Swifty: The Super-fast Parrot - Softcover

Owen Reeder, Stephanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1486322476 ISBN 13: 9781486322473

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

A captivating story of the remarkable, but critically endangered, swift parrot - one of the fastest parrots in the world!

Swifty grows from a hatchling to a fledgling in the blue-gum forests of Tasmania. She is then ready to make a challenging migration, following the blossom trail across Bass Strait to mainland south-eastern Australia.

Swifty faces many threats and dangers, but she must return home. Will she make it?

Fly with Swifty in this beautifully illustrated story, and learn how to spot a swift parrot and help protect them.

Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 6 to 9.

Highly Commended, The MARION ACT Notable Book Awards 2023: Children's

About this title

About the Authors

Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder is an award-winning children’s author who writes about history and the environment. She is a recipient of the CBCA Book of the Year Award and the Laurie Copping Award for Distinguished Service to Children’s Literature.

Astred Hicks is an award-winning book designer, illustrator and author. Her illustrations have appeared in books shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards, and highly commended in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. Astred was also the illustrator of A Hollow Is a Home (CSIRO Publishing, 2019) and Ocean Animals (CSIRO Publishing, 2020).

Edition details

• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1486322476
• ISBN 13: 9781486322473
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Hicks Astred
• Number of pages: 40