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The Silent One
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Silent One
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Joy Cowley
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:144 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 201,Width 132 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780141310619
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Group (NZ)
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| Imprint |
Puffin
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| Publication Date |
8 February 2001 |
| Publication Country |
New Zealand
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Description
The award-winning classic story of discrimination, friendship and destiny. The Silent One is Jonasi, sent from the sea as a baby to grow up in an isolated Pacific village. Separated from the villagers by his silence and their prejudices, Jonasi finds solace in his underwater world where he develops a special relationship with a huge white turtle. However, the superstitious villagers see both Jonasi and the turtle as evil spirits. A series of natural disasters and a struggle for leadership within the village sweep Jonasi toward his strange destiny.
Author Biography
Joy Cowley is a much-loved, multi-award-winning New Zealand author of more than 600 titles. She is famous in the United States as the author of the Mrs Wishy-Washy series, which has sold over 40 million copies. Three of her novels, The Silent One, Bow Down Shadrach, and Hunter, have won Children's Book of the Year awards in New Zealand; Ticket to the Sky Dance and Starbright and the Dream Eaterwon junior fiction awards two years running. Joy has been awarded the OBE for her services to children's writing. When not travelling the world, Joy spends her time between Wellington and the Marlborough Sounds.
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