TreeTops True Stories are exciting, motivating non-fiction books which will broaden your pupils' reading experience. They are part of a structured reading programme for juniors. This story is woven together from the account given in Ludwig Leichardt's journal of his crossing from the Darling downs near Sydney to Port Essington, near Darwin in 1844. The account however is fictionalised and told from the perspective of a young aboriginal boy and his grandfather who accompany Leichardt on part of the journey - hence the stark title of Whitemen - Explorers in a Strange Land. The author captures the suspense and drama, and manages to empathise convincingly with the aboriginal characters who find many of the whitemen's ways so strange and impractical. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same Oxford Reading Tree level.

 

This book is part of a book series called Treetops True Stories .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme has multiple levels.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Oxford University Press .

William Bedford William Bedford left school at fifteen to work on the east coast fishdocks, fairgrounds and farms before moving with his family to an American nuclear rocket base in a remote area of north Lincolnshire. He has since gone on to write The Glow-Worm Who Lost Her Glow. Sophie Joyce Sophie Joyce is a highly creative illustrator and The Glow-Worm Who Lost Her Glow is her first book with Egmont.