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From treetops to rooftops, follow Australia's most mischievous bird in this exuberant celebration of the cockatoo. Who rules the skies from back garden to bush, Launching from trees with a screech and a whoosh? Bossy and smart, loves to put on a show, Who could it be now? Why, Cocky - hello! With playful rhyming text and bold, graphic illustrations, award-winning creators Hilary Bell and Antonia Pesenti celebrate the unique spirit and curiosity of the cockatoo.

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Hilary Bell (Author) Hilary Bell is an author of picture books, and a multi-award-winning playwright and lyricist. Her work has been produced around Australia, and internationally by theatres including Atlantic and Steppenwolf (USA), London's National Theatre and the Edinburgh Fringe. She won a scholarship to Juilliard's playwriting program, was the 2003-04 Tennessee Williams Fellow in Creative Writing at Tennessee's University of the South, and the 2013 Patrick White Playwriting Fellow at the STC. As well as Juilliard, Hilary is a graduate of NIDA and AFTRS, and a founding member of 7-ON Playwrights. With composer Greta Gertler Gold, she is currently writing a musical adaptation of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'. Her other books with Antonia Pesenti are Alphabetical Sydney, Numerical Street, and Summer Time, and with Matthew Martin, The Marvellous Funambulist of Middle Harbour. Antonia Pesenti (Illustrator) Antonia Pesenti is a Sydney based architect and illustrator/book creator. She was awarded the Sydney University Medal and moved to Paris after finishing her degree in architecture. While working as an architect, Antonia spent her time documenting Paris through drawing, developing a passion for illustration and picture books. Today she combines directing the multidisciplinary design practice Studio Fable with illustrating/designing and making beautiful books - exploring all formats from experimental zines through to picture books.

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