Max: Through My Eyes - Australian Disaster Zones

by Prue Mason, Lyn White (editor)

208 pages, Paperback

Published January 3, 2025

About the author

Prue Mason grew up on a farm in South Australia. She is a licensed pilot and has travelled the world working in various jobs, including teaching English as a foreign language and working for a children’s magazine in Dubai. Besides writing, Prue does workshops and gives presentations at schools and writing festivals. In 2005, her first book Camel Rider won the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award and was a Notable Book at the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards. Prue has received several grants towards research for her books, including a May Gibbs fellowship for Amazing Australians in Their Flying Machines.

Reviews

[Pat Valdata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Max is a children's book, but it's so well written any adult would enjoy the story. The characters are kids I cared about a lot, and when the appalling flood occurs, I couldn't put the book down because I wanted to know if they were safe.

Based on a real-life flood that occurred in Brisbane, Australia, this is an excellent book to show children it's normal to be scared in an extreme situation, but that everyone has courage and can overcome adversity with the help of friends and family.