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The Great Dawn Choir
Brief Description
Each day the Great Dawn Choir greets the morning sun. Together in the growing light, their voices join as one. The Great Dawn Choir celebrates the dawn chorus and the beautiful native Australian birds that take part in it each morning. Discover the chorus members, and...
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Description
Each day the Great Dawn Choir
greets the morning sun.
Together in the growing light,
their voices join as one.
The Great Dawn Choir celebrates the dawn chorus and the beautiful native Australian birds that take part in it each morning.
Discover the chorus members, and find out what inspires them to sing and call with such passion as the sun rises on a new day.
Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 5 to 9.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781486318339
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 August 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Cindy Lane
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 7.0mm
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 250.0mm
Weight: 396g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Sarah Speedie is an internationally published children’s author. She loves to write inspiring and uplifting stories that entertain and spark the imagination. Cindy Lane is an award-winning artist and illustrator, with a passion for the natural world. Nature provides Cindy with inspiration as well as materials to make her own paints, which she has used in this book. She is also the illustrator of Oceans at Night (CSIRO Publishing, 2024).
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