Sometimes
it’s the books that you least expect to grab you…that actually do. I knew nothing about this book when I picked
it up, and what I found was quite a treat.
It immediately reminded me of another favourite of mine You Must Be
Joking! By Mike Dumbleton.
Jack’s
sister Lily is starting school, so he is left with only his dog Hector for
company. What starts off as a quite day
with Jack standing guard at home, turns into an action packed race to retrieve
Lily’s telescope, snatched away by the Outlaw.
Jack jumps
on his trusty stead and gallops after the Outlaw. He battles snakes and bunyips, ploughs
through a scorching desert, crashes through a rainforest until he comes face to
face with the thief and battles it out until the telescope is once again in his
grasp.
The real
treat for me was at the end of the book, when Jack has returned from his
gruelling exploits, we see him...in the backyard…on his bike. There are upturned pot plants (rainforest), a
paddling pool (billabong) a sandpit and umbrella (dessert and scorching sun), a
hose (the snake), and the evil outlaw perched on the fence.
Boys will
love this rollicking read, which shows that all you need to have an adventure
is a good imagination. It doesn’t hurt
that it’s also a bargain at $14.95 for a hardback!
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