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Mushroom Trail Adventures: The Old Ways: A mystery in the ancient Grampians Gullies

Mushroom Trail Adventures: The Old Ways: A mystery in the ancient Grampians Gullies

Paperback

General Juvenile Fiction

ISBN13: 9798170188857
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 27 2026
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.08 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Older than anywhere he's ever explored, and hiding a secret nobody's ever found.

Ollie Spencer has found mushrooms that glow. He's found ones that explode with a puff of a billion spores. He's raced a rival club through a coastal storm and come out the other side with a friend instead of a winner.

He thought he'd seen it all.

Then his friend Zoe invites him to her family's property near the Grampians-mountains older than almost anywhere else on Earth, with gullies so remote a weathered sign at the gate simply reads unsurveyed. Somewhere down there, Zoe's nan has spotted mushrooms nobody in her family has ever been able to name. She won't say more than one word to describe them: strange.

Chasing the mystery teaches Ollie something he didn't expect to learn-that being a good explorer isn't only about what you find, but about listening properly, especially at the exact moment it's hardest to. And on ground nobody's ever fully mapped, that lesson arrives faster and harder than he's ready for.

Mushroom Trail Adventures: The Old Ways is Book 3 in the funny, warm, fact-filled bedtime series that's turned real Australian day trips into unforgettable family adventures for readers of all ages-the kind of book parents love reading aloud and grandparents love passing down.

Inside you'll find:

  • 12 read-aloud chapters, each about 15-20 minutes long - perfect for bedtime
  • A real Victorian mountain destination, ancient beyond imagining
  • A gentle, honest exploration of listening, humility, and respecting what you don't yet understand
  • A mystery mushroom mystery worth staying up just a little later to finish
  • The same warm, funny Spencer family - now venturing further from home than ever
Perfect for ages 4-9 and for any family-parents, grandparents, and curious kids alike-who loves getting outdoors together.

Pack your boots. Watch your footing. The gully's waiting, and so is the next big secret.

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