Mudpoo and the Fungus Mystery

CAPTAIN PETE
lives in the sleepy hillside village of Bethanga, on a small hobby farm with his wife Narelle and daughter Isabella. They share their home with a happy cluster of farmyard animals. Pete is an award-winning singer-songwriter/bush-poet who has performed in the Albury-Wodonga area for over thirty years. He is currently teaching Creative Music at Belvoir Special School and also visits primary schools and libraries as an author/poet/musician with an exciting and creative interactive show!

LEON DE MONTIGNIE
's astute observations of life in Australia are recorded in his many detailed drawings and paintings. He works as a freelance artist and is currently creating an exhibition for his comprehensive paintings of the suburbs. His unique artwork adorns buildings, homes and schools across Australia. His vast travels and life experiences often allow him to create his artwork from memory alone. He has completed all of his Mudpoo illustrations without seeing a word of the text!

Your adventures with Mudpoo and friends don't stop here! Captain Pete invites you to visit our website for stories, activities, songs, pictures, recipes and much, much, more . . .We hope to meet you very soon right here:

www.mudpoo.com.au

Thank you to my family; Narelle, Sam, Todd and Isabella for their support and inspiration. I acknowledge the assistance of Dr Damian Michael from The Australian National University. I appreciate the assistance I received from the staff at ‘Scales' and ‘Rob Lacey Photography' in Wodonga. Thank you to the Bethanga community and to all of the ‘real' characters who gave their permission to appear in this book. I'd also like to thank my team at JoJo publishing; Barry, Jo, Riima and Adam, who are always flexible and professional in their approach. A special thank you to Leon who leads the way with his amazing ink pen sketches. You're all a joy to work with.

Mudpoo and the Fungus Mystery

Written by Peter Klein

Illustrated by Leon deMontignie

Published by JoJo Publishing

‘Yarra's Edge'

2203/80 Lorimer Street

Docklands VIC 3008

Australia

Email: [email protected]

or visit www.jojopublishing.com

© 2013 JoJo Publishing

No part of this printed or video publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electrical, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher and copyright owner:

JoJo Publishing

National Library of Australia

Cataloguing-in-Publication data

Klein, Peter.

Mudpoo and the Fungus Mystery / Peter Klein; illustrator, Leon deMontignie. Edited by Riima Daher

978-0-9874635-1-7 (ePub.)

For primary school age.

Adventure stories--Juvenile fiction.

deMontingie, Leon.

A823.4

Edited by Riima Daher

Designed by Madacin Creative

Distributed by

Port Campbell Press

www.portcampbellpress.com.au

Conversion by
Winking Billy

W
elcome to the third exciting (true) Mudpoo Adventure; all of your old friends are back with a few new characters.

MUDPOO
is a happy, curious, boy who loves exploring and discovering everything old and new, wherever he may be. He loves to help Captain Pete with his inventions and often has some brilliant ideas. After making a wish on ‘The Magic Tree Stump' (that's another story), he is even more trusted by all animals! Harry is his best friend.

HARRY
is a loyal and tenacious little dog who loves Mudpoo, Gus and Captain Pete. He is Mudpoo's best friend and is one of only two talking dogs in the world. If you know of any more, send Mudpoo a message! (
www.mudpoo.com.au
)

CAPTAIN PETE
loves making yummy jam, cooking damper (with billy tea) on an open fire, playing the guitar under a starry sky at night and eating Pavlova. He is often inventing things, but just between you and me, he gets a little muddled at times. When he's not on an adventurous journey, he loves staying at home, relaxing and reading the Sunday paper in Gus; the Kombi van.

GUS
is a VW Kombi van; just like a little house on wheels. He loves going on adventurous journeys. Shhh . . . Gus has been known to talk. He's happiest when he's helping Mudpoo, Harry and Captain Pete.

LIZ
is an old friend who loves campfires, eating Pavlova and going on adventures. She is a passionate fiddle player and a good friend of Mudpoo, Harry and Captain Pete.