Kamarla: A Brumby's Tale

by Christine Butler, Ramir Quintana (Illustrator)

Overview

An eight-month-old brumby is relocated from a state forest near Tin Can Bay in South East Queensland to a property with other brumbies, and from there, she is adopted by a family with two children. When she arrives at her new home, she is given the name Kamarla and has some interesting interactions with the animals that live on the property, including Roy, the cattle dog, and Gertie, the thoroughbred. At first she is frightened, especially of the children, but as time goes on, Kamarla adjusts to her new home and the animals and humans, with whom she shares her new life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499032956
Publisher:	Xlibris AU
Publication date:	12/08/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	36
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Author Christine Butler is a semiretired journalist who lives in Gympie in the state of Queensland, Australia. She was inspired to write the story of Kamarla after interviewing the family while working as a journalist for the Gympie Times. After many interviews over the years with Anne Wilson from the South East Queensland Brumby Association and interviews with some of the people who adopted brumbies after they were relocated from the forest, she realized she had a genuine affection for the breed and a concern for their ongoing safety. Although she has travelled extensively, including the arduous trek across the Kokoda Track, the Gympie region, where she was born and raised, and the people who live there will always hold a special place in her heart.