Kimmi: Queen of the Dingoes

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Author
Favel Parrett
Publisher
Lothian Children’s Books
Genre
Children’s Fiction
Released
01 November, 2023
ISBN
9780734422057

Kimmi: Queen of the Dingoes

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Synopsis

Recommended for ages 8+.

A tale of incredible courage and survival, this is the true story of Kimmi, Queen of the Dingoes, told with passion and heart by one of Australia's most beloved storytellers and dingo advocates. The perfect companion to Wandi, also by Favel Parrett.

On the night of a full moon, a small tropical dingo cub is born. And it is her destiny to travel far from home to change things for her kind.

Kimmi sleeps with her mama at her back, her aunty at her front and her three brothers squeezed in beside her. They are a family. But when the farmer who took her father returns to threaten the rest of them, Kimmi is separated from her mama.

In an incredible act of determination, Kimmi's mama runs over mountain tops and dusty red earth to spend one last day with her cub and share with her the knowledge that will one day make her a queen.

This is Kimmi's story, the story of how she became Queen of the Dingoes in a sanctuary that saves them from extinction. It is her mama's story, too. But mostly it is a story that goes back thousands of years, and follows the long line of female dingoes they belong to.

An inspiring true story of survival and courage from one of Australia's best-loved writers.

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Survival and Courage: Read Our Review of Kimmi: Queen of the Dingoes by Favel Parrett

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15 November 2023

Survival and Courage: Read Our Review of Kimmi: Queen of the Dingoes by Favel Parrett

Favel Parrett
About the author

Favel Parrett

In 2011, Favel Parrett's career was launched with the critically-acclaimed and award-winning debut Past the Shallows. A heart-breaking novel, it was sold internationally, shortlisted in the prestigious Miles Franklin Award and won the Dobbie Literary Award. Favel herself won the ABIA Newcomer of the Year Award in 2012. Her latest novel is When the Night Comes (2014).

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