Genre: Children’s Action Adventure/Fiction
Description:
“A mob of wallabies lies on the brink of starvation when a drought
strikes the harsh Australian outback. Unwilling to endure the conditions any longer,
a single wallaby with a bad knee gathers the courage to leave the protection of
the mob to seek out a better place.
Joined by two of his closest friends, the trio begin a wild adventure
through the perilous and unforgiving land. Danger follows in every footstep,
until they are finally forced to confront their gravest fear...
The dingoes.”
Author:
“Mike Skillicorn is an Australian author and software architect living
in Sydney, Australia. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he graduated with a
Bachelor of Science in Zoology and maintains a passion for the environment and
animal conservation. He loves to travel, especially with his snowboard and when
he can find a spare moment, enjoys playing guitar.”
Appraisal:
Wally Wallaby has had a bad knee since birth, and despite this
handicap he works up the courage to implore his mob’s commander to search for
food and water. However, the old commander has made up his mind to stay where
they are and wait for the rain to come. The problem is once he has spoken his
word is law, even at the sacrifice of the mob who are slowly starving to death.
Wally decides then that he is breaking the “Wallaby Code” by leaving the mob
the following morning to strike out on his own. When day breaks he is joined by
his best friends, Jake and Peg. And so the perilous journey begins as they head
east in the unforgiving drought of the Australian outback.
During their adventure they encounter several indigenous species some friendly,
others not so much. There is a small unrelenting band of dingoes who are
trailing and taunting the trio of wallaby’s. The comradery between Wally, Peg,
and Jake is admirable and heartwarming. As the adventure continues there are
several lessons that could be learned by a young reader. There is also enough
tension to keep them turning the pages. The
Wobbly Wallaby is an entertaining, and engaging story with some humor
spread throughout. I liked the way the wildlife of the Australian outback
introduces critters some young readers may not know about already. I would
recommend The Wobbly Wallaby to
chapter book readers and older kids.
Buy now
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FYI:
The genre is listed as a children’s story, however, it is for young
readers’. There are two other books in the series published at the time I wrote
this review.
Format/Typo
Issues:
None to mention.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate word count: 25-30,000 words
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