num_pages: 358
description: Brought up in the solitary environment of exclusive boarding schools, Ryl has learned to be independent, but when her mysterious father dies, her whole world changes. Part of her inheritance is a half-share in a dilapidated farm which she shares with a grandfather she meets for the first time.Pastures of the Blue Crane won the CBCA Book of the Year award in 1965, and has been loved by generations of Australian readers since. Set in the lush subtropics of New South Wales, this classic story is both a moving portrait of Australian life, and a remarkable insight into a younger country.
language: English
title: Pastures Of The Blue Crane
titlecomplete: Pastures Of The Blue Crane
genres: Australia, Chapter Books, Childrens, Young Adult, Childrens Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 229
awards: awardedAt: -157737600000
name: Children's Book Council of Australia Award
category: Book of the Year
publisher: Univ of Queensland Pr