Festoon Publishing is pleased to announce the release of ‘A Magpie’s Tale‘ authored by Gold Coast writer David Manley.
This book is the culmination of many years of David mulling over various storyline scenarios after he had an encounter with a magpie that ‘rescued’ him when he got lost in a dense forest near Proserpine in far north Queensland. Some good ideas and storylines take time to develop, and this is one of them!
The book is written with children in mind, particularly children who may be frightened of magpies because of a bad encounter (swooping) that they may have had, or have heard about. Yes – they can take a piece of scalp off the top of your head with their powerful beaks, but they can also be your friend. Magpies have a remarkable memory for human faces and won’t attack someone that they perceive not to be a threat, but this relationship with magpies has to be developed. This book helps to bridge the gap between ‘friend or foe’ so that we can better understand the behaviour of magpies in a fun and adventure-filled context that a child can easily relate to.
The book is available now through the major chain of booksellers such as Booktopia, Biblio, Barnes & Noble, and also Amazon and others as they register this book in their inventory in the next few days. Of course it is also available direct from Festoon Publishing. This book is currently available as Paperback and in Hardcover format with an eBook version to be made available in due course. More information on the release of the eBook will be made closer to the event. Hopefully this won’t be too far away.
Another bonus that this book gives to the eight to ten year old reader (besides the action packed stories) is that there are a couple of pages at the back of the book that gives a list of some very interesting facts about the Australian magpie. Many of these facts are unknown to most Australians – even though we live with these birds in our own neighbourhood – for this reason, adults will also get something out of this book that is enlightening in understanding the much misunderstood and maligned Australian magpie.
Want a sneak preview of what’s inside the book? Just click on the heading “Our Books” at the top of the Main Page, and then click on the box “View Details” under the image of the book cover. You’ll get to see the contents and the first few pages of the first chapter.
