Harriet
By: Anthony Hill ; illustrated by Coral Tulloch
Contributors: Tulloch, Coral. illustrator
Series: Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge -- 3-4.
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Camberwell, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9780143302087
Subjects: Turtles; Juvenile fiction
Description: 'I wonder what you've seen and done, Harriet, over all those years?' asks Ellie. The Tortoise pokes her head a little and blinks one naughty eye. Wouldn't you like to know. 'Tell me!' That's my story. And she pulls her head in again. Hatched on an island in the Galapagos, Harriet enjoyed an enchanted life, as generations of tortoises had before her. Then someone took her away . . . Harriet ended up in Queensland, where she attracted increasing crowds of visitors, all amazed at her great age. People believe she may have lived for 175 years &#x2013; or more! She was famous as one of the oldest known living land animals. Meet Harriet and celebrate her unforgettable story. In this exciting and informative account, best-selling and award-winning author Anthony Hill recreates the life of Harriet from her earliest years and delves into the unsolved mystery of how she came to Australia.
Notes: "Based on the true story of an incredible survivor ... follow the tracks into her secret Galápagos past ..."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176).

Webliography: pages 175-176.

For children.
Table of contents: title: v Goodbye Harriet; title: viii Map Of The Galapagos Islands; title: ix Introduction; title: xii Ellie And Zac's Family Tree; title: 1. Harriet; title: 2. Enchanted Islands; title: 3. Taken; title: 4. The Ship; title: 5. Moreton Bay; title: 6. The Gardens; title: 7. Flood; title: 8. Memories; title: 9. 'Tom'; title: 10. Interlude; title: 11. Harry-Harriet; title: 12. Lonesome Gorge; title: 13. Australia Zoo; title: 14. Hooray For Harriet!; title: The Unsolved Mystery Of Who Took Harriet; title: Talking Tortoise; title: Timeline; title: References And Further Reading; title: Acknowledgements.