Burke and Wills

Author : Roland Harvey

Format : Hardcover

Condition : Used, wear to cover, crinkling to pages.

Dimensions : 26cm x 22cm x 1cm

The preface to "Burke and Wills"

In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th American President; the first game of baseball had just been played; cowboys and Indians were alive and well out west; and in that year the Civil War broke out between the American States.

The horse tram had just been invented; in Egypt work began on the Suez Canal; D David Livingstone was in Africa exploring the Zambezi River an in England Charles Dickens was about to write Great Expectations

About Roland Harvey

I was born in Melbourne and have been creating books ever since I was a child. More than 60 of them are real books and you can even buy some of them in bookshops or on the internet.hoss-signature

I really enjoy watching people at work and at play. Many of the characters in my illustrations are based on people I’ve seen, and sometimes my friends find themselves doing strange things in my books. It’s their fault for being my friends.

I’ve always loved the outdoors and some of the scenes from At the Beach and In the Bush are from real life. I really did make kelp sandals like the ones in At the Beach for my son, James! As they dried, they shrank until they were just doll-size.

I think learning and laughter go together really well. That’s why I created Sick As and My Place In Space. I have lots of ideas for other books like them.

Sometimes I write and illustrate a book, but I also illustrate books written by other people. If I have a good idea, I’ll sometimes ask someone else to write the words to go with my pictures. That’s usually because it is outside my experience.

I don’t think I’ll ever run out of ideas. The world is such an interesting place where lots of funny things happen. I’ll be sharing new ideas through this website, so come back again soon.

Burke and Wills