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SILVER BRUMBY KINGDOM4 more classic Silver Brumby titlesMoon Filly ~ Silver Brumby Whirlwind ~ Son of the Whirlwind ~ Silver Brumby, Silver Dingoby ELYNE MITCHELLTo see more Australian books click here New large softcover book. Published 2013, 424 pages. Reading age: Primary school age and older. Following on from the success of The Silver Brumby Centenary Edition, this bind-up contains the next four titles in the Silver Brumby series - Moon Filly, Silver Brumby Whirlwind, Son of the Whirlwind and Silver Brumby, Silver Dingo and continues the story of Thowra, the magnificent silver stallion, king of the brumbies, and how his mysterious legend weaves itself in his extended herd of brumbies. This beautiful edition will be treasured by the many fans of The Silver Brumby series, who will delight in these four titles being published together. Whether you are enjoying the Silver Brumby series for the first time or rediscovering it after many years, this is a book to be read and treasured. To many people, the name Elyne Mitchell is synonymous with The Silver Brumby, the timeless classic that has captivated the hearts and imaginations of young readers since it was first published in 1958 to great acclaim. The continuing success of the Silver Brumby series has ensured Elyne Mitchell as one of Australia's best-loved children's authors. About the author Elyne Mitchell was born Sibyl Elyne Chauvel on 30 December 1913 Melbourne, Victoria. She was an Australian author, and her most popular and well-known books are the Silver Brumby series of children's novels. She was educated at St Catherine's School, Toorak. She married lawyer, and later parliamentarian, Thomas Walter Mitchell, and moved with him to the mountains. He taught her to ski, and they had four children. Elyne was a keen skier and horsewoman. The Silver Brumby series arose from Mrs Mitchell's difficulties in finding suitable reading material for her youngest daughter who was then 10 and being raised in some isolation on the Mitchell family property Towong Hill, a remote cattle station in the Snowy Mountains. Elyne Mitchell was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia OAM for services to literature in 1988, and in 1993, Charles Sturt University awarded her an Honorary Doctorate of Letters. She also won Children's Book Council awards. She often illustrated her work with her own photographs. She died on 4 March 2002 in Corryong, Victoria. The Silver Brumby Centenary Edition and Silver Brumby Echoing are also available - click here for more information See more children's fiction click here Silver Brumby Kingdom - Elyne Mitchell
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