THE LANDING

...the magical product of an inspiring imagination... so well complemented by Dave Wong's luminous illustrations that it might easily have a lasting effect on its readers - the kind that lasts for life
Sally McInerney
The Sydney Morning Herald

Katherine Scholes' The Landing combines beautiful prose with haunting pictures by David Wong. The book itself is physically sumptuous and the story is very, very special...
Susanna Rodell
The Herald, Melbourne

Miss Scholes has researched her subject thoroughly, giving authenticity to her work. Her descriptions of the birds and their migratory behavior are completely accurate. Using clear, unsentimental language she makes the struggle of living things against the elements vividly real.
Elaine Braby
The Bird Observer

... A great story which combines elements of fishermen's yearns, sea captain's logbooks, Aboriginal mythology and ornithological research to create a unique Australian children's novel.
Carol Fallows
Australia's Parents & Children

Hill of Content has been chosen as a finalist in the 1988 Boston Globe Literary Press Competition... The judges selected your entry, The Landing: A Night of Birds by Katherine Scholes and Dave Wong, in the Children's Literature Category.
The Boston Globe
Boston, Massachusetts