Bush Boys on the Move / James Tierney

Bush Boys on the Move is the fourth book about Greg and Bernie, Pete and John Cumberland, with two new boys, in a six day camping adventure in the Wild Bush Mountains. 

• For 441 pages you'll feel you're really there yourself, working up an appetite, cooking on a campfire, smelling wood smoke and sleeping under the stars.
• You'll know the wild and lyric beauty of the bush rugged ridges, tall trees and scratchy scrub, rocks and rapids, wind and water, light on leaves, cliffs and waterfalls, inviting pools, awe-inspiring distances, and the wonder of bird calls amid uncivilized silence.
• Ideal for reading in bed or curled up in a comfy chair.
• Ideal for reading aloud - at school or around the table.
• With mid-chapter breaks for reading in short episodes.
• You'll probably agree with a reader of one of the earlier books: 

• LOTS OF PICTURES
• 12 full page story drawings
• 4 smaller drawings
• 6 face portraits of Bush Boys
• 8 full page maps/sketches
• 6 strip maps'sketches of journey
• 16 camping diagrams
• 23 knots and their uses
• 7 double-pages of clear, brief, and easily learnt camping know-how
• Bush Boys on the Move has 71 pages of Appendices on do-it-yourself camping (including how Dad might tutor you in campcraft and Mum can even teach you school at home).
• It has vital DO'S and DON'TS for planning your own bush adventure: how to survive in rough comfort; food lists and quantities; how to cook on a fire; equipment lists for lightweight summer camping; extra gear for the winter; bush navigation; camp hygiene; safety first; simple first aid and lots more, all cross-referenced and indexed.
•  Bush Boys on the Move is an ideal book for all adventurous boys and girls.