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y separately published work icon How to Make a Bird single work   picture book  
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 How to Make a Bird
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'Extraordinary imagery and rich language spark the reader's imagination as they enter the creative world of a young girl.

'From award-winning author Meg McKinlay and celebrated artist Matt Ottley comes a moving and visually stunning picture book that celebrates the transformative power of the creative process from inception through recognition to celebration and releasing into the world. We shadow the protagonist as she contemplates the blue print of an idea, collects the things that inspire from the natural world to shape a bird. And breathes life into it before letting it fly free. It shows how small things, combined with a little imagination and a steady heart, can transform into works of magic.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2020 .
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      Extent: 32p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 7th October 2020.
      ISBN: 9781925381894
    • Massachusetts,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Candlewick Press ,
      2021 .
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      Extent: 32p.p.
      ISBN: 9781536215267, 1536215260
Language: English , Auslan
    • Glen Huntly, Melbourne, Victoria,: Story Box Library , 2021 .
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      Extent: 7 mins 51 secsp.
      Note/s:
      ISBN: 9781922570956

Works about this Work

Review : How to Make a Bird Allison Paterson , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 35 no. 5 2020; (p. 16)
'Birds ... captivating and curious, they are delightful to watch in their busy day, soaring high on updrafts, swirling in the skies and forming giant arrows as they collectively gather in the sky.' (Introduction)
Review : How to Make a Bird Allison Paterson , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 35 no. 5 2020; (p. 16)
'Birds ... captivating and curious, they are delightful to watch in their busy day, soaring high on updrafts, swirling in the skies and forming giant arrows as they collectively gather in the sky.' (Introduction)
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