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'From deep in the Kimberley Desert comes a legend of wild brumbies with Arabian bloodlines, who can run like the wind. Paruku, the young bay stallion, flees from humans who invade his desert sanctuary, but is haunted by an ancient memory of being ridden. Thirteen-year-old Rachel is fast outgrowing her first pony. When her father, an equine vet, is offered the job of capturing wild brumbies for the endurance stables of Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai, Rachel travels with him into the remote desert landscape of the Kimberley. Captivated by the wild power and majesty of Paruku and his kin, she is torn by the prospect of taking away their freedom. But is there a chance she could keep Paruku for herself? From the award-winning author of STAY: THE LAST DOG IN ANTARCTICA comes a moving tale inspired by the true story of the Kimberley brumbies and their journey to Dubai.' (Publisher's blurb)

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    • Sydney South, South Sydney area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: HarperCollins Australia , 2014 .
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      Extent: 218p.
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      • Published January 2014
      ISBN: 9780733331794 (paperback) :

Works about this Work

Paruku The Desert Brumby by Jesse Blackadder Hazel Edwards , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , February 2014;

— Review of Paraku : The Desert Brumby Jesse Blackadder , 2014 single work children's fiction
Review : Paruku : The Desert Brumby John D. Adams , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;

— Review of Paraku : The Desert Brumby Jesse Blackadder , 2014 single work children's fiction
[Review] Paraku Patricia Halsall , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 29 no. 1 2014; (p. 33-34)

— Review of Paraku : The Desert Brumby Jesse Blackadder , 2014 single work children's fiction
[Review] Paraku Patricia Halsall , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 29 no. 1 2014; (p. 33-34)

— Review of Paraku : The Desert Brumby Jesse Blackadder , 2014 single work children's fiction
Review : Paruku : The Desert Brumby John D. Adams , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;

— Review of Paraku : The Desert Brumby Jesse Blackadder , 2014 single work children's fiction
Paruku The Desert Brumby by Jesse Blackadder Hazel Edwards , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , February 2014;

— Review of Paraku : The Desert Brumby Jesse Blackadder , 2014 single work children's fiction
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    Arabian peninsula, Middle East, Asia,
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