Between the Pages by Joan van Loon and Chantal Stewart

BETWEEN the PAGES

brave boys, Billy and Jack, and their exciting adventures in the rainforest. Chased by stay together and help each other to escape

Between the Pages is a story that celebrates the pleasures of reading.

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NEW FRONTIER PUBLISHING

ISBN 9781921928444

Chantal Stewart

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For Jack and Billy, Oliver and Maggie, who love books and reading. - JVL For all my little friends who, like me, love to read in bed. - CS

First published in Australia 2013

by New Frontier Publishing Pty Ltd ABN 67 126 171 757 Suite 3, Level 2, 18 Aquatic Drive, Frenchs Forest NSW 2086, Australia www.newfrontier.com.au Text copyright © 2013 Joan van Loon Illustration copyright © 2013 Chantal Stewart This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted by the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Enquiries should be addressed to the publishers.

All rights reserved.

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Author: van Loon, Joan.

Title: Between the Pages / Joan van Loon; Chantal Stewart, illustrator.

ISBN: 9781921928024 (pbk.)

Target Audience: For primary school age.

Other Authors/Contributors: Stewart, Chantal.

Dewey Number: A823.4 Designed by Celeste Hulme Printed in China

The wind blew, the rain swept.

Two brave boys crept into the forest. Their names were Billy and Jack.

Palms stretched like huge umbrellas over their heads.

Trees, taller than giants, rose beside them.

‘What’s that?’ whispered Jack.

‘A blind bat,’ said Billy.

‘Come on. Let’s keep going. Quick.’

They soared through the air, high up through the clouds, till they smashed into a basket of tree ferns.

‘What is it?’ asked Jack.

‘It’s a python’s nest,’ said Billy.

‘Don’t stop. Just turn the page. Quick.’