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The silent one

The silent one

by Joy Cowley, Sherryl Jordan

FictionDeafMutismPeople with disabilitiesSuperstition
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About this book

A deaf-mute boy who has tamed a huge white turtle becomes the target of the superstitious people of his small village.

Themes & subjects

FictionDeafMutismPeople with disabilitiesSuperstitionChild and youth fiction

About the author

Joy Cowley
Joy Cowley

1936

Authors

Joy Cowley, Sherryl Jordan

Pages

136

Read time

≈ 3h

Editions

5

Language

English

Publisher

Whitcoulls

ISBN

9780723306306

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