The Wizard and the Birdsong
Published on 22. November 2023
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-0-2288-8917-5 (ISBN)
Description
Since time immemorial, the archetypal wizard has captivated the minds and imagination of people all around the world. The collective human consciousness is like a mycelial network that connects us all, and the archetypal wizard is like a fruiting mushroom that can pop up in whichever ecology needs its magic at any given time.The Wizard and the Birdsong provides the substrate for a wizard to emerge in the fertile soils of Australia, where we find a lonesome old sorcerer who has become so overcome with grief and sorrow that he has forgotten his magical ways.It takes the courage of an unexpected acquaintance to break the spell he is under so that he can once more feel the magic of life.Step into a world of romance, heartache and humour, where blessings are disguised and even stubborn old wizards get surprised.
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Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
437 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-2288-8917-5 (9780228889175)
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Person
A wizard with words and a man of the bush. Aaron is a 25-year-old father of two and a beloved husband. He has spent five years assisting the bush to regenerate in the South Coast of New South Wales, and spent far too much of that time daydreaming and fantasizing. The Wizard and the Birdsong is the first fruit of his laborious fantasizing, and a gift he hopes will be read by families all over the world to help honour old ways of community-mindedness and caring for our loved ones.