Author(s): Rosanne Hawke & Robert Ingpen

Children & Young Adult

The year is 1875 and Thomas Elder of Beltana Station fits out explorer Ernest Giles' successful expedition to find a way across the desert. Giles eventually returns, having twice traversed Australia on camels. This is a touching story about Emmeline and Taj, an Afghan boy whose father is a camel driver. It follows the adventures of Taj