Storm Boy 60th Anniversary Edition
Kindle Edition
New Holland Publishers · Ebook · September 1, 2025
For ages: 8+ years old This Australian children's classic has now been enchanting children for 60 years.
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- Who it’s for
- A warm Australian classic pairs an unusual boy-and-pelican bond with pressure from the wider world.
- Themes
- Unusual friendship, Unconditional love, Social pressures and schooling
- Genres
- Bird Stories, Australia & Oceania Stories, The Classics
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For ages: 8+ years old This Australian children's classic has now been enchanting children for 60 years. The Colin Thiele classic is also the basis for the recent major movie remake of Storm Boy starring Jai Courtney and Geoffrey Rush. Storm Boy is the timeless story of Mike "Storm Boy" Kingley who rescues three pelican chicks after their mother is shot.
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One of the birds, Mr Percival, forms a very special bond with the boy which brings into focus the conflict between his lifestyle in the remote Coorong of South Australia and the external pressures of society including his schooling. Treasured by generations of children, this is a heartwarming- tale about unusual friendship and unconditional love.
Wild Bonds
A warm Australian classic pairs an unusual boy-and-pelican bond with pressure from the wider world.
Come here for
- An unusual friendship in the remote Coorong
- A tender bond complicated by schooling and outside expectations
Expect
- A sustained story of loyalty and unconditional love
- A child’s remote way of life set against society’s pressures
Where it sits
| Bird Stories | 83% |
|---|---|
| The Classics | 45% |
| Australia & Oceania Stories | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Bird Stories
- Authors
- Colin Thiele
- Publisher
- New Holland Publishers
- Published
- September 1, 2025
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Unusual friendship · Unconditional love · Social pressures and schooling
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure