. The books teach younger readers about the colourful lives of our bushranging legends and the times they lived in. Her meticulous research offers an insight that goes beyond the surface into the personalities of her characters and debunks a few well-known myths and facts along the way. Janes clever and entertaining series has been written with not only a flare for fun and reader engagement but also with the Australian National Curriculum in mind. The seventh book in the Tommy Bell series wasreleased in February 2019. Pat Kan is a talented and versatile artist, illustrator and graphic designer. He has illustrated several childrens books including The Australian Bushranger series and the Tommy Bell Bushranger series as well picture books: Theres a Koa