Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

Down to Earth

Rate this book
A group of Sydney children encounters a strange boy, Martin, a space traveller who does not see life from the same perspective as we do, and who requires a great deal of protection from some adults if he is to be able to return home safely before the next full moon.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1965

10 people want to read

About the author

Patricia Wrightson

49 books25 followers
Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (1984).
Patricia Wrightson is one of Australia's most distinguished writers for children. Her books have won many prestigious awards all over the world. She was awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) in 1977, the Dromkeen Medal in 1984 and the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1986, all for her services to children's literature. She is a four-time winner of the Australian Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award: in 1956 for The Crooked Snake, in 1974 for The Nargun and the Stars, in 1978 for The Ice Is Coming and in 1984 for A Little Fear. Patricia lives and writes in a beautiful stretch of the Australian bush beside the Clarence River in northern New South Wales.

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
1 (7%)
4 stars
6 (46%)
3 stars
3 (23%)
2 stars
2 (15%)
1 star
1 (7%)
No one has reviewed this book yet.