Mudpoo and the Magic Tree Stump
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Authors: Peter Klein
Tags: #Children's Fiction - Adventure
lives in the sleepy hillside village of Bethanga, on a small hobby farm with his wife Narelle and daughter Isabella. They share their home with a happy cluster of farmyard animals, including: horses, chickens, an alpaca, sheep, a goat, a cat and a dog. Pete has performed as a bush poet and a musician in the Albury-Wodonga area for over thirty years. He is an award-winning songwriter/poet and has been a teacher at the Flying Fruit Fly Circus School. He is currently teaching Creative Music at Belvoir Special School. Pete also visits schools as a performer, where he shares his enthusiastic creative skills with teachers, parents and students!
's astute observation of life in Australia is recorded in his many detailed drawings and paintings. His unique artwork adorns buildings, homes and schools across Australia. His vast travels and life experiences often allow him to create his artwork from memory alone. Amazingly, he completed all of his illustrations without seeing a word of the text!
For Isabella, Logan, and in Memory of Opi
I wish to acknowledge the Yaegel elders, past and present, as the traditional land managers of the Iluka World Heritage Nature Reserve. I also acknowledge the people of the Iluka community, past and present, who have been dedicated to the protection and preservation of the Iluka rainforest and its inhabitants.
Thank you to Kay Jeffery, for her insightful assistance during the planning stages of writing this book, to Rod for his helpful suggestions and to Leon for his breathtaking drawings. Thank you to Sam and Todd for their inspiration for the original Mudpoo Adventure stories and to Narelle, for her beautiful patience and support. Thank you to my parents, Heinz and Eleonore, who have taught me the importance of perseverance.
Mupoo and the Magic Tree Stump
Written by Peter Klein
Illustrated by Leon de Montignie
Published by JoJo Publishing
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Docklands VIC 3008
Australia
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Cataloguing-in-Publication data
Klein, Peter.
Mupoo and the Magic Tree Stump / Peter Klein ; illustrator, Â Leon deMontignie. Edited by Riima DaherÂ
  978-0-9872959-0-3 (ePub).
For primary school age.
Adventure stories--Juvenile fiction.Â
deMontingie, Leon.
 A823.4Â
Edited by Riima DaherÂ
Designed by Adam Laszczuk
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elcome! If you've read âThe (true) Adventures of Mudpoo', then you'll already know who most of the characters are, but in this adventure, there are some more interesting characters to meet . . .
MUDPOO
is a happy, curious, five year old boy who loves exploring and discovering everything old and new, wherever he may be. He helps Captain Pete, Gus and Harry the dog, with all of their adventures and is (for some reason unknown to me) trusted by all animals; especially humpback whales.
CAPTAIN PETE
is an inventor and an explorer who loves going camping in his Kombi van called Gus. With help from Gus, Captain Pete shows Mudpoo and Harry some great places to explore. Just between you and me, he gets a little muddled sometimes, but he always tries to be helpful. Sometimes he makes yummy jam and he loves eating Pavlova!
GUS
is like a little house on wheels and at times (sshhh . . . this is a secret) he has been known to talk! He is officially a VW Kombi van, but he really only answers to the name âGus'.