"A story rich in detail, written in a style easy to read, exciting, swift-moving.
With John and his sister, Sue, we share the excitements and hopes of the long sea-way, the sights and sounds of strange ports, the adventures of a little family following Papa, an.
It combines sound scholarship with vivid understanding of a child\'s taste and joys." This story brings to life one of the most important voyages of history, the sailing of the First Fleet, under Captain Phillip, to Botany Bay. "A story rich in detail, written in a style easy to read, exciting, swift-moving