Colin Thiele Collection - 8 stories in 4 softcover books Box Set Austalian Classics

COLIN THIELE COLLECTION

Box set of 8 stories in 4 books

Storm Boy & other stories ~ Pinquo ~ Albatross Two ~ Magpie Island

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New boxed set of 4 softcover books, published 2011.

This set contains four books (eight stories), two of which were made into films and television programs that were acclaimed around the world.

• Storm Boy And Other Stories

When Storm Boy goes walking along the beach, or over the sandhills, or in the sanctuary, the birds are not afraid. They know he is a friend. One day he rescues three pelican chicks after their mother is shot. He develops a special bond with one of the pelican chicks, who he names Mr Percival. Storm Boy became an iconic film. The other stories in this book are: The Water Trolley, The Lock-Out, Dad Ran a Fowl Run, The Shell & The Fish Scales

• Magpie Island

When Magpie chases an eagle, he flies out to sea and finds himself on an island. He is a castaway and all alone, until young Benny finds him while he is out fishing with his father. Benny finds him a partner - a female Magpie - and brings her to him in a basket. When Magpie is again marooned, Benny decides to call the place Magpie Island. This beautiful and haunting story is an Australian classic.

• Albatross Two

From the moment the giant oil rig Albatross Two arrives near the little fishing village of Ripple Bay and begins drilling, it dominates the lives of everyone in the community. When there is an oil spill, Tina Banks is in a race to rescue the sea birds along the coast. This fast-paced story about an oil spill on the coast has delighted and informed young readers since it was first published in 1974. .

• Pinquo

Pinquo is a fairy penguin who can swim, skip and dive faster than the blink of an eye. When Pinquo is wounded, the children Kirsty and Tim take him to Dr Piper, and they all look after Pinquo until he is ready to go to sea. Later the penguin with the droopy walk and kinky flipper comes back into their lives with his new family. When disaster strikes Sickle Bay, Pinquo leads a mad stampede of a thousand frenzied penguins to save the townspeople. Little Pinquo is a hero.

About the author

Colin Milton Thiele, AC (16 November 1920 – 5 September 2006) was a prolific Australian author and educator. He was renowned for his award-winning children's fiction, most notably the novels Storm Boy, Blue Fin, the Sun on the Stubble series, The Fire in the Stone and February Dragon, several of which were also made into films or television series. He published over 100 books during a writing career that spanned more than 50 years. His books often described life in rural Australia, particularly the Eudunda, Barossa Valley, and Murray River/Coorong regions of South Australia.

Thiele died on 4 September 2006 from heart failure in a Brisbane hospital, aged 85. Media coverage of his death was minimal, as he had died on the same day as Australian media personality Steve Irwin.

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Colin Thiele Collection 4 book box set - Storm Boy, Pinquo, Albatross Two, Magpie Island