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Roger Haldane Roger Haldane i(A51358 works by) (a.k.a. Roger John Haldane)
Born: Established: 1945 Warrnambool, Warrnambool area, Western District, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon Hiroshi and the Magic Kite Roger Haldane , Port Fairy : Flying Fish Publishing , 2003 Z1136518 2003 single work children's fiction children's
1 1 y separately published work icon Blue and Gold Day Margaret Balderson , Roger Haldane (illustrator), London : Angus and Robertson , 1979 Z836032 1979 single work picture book children's Two children and their dog enjoy the pleasures of early morning exploration of a nearby beach.
7 5 y separately published work icon Magpie Island Colin Thiele , Adelaide : Rigby , 1974 Z667837 1974 single work children's fiction
13 7 y separately published work icon Blue Fin Colin Thiele , Adelaide : Rigby , 1969 Z918946 1969 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Storm Boy ; Blue Fin 1982;

'Everyone in Port Lincoln thinks Snook Pascoe is a loser. People joke about his clumsiness; his teacher ridicules him and even his father, skipper of the tuna boat Blue Fin, is convinced that Snook will never amount to anything. After all, tuna fishing is a hard life for ‘real men’.

'When Snook is allowed, for once, to sail on Blue Fin he faces a terrifying disaster. A waterspout engulfs the ship, the deck is swept clean, the radio and rudder are wrecked, the engine is disabled, the crew is lost overboard and Snook’s father lies unconscious down below. Snook is on his own, far out to sea…' (Publication summary)
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