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A Survival Story of Michael and Natlik

Michael’s holiday on a tiny offshore island in Papua New Guinea, where his uncle owned a copra and cocoa plantation, was like an exciting dream. It was there that he became friends with Natlik, his uncle’s house servant who taught him to spear fish, recognise poisonous plants and corals and to light a fire without matches.
However, an incredible boating and fishing trip with his uncle suddenly turned into a nightmare when disaster struck. Michael was left floundering in shark-infested waters off the coast of Southern New Ireland. When Michael failed to return home from the fishing trip, Natlik, using his sharp powers of observation and tracking skills is faced with a risky and dangerous trip across sea and through jungle to try and find his young friend.

Peter Comerford

Peter Comerford was born and educated in Sydney. He completed his teacher training at the Australian School of Pacific Administration (ASOPA) in 1970, specifically to teach in Papua New Guinea. He taught at Madina and Utu High Schools in New Ireland and Popondetta High School in Oro Province. Moreover, he served as Principal of Panguna International Primary School on Bougainville. Yet, due to civil unrest and the closure of the giant Panguna copper mine, Peter returned to Sydney with his family in 1990. Before his retirement Peter was Head of Primary at Redfield College in Sydney.

Austin Macauley Publishers