![]() ![]() Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch.You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Though the strong bond between boy and horse only fuels his father's disdain, Ken's growing love for his friend Flicka is changing him-leading a once-aimless young man down the path to responsible adulthood, forging a new respect and understanding between father and son, and inspiring a fierce loyalty that nearly costs Ken his life. Then one day, Ken's life is filled with new purpose when he finds Flicka, a magnificent filly as wild as she is fast. To his brusque, practical father, the boy is an enigma and a disappointment. This novel has sentiment and quality.”- Donald GordonĪ timeless favorite of adults and children alike, My Friend Flicka resides in “that borderland where some of the best-loved books in the English tongue hold their immortality.” ( New York Herald Tribune)Ī daydreamer and a time waster, young Ken McLaughlin spends his days on his family's Wyoming ranch with his head in the clouds, surrounded by endless blue skies, wide-open spaces, and beautiful horses. The 50s and 60s was the age of kids and animals.“A blend of Steinbeck’s short gem, The Red Pony, and Rawling’s The Yearling. ![]() ![]() Although it had its fans, the series was relatively short-lived as it failed to successfully compete with its rival, Rin Tin Tin. My Friend Flicka was certainly popular with young readers and many people will remember both the 1943 film, the sequel Thunderhead, Son of Flicka and the 1950s television series which ran from 56 to 57 through 39 episodes and enjoyed a few re-runs here and there. The Wyoming ranch where author Mary O'Hara lived for over a decade and wrote My Friend Flicka O'Hara herself had lived on a rambling Wyoming ranch and understood the rugged remoteness of the area. it's a heart-warming, inspiring story typical of the era and while a tad sentimental (understatement), there's some reasonable lessons in there for adults and children. However, through love, commitment and devotion Ken not only manages to tame and befriend Flicka but pulls her out of a serious illness as well. When Flicka first comes to the farm, her wild bloodstock causes problems - she is uncontrollable, rambunctious and just generally feisty. Ken is the wistful type, who has a tendency toĪggravate his authoritarian father with his daydreaming nature and Satisfaction he finds in a friendship with a wild filly, Flicka Year-old boy, his life on a remote farm in Wyoming and the comfort and This particular tale follows the story of Ken Mclaughlin, a ten Although horse stories have a strong girl association, My Friend Flicka was originally a book written in 1941 by American author and screenwriter, Mary O'Hara. Many of the children in these stories find themselves, establishing their identities through their interaction with their animal companions. ![]() In the early to mid 20th century, there was a spate of successful filmsĪnd books that explored the close relationships between animals andĬhildren - National Velvet, Black Beauty, Flipper, Rin Tin Tin, Skippy, Lassie, to name a few. ![]()
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