Storm Boy by Colin Thiele (markings)

Storm Boy

by Colin Thiele

Rigby, 1976, ISBN 0727002279, colour and black and white photographs, colour photographic title page, paperback

Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing and bumping to edges and corners, creasing to covers and introductory pages, previous owners note on front endpaper, grubby markings to front endpaper and half title pages, stains to bottom half dozen pages at rear (see photographs)

“Storm Boy likes to wander alone along the fierce deserted coast among the dunes that face out into the Southern Ocean. After a pelican mother is shot, Storm Boy rescues the three chicks, and nurses them back to health. He names them Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival. After he releases them, his favourite, Mr Percival, returns. The story then concentrates on the conflict between his lifestyle and the externally imposed requirement for him to attend a school, and the fate of the pelican.”

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