Hoosh! Camels in Australia, by Janeen Brian, 2005, ABC Books, is a quality non-fiction that won the 2006 Eve Pownall Honour Book Award for Information Books, at The Children’s Book Council of Australia. It evaluates the contribution of camels in Australian history since their introduction into the country in1840 and considers their future role. Topics includecarrying early explorers, moving freight across the country, construction projects such as the Rabbit-Proof Fence, the Afghan Cameleers, World War One Camel Soldiers, Outback Camel Police and Aboriginal trackers. Readers are challenged to go beyond the facts presented about camels to question and debate whether camels are a pest or a resource in modern-day Australia. Information is presented in ‘bite size’ chunks, using accessible language and a range of writing genres - interviews with experts, narratives, real life stories, and diary extracts.Delightful colour and historical black-and-white photographs, maps and sketches complement the text, with accompanying descriptions detailing the behaviour and habitat of the camels portrayed. The content is comprehensively researched and the end of the book contains a glossary of word meanings, index and bibliography for further research . Suitable for children aged 9+.
Heather Beveridge
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