Moon-Dark

by Patricia Wrightson

As man builds and settles on land formerly occupied by wildlife, an old fisherman's dog and all the other animals of the territory carry on nocturnal activities to make their homes safer

Genres: Fiction

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Manuel Soler · Rating 3 out of 5]

A veces aburrido, no atrapa, me sentí forzado a terminarlo

[Cmoore · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a wonderful story... The animals have an important job, but first they have to a game warden to trick! This story is great for middle readers of all ages!