Windcatcher

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Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.Condition: BRAND NEWISBN: 9781486309870Year: 2019Pu blisher: CSIRODescription:*A CBCA 2020 Notable Book of the Year: Picture Book*Age range 3 to 9A short-tailed shearwater flies from the edge of the Southern Ocean to the rim of the Arctic Circle – and back – every year. This remarkable 30,000 kilometre journey is driven by seabird law.Instinct and community will guide her. A wingspan the size of a child's outstretched arms will support her.But first, she must catch the wind…Based on birds that live on Griffith Island, near Port Fairy, Victoria,Windcatcheris a tale of migration, conservation and survival that begins with one small bird called Hope.Teachers' notes available here. Show more