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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 How To Heal a Broken Wing
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'In the busy city, no one sees the bird with a broken wing. No one, except a young boy named Will. With the help of his parents, Will takes the bird home to care for it. With rest, time, and a little hope, perhaps the bird will fly again.' (Publisher's blurb)

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Unit Suitable For:

AC: Year 2 (NSW Stage 1)

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Ethical understanding, Information and communication technology, Intercultural understanding, Personal and social

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  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has Chinese and Japanese translations.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Walker Books [London] ,
      2008 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Walker Books.
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: May 2008.
      ISBN: 9781406307160
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Candlewick Press ,
      2008 .
      image of person or book cover 2040374416435311934.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 1v.p.
      Description: illus.
      Reprinted: Nov 2020 E-book
      Note/s:
      • 1st US ed.
      ISBN: 9780763639037 (hardcover : alk. paper), 9781536220926 (ebk)
Alternative title: Kizutsuita tsubasa o naosu niwa
Alternative title: きずついたつばさをなおすには
Language: Japanese
    • Tokyo, Honshu,
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      Japan,
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      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
      :
      Hyoronsha ,
      2008 .
      image of person or book cover 8982238160734463376.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 40p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 4566008967, 9784566008960

Works about this Work

Picture Books as Graphic Novels and Vice Versa : The Australian Experience John Foster , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bookbird , vol. 49 no. 4 2011; (p. 68-75)
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges Report 2009 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 4-10)
[Review] How to Heal a Broken Wing Kathryn Duncan , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Books Buzz , February no. 7 2009; (p. 4-5)

— Review of How To Heal a Broken Wing Bob Graham , 2008 single work picture book
Children Are the Winners Angie Schiavone , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 33)
Tale of Healing Takes Flight Fiona Purdon , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 - 2 August 2009; (p. 25)
[Review] How to Heal a Broken Wing Robin Morrow , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 87 no. 7 2008; (p. 40)

— Review of How To Heal a Broken Wing Bob Graham , 2008 single work picture book
Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 25 May 2008; (p. 25)

— Review of Henrietta Gets a Letter Martine Murray , 2008 single work children's fiction ; How To Heal a Broken Wing Bob Graham , 2008 single work picture book ; Sucked In John Parker , 2008 single work children's fiction
Broken Wings, Missing Legs and Eggs Meg Sorensen , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 June 2008; (p. 32-33)

— Review of How To Heal a Broken Wing Bob Graham , 2008 single work picture book ; The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness Colin Thompson , 2008 single work picture book ; Big Red Hen and the Little Lost Egg Margaret Wild , 2008 single work picture book
Child-Size Flights of Imagination Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 July 2008; (p. 20)

— Review of Leaf Stephen Michael King , 2008 single work picture book ; How To Heal a Broken Wing Bob Graham , 2008 single work picture book ; When Henry Caught Imaginitis Nick Bland , 2008 single work picture book ; Boom Bah! Phil Cummings , 2008 single work picture book ; The Pumpkin Eater from Pondicherry Bruce Atherton , 2008 single work picture book
[Review] How to Heal a Broken Wing Kerry White , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 23 no. 2 2008; (p. 26)

— Review of How To Heal a Broken Wing Bob Graham , 2008 single work picture book
Tale of Healing Takes Flight Fiona Purdon , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 - 2 August 2009; (p. 25)
Children Are the Winners Angie Schiavone , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 August 2009; (p. 33)
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges Report 2009 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 53 no. 3 2009; (p. 4-10)
Picture Books as Graphic Novels and Vice Versa : The Australian Experience John Foster , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Bookbird , vol. 49 no. 4 2011; (p. 68-75)
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