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The What On Earth Institute of Wonder
by Lisa Nicol
Published by Puffin Books
ISBN 9781761041556
Loved the opening pages and the way the author talks to the reader with a "word of warning" which really isn't a warning but is preparing you to read some amazing stories.
Lisa Nicol works in film, television, radio and print, an award winning documentary maker, her work has been broadcast on ABC TV, pay TV networks and Radio National, perhaps this has developed her enjoyable style of story telling.
A story for say 11 - teens, that takes you on a mind-boggling expedition into the secrets of the Animal Kingdom with only an invisible map of the human heart as a guide.
But there is of course, the talking parrot to help guide you along the way, so what on earth could go wrong?
Sal, the hero of the story, has always had an affinity with animals, especially the lost kind.
Life takes a detour into some rather strange and unknown territory as rare and endangered species appear out of nowhere.
One elephant, one kakapo, one unlicensed teenage driver, one boy waiting for the world to end and a twelve-year-old girl with a very special gift.
It really is a delightful and intriguing page turner.
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