Blueback : a fable for all ages
Winton, Tim, 1960-1997
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Abel Jackson loves to dive. He's a natural in the water. He can't remember a time when he couldn't use a mask and snorkel to glide down into the clear deep. Life is tough out at Longboat Bay. Every day the boy helps his mother earn their living from the sea and the land. It's hard work but Abel has the bush and the sky and the bay to himself. Until the day he meets Blueback, the fish that changes his life.
Main title:
Blueback : a fable for all ages / by Tim Winton
Author:
Imprint:
New York : Scribner, 1997.
Collation:
95 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
"Now major motion picture"--CoverBlueback is an achingly beautiful story about family, belonging, and living a life in tune with the environment.
Audience:
Upper primaryFor Ages: 9+ years old
Awards:
Winner Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature / Senior Fiction 1998.Winner West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA) / Hoffman Award 1999.
ISBN:
9780143779155 (paperback)9780143202837 (hardback)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
409956
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | WINTON | Onloan - Due: 19 May 2025 |
| St Clair | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | WINTON | Onloan - Due: 22 May 2025 |