The Dream of the Thylacine by Margaret Wild

The Dream of the Thylacine by Margaret Wild

Arresting and beautiful, thispicture book is a shimmering encounter with the Tasmanian tiger, a lament for a lost species, and a compelling evocation of the place of animals in nature

Celebrating the Australian landscape, this bookinterposes arresting text, images of the last known thylacine in a concrete cage, andsweeping color paintings of the animal in its natural environment.Two picture book masters use sparse text and powerful images to confront environmental issues, in a unique, heartbreaking way.Intense, poetic, and beautiful, itwill haunt readers.

Margaret Wild (Author) Margaret Wild is one of Australia's most-loved picture book authors. She has written over twenty books, many of which have appeared in foreign editions. All have been highly acclaimed. Jenny Angel (which was inspired by her brother's death at the age of seven), illustrated by Anne Spudvilas, Fox, illustrated by Ron Brooks and The Very Best of Friends, illustrated by Julie Vivas are all winners of the CBC Picture Book of the Year Award. Her most recent picture book with Penguin is The Treasure Box. Margaret was born in Eshowe, a small town in South Africa. She now lives in Sydney. Andrew Joyner (Illustrator) Andrew Joyner is an internationally published illustrator and author. His bestselling books include the modern classic The Terrible Plop, written by Ursula Dubosarsky (shortlisted for the CBCA awards and the Prime Minister's Literary Awards). Other favourites include Too Many Elephants in this House (with Ursula Dubosarsky), How Big is Too Small (with Jane Godwin), Blue the Builder's Dog (with Jen Storer) and the Boris series for young readers (Ready, Set, Boris was a Notable book in the CBCA Awards). Andrew lives in Strathalbyn, South Australia.

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ISBN 13	9781742373836
ISBN 10	1742373836
Title	The Dream of the Thylacine
Author	Margaret Wild
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	A&U Children's
Year published	2011-04-01
Number of pages	32
Prizes	Runner-up for CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2012 (Australia), Short-listed for 2012 2012 (Australia)
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