Annaliese Porter was only eight years old when she wrote The Outback . She has captured the Australian outback in all its moods in this moving bush ballad about the country's vast interior. The Outback , illustrated by respected Aboriginal artist Bronwyn Bancroft, depicts recognisable Australian landscapes and animals such as Uluru, dingoes, cockatoos, snakes and goannas.A stunning picture book destined to become an Australian classic.