The Bamboo Flute

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.

Related: Australia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania

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