DINOCROC

"Will the rescue beacon save us?" wondered Josh...

Josh goes out on work experience to far inland Australia in the Cooper Oil Basin, where he meets an eccentric retired professor who is in search of a long-extinct crocodile. The Prof plans to use his really clever, mad-scientist-style equipment to survey parts of the country from his home-built gyrocopter, looking for croc remains.

He convinces Josh to fly with him, but unfortunately all does not go to plan. The gyrocopter crashes and the Prof is injured. Josh disobeys all the prescribed safety rules for the Australian desert and leaves the Prof when he sees a flashing light on the horizon.

Can he find help in time?

DINOCROC is an outback survival adventure about the hunt for ancient crocodiles. Written in short, punchy chapters for readers aged 7 to 12 who love dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures, it continues Josh's dinosaur-hunting adventures after DINO BONE, DINOPAL and DINOTHAW. Free lesson plan available from the author's website.