Chookshed Blues: 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 decides to build a chook house with encouragement from Mum. Big Bill's ute is used to bring in the wood and corrugated iron and wire netting for the chookhouse. Dad and Clancy build it and ensure that the run is protected from foxes. Dad's chook house is a bit shakey. Dad and Clancy buy the chickens at the Farmers' Market. The trouble starts when a large fox gets into the chook yard and Clancy and Mum notice that the chooks are very big and growing very fast. Eventually Big Bill works out what's wrong but the annual school Christmas fete is a great success.

At the conclusion of this book there is an Outback Facts section which provides information about foxes and dingoes, there is a Les Murray poem, The Young Fox 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.