| Record Number |
795615 |
| ISBN |
9781760636968 (hardback) |
| Author |
Holcombe, Ella author. |
| Title |
The house on the mountain / Ella Holcombe & David Cox. |
| Publisher/Date |
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2019. |
| ©2019 |
| Pagination etc. |
1 volume of unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Contents note |
"This story is set in Kinglake, on traditional Wurundjeri land."--Title page verso. |
| Premier's Reading Challenge: 5-6 |
| Summary Note |
The powerful story of a family who lose their home in the 2006 Black Saturday bushfires in Kinglake, Victoria, and their journey of recovery. There is a fire coming, and we need to move quickly. Mum and Dad start packing bags, grabbing woollen blankets, the first-aid kit, torches, and then the photo albums. Dad puts Ruby on her lead and ties her up near the back door. My chest feels hollow, like a birdcage. Atmospheric and intensely moving, this is the story of a family experiencing a bushfire, its devastating aftermath, and the long process of healing and rebuilding. |
| Target audience note |
For ages 7+ years. |
| Subject |
Natural disasters -- Australia -- Victoria -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Wildfires -- Australia -- Victoria -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Black Saturday bushfires, 2009 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Life change events -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Grief -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Resilience (Personality trait) -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Children's stories, Australian -- Pictorial works |
| Kinglake (Vic.) -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction |
| Picture books. |
| Added Author |
Cox, David, 1933- illustrator. |
| Shelf Location |
H |
