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Inspired by the Queensland floods, Flood is a moving and sensitive story of a natural disaster as seen through the honest eyes of a cattle dog that has been separated from his family. The floodwater mercilessly rips through the towns, and finally recedes, leaving a devastating widespread path of destruction. But from the ruins, courage and kindness emerge. A tiny tugboat heroically guides a wayward boardwalk out to sea; rescuers pluck friends and strangers from the dangerous waters; communities gather, providing aid, shelter, comfort and – above all – hope.
Publisher's Synopsis
Reading Australia
Notes
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'This book was printed in Queensland, a copy will be donated to every Australian primary school, and profits will go to the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal.' (Title page)
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Book launched by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley at the State Library of Queensland on 2 August 2011.
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Dedication:
- To Peter, Marie, Makala, Bree and Lewis French,
with love and pride, and to the tens of thousands
of others who offered hands and hope, too. - JF - For those who became giants. - BW
- To Peter, Marie, Makala, Bree and Lewis French,
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Flood by Jackie French
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2011;
— Review of Flood 2011 single work picture book -
Review : Flood
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 55 no. 4 2011; (p. 29)
— Review of Flood 2011 single work picture book -
Dangerous Waters
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2011-January 2012 no. 337 2011; (p. 74-75)
— Review of The Little Refugee 2011 single work picture book ; Sam, Grace and the Shipwreck 2011 single work picture book ; The Road to Goonong 2011 single work picture book ; Savannah Dreams 2011 single work picture book ; All the Way to W.A. : Our Search for Uncle Kev 2011 single work picture book ; One Small Island 2011 single work picture book ; Flood 2011 single work picture book -
Perfect Partnerships
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 October 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of For All Creatures 2011 single work picture book ; Look, a Book! 2011 single work picture book ; Flood 2011 single work picture book ; Vampyre 2011 single work picture book -
Review : Flood
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 26 no. 4 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of Flood 2011 single work picture book
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Review : Flood
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 July 2011; (p. 26)
— Review of Flood 2011 single work picture book -
Lose Yourself in a Good Book This Holiday
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 September 2011; (p. 38)
— Review of Our Australian Girl 2011 series - publisher children's fiction ; Flood 2011 single work picture book ; Hades 2011 single work novel ; Poppy 2011 series - author children's fiction -
Review : Flood
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 26 no. 4 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of Flood 2011 single work picture book -
Perfect Partnerships
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 October 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of For All Creatures 2011 single work picture book ; Look, a Book! 2011 single work picture book ; Flood 2011 single work picture book ; Vampyre 2011 single work picture book -
Dangerous Waters
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2011-January 2012 no. 337 2011; (p. 74-75)
— Review of The Little Refugee 2011 single work picture book ; Sam, Grace and the Shipwreck 2011 single work picture book ; The Road to Goonong 2011 single work picture book ; Savannah Dreams 2011 single work picture book ; All the Way to W.A. : Our Search for Uncle Kev 2011 single work picture book ; One Small Island 2011 single work picture book ; Flood 2011 single work picture book -
Kids Relive Memories as Book Tells of Time of Tragedy and Hope
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 August 2011; (p. 6) -
Story of Hope Amid Disaster
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 August 2011; (p. 12)
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