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'Andy is fascinated by wedgetail eagles. He lies on the shed roofs of his family's farm and watches them cruising about on their huge wings, high above him in the sunlit air. They are like skaters skimming on ice, gliding together or apart in vast arcs and circles a kilometre wide.
'One day a ranger brings him an orphaned eaglet so tiny that is seems unlikely to survive. 'Wedgetail' is the story of Andy's struggle to save its life, to nurse it and feed it, to protect it from danger and finally to watch it grow into a proud and beautiful eagle.
'The boy and the bird form a bond so deep that they understand each other instinctively. But sooner or later, he must release his friend into the wild . . .' (Publication summary)
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Review : Wedgetail
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 48 no. 1 2004; (p. 12)
— Review of Wedgetail 2003 single work children's fiction -
Mixed Bag of Goodies for Young Readers
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 December 2003; (p. 6a)
— Review of Wedgetail 2003 single work children's fiction ; Toad Away 2003 single work children's fiction ; The Lighthouse Kids 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Naming of Tishkin Silk 2003 single work children's fiction ; Mudlark 2003 single work children's fiction ; Eloise : A Ghost Story 2003 single work children's fiction -
Review : Wedgetail
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 18 no. 5 2003; (p. 38)
— Review of Wedgetail 2003 single work children's fiction -
Fiction
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 September 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Wedgetail 2003 single work children's fiction
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Fiction
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 September 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Wedgetail 2003 single work children's fiction -
Review : Wedgetail
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 18 no. 5 2003; (p. 38)
— Review of Wedgetail 2003 single work children's fiction -
Mixed Bag of Goodies for Young Readers
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 December 2003; (p. 6a)
— Review of Wedgetail 2003 single work children's fiction ; Toad Away 2003 single work children's fiction ; The Lighthouse Kids 2002 single work children's fiction ; The Naming of Tishkin Silk 2003 single work children's fiction ; Mudlark 2003 single work children's fiction ; Eloise : A Ghost Story 2003 single work children's fiction -
Review : Wedgetail
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 48 no. 1 2004; (p. 12)
— Review of Wedgetail 2003 single work children's fiction
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