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'In the busy city, no one sees the bird with a broken wing. No one, except a young boy named Will. With the help of his parents, Will takes the bird home to care for it. With rest, time, and a little hope, perhaps the bird will fly again.' (Publisher's blurb)
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Chinese and Japanese translations.
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Picture Books as Graphic Novels and Vice Versa : The Australian Experience
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Bookbird , vol. 49 no. 4 2011; (p. 68-75) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges Report 2009
2009
single work
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 4-10) -
[Review] How to Heal a Broken Wing
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , February no. 7 2009; (p. 4-5)
— Review of How To Heal a Broken Wing 2008 single work picture book -
Children Are the Winners
2009
single work
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 33) -
Tale of Healing Takes Flight
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 - 2 August 2009; (p. 25)
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[Review] How to Heal a Broken Wing
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 87 no. 7 2008; (p. 40)
— Review of How To Heal a Broken Wing 2008 single work picture book -
Under Age
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 25 May 2008; (p. 25)
— Review of Henrietta Gets a Letter 2008 single work children's fiction ; How To Heal a Broken Wing 2008 single work picture book ; Sucked In 2008 single work children's fiction -
Broken Wings, Missing Legs and Eggs
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 June 2008; (p. 32-33)
— Review of How To Heal a Broken Wing 2008 single work picture book ; The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness 2008 single work picture book ; Big Red Hen and the Little Lost Egg 2008 single work picture book -
Child-Size Flights of Imagination
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 July 2008; (p. 20)
— Review of Leaf 2008 single work picture book ; How To Heal a Broken Wing 2008 single work picture book ; When Henry Caught Imaginitis 2008 single work picture book ; Boom Bah! 2008 single work picture book ; The Pumpkin Eater from Pondicherry 2008 single work picture book -
[Review] How to Heal a Broken Wing
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 26)
— Review of How To Heal a Broken Wing 2008 single work picture book -
Tale of Healing Takes Flight
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 - 2 August 2009; (p. 25) -
Children Are the Winners
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 33) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges Report 2009
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 4-10) -
Picture Books as Graphic Novels and Vice Versa : The Australian Experience
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Bookbird , vol. 49 no. 4 2011; (p. 68-75)
Awards
- 2011 honour book KOALA Awards — Picture Book
- 2010 shortlisted YABBA — Picture Storybook
- 2010 shortlisted KOALA Awards — Picture Book
- 2009 shortlisted Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards — Best Language Development Book for Lower Primary Children (2005-2013)
- 2009 winner Charlotte Zolotow Award
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