Crocodile Attack (Extreme Adventures #1)

Author: Justin D'Ath

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  • : 14.99 AUD
  • : 9780143302230
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Puffin
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  • : 0.132
  • : July 2005
  • : 198mm X 132mm X 10mm
  • : Australia
  • : 18.99
  • : June 2005
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  • : Justin D'Ath
  • : Extreme Adventures
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
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  • : English
  • : 823.3
  • : 10-13
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  • : 144
  • : YFC
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Barcode 9780143302230
9780143302230

Description

I didn't want to die, and I especially didn't want to be killed by a crocodile. But there was no escape.' A robber has kidnapped Sam Fox and his cousin Nissa during a tropical cyclone. When the getaway car crashes into the raging Crocodile River, Sam and Nissa must face one ordeal after another to survive against incredible odds. Sam fights to keep his head above water and Nissa out of the jaws of certain death. As the waters rise and the crocodiles close in, Sam must push himself to the limits of endurance. An action-packed rollercoaster ride, Crocodile Attackis the first book in a thrilling new series! 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.