- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Random House Australia (1 Jun 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1741664209
- ISBN-13: 978-1741664201
- Product Dimensions: 29.3 x 17.7 x 0.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 193,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Observer, July 22, 2001
[Thompson's] style is extravagantly detailed and unpredictable...If you can't have wings, this book is the next best thing.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
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Sally is just a baby when she first begins to soar above her house and garden. Soon she sees other children floating in the sky. Her mother is sceptical, but her grandmother believes her and soon goes with Sally to the far away places she visits every night.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The detailed pictures which Colin Thompson has created for the story are themselves an essential part of the story of Sally, the girl who could fly. On the first double page spread Sally is flying in her parents' bedroom, floating over the bed while they sleep. A book lies open by the bed with a bold title of 'Future Eden'. Can we be about to share something of paradise? When Sally is seven years old her baby brother joins her flying over the gardens of nearby houses. In the afternoons she shared accounts of her journeys to "wild and wonderful places, distant lands she had only seen in books" with her grandmother, who was in bed. Her mother clearly did not believe her - 'You and your silly stories,' said her mother. 'It's time you came down to earth.' While Sally insists that they are not stories, her grandmother just smiles. Proving that she does indeed fly, takes her into the deepest rainforest to pick an orchid, to the desert to find precious stones. But when Sally returns with a snowball her grandmother gets her to bring her a box which is divided into compartments. And there is a dried orchid, a precious stone and a lake. 'There's the snowball I brought my grandmother,' said the old lady. Then Sally realises that her grandmother can fly. With winter outside, the pair go off in search of sunshine and green fields. This is a truly imaginative and creative book which Colin Thompson has created - and one in which the detailed pictures provide glimpses of the ways of Sally and her grandmother see the world - with their eyes and their heart. A book which catches the attention of children.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a special book. It has a rich and resonant text, charting both a little girl's adventures in flying and her life journey, interwoven with her grandmother's end of life journey. In it, the circle of life is woven into a warm and comforting story. It also describes a truly special relationship between a child and her grandmother. The breathtakingly detailed illustrations kept all members of our family enthralled and amused. This book is a favourite that we return to time and time again.
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My most favorite book
2 Mar 2010
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A beautiful story about the magic in the world and the magic in the unseen.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Will appeal to kids with good reading skills
18 Sep 2001
Format:Hardcover
Sally has been able to fly even before she could crawl, traveling the world in search of adventure. She collects treasures from around the world but longs for greater understanding of what she sees. This will appeal to kids with good reading skills as it presents a detailed whimsical story of exploration.
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