Storm Boy

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Storm Boy is a 1966 Australian children's book by Colin Thiele about a boy and his pelican.

The book concentrates on the relationships he has with his father, the pelican, and an outcast Aboriginal man called Fingerbone.

Storm Boy likes to wander alone along the fierce deserted coast among the dunes that face out into the Southern Ocean. After a pelican mother is shot, Storm Boy rescues the 3 chicks, Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival and nurses them back to health. He releases them and his favourite one returns after being released and he names it "Mr Percival". The story then concentrates on the conflict between his lifestyle and the externally imposed requirement for him to attend a school, and the fate of the pelican.

[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

The film adaptation Storm Boy was released in 1976 and won the Jury and best Film prizes at the 1977 AFI Awards. The film starred notable Australian Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil in the role of Fingerbone.