Walkabout
by James Vance Marshall, Jim Alderson, Gillian Porter Ladousse · 1961

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Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian desert. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an aboriginal boy who helps them to survive, and guides them along their long journey. But a terrible misunderstanding results in a tragedy that neither Mary nor Peter will ever forget...
Aboriginal AustraliansFictionSurvival after airplane accidents, shipwrecksDesertsFiction, generalAirplane crash survivalChildrenAustralia, fictionChildren's fictionYoung Adult FictionAircraft accidentsDesert survival