Pioneering Australian Women – 2 Book Set

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The 2 books in this set are

Miss Franklin โ€“ How Miles Franklinโ€™s Brilliant Career Began
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A fascinating story about Miles Franklin, one of Australian literatureโ€™s most significant women, written by one of the biggest names in childrenโ€™s literature.

This is a story about iconic Australian writer Stella Miles Franklin, namesake of two major literary prizes, during her brief but formative time as a governess in rural New South Wales. Teenager Stella Miles Franklin has to work to help support her family. Stella is unhappy in her job and longs for the freedom and excitement of city life. While working, she meets a young orphan girl, Imp, who is almost as feisty as Stella herself, and who spurs the older girl to follow her dreams.

Inspired by events in Miles Franklinโ€™s life, Miss Franklin is told by multi-award-winning author Libby Hathorn and acclaimed illustrator Phil Lesnie, and includes a facts page about Stella Miles Franklin.

Never Lose Hope
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The story of Australiaโ€™s first school

John is a child convict, transported to New South Wales for stealing a shirt. Life is grim in the fledgling colony and when food runs short, John once again has to steal to survive. Starving and alone, he is taken in by Australiaโ€™s first schoolteacher, Isabella Rosson. In her simple classroom, John learns to read and write and soon becomes her star pupil โ€“ until he is discovered by the soldiers and again sent away in chains.
Yet John never forgets Isabellaโ€™s lessons, the power of words โ€“ and the hope for a brighter future.
Inspired by the life of convict Isabella Rosson, the first teacher in the colony at Port Jackson, and John Hudson, the youngest First Fleet convict, this touching story is illustrated with Mark Wilsonโ€™s vividly realistic and evocative artwork.