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y separately published work icon Rescue on Nim's Island single work   children's fiction   children's  
Is part of Nim's Island Wendy Orr , 1999 series - author children's fiction
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Rescue on Nim's Island
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'Nim lives on an island with her father, Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, and their friend Alex Rover, the adventure writer. Nim's island is the most beautiful place in the world, and she wouldn't swap live anywhere else.

'When Jack invites a group of scientists to visit, they bring their children as well. But two of the scientists have plans other than studying algae... By the time Nim discovers what they really want, and what they will do to get it, the children are in grave danger. And so is the island! Nim must choose between saving a natural treasure and saving someone's life.' (Publication summary)

Exhibitions

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2014 .
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      Cover image courtesy of Allen & Unwin.
      Extent: 168p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published July 2014
      ISBN: 9781743316788
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Complete Adventures on Nim's Island Wendy Orr , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2020 18880389 2020 selected work children's fiction

    'All three Nim novels - Nim's IslandNim at Sea and Rescue on Nim's Island - collected in one edition to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the original publication of Nim's Island.

    'In a palm tree, on an island, in the middle of the wide blue sea, was a girl.
    Nim's hair was wild, her eyes were bright, and around her neck she wore three cords. One was for a spyglass, one for a whorly, whistling shell, and one for a fat red pocketknife in a sheath.

    'Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea, with her father, Jack, as well as a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, a turtle called Chica and a satellite dish for her email. No one else lives quite like Nim, and she wouldn't swap places with anyone.' (Publication summary)

    Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2020

Other Formats

  • Also large print.
  • Also dyslexic edition
  • Also braille.
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