The Legend of Moondyne Joe

Winner Western Australian Premier s Children s Book Award, 2002They ll not take my freedom away! These are the words of Moondyne Joe, the beloved scoundrel and expert bushman of early Australian convict history. There wasn t a cell built that could contain him, and Joe often led the troopers on wild chases through the Moondyne Hills of Western Australia. This is the story of a colourful Australian legend from the award-winning team of Mark Greenwood and Fran Lessac.From the author-illustrator team who produced Simpson and his Donkey, which won Honour Book Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, Children s Book Council of Australia 2009First published in 2002, this superbly researched book tells a great Australian story