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Pearl-shell Diver, The
A story of adventure from the Torres Strait
Author: Kay CrabbeIllustrator:
| Retail Price: | $17.99 |
| Betabooks Price | $14.39 |
ISBN: 9781760290474
Format: Paperback
Published: March 2016
Published By: Allen & Unwin
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Published: March 2016
Published By: Allen & Unwin
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Sario lives with his clan on a remote Torres Strait island, which he never wants to leave - but the winds of change are stirring. The year in 1898 and the pearl-shell trade is at its height. When his father is coerced to join a white trader on his pearling lugger, thirteen-year-old Sario must go to work as a swimming diver to support the family. He wants to dive in a breathing helmet and walk the sea floor, but Hiroshi, another young pump-diver, is determined to stand in his way.