The Hold-up Heroes
By (Author) Dianne Bates
Illustrated by Katherine Wright
National Museum of Australia
National Museum of Australia
15th August 2006
Australia
Children
Fiction
A823
Paperback
72
Width 132mm, Height 190mm, Spine 3mm
91g
Polly and James accidentally overhear a gang of bushrangers plotting to hold up the Governor. Their first thought is to tell their parents and become heroes for saving the day. But then they find out their dad might be helping the bushrangers! They need to stop him, but how The Hold-up Heroes features the magnificent Ranken coach, part of the National Museum of Australia's collection.
Dianne Bates is a former elementary school teacher and a children's author who has written more than 80 books, including the Grandma Cadbury series and the Bushranger series, as well as the award-winning The Last Refuge. Kathryn Wright is an illustrator.