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Publication
Atheneum (1974), Library Binding, 184 pages
Description
An ancient stone creature threatens the lives of a family on a lonely sheep farm in Australia.
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LibraryThing member debnance
The Nargun isn’t happy and that’s is not good. Men are tearing up the lovely forest and the Nargun will not put up with this. A lovely ecology-minded tale from Australia.
LibraryThing member electrascaife
A recently-orphaned boy goes to live with his middle-aged cousins on their sheep ranch in the Hunter region of Australia. Coincidentally, the ranch has another new resident in the Nargun, an ancient and quite grumpy, um, boulder-like, thing.
Oh, this one is so good. So. Good. A boy exploring the
Oh, this one is so good. So. Good. A boy exploring the
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lovely nature all round him (which includes, delightfully, all sorts of creatures from Australian Aboriginal mythology), parental figures who are loving and absolutely lovable in their gruff-but-kind ways, and all of this set against the cool and relentless scariness of the Nargun. I absolutely love how the Dreamtime creatures are woven into the fabric of the surroundings in a way that makes them perfectly normal and not overly 'magical.' So, yes, a fabulous read in all sorts of ways. Show Less
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Awards
CBCA Book of the Year (Winner — Book of the Year — 1974)
Australia's Greatest Books (1973)
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Original publication date
1973
Physical description
184 p.; 8.4 inches
ISBN
0689304323 / 9780689304323