Walkabout
★ 3.5 avg
39 votes
About this book
Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian desert. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an aboriginal boy who helps them to survive, and guides them along their long journey. But a terrible misunderstanding results in a tragedy that neither Mary nor Peter will ever forget...
Reader Profile
3.5/5 · 39 readers · 80 pages · ≈ 1 h 29 m · Easy
How long does it take to read Walkabout?
About ≈ 1 h 29 m — 80 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Walkabout?
80 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Walkabout?
It sits on the Young Adult, Adventure, Fiction shelves.
Is Walkabout in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does Walkabout take place?
It is set in Australia.
Who wrote Walkabout?
James Vance Marshall.
Setting
Australia