Big Ned is slow and quiet; he likes looking at rocks and watching the weather change. Ned's family run a gym called Get Fit Quick. They don't understand Ned so they send him on a bushwalk to teach him to join in a group. When a dangerous storm approaches, who is going to save the frightened bushwalkers? Ages 6-9

 

This book is part of a book series called Start-Ups Series .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Hachette Australia .

SOFIE LAGUNA has written several popular books for children and young adults (Bird and Sugar Boy, My Yellow Blankie, Too Loud Lily and Bad Buster). She is also an actor. One Foot Wrong was her first adult novel. She lives in Melbourne. CRAIG SMITH is one of Australia's most prolific children's book illustrators. He has collaborated with many of Australia's best-loved authors, and his books include Cat, Billy the Punk, the Cabbage Patch series by Paul Jennings, several books by Doug MacLeod including Sister Madge's Book of Nuns and Where's Mum, and several books for Allen + Unwin including The Big Ball of String, The Boy Who Built the Boat and Heather Fell in the Water. Ella Holcombe is the author of a collection of poetry, Welcome/No Vacancy . David Cox worked as a jackaroo on outback sheep and cattle stations before enrolling, at 21, at St Martins School of Art in London. Back in Australia he became a newspaper artist, winning a Walkley Award, while also illustrating and writing many award-winning children's books, including four CBCA-shortlisted titles. In 2007 he won the Dame Annabelle Rankin Award for distinguished services to Children's Literature in Queensland. David works from his home studio in Brisbane, and one of his hobbies is singing. He is coached by his wife, pianist/composer, Betty Beath. Betty and David have written music theater pieces about St Francis of Assisi, and David regularly acts as cantor at St Phillips Church, which is attached to a Franciscan friary.