| ISBN |
9781760878573 (paperback) |
| Name |
Laguna, Sofie, 1968- author. |
| Title |
The song of Lewis Carmichael / Sofie Laguna ; illustrated by Marc McBride. |
| Published |
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2021. |
| ©2021 |
| Description |
182 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Summary |
Matthew stood on the snowy peak and stared out at the world spread before him. Every picture in his books had been limited by the size of the page, contained within frames. Here, there was no frame. Here, the picture didn't end. Beyond those icy plains, the sea, and beyond the sea, a land that floated on the ice, drifting northwards. Matthew put the binoculars to his eyes and saw valleys and cliffs and rivers all made of snow. Everywhere was white. Matthew has dreamed and read and thought about the North Pole for as long as he can remember. And he has done it secretly. It is a place that cannot be tarnished by the world in which he lives - a world in which he struggles to find answers and make friends, while everything seems to come easily to other children. But one day, a crow called Lewis Carmichael lands at Matthew's window - a crow who believes in Matthew in the most simple and ordinary ways. Soon, the unexpected voyage of a lifetime begins, and it will change everything. |
| Target audience note |
8-11 years old. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6. |
| Subjects |
Boys -- Juvenile fiction |
| Crows -- Juvenile fiction |
| Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction |
| Human-animal communication -- Juvenile fiction |
| Children's stories |
| North Pole -- Juvenile fiction |
| Genre |
Action and adventure fiction |
| Other Names |
McBride, Marc illustrator. |
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