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Charlie and the Whalerman

Charlie and the Whalerman

McLachlan, Annette

Paperback

General Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $8.95

ISBN10: 1037126890
ISBN13: 9781037126895
Publisher: Austin Macauley
Published: Aug 14 2026
Pages: 90
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.19 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

1890

On the death of her father, ten-year-old Charlotte goes to live with her grandparents in Russell (Kororareka) in the Bay of Islands. Kororareka was reputed to be the Hell Hole of the Pacific) in its former years.


It is a strange new world for Charlotte to deal with. When attending school, Charlotte is shunned by the other children. Russell is a pretty bay but frequented by sailing ships, their crews intent on drinking and fighting. There is the added hazard of dodging drunken sailors while making her way around. Charlotte meets an old man on the wharf. Sam Salty is an old whaler. An unlikely friendship is formed. Sam teaches Charlotte about the area, tells tales of his lifestyle as a whaler around the New Zealand coast, and also teaches Charlotte a couple of sea shanties. He calls her Charlie.

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