- First published
- 1985
- Editions
- 1 edition
- Status
- Out of print
The Kweeks of Kookatumdee
On an island with only one ploppolop tree to feed on, a flock of flightless birds is bullied by the greedy Jed, until a small, brave Kweek named Quentin finds a way to save them all.
"Far off somewhere in the Tumbuzzaroo sea, On the jungle island of Kookatumdee, There once lived a flock of strange, birdlike things, Called Kweeks, with huge beaks and undersized wings. With no wild beasts living there to endanger the kweeks, Their only problem was eating, just filling their beaks."
Quentin is the hero of this rhyming tale about a flock of flightless birds living on an island with a single source of food, the fruit of one ploppolop tree. Their main problem is a big bully named Jed, who eats most of the fruit, a setup that let Bill Peet explore his recurring themes of scarcity, greed, and the courage of the small against the overbearing.
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