Old Drumble /
Jack Lasenby.
- Auckland, N.Z. : HarperCollins, 2008.
- 224 pages ; 20 cm.
Novel for children. Cover subtitle: the smartest drover's dog there ever was.
Set in the small Waikato town of Waharoa in the 1930's. Jack Jackman is a young boy who wants to be a stock drover and has a special relationship with an old family friend, Andy the Drover. Andy shares yarns and adventures with Jack each week when he drives a mob of sheep or cattle through the main street with the help of his dog, Old Drumble and his horse, Nosy. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2009 Junior Fiction Winner.