{"product_id":"9780730443759_the-camel-who-crossed-australia","title":"The Camel Who Crossed Australia","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of the famous Burke and Wills expedition ... as it has never been told before. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe humans call him 'Bell Sing', but to the other camels he is known as 'He Who Spits Further Than the Wind'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransported from the mountains and deserts of the 'Northwest Frontier' (present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan), Bell Sing accompanies explorers Burke and Wills as they try to cross Australia from south to north. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBell Sing has never had a high opinion of humans -- or horses. And this expedition is the worst-managed caravan he's ever been in. Camel handler Dost Mahomet and soldier John King are also beginning to wonder if their leader is competent ... or crazy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBell Sing can smell water over the sandhills on the horizon ... and freedom too. Can the expedition succeed? And who -- if anyone -- will survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the gritty and true story about one of the most extraordinary and iconic events in Australia's history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR THE ANIMAL STARS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'an irreverent and informative charmer' - \u003cem\u003eSunday Age\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'What a delight to read this book! ... could inspire much original history reading by young readers' - \u003cem\u003eBook News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is history brought to life for the younger reader' - \u003cem\u003eReader's Feast Book Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackie French","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46919599653013,"sku":"9780730443759","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780730443759.png?v=1777422807","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780730443759_the-camel-who-crossed-australia","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}