Paddock Bomb: Clancy of the Outback series - Paperback

by Phil Kettle (Author), Bob Andersen (Author), Shane McGowan (Illustrator)

Welcome to the Clancy of the Outback series.

Eleven-year-old Clancy has been thrust into life out woop-woop. These are the stories of his outback adventures at his uncle's sheep station, Overflow Station.

In this book, Dad's old car has to be taken off the road, so Little Bill decides it could be Clancy's 'paddock bomb'. Meaning he was going to drive it around the farm. Meaning Little Bill was going to teach Clancy to drive. She makes Clancy sit in a baby booster seat so Clancy could see over the steering wheel, and that was just the start of his humiliation!

At the conclusion of this book there is an Outback Facts section which provides information on all the car acronyms you will hear, there a poem about the paddock bombs as favourite cars, and the all-important, Outback Jokes section.

These chapter books were developed for 7-10-year-old independent readers, who are starting on their first chapter books. They are high interest, easy language level.

Author Biography

Phil Kettle is a much-loved Australian children's author and the recipient of multiple awards. Above all, Phil loves encouraging young readers and writers into a lifelong passion for creating stories. He can often be found giving workshops and presentations at schools and in engaging sports. He especially enjoys spending time playing footy or cricket and lives in regional Victoria.

Bob Andersen spends his days in Melbourne, writing, publishing and developing online literacy programs for school students.