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Hardcover Book of The Rats of Tobruk, when a Bedouin boy, Omar, is separated from his family in Libya during WW2, he makes his way to the coastto look for them. Tired and hungry, Omar is taken in and cared for by two Australian soldiers, Bluey and Albert,as they struggle to survive during the Siege of Tobruk.When Bluey disappears during a patrol, Omar is determined to find him, and uses all his friends knowledge ofthe desert as he searches for his friend. This is a story of a friendship found in the most unusual of places, anda boy’s determination against all the odds.
About the author and illustrator:
Fine artist Mark Wilson has been illustrating and writing children’s
books for over twenty years, at the same time exhibiting as a
fine artist in many solo and group exhibitions and performing
as a musician. Of his numerous popular children’s books, the
most recent are Stranded!, Angel of Kokoda, Journey of the Sea
Turtle, My Mother’s Eyes: The Story of a Boy Soldier, The Yellow
Turban, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp and The Little Wooden
Horse. Mark has won many awards for illustration and fine art.
