Shearing Time: Clancy of the Outback series

By Phil Kettle, Bob Andersen and Shane McGowan

Welcome to the Clancy of the Outback series.

Eleven-year-old Clancy has been thrust into life out woop-woop. These are the stories of his outback adventures at his uncle's sheep station, Overflow Station.

In this book, Big Bill decides to bring the shearing forward and Mum and Little Bill and Clancy clean the shearers

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wellington (Aust) Pty Ltd
• Release date: Dec 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781925308563

Phil Kettle

Phil Kettle is an author and writer. He lives in Regional Victoria and spends his time writing books for children and visiting schools to talk about reading and writing.

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Shearing Time

Clancy of the Outback

Written by Phil Kettle and Bob Andersen

Illustrated by Shane McGowan

First published in Australia in 2021 by

Wellington (Aust) Pty Ltd

(ACN062 365 413)

433 Wellington Street

Clifton Hill, Vic. 3068

Australia

Text copyright © Bob Andersen and Phil Kettle 2021

Illustrations copyright © Shane McGowan 2021

All rights reserved. This publication (or any part of it) may not be reproduced or transmitted, copied, stored, distributed or otherwise made available by any person or entity in any form (electronic, digital, optical, mechanical) or by any means (photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise) without prior written permission from the publisher.

The moral rights of the creators have been asserted.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the National Library of Australia.

Shearing Time

Print ISBN: 9781925308556

eBook ISBN: 9781925308563

Designed by Workingtype Pty Ltd

Printed in Australia by IngramSpark

Welcome to the Outback

Three months ago, my life changed in a way that I never dreamed possible.

It was a Friday and it was the thirteenth day of the month, which is supposed to be unlucky for some. And that Friday was definitely unlucky for my Uncle Buck.

Uncle Buck owned a HUGE sheep station way out woop-woop, and he had been mustering sheep all day when a wild storm struck. Sadly for Uncle Buck, he was hit by lightning and sizzled like a sausage on a very hot barbecue.

When we received the news, Mum and Dad were VERY, VERY sad, but that all changed a few weeks later when we got an unexpected call from Uncle Buck’s lawyer. It turns out that Uncle Buck had left his sheep station to my family in his will. Mum and Dad’s tears turned to smiles – suddenly we owned a sheep