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This delightful story is about the power of imagination, appreciating the natural world and spending quality time with the ones you love.
Jarrah and Grandpa love spending time together exploring the bush around their home. But one miserable Sunday it’s too rainy to venture outside, so instead, Jarrah and Grandpa float away on a dreamlike quest where they meet magical creatures, save their stranded bush friends from a flood, and have their most exciting adventure together yet.
Bush Magic is a touching tale that captures the essence of adventure and the special bond between family members. Perfect for young readers who are curious about the wonders of the natural world.
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Bush Magic by Kylie Howarth is celebrated for its evocative portrayal of Australian culture and landscape, capturing the essence of nature through a touching narrative of a granddaughter and her grandfather. Reviewers praise the integration of text and images, with intricate illustrations that intrigue young readers and reinforce the loving familial bond. It highlights the joy of imagination over screens, delivering a heartwarming message about making the best of any situation and evoking a sense of adventure without leaving home.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760650827
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 May 2022
Country: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Kylie Howarth
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 288.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 391g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Kylie Howarth is an award-winning, internationally published children’s author and illustrator from Western Australia. She is also part fish! Kylie has swum with whale sharks, manta rays and humpback whales in Ningaloo, piranha and pink dolphins in the Amazon, braved scuba diving with lionfish in Egypt, marine iguanas and hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos Islands and encountered great white sharks in South Africa! Kylie not only draws inspiration from her underwater travels but also her own two fish-kids who are ocean explorers too. The textures in Kylie’s book illustrations are created during their backyard art sessions.
Kylie won the WAYRBA Hoffman award and a KOALA Honour award. She has also been shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier’s Writers Fellowship, CBCA Book of the Year awards and the YABBA awards.
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