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'What would you do if a ship was wrecked just off your favourite beach?

'In December 1876, when the steamship Georgette ran aground near Margaret River in Western Australia, teenager Grace Bussell did not hesitate. Accompanied by stockman Sam Isaacs, Grace rode her horse straight into the boiling surf and saved as many people as she could. Like many of the passengers and crew on board the Georgette, Grace was an ordinary person who showed great bravery in an extraordinary situation.

'Step into the fascinating world of nineteenth-century sea travel and pioneering life, as you experience the exciting tale of the Georgette and the remarkable people involved in her final voyage.' (From the publisher's website.)

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Publisher: National Library of Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: National Library of Australia , 2011 .

Courtesy of the National Library of Australia.

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Extent: 119p.
Description: illus. (some col.), maps, facsim, ports

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Publication date: 1 November 2011.

ISBN: 9780642277435 (hbk.)
Publisher: National Library of Australia

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: National Library of Australia , 2017 .

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Extent: 124p.

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Published May 2017

ISBN: 9780642279095
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y Courageous Kids and Their Amazing Adventures Stephanie Owen Reeder , Canberra : National Library of Australia , 2023 26643246 2023 selected work biography children's fiction Abstract
'Stephanie Owen Reeder’s Heritage Heroes series celebrates stories of incredible survival, persistance and resilience by young people. This book binds together the five original, beloved stories with two brand new ones:

'Brave Bee and the Castaway Kids

Will the Wonderkid and the Elusive Treasure

Amazing Grace and the Sinking Ship

Lennie the Legend and the Remarkable Ride

Marvellous Miss May and the Wondrous Circus

Clever Quong Tart and the New Gold Mountain

Valiant Jane and the Disappearing Trail

'Liz Duthie’s occasional illustrations give young readers a visual springboard for imagining the story, and picturing themselves as these courageous young people.' (Publication summary)
Canberra : National Library of Australia , 2023
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— Appears in: Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 35 2013; (p. 5-6)

A Piece of History Lynne Babbage , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 56 no. 1 2012; (p. 18)
— Review of Amazing Grace : An Adventure at Sea Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2011 single work children's fiction

Amazing Grace: An Adventure at Sea by Stephanie Owen Reader Vicki Stanton , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , December 2011;
— Review of Amazing Grace : An Adventure at Sea Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2011 single work children's fiction

Heritage Heroes Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 33 2011; (p. 17-29)

Question Time : Stephanie Owen Reeder Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 December 2011; (p. 3)

[Review] Amazing Grace : An Adventure at Sea Heath Graham , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 91 no. 3 2011; (p. 17)
— Review of Amazing Grace : An Adventure at Sea Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2011 single work children's fiction

[Review] Amazing Grace : An Adventure at Sea Russ Merrin , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 26 no. 5 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of Amazing Grace : An Adventure at Sea Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2011 single work children's fiction

Question Time : Stephanie Owen Reeder Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 December 2011; (p. 3)

Heritage Heroes Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 33 2011; (p. 17-29)

The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Writing Historical Fiction Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 35 2013; (p. 5-6)

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