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Beak of the Moon

by Philip Temple · 1993

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In the remote valleys of the Southern Alps, the timeless world of the kea is suddenly disrupted by the appearance of the strange birds with no wings. The chaos they bring forces Strongbeak and his friends to seek a brave new world beyond the mountains.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisbirdsbirdsMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 496 pages

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