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The Rats of Tobruk

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The Rats of Tobruk

By Mark Wilson About

hen a Bedouin boy, Omar, is separated from his family in Libya during WW2, he makes his way to the coast to look for them. Tired and hungry, Omar is taken in and cared for by two Australia soldiers, Bluey and Albert, as they struggle to survive during the Siege of Tobruk. When Bluey disappears during a patrol, Omar is determined to find him, and uses all his knowledge of the desert as he searches for his friend. This is a story of friendship found in the most unusual of places, and a boy’s determination against all the odds.

CategoriesAfricaFriendshipLibyaWarWorld War 2
AuthorMark Wilson About
Type Of BookAustralian Picture Book
FormatHardback
ISBN9781922081711
Published28/08/2019
Price Per CopyRRP $25.99
1–9 copies$23.39
10–19 copies$22.09
20+ copies$20.79
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Mark Wilson

Fine artist Mark Wilson has been illustrating and writing children’s books for over twenty years, at the same time exhibiting as a fine artist in many solo and group exhibitions and performing as a musician. Of his numerous popular children’s books, the most recent are Stranded!, Angel of Kokoda, Journey of the Sea Turtle, My Mother’s Eyes: The Story of a Boy Soldier, The Yellow Turban and Aladdin and The Magic Lamp. Mark has won many awards for illustration and fine art, including Whitley Award for Childrens Literature (The Last Tree 2007); Wilderness Society Award for Children’s Literature (The Extinction Trilogy, wirtten by Gary Crew, 2004); Wilderness Soci

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