Olga the Brolga [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Rod Clement (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

Olga the brolga is in a terrible mood. She desperately wants to dance-but no one will dance with her. Her parents have other things to do, Ellie the crocodile doesn't feel like jumping around and Joanna Jacana only wants to sleep. As for Lilly the long-neck, well, she's a bit grumpy, too! So Olga decides to dance by herself; and when she does, something absolutely wonderful happens . . .

Olga the Brolga is an exquisitely illustrated story with an endearing main character who teaches children the value of being an individual. It is a tale that will delight children and adults alike.

The award-winning illustrator of the immensely popular Edward the Emu

, Rod Clement has been published in the USA, Europe and Australia.

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About the Author

Rod Clement spent his childhood in Papua New Guinea and on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia. This award-winning author and illustrator of children's books also works as a full-time cartoonist for a major Australian newspaper. He has been published in Australia, the USA and Europe. Rod lives in Sydney with his wife and three children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers PTY Limited; illustrated edition edition (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0207197016
• ISBN-13: 978-0207197017
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,306,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Sensational Illustrator Decides to Write The Story as Well for the First Time!, October 22, 2007

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James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olga the Brolga (Hardcover)

There's no doubt Rod Clement's sensationally detailed colour illustrations lifted the average storylines of Edward the Emu and its sequel Edwina the Emu to the classic great book status they now enjoy. So it is no wonder he thought I might as well write the story myself rather than carry someone else's work to great heights which is exactly what he's done with Olga the Brolga. Unfortunately his talents do lie in illustrating and the story alone is nothing memorable, the rhyming even seems forced at times. However like he does for other authors, his illustrations lift Olga the Brolga to a must read level and even make this book a classic.

Olga the Brolga is the tale of a young female Brolga who wants who wants to everyone in her family and the community to dance with her. Everyone else (a crocodile, turtle and other wetland bird are either too busy or not in the mood. Olga soon learns that nagging and annoying everyone else is not pleasing them or letting her reach her objectives so decides to do what she should have just done all along which greatly pleases the other inhabitants of this Australian wetland habitat which include sensationally detailed illustrated black faced cormorants, pelicans, water hens, frogs, various types of snakes and other waterbirds.

Buy it for the great illustrations alone!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book That Will Grace The Shelves For a Long Time, March 25, 2007

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Rebecca K. "gulf coast girl" (Fort Collins, CO United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Olga the Brolga (Board book)

Hands down, my son loves it. The rhyme, illustrations and characters are all so wonderful. He asks for this book all the time- it was every night for several weeks! I'll get the others in this series.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dancing delight, July 14, 2006

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Larissa (San Diego, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olga the Brolga (Hardcover)

Outstanding illustrations. An array of northern Australian birds, mammals and reptiles populate this story, told in amusing and clever verse.