num_pages: 79
description: In 1932, during Australia's deep economic depression, young Paul meets Eric the Red--a wandering swagman--who teaches Paul how to play the bamboo flute and brings music back into Paul's life.
language: English
title: The Bamboo Flute
titlecomplete: The Bamboo Flute
genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Childrens, Historical, Young Adult
ratings_count: 114
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Children's Book Council of Australia Award
category: Book of the Year: Younger Readers
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt