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'Ruby doesn't like working for the Nortons. She wants to go back to Alice Springs to live with her mum. Will Idris, the Afghan boy who works with the camels, help her to return home?' (National Museum)
Notes
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The Red Camel was inspired by a photograph of camels and their driver taken by Herbert Basedow in Oodnadatta in 1903. This photograph is now part of the National Museum of Australia's collection.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has an Afghan character.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , 1 September no. 67 2009; (p. 34-35)
— Review of The Red Camel 2008 single work children's fiction
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , 1 September no. 67 2009; (p. 34-35)
— Review of The Red Camel 2008 single work children's fiction
Last amended 17 Nov 2015 13:19:20
Settings:
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
- Oodnadatta, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
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