The Dreamof the

THYLACINEW r i t t e n b y

M A R G A R E T W I L DI l l u s t r a t e d b y

R O N B R O O K S

First published in 2011 Copyright © Text, Margaret Wild 2011 Copyright © Illustrations, Ron Brooks 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmittedin any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (the Act) allows a maximum of one chapter or ten per cent of this book, whichever is the greater, to be photocopied by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that the educational institution (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under the Act.

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T o R o n a n d Y v o n n eM . W.

T h a n k y o u , Y v o n n e , f o r e v e r y t h i n gR . B .

Trapped am I,in cage of twisty wire, cold concrete.

P R OW LR A G E

H O W LKnow you not that I am tooth and claw –

see me hunt through bracken and bush, see me swagger across wild lands,

see me glory at the edge of cliff.