Lizard Log

by Christobel Mattingley, Walter Stackpool (Illustrator)

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Lizards everywhere! Big lizards, small lizards. medium-sized lizards.

Tony and his family are camping in the bush near the sea when their tent is invaded by lizards. Tony wants to keep them as pets. but his mother insists that he return them to the forest. He finds a hollow log which is just the right home for them.

One day when he is taking them some food he finds himself and the lizards in danger.... until a large. fierce goanna arrives to save the day.

Paperback

Published January 1, 1976

About the author

Christobel Mattingley has been writing since she was eight years old and had her first pieces published in the children's pages of magazines and newspapers. Her first book, The Picnic Dog, was published in 1970, when she had three young children. While they were growing up she worked as a librarian in schools and in a teachers' college. She has been self-employed as a writer since 1974 and has travelled widely in Australia and overseas, speaking in schools and libraries. Christobel Mattingley has published over 30 books for children. Some of her works have been translated into other languages, have won various awards in Australia and the USA, and have been made into films for ABC Television. For most of the 1980s she worked with Aboriginal people and researched the history Survival in Our Land. In 1990 she received the Advance Australia Award for Service to Literature, and in 1996 she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues. No Gun for Asmir received a High Commendation in the Australian Human Rights Awards of 1994.

Reviews

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this short story with my 3 primary school children. We all enjoyed it. Great nature story about a boy camping with his mother in the Australian bush. Lots of information about lizards, their habitat and food.