Title Orlif, the gentle giant / Ethel Kanganas ; illustrated by Margaret Sauer

Published Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press, 1997

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MELB CRC	JUNIOR FICTION Kan/Otg		AVAILABLE

Description 42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm Summary Orlif, set adrift as a child, makes his solitary home on an isolated coast. As he grows his presence has an enormous impact on the local population and environment, giving rise to greater questions for readers to ponder. Told in the style of a traditional fairy tale. 8-10 yrs Notes For children Audience Children Subject Forgiveness -- Juvenile fiction. Giants -- Juvenile fiction. Loneliness -- Juvenile fiction. Novel -- English -- Australia -- 20th century -- Texts Giants -- Fiction. Kastellorizo Island (Greece) -- Fiction SUBJECT Kastellorizo Island (Greece) -- Juvenile fiction Megistē (Greece : Municipality) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2014075576 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Turkey http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80070818 -- Juvenile fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001687 Megistē (Greece : Municipality) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2014075576 -- Fiction. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001562 Genre/Form Fairy tales. Fiction. Author Sauer, Margaret. Cygnet Books LC no. 00340375 ISBN 1875560793

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