A FORMER Mildura man has joined forces with Mildura-based author Phil Kettle to bring his children's books to life.

Earl Marrows attended school in Mildura before he moved to Melbourne and then New York University on a scholarship.

He is now back Down Under working on a true Aussie musical based on one of the books co-written by Kettle and Bob Anderson titled Clancy of the Outback. Marrows...