Ned’s Kangaroo

Description

Twelve-year-old farmboy Ned Wattrous runs away to sea on HMS Endeavour, captained by James Cook. Wrecked in the shallow waters of the great coral reef, Ned tells how they save the ship and sail into shore to repair her, only they’re not alone on this strange coast. They discover weird new animals, like the great Hopping Creature and bats “like the devil hisself’. But before they can sail for home, they must find a way out through the treacherous reef, and survive the fever-ridden swamps of Batavia.