My name is Lizzie Flynn : the story of the Rajah quilt

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Title:

Author:

Saxby, Claire, author.

ISBN:

9781922179913

9781921977220

Personal Author:

Saxby, Claire, author.

Publication Information:

Newtown, NSW Black dog books an imprint of Walker books Australia Pty Ltd, 2015.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 28 cm.

General Note:

A story of the Rajah Quilt.

Abstract:

"Lizzie Flynn has nothing but her name when she boards the Rajah, which is bound for the penal colony of Australia. On board the Rajah the convict women were given a "useful bag" containing fabric and needle and thread. The women were taught to sew and together they made the Rajah quilt which is currently housed in the National Library"

Reading Level:

For primary school age.

Corporate Subject:

Rajah Quilt -- Juvenile fiction.

Rajah (Ship) -- Juvenile fiction.

Subject Term:

Children's stories.

Quilts -- Juvenile fiction.

Picture books.

Convict ships -- Juvenile fiction.

Women prisoners -- Transportation -- Juvenile fiction.

Premier's Reading Challenge -- Year 3 - Year 4.