book cover of Magpie Island
 

Magpie Island

(1974)
A Chapter Book by

 
 
A beautiful story and haunting pictures combine in one of Australia's favorite books. A magpie is marooned along on an island he is a sad, lonely figure; a castaway. A Robinson Crusoe Magpie. Until young Benny finds him a mate. Roger Haldane has drawn on his wide knowledge of the flora and fauna of the Eyre Peninsula to produce the beautiful drawings in this book.


Genre: Children's Fiction

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