To the Wild Sky

''To the Wild Sky'' (1967) is a novel for children by Australian author Ivan Southall, illustrated by Jennifer Tuckwell. It won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1968.Austlit - ''To the Wild Sky'' by Ivan Southall
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The novel is a prequel to ''A City Out of Sight'' by Ivan Southall, published in 1984.

Plot outline

Six children, travelling to visit an outback station by plane, are thrown into crisis when their pilot suddenly dies mid-flight. One of the children successfully lands the plane and the children then find themselves having to survive.

Critical reception

In her review of the novel in ''The Canberra Times'' Daphne Fisher stated: "This is a book that should prove to be generally popular. Mr Southall writes in accordance with Maugham's dictum that a story should have a beginning, a middle and an end; but more than this, he is to be commended for remembering that children, as well as adults, have sufficient intelligence to both comprehend and appreciate an idea which does not depend merely on the happenings in a fictional narrative."

Notes

The novel was republished in 2014 by Text Publishing as part of their "Text Classics" series of Australian novels.Text Publishing - ''To the Wild Sky'' by Ivan Southall
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See also

* 1967 in Australian literature

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:To the Wild Sky
1967 Australian novels
Australian children's novels
Novels set in Australia
CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award-winning works
1967 children's books
Novels about survival skills
Angus & Robertson books
Children's books set in Australia
Children's books about aviation