| Record Number |
843813 |
| ISBN |
9780733341670 (paperback) |
| Author |
Kunz, Chris author. |
| Title |
Penguin bloom / by Chris Kunz ; based on the screenplay by Shaun Grant & Harry Cripps. |
| Edition |
Young readers' edition. |
| Publisher/Date |
Sydney, N.S.W. : ABC Books, 2021. |
| ©2021 |
| Pagination etc. |
152 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents note |
"The true story of an unlikely hero"--Cover. |
| "Now a major motion picture"--Cover. |
| Premier's Reading Challenge: 5-6 |
| Summary Note |
This book tells the true story of Sam Bloom, a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk. Sam's husband, her three young boys and her mother are struggling to adjust to their new situation when an unlikely ally enters their world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin. The bird's arrival is a welcome distraction for the Bloom family, eventually making a profound difference in the family's life. |
| Target audience note |
8-11 years old. |
| Subject - Name |
Bloom, Sam -- Juvenile literature |
| Subject |
Mothers -- Australia -- Juvenile literature |
| Accident victims -- Australia -- Juvenile literature |
| Accident victims -- Family relationships -- Juvenile literature |
| Magpies -- Australia -- Juvenile literature |
| Families -- Australia -- Juvenile literature |
| Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile literature |
| Biographies |
| Added Author |
Grant, Shaun screenwriter. |
| Cripps, Harry screenwriter. |
| Added title |
Penguin bloom (Motion picture : 2020) |
| Shelf Location |
J 362.43092 KUNZ |
