| ISBN |
9780642278654 (hbk.) |
| Shelf Location |
994.042 REE |
| Author |
Reeder, Stephanie Owen: |
| Title |
Lennie the legend : solo to Sydney by pony / Stephanie Owen Reeder. |
| National Library of Australia, c2015. |
| ©2015 |
| cartographic image. |
| still image. |
| text. |
| unmediated. |
| volume. |
| General Notes |
New South Wales Premiers Reading Challenge 5-6. |
| Contents Notes |
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. |
| Summary |
Age range 7 and over. Based on a true story of nine-year-old Lennie Gwyther who, at the height of the Great Depression in 1932, rode his pony from his home town of Leongatha in rural Victoria to Sydney to witness the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Lennie's 1,000-kilometre solo journey captured the imagination of the nation, and his determination and courage provided hope to many at a difficult time in Australia's history. Lennie the Legend begins with a terrible accident on the family farm, when Lennie, remarkably at such a young age, takes on the responsibility for the ploughing. Lennie is obsessed with the marvel of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and, as a reward for saving the farm from missing the planting season, his parents grant him his wish to ride on his own to Sydney for the opening of the bridge. Lennie has all sorts of adventures along the way: a thief lurking in the bush in the dead of night, a raging bushfire, surprise appearances, celebrations in his honour, being the star of a newsreel, and meeting the Prime Minister. |
| Target audience |
For primary school age. |
| Subject added entry -- Relator term |
Gwyther, Lennie |
| Subject |
Farm life -- Australia -- Victoria -- Juvenile fiction |
| Depressions -- 1929 -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction |
| Children's stories, Australian |
| Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, N.S.W.) -- History |
| Australia -- History -- 1901-1922 |
| Australia - History - 1922-1929 |
| Australia -- History -- 1922-1945 |
| Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, N.S.W.) -- History |
