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Flipper and Finnegan
Flipper and Finnegan live on a beautiful island. Every morning they hunt for fish in the clear blue ocean waters.
Every evening they waddle up the beach together with all their friends - it's a penguin parade.
But one day, when Flipper comes up for air she gets covered in something that is black and smelly and sticky - and Finnegan is nowhere to be seen...
This is the miraculous true story of how a viral knitting campaign helped save the lives of Millowl/Phillip Island's Little Penguins.
Every evening they waddle up the beach together with all their friends - it's a penguin parade.
But one day, when Flipper comes up for air she gets covered in something that is black and smelly and sticky - and Finnegan is nowhere to be seen...
This is the miraculous true story of how a viral knitting campaign helped save the lives of Millowl/Phillip Island's Little Penguins.
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
24 pages, Hardcover
Published August 16, 2022
9 people want to read
About the author
Sophie Cunningham
37 books54 followersSophie Cunningham is the author of six books including City of Trees: Essays on Life, Death and the Need for a Forest (Text, 2020). She is also the editor of the collection Fire, Flood, Plague: Australian writers respond to 2020 (Vintage, 2020).
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November 5, 2022
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A true story of the 2001 oil spill in Phillip Bay, Flipper and Finnegan is an incredible tale of friendship and hearting teamwork.
Residing on the shores of Phillip Island with their friends the wallabies and bandicoots, Flipper and Finnegan spend their days somersaulting through the ocean and parading on the picturesque beaches.
One day Flipper, Finnegan and their penguin friends find themselves facing the devastating effects on an oil spill. Alone, and exhausted the penguins urgently need help.
This story describes the remarkable work of the local Wildlife Rangers and thousands of people globally who sent in tiny, knitted jumpers to help the penguins on their journey to recovery.
In collaboration with the striking, delightful illustrations this is a beautiful story and important reminder of the impacts we can make both positive and detrimental on the environment and wildlife that call it home.
Review by Jess @ Great Escape Books
A true story of the 2001 oil spill in Phillip Bay, Flipper and Finnegan is an incredible tale of friendship and hearting teamwork.
Residing on the shores of Phillip Island with their friends the wallabies and bandicoots, Flipper and Finnegan spend their days somersaulting through the ocean and parading on the picturesque beaches.
One day Flipper, Finnegan and their penguin friends find themselves facing the devastating effects on an oil spill. Alone, and exhausted the penguins urgently need help.
This story describes the remarkable work of the local Wildlife Rangers and thousands of people globally who sent in tiny, knitted jumpers to help the penguins on their journey to recovery.
In collaboration with the striking, delightful illustrations this is a beautiful story and important reminder of the impacts we can make both positive and detrimental on the environment and wildlife that call it home.
Review by Jess @ Great Escape Books
July 20, 2023
Flipper and Finnegan is a true story about an oil spill near Philip Island in Victoria, where the only way to protect the penguins from trying to lick the oil off themselves was to put tiny penguin jumpers on all the oil coated penguins! It is told from the point of view of Flipper, who gets covered in Oil and cant find their best friend Finnegan, then gets caught in a trap by wildlife rescuers. Luckily Finnigan is in the trap too and they are rescued and washed clean.
The Illustrations are very cute, and help tell the story well, but the words are the best part of this book.
Shortlisted for Australian Speech Pathology Book of the Year 2023 - Ages 3-5
The Illustrations are very cute, and help tell the story well, but the words are the best part of this book.
Shortlisted for Australian Speech Pathology Book of the Year 2023 - Ages 3-5
November 29, 2022
This is a super cute story! I know that people were knitting jumpers for penguins but I never knew that this is what they were for, so the penguins don't try to clean themselves while covered in oil, as ingesting the oil will kill them. And once they are clean they don't need the little jumper anymore. A wonderful story.
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