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Hamer, Michelle,

Meet Daisy / Michelle Hamer ; with illustrations by Lucia Masciullo. - Melbourne, Vic. : Penguin Books Australia, 2014. - 115 pages; illustrations; 20 cm. - Our Australian girl ; Daisy bk 1 .

Follow Daisy on her adventure in the first of four exciting stories about a hopeful girl in troubled times. It's 1930 and Daisy lives on a farm, where she loves riding her horse, Jimmy, through the paddocks. Times are tough, and when her father loses his job, Daisy and her little sister, Flora, are sent to Melbourne to live with their aunt and uncle. Daisy must leave behind everyone she loves for a city she's never seen, and even her wildest daydreams can't prepare her for the new life that awaits her...

For primary school age.

ISBN: 9780143307631 (paperback) 0143307630 (paperback)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1929-1939

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Country life--Juvenile fiction.
Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Australia--Social life and customs --Juvenile fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: A823.4