Dr Rudyard Turnstone and the Beach of Promises
By Trevor Gill
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Dr Rudyard, better known as Ruddy, is a migratory bird who takes readers on amazing adventures from Australia to the Arctic Circle and back. Ruddy is also a doctor – a flying doctor – not of medicines and potions, but a dispenser of hope and happiness based on knowledge passed on from generations of travelling turnstones.
Join Ruddy on his epic journeys along one of the world’s great flyways between the hemispheres, the East Asian Australasian Flyway. “I am going to take you on my rounds to introduce you to the most remarkable, unforgettable, inspiring, beautiful and enchanting patients. But you must bring your imagination with you.”
Just as captivating is Ruddy’s relationship with the blind boy, Heysen, who loves to spend every spare hour in the company of birds, and Heysen’s growing friendship with the girl, Grace, who is dedicated to awakening the sleeping words of her ancestors, the Narungga people of Yorke Peninsula.
The book highlights the urgent need to conserve healthy natural ecosystems for the well-being of all people and creatures.
Cover painting: Allyson Parsons
Chapter Illustrations: Marie Parsons
Trevor Gill
Trevor Gill is a journalist, published author, and poet. His books include: The World On My Shoulders – The Dean Lukin Story (Penguin Books Australia); South Australians – Profiles of People and Places (Wakefield Press, South Australia); Mark Bickley Biography (Harper Collins Publishers Australia); Still Swinging the Billy: Exploring Our Caravanning and Camping Past (Caravan and Camping Industries Association of South Australia); and Casting Off Tradition, Setting Sail With Visionary Boat Builder David Binks (Wakefield Press, South Australia). Trevor lives in a coastal township on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, a summering place for migratory seabirds.
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