In St. Helen, Australia, during the Depression, young Juli Christo's mathematical and musical genius outrages the townspeople's conformist sensibilities and those of his mother's extreme evangelical sect, resulting in his being brought to trial on a ...
Lola is brought from a foster home in Melbourne to the country town of St. Helen by the wealthy Eyres when she is five, but it isn't until eight years later that the secret of her true identity is slowly and painfully revealed....
Przewalski's Horse, the earliest horse in existence has long been believed extinct in the wild. Smaller than horses of today, with an unusually large head, a combative spirit, and unusual intelligence, these horses have been known to the world only t...
Beau, crippled and almost blinded by a terrible accident, is sent to recover in the South of France. Here, it is hoped, the clear blue sea and the influence of his indom-itable Aunt Mimi will heal his damaged body and revive his spirit. When Lelee, t...
When young Spit MacPhee comes to live with his grandfather, the people of the Australian country town of St Helen fear for his future. Fyfe MacPhee is a crazy old man, and barefoot Spit has to fend for himself along the riverbank where they live. Whi...
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