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Song of the White Ibis
by Phillip Gwynne
Illustrated by Liz Anelli
Published by Penguin Random House
ISBN 9781760897949
What do we call the Ibis, a bird that that's related to the Sacred Ibis from Egypt? A bin chicken of course, or a tip turkey or a picnic pirate.
But there's a lot more to this sometimes pesky bird that loves bin juice.
In the cleverly told story, Song of the White Ibis tells us about his origins and his role in helping to look after our environment.
Come in, or rather go for a virtual walk around Sydney with this white Ibis, bin chicken, tip turkey or picnic pirate, or whatever you choose to call these birds as it explains what it does and why.
You maybe surprised to learn that farmers love them as they dig for worms and aerate the soil, or how wide and far they are found in Australia. See how they help if there's a plague of locusts, see what delicious food they find by digging in the mud.
This thoughtful and powerful story for younger children explains that these birds are the nuisance some think they are, they have a useful role in the environment and can teach us a thing or two. The pastel illustrations compliment the story perfectly with plenty of interesting places and details for children in the 5-7 year age bracket to discover. A useful book for your child or kindy's library.
Philip Gwynne writes for a wide range of age groups from picture books such as Brothers From a Different Mother and junior fiction such as Jetty Rats and Michael in the Stuff Happens series, to the young adult novel Swerve, shortlisted for many awards amongst them the 2010 Prime Minister's Award and the Golden Inky.
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