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'After a hard day flying the falcons arrive in a large city. They make their nests on a ledge in a multi storey building and the males set off to hunt prey.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
- Wildlife
Food types n/a Food practices n/a Gender n/a Signage n/a Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place n/a Setting - Urban landscape
Food as social cohesion n/a Food as cultural identity n/a Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007
2007
single work
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12) -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 15)
— Review of Home 2006 single work picture book -
Books Kids : Home
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1-2 April 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of Home 2006 single work picture book -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 21 no. 2 2006; (p. 33)
— Review of Home 2006 single work picture book -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 50 no. 4 2006; (p. 43)
— Review of Home 2006 single work picture book
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The Art of Communication
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 283 2006; (p. 62-64)
— Review of Woolvs in the Sitee 2005 single work picture book ; The Wrong Thing 2006 single work picture book ; Dimity Dumpty : The Story of Humpty's Little Sister 2006 single work picture book ; Pip and the Convict 2005 single work picture book ; The Boy Who Built the Boat 2006 single work picture book ; Grandad's Phase 2006 single work picture book ; The Smallest Bilby and the Midnight Star 2006 single work picture book ; Mustara 2006 single work picture book ; My Home in Kakadu 2005 single work picture book ; When Elephants Lived in the Sea 2006 single work picture book ; Home 2006 single work picture book -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 50 no. 4 2006; (p. 43)
— Review of Home 2006 single work picture book -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 21 no. 2 2006; (p. 33)
— Review of Home 2006 single work picture book -
Books Kids : Home
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1-2 April 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of Home 2006 single work picture book -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Books from Our Backyard : Must-Read Books from Queensland 2006; (p. 15)
— Review of Home 2006 single work picture book -
Frodo has Children's Hearts Aflutter
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 April 2006; (p. 6) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12)
Awards
- 2007 shortlisted The Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature — Picture Fiction
- 2007 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2007 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
- 2006 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Children's Book
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