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Storm Boy likes to wander alone along the fierce deserted coast of South Australia's Coorong. He and his father live a reclusive life among the dunes that face out into the Southern Ocean. After a pelican mother is shot, Storm Boy rescues three chicks; he names them Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival, and nurses them back to health. His father, known to some as 'Hideaway Tom,' forces Storm Boy to release the birds, but Mr Percival returns. The boy and the pelican form a special bond. Mr Percival is shot by hunters and dies. The story also looks at the conflict between Storm Boy's lifestyle and the externally imposed requirement for him to attend school. Storm Boy was made into a major feature film and won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 1977.
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Storm Boy
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Rigby January 1977, 1977
ISBN 10: 0727002279
ISBN 13: 9780727002273
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. David Kynoch (illustrator). Reprint. Seal Books. Color photo on cover. Int. good. Illustrated with color and black and white photos from the film. 94 pages. Chapter book. Minor shelf wear. Seller Inventory # 140509B
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Seller: Helen Boomsma of babyboomerbooks, Cape Douglas, SA, Australia
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. reprint paperback book in very good condition, not ex-library. There are no names or marks, clean white pages and unmarked stiff card covers. This is the film edition with colour and black and white photos taking during shooting of the film. Storm Boy grew up on the Coorong of South Australia with his loved friend Mr Percival the pelican. This is a small book and will travel cheaply as a letter. Seller Inventory # THI039
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Seller: Helen Boomsma of babyboomerbooks, Cape Douglas, SA, Australia
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 5th or later Edition. reprint paperback book in very good condition, not ex-library. There are no names or marks, clean white pages and unmarked stiff card covers. This is the film edition with colour and black and white photos taking during shooting of the film. Storm Boy grew up on the Coorong of South Australia with his loved friend Mr Percival the pelican. This is a small book and will travel cheaply as a letter. Seller Inventory # THI029
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 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. Owner's Name inside. 94 pages. Seller Inventory # 1528449
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 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. 94 pages. Seller Inventory # 1581690
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