Killer Whale (Extreme Adventures)

Author: Justin D'Ath

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  • : $14.99 AUD
  • : 9780143303206
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Puffin
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  • : 0.144
  • : January 2008
  • : 198mm X mm
  • : Australia
  • : 18.99
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  • : Justin D'Ath
  • : Extreme Adventures
  • : Paperback
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  • : A823
  • : 10-13
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  • : 144
  • : Adventure stories
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Barcode 9780143303206
9780143303206

Description

The whale flung itself onto the ice and came sliding up the slope on its belly. Straight towards Harry and me...Sam Fox is on holidays with his family in Antarctica when their ski plane crashes on the ice. As the unstable iceshelf cracks apart, Sam and his younger brother become separated from the rest of the group. Before long, they're stranded on a wobbly icefloe. Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a massive creature emerges from the deep. A creature with huge jaws, and rows and rows of enormous teeth...A wild, action-packed ride, Killer Whale is the most chilling Extreme Adventure yet! Visit puffin.com.au/extreme for more.

Author description

Born in New Zealand, Justin D'Ath is one of twelve children. He came to Australia in 1971 to study for missionary priesthood. After three years, he left the seminary in the dead of night and spent two years roaming Australia on a motorbike. While doing that he began writing for motorbike magazines. He published his first novel for adults in 1989. This was followed by numerous award-winning short stories, also for adults. Justin has worked in a sugar mill, on a cattle station, in a mine, on an island, in a laboratory, built cars, picked fruit, driven forklifts and taught writing for twelve years. He wrote his first children's book in 1996. To date he has published fifteen books. He has two children, two grandchildren, and one dog.