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How to Make a Bird Meg McKinlay

How to Make a Bird By Meg McKinlay

How to Make a Bird by Meg McKinlay


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How to Make a Bird by Meg McKinlay

Extraordinary imagery and rich language spark the reader's imagination as they enter the creative world of a young girl.
From award-winning author Meg McKinlay and celebrated artist Matt Ottley comes a moving and visually stunning picture book that celebrates the transformative power of the creative process from inception through recognition to celebration and releasing into the world. We shadow the protagonist as she contemplates the blueprint of an idea, collects the things that inspire from the natural world to shape a bird. And breathes life into it before letting it fly free. It shows how small things, combined with a little imagination and a steady heart, can transform into works of magic.

About Meg McKinlay

Meg McKinlay grew up in Bendigo, Victoria, in a book-loving, TV- and car-free household. On the long and winding path to becoming a children's writer, she has worked a variety of jobs including swim instructor, tour guide, translator and teacher. These days, she lives with her family near the ocean in Fremantle, Australia, and divides her time between teaching and writing, a balance that swings wildly between chaos and calm. She is always busy cooking up more books and you can visit her on the web at www.megmckinlay.com
Matt Ottley is an internationally acclaimed and multi-award winning artist, working equally across the fields of literature, visual arts and music. Matt has a plethora of published picture books to his name and his awards include the CBCA Picture Book of the Year, the Queensland and NSW Premier's Awards for literature and the International IBBY Australia Illustrator Award and has been shortlisted for the Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards. In 2014, Matt was made an Endorsed Yamaha Artist for his work as a composer. He has worked with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra on scores for many of his picture books, and has had a large symphonic work recorded by the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno, Czech Republic. His music has also been performed at the Perth International Arts Festival, the Perth Fringe Festival and the Hong Kong International Literary Festival.

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NGR9781529513219
9781529513219
1529513219
How to Make a Bird by Meg McKinlay
New
Paperback
Walker Books Ltd
2023-05-04
32
Winner of Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Children's Literature 2021 (Australia) Winner of CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Picture Book 2021 (Australia) Winner of Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Writing for Children 2021 (Australia) Winner of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award 2021 (United States) Short-listed for Queensland Literary Awards, Children's Book Award 2021 (Australia)
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