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2006

Format:	Book
Author:	Neilsen, Rod.
Title:	The sugar glider / Rod Neilsen.
Publisher, Date:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. ©2003
Description:	96 pages ; 20 cm + 3 sound discs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.).
Summary:	Pilot Don Radcliffe returns to Australia hoping to rescue a failed marriage and to spend more time with his daughter, Judy. But a routine cargo flight in an old DC4 airplane turns into tragedy when the plane crashes in the Australian Outback, killing the co-pilot. Don and Judy's chances of survival seem slim as they struggle against sabotage, unscrupulous businessmen, and the inhospitable landscape.
Series:	Cambridge English readers. Level 5 Cambridge English readers. Level 5.
Subjects:	Pilots -- Fiction. Readers (Adult) English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers. Aircraft accidents -- Fiction. Airplane crash survival -- Fiction. High interest-low vocabulary books. Australia -- Fiction.
Contents:	Coming home -- A family meeting -- The Sugar Glider -- An argument -- Take off -- Warrangi Mine -- Forced landing -- Lost in the outback -- Rescuers? -- Brumbies -- Breaking news -- Accident -- Tarong station -- Prisoners -- Playing for time -- The search -- Taking care of business -- The meeting point -- Recovery.
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LCCN:	2008271928
ISBN:	9780521536615 (pbk.) 0521536618 (pbk.)
Other Number:	59305384
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Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Pilot Don Radcliffe returns to Australia hoping to rescue a failed marriage and to spend more time with his daughter, Judy. But a routine cargo flight in an old DC4 airplane turns into tragedy when the plane crashes in the Australian Outback killing the co-pilot. Don and Judy's chances of survival seem slim as they struggle against sabotage, unscrupulous businessmen and the inhospitable landscape. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.

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Cambridge English Readers is an award-winning series of original fiction readers for learners of English, offering exciting reading from Starter to Advanced levels. Pilot Don Radcliffe returns to Australia hoping to rescue a failed marriage and to spend more time with his daughter, Judy. But a routine cargo flight in an old DC4 airplane turns into tragedy when the plane crashes in the Australian Outback killing the co-pilot. Don and Judy's chances of survival seem slim as they struggle against sabotage, unscrupulous businessmen and the inhospitable landscape. Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1	Coming home
Chapter 2	A family meeting
Chapter 3	The Sugar Glider
Chapter 4	An argument
Chapter 5	Take off
Chapter 6	Warrangi Mine
Chapter 7	Forced landing
Chapter 8	Lost in the outback
Chapter 9	Unfriendly fire
Chapter 10	Brumbies
Chapter 11	Breaking news
Chapter 12	Accident
Chapter 13	Tarong station
Chapter 14	Prisoners
Chapter 15	Playing for time
Chapter 16	The search
Chapter 17	Taking care of business
Chapter 18	The meeting point
Chapter 19	Recovery

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