Jacks family is based on rottnest island during wwii while his father helps. Jacks island by norman jorgensen posted on april 29, 2015 by mrsmarmalade we are about to start our study of jacks island, a novel by local author norman jorgensen. Jack and his best friend banjo have the run of the island and a remarkable knack for getting into trouble but as jack says, im not that bad, i just get caught a lot. Jack and banjo are forced to find dormant reserves of character when they a face fierce storm and their canoe is washed out into shark infested waters, when jack is badly injured in a fall, when their best friend is lost at sea, and all the while they have to keep terrible secret from all the adults on the island, a secret they could devastate. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Jack s family is based on rottnest island during wwii while his father helps build an airfield. As in all the best picture books, the words allow room for the cartoonish, expressive art to expand and deepen the story.
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