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02535aam a2200373Mi 4500 001 B93D28D0A18B11E6AED112AEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161103010209 008 140807s2015 aca b f001 0beng 020 $a 0642278652 020 $a 9780642278654 035 $a (OCoLC)886854610 040 $a AU@ $b eng $e rda $c AU@ $d OCLCO $d AUMCS $d OCLCQ $d YDXCP $d ATPTT $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a anuc 043 $a u-at--- 050 4 $a PR9619.4 R437 L45 2015 100 1 $a Reeder, Stephanie Owen, $e author. 245 10 $a Lennie the legend : $b solo to Sydney by pony / $c Stephanie Owen Reeder. 264 1 $a Canberra, A.C.T. : $b National Library of Australia, $c 2015. 300 $a 107 pages : $b colour illustrations, portraits, maps ; $c 22 cm. 520 $a It is 1932 and nine-year-old Lennie Gwyther has a dream - to ride his pony, Ginger Mick, from his home in country Victoria all the way to Sydney for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Join Lennie on his 1,000-kilometre adventure as he braves fire, floods and fog, camps alone in the bush, and faces a thief in the night. From swaggies to newspaper reporters, Lennie meets all sorts of people along the way - even the Prime Minister. Finally, the day of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge arrives and Lennie and Ginger Mick take part in the spectacular celebrations. The crowds love Lennie and his pony - Lennie has become a legend. 500 $a Lennie the Legend is based on a true story about a boy who captured the imagination of the nation and whose determination and courage gave hope to many during the Great Depression, a difficult time in Australia' history. 505 0 $a Preparing the Ground -- The Great War -- A Grand Plan Revealed -- Living on the Land -- Against the Odds -- The Great Depression -- In the Halls of Power -- Australia's National Capital -- The Boy from the Bush -- City Living -- You're a Legend! -- The Sydney Harbour Bridge -- Epilogue -- Author's Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Background Reading -- List of Illustrations -- Index. 521 $a For primary school age. 600 10 $a Gwyther, Lennie. 650 0 $a Farm life $z Victoria. $z Victoria. 650 0 $a Depressions $y 1929 $z Australia. 651 0 $a Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, N.S.W.) $x History. 651 0 $a Australia $x History $y 1901-1922. 651 0 $a Australia $x History $y 1922-1929. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20171107013422.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B93D28D0A18B11E6AED112AEDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search