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Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 The Sarindi Stories
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y separately published work icon Sarindi and the Lucky Buddha Janine M. Fraser , Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 2009 Z1630412 2009 single work children's fiction children's 'When Sarindi′s mother becomes sick, Sarindi thinks that all the bad luck in the world has come to visit. He thinks there must be something he can do to help her get better. This time, the song of the Lucky Bird won't work, so he visits all the sacred places he knows. At each, Sarindi prays for the good health of his mother, because who knows which prayer will succeed?' (Source: publisher's website.)
y separately published work icon Sarindi's Dragon Kite Janine M. Fraser , Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 2010 Z1786716 2010 single work children's fiction children's It's Sarindi's birthday, and what he wants more than anything else is the multi-coloured Dragon Kite he sees in the market. He thinks he's the luckiest boy when he wakes up and sees the kite, and he can't wait to go to the beach fly it with his father. But later that day Sarindi wonders if his luck has deserted him. A huge earthquake has flattened the nearby town of Bantul, where Sarindi's cousins live, and Sarindi and his father must travel there immediately to help. There is no time to fly kites. Will Sarindi's cousin survive? And will he ever feel lucky enough to fly his beautiful kite?
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y separately published work icon Sarindi and the Lucky Bird Janine M. Fraser , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2001 Z916947 2001 single work children's fiction children's 'Sarindi and the Lucky Bird introduces a little boy and his family, and their life together in Indonesia. Sarindi is certain he will never be unlucky again when he wins the lucky marble from Jaya. But luck is more mischievous than a monkey. When Sarindi's mother becomes sick, Sarindi thinks that all the bad luck in the world has come to visit. He thinks there must be something he can do to help her get better. This time, the song of the Lucky Bird won't work, so he visits all the sacred places he knows. At each, Sarindi prays for the good health of his mother, because who knows which prayer will succeed?'
(Source: Google Books)

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